Obituaries

Thomas M. Jones, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Thomas Maxfield Jones, 84 of North Adams, MA died on Tuesday January 17, 2023 at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Fall River, MA on February...

Joan M. Blanchette, 93

ADAMS, Mass. —  Joan M. Blanchette, 93, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at the home of her son in Pipe Creek, Texas, after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 16,...

Sandra D. Montgomery, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Sandra D. Montgomery, 82, of Adams, died peacefully at her home on Friday, January 13, 2023 with her family by her side. She was born on December 16, 1940 in...

Doris Haley, 94

POWNAL, Vt. — Doris Helen Haley, 94, of Pownal died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 12,...

Lawrence C. Jowett, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Charles Jowett, 84, died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at the family home in North Adams from complications of multiple myeloma. The son of...

Evelyn Shade Ritcher, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Evelyn Frances Shade Ritcher, 80, of North Adams died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on Feb. 1, 1942, a daughter of...

Georgia 'Boula' Spring Niarchos

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Georgia "Boula" Niarchos, 93, of Pittsfield, passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2023, in Shelburne, Vt. She was born in Pittsfield on Feb. 23, 1929, to...

Donald P. Gerry

  Donald Paul Gerry, 86, a lifelong resident of Readsboro VT. Died Sunday January 8th , 2023 at Albany Medical Center where he was admitted December 14th . He was born on August 29, 1936 in...

Elaine Reberger, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Elaine Ora Reberger, 67 of North Adams, MA died on Saturday January 7, 2023 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Chelsea, MA on April 8, 1955, a daughter...

Roy W. O'Brien, Jr., 73

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Roy W. O’Brien, Jr., 73, of Adams, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Adams on February 6, 1949, a son of the late...

Frederick D. Moran, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —   Frederick Dennis Moran of Adams died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with his family at his side. He was 80. Born Nov. 4, 1942, in...

Laura Odell, 91

  Laura Odell, 91, lifelong resident of Williamstown died peacefully on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Williamstown Commons. Laura was born in Williamstown on October 20, 1931 a daughter of...

Charles F. Kelly

Obituary for Charles F. Kelly With loving regard, the Kelly family of Clarksburg is saying goodbye to the Patriarch of our family Charles F. Kelly. Charles passed away on January 5, 2023, at...

James G. Kennedy, 55

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  James Gerard Kennedy, 55 of North Adams, MA died on Monday January 2, 2023 at his home. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on September 3, 1967, a son of Brian Alan...

Michael Thomas Dunn, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael was born in Washington DC, the first of six sons of Philip A. Dunn and Kathryn Monahan Dunn.  He grew up in Tarrytown, NY, part of an extended family of...

Helen Roemelt, 94

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Helen Mary (Strzepek) Roemelt, 94, of Bennington, formerly of Adams, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in...

Agnes "Nan" Witto, 96

STAMFORD, Vt. —  Agnes Creighton “Nan” (Ross) Witto, 96 of Stamford, VT died on Saturday December 31, 2022 at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington. She was born in...

Tara L. Stefanski, 52

ADAMS, Mass. — Tara Lynn Stefanski, 52, of Adams, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, December 27, 2022 at her home. She was born in North Adams on May 8, 1970, daughter of Margaret...

Mary Fuqua, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Mary M. Fuqua, 85, of Williamstown, MA died peacefully at home in the early hours of December 27, 2022. Mary was born in Brattleboro, Vermont on August 10, 1937 to...

Patricia Rech, 75

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia V. "Pat" Rech, 75, of Cheshire, passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Born in Queens, N.Y., on May 9, 1947, the daughter of the late Aldo and...

Eugene "Gene" Rose, 76

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Eugene R. “Gene” Rose, 76, of Cheshire, died Wednesday morning, December 28, 2022 at his home, with family and friends at his side. He was born in North...

William H. Houghton, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  William Howard Houghton, 94, of North Adams died on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center-Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on May 22, 1928 a son...

Brian M. Allard, 70

BENNINGTON, Vt. —  Brian Michael Allard 70, of Bennington, VT. died suddenly on Saturday December 24, 2022 at BMC North. He was born in North Adams on August 21, 1952 a son of Harvey...

Peter Giannaris, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Peter Giannaris, 91, of Williamstown, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 26th, 2022 in his home. He was born on January 22nd, 1931 in Sparta, Greece. Peter...

Richard R. King, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard R. King, 77. of Adams, longtime Adams businessman and civic leader, died Sunday morning, December 25, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. A pillar of his...