Obituaries

Donald R. Lescarbeau, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Raymond Lescarbeau, 78, of North Adams passed away on January 8, 2017, at The Stratton V.A. Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. He was born in North Adams on...

Joseph R. Cavallaro, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Rocco Cavallaro, 81, of Shelburne, Mass., and formerly of North Adams died Sunday, January 8, 2017, at Poet's Seat Nursing Home in Greenfield, Mass. He...

Robert Marsden, 69

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Robert "Bobby" Marsden, 69, died unexpectedly at his home in Stockbridge on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. He was born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1947, the...

Michael N. Morin, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Nash Morin, 87, of North Adams died Friday January 6, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons. He was born in North Adams on April 30, 1929, son of Carl and Anna...

Eileen A. Prevey, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eileen Ann (Reardon) Prevey, 76, of North Adams died Saturday January 7, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams on January 7, 1941, daughter...

Frances M. Williams, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frances M. "Frankie" Senecal Williams, 88, of Williamstown went to her eternal home on Saturday, January 7, 2017. She was born in Williamstown on May 31,...

Henry George Deneault, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Henry George Deneault, 74, of North Adams died Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Peter B. Schryver, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Peter Brinckerhoff Schryver, 85, of Williamstown died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. He was born in...

Charles H. McGovern, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Henry McGovern, 83, of North Adams died Wednesday January 4, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on July 21, 1933, son of...

Elizabeth I. Cole, 68

NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt. — Elizabeth I. Cole, 68, a longtime resident of North Bennington, passed away peacefully at Crescent Manor Care Center on Friday, December 30, 2016. The daughter...

Monica B. Nowak, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Monica B. Nowak, 95, of Adams died Wednesday morning, January 4, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on December 19, 1921, a daughter of the late John...

Lawrence A. Grizey, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lawrence August Grizey Jr., 91, of 8 Allengate Avenue, Pittsfield, died Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Sacramento, California, on...

Stephen M. Gershoff, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Stephen Mitchell Gershoff, 85, of Walden Lane in Pittsfield died Saturday, December 31, 2016, in Melbourne, Florida, with his wife Sheila Gershoff and family by his...

Peter 'P.J.' Glover Jr., 22

LEE, Mass. — Peter P. 'P.J.' Glover Jr., 22, died Monday evening, January 2, 2017, at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston with family by his side. He was born in...

Norman 'Big Norm' Sweet Jr., 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Norman E. "Big Norm" Sweet Jr., 85 of Williamstown died peacefully on December 30, 2016, at home. Born in Williamstown on September 24, 1931, he was the...

Irene M. LaFleur, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Marie (Bombardier) LaFleur, 84, of North Adams died Thursday, January 5, 2017, at her home.   She was born in Adams, Mass., on July 5, 1932, daughter of...

Michael E. Roy, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Michael E. Roy, 65, of North Adams, a longtime North Adams firefighter, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in...

Margaret Beaudin, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Beaudin, 90, of 1 Berkshire Square passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016, at the Sweet Brook Nursing Home in Williamstown. Born in Adams on January 15, 1926,...

Herbert H. Palmer, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Herbert H. Palmer, 88, of Williamstown died December 9, 2016. The only child of Harold and Elsa Palmer, he was born in Bennington, Vt., and went to Williamstown...

Marie-Therese Lavoie, 90

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — On the evening of Thursday, December 22, 2016, Marie-Therese “Therese” (Delisle) Lavoie, 90, of Clarksburg went to live in heaven in peace. She spent the last...

William K. Marlowe, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Kenneth Marlowe, 90, of 121 Elberon Avenue, Pittsfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Born in...

Adam Fuller, 30

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adam Fuller, 30, of Pittsfield passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016, unexpectedly. Born in Pittsfield on July 24, 1986, he was the beloved son of Kim Hosier and...

George W. Croshier, 63

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - George W. Croshier, 63, of 86 Caroline Street passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. Born on October 1, 1953, in...

Julia LoCascio Cary, 100

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Julia LoCascio Cary of Port Saint Lucie, Fla.,  and formerly of Pittsfield passed away December 25, 2016. Born in Swoyersville, Penn., on June 28, 1916, the...

Dorothy "Dot" Stachura, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" (Rivard) Stachura, 87, of Adams died on Friday, December 30, 2016, at Albany Medical Center. She was born in North Adams on July 26, 1929,...