Obituaries

Steven M. Richard, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Steven Mark Richard, 68 of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday December 21, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center after a long, brave fight with cancer. He was born in...

Lawrence A. Lescarbeau, Jr., 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Lawrence A. “Larry” Lescarbeau, Jr., 67, of North Adams, died Friday afternoon, December 16, 2022 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He was born...

Leda A. Giroux, 81

ADAMS, Mass. Mrs. Leda A. (Gotzens) Giroux, 81, of Adams, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Pittsfield on May 3, 1941, a daughter...

Bryan Howard Tanner, 66

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Bryan Howard Tanner, 66, of Clarksburg died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. He was born in North Adams on Sept. 1, 1956, a son of the late Howard and...

Janice Richards DeGrenier, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janice Ann Richards DeGrenier, 67, of North Adams died on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a battle with cancer. She was born...

Luigi 'Louie' Puricelli, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —Luigi P. "Louie" Puricelli, 84, of North Adams died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams on Dec. 17, 1938, to the late...

Paul McCarthy, 54

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Paul Robert McCarthy, 54, of Williamstown died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at his home. He was born in North Adams on Dec. 7, 1968, a son of Donald Paul McCarthy...

Timothy P. O'Hearn, age 55

ADAMS, Mass. —   Timothy P. O’Hearn, age 55, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 16, 2022. Born in Pittsfield on January 19, 1967, Tim was a son of the late Robert T. and...

John "Jack" Gould, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John T. Gould (Jack), 78, passed away at his home in North Adams, MA on December 17 after a 3+ year battle with cancer. He was born on June 20, 1944, to John Gould...

Ronald J. Gamache Jr., 53

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Ronald Joseph Gamache Jr., 53 of Adams, MA died on Wednesday December 7, 2022 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA on April 15, 1969, a son of Anita Helen...

Janice M. Evans, 73

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Janice M. Evans, 73, of Clarksburg, died on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at her home. She was born in Adams on Aug. 31, 1949, daughter of the late Frank and Blanche...

Anthony "Tony" Williams, 61

Anthony “Tony” Duane Williams, 61 of North Adams died at home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.  Tony was born in Elmira, NY on May 10, 1961, a son of Ernest and Catherine (Black)...

Ruth Goetsch, 97

    Ruth Lillian (Bachhelm) Goetsch, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, of Attleboro MA., formerly of Williamstown, MA died on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Rhode...

Lauren M. Dowling, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Lauren M. Dowling 76, of North Adams, MA died Saturday November 5, 2022 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on March 2, 1946 a daughter of the late...

Vern Adams Emerson, 80

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Vern Adams Emerson, 80, of 44 Richardson Street, Cheshire, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, at North Adams Commons. Born in Springfield, Mass., on June 13, 1942, the son of Emery...

Arline L. Cooper, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Arline Lorraine (Trumble) Lindner Cooper, 78, of North Adams, died on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at her home. She was born in Adams on August 24, 1944, the...

John B. Tassone, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John Batista Tassone, 97 of North Adams, MA died on Sunday December 11, 2022 after a brief stay at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams, MA on October...

Deborah Lusignan, 51

WINDSOR, Mass. — Deborah Rose Lusignan, 51, of Windsor died Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Debbie was born in Pittsfield on July 16, 1971, a daughter of Edmond and Elisabeth Lusignan...

Ralph J. Riel, 89

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Ralph J. Riel, 89, of Adams, died Thursday evening, December 8, 2022 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He weas born in Adams on September 22, 1933, the son of the...

Elaine Senecal, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Elaine Therese (Ringie) Senecal, 84 of North Adams died on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on March 3, 1938, a...

Ernest F. Dix Sr., 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Ernest Francis Dix Sr., 75 of Clarksburg died on Thursday December 8, 2022 at home. Ernest was born in North Adams on August 13, 1947 a son of Theresa (Rondeau)...

Joy D. Bishop, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joy D. Bishop, 94, formerly of North Adams, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Westview Nursing Center in Bedford, Ind., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Joy was...

Charles H. Perenick Sr., 89

HINSDALE, Mass. —  Charles Henry Perenick, Sr., 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, December 5, 2022 at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  ...

Alfred "Tony" Pearce, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Alfred R. “Tony” Pearce, 67, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Montpelier, VT on...

Jenny Girardi, 46

READSBORO, Vt. —  Jenny May Girardi, 46 of Readsboro, VT died on Friday, December 2, 2022 at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA on May 17, 1976 a daughter of John Louis...