Obituaries

Alice Haskins Johnson

Alice Haskins Johnson, 94, formerly of Cheshire, MA, passed away March 3, 2022 at Craneville Place in Dalton, where she has resided for the past four years. Born in North Adams, MA on March 1,...

Wilfred R. Bourdon, Jr., 93

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Wilfred R. Bourdon, Jr., 93, of Adams, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on June 6, 1928, a son of...

Marilyn T. Wojieck, 84

ADAMS, Mass. —Mrs. Marilyn Theresa (Girard) Wojieck, 84, of Adams, died Thursday morning, March 10, 2022 at her home. She was born in North Adams on February 23, 1938, a daughter of the late...

Ellen Louise (Eaton) Urbano, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ellen Louise (Eaton) Urbano, 95, passed away March 7 at the Linda Manor Skilled Care Facility in Northampton, where she had been a resident for a short time. Ellen was...

Sarah Perry, 69

  Sarah Marion (Harrington) Perry of North Adams died Monday March 7, 2022. She was born in North Adams on November 19, 1952 a daughter of the late William Harrington and Harriet (Shearer)...

Carol Goodman,92

Josephine Caroline Goodman, known to all as Carol, died peacefully on March 3 with all of her children gathered round her. She was born March 13, 1929 in Newark, New Jersey and grew up in Rahway,...

Carol Hurlbutt Stocking,95

  Obituary Carol Hurlbutt Stocking 1927 – 2022   Carol Hurlbutt Stocking, 95, died peacefully in Wiliamstown, MA on February 26, 2022 with family at her...

Claire Tremblay Kennedy, 96

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Claire (Ouellette) Tremblay Kennedy, 96, of Adams, died on February 27, 2022, at her home. She was born in Adams on May 28, 1925, a daughter of the late Lucien and...

Frances I. Alibozek, 84

ADAMS, Mass. —   Frances I. (Straczek) Alibozek, 84, of Adams, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on...

Andrew Dragat, 87

      Andrew Sack Dragat, 87, of Dalton, MA passed away on March 2, 2022. Born in Hartford, CT to the Honorable Edward Saul Dragat and Eva Sack Dragat on May 31, 1934. He...

Elizabeth "Betty" Scarpitto, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Elizabeth "Betty" Scarpitto, 97 of North Adams, MA passed away on Monday February 28, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA...

Marion Pontier, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Marion Pearl (Monette) Pontier, 75 of North Adams, MA and Dunnellon, FL died Monday February 28, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA...

Arthur Houghtaling Jr., 48

  Arthur Volney Houghtaling Jr. 48, of North Adams died Monday February 28, 2022 at his home. He was born in North Adams on October 19, 1973 a son of Alice (Hall) Houghtaling and the late...

Stephanie T. Soja, 93

ADAMS, Mass. —Miss Stephanie T. Soja, 93, of Adams, died Saturday evening, February 26, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Adams on March 10, 1928, a daughter of the late John...

Norman W. Kleiner Sr, 78

ADAMS, Mass. —  Norman Walter Kleiner Sr, 78 of Adams, MA died Thursday February 24, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams, MA on October 16, 1943, a son of...

Dennis Bernardi, 71

Dennis Francis Bernardi, 71, of Clarksburg was murdered on February 23, 2022 at his home. Dennis was born in Pittsfield on October 1, 1950 a son of the late Dominic Bernardi Jr. & Ruth...

Karl LaPine, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Mr. Karl E. LaPine, 89, of North Adams passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at home surrounded by his loving family. Karl was born in North Adams on January 1, 1933,...

Allen Vallieres,71

Allen Valmore Vallieres 71, of North Adams died Thursday February 24, 2022 at BMC North. He was born in North Adams on February 1, 1951 a son of Valmore and Barbara (Blair) Sturtevant. He was a...

Richard "Mickey" Calnan, 69

READSBORO, Vt. —  Richard “Mickey” Michael Calnan, 69 of Readsboro, Vermont died Thursday February 24, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born in...

John Shields,77

United States Air Force Master Sergeant John J. Shields, 77 of Dalton and formerly of North Adams died early Thursday morning, February 24, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center after a heroic struggle...

Joseph J. Rotolo, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Mr. Joseph James Rotolo, 71, of 25 Adams Road, Williamstown Commons Nursing Home and a former longtime resident of 42 Cherry Street, North Adams passed away on...

William Lewis, 83

William Charles Lewis, 83, of Williamstown passed away at home on Monday, February 14, 2022. He was born in North Adams on March 16, 1938, a son of Baden and Violet (Larabee) Lewis. Bill was...

John C. Tietgens, 98

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —Mr. John Christian Tietgens, 98, of Clarksburg, a longtime local businessman, died Sunday evening, February 20, 2022 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in...

Dorothy Kirby, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Dorothy May (Fisk) Kirby, 89 of North Adams, MA died on Friday, February 18, 2022 at her home. Born in Greenfield, MA on March 28, 1932 a daughter of the late Donald...

Norman C. Kickery, 61

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Norman C. Kickery, 61, of Adams, died on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on December 14, 1960, a son of Kenneth Kickery and the...