Obituaries

Joseph Robert Griffis, 76

FLORDIA, Mass. — Joseph Robert Griffis, 76, of Florida, Massachusetts, died Aug. 29 at the White River Junction VA hospital after a protracted battle with MSA (Multiple Systems Atrophy) a...

Richard Francis Durant, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Francis Durant, 74, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and formerly of North Adams, Massachusetts, died on Aug. 25, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale following a three-year battle...

Charles D. Wilson, 95

Charles D. Wilson, 95, of North Adams, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2026, at North Adams Commons. Charles was born on April 13, 1931, in North Adams, to Stanley G. and Mary...

Linda A. Pead, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Linda Alice Pead, 74 of San Antonio, Florida died peacefully at her home on June 28, 2026. The daughter of Stuart and Marjorie (Stockwell) Pead, she was born in North...

Ruth A. Marszalek, 81

ADAMS, Mass. —   Ruth A. (Daniels) Marszalek, 81, of Adams, died Monday morning, September 7, 2026 at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was born in North Adams on March 26, 1945, a...

Faith Marie Trottier, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Faith Marie “Dolly” (Mancini) Trottier, 94 of North Adams, MA died Sunday September 6, 2026 at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was born in North...

Beth A. (Shartrand) VanHulst, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beth (Shartrand) VanHulst passed away on Aug. 28, 2026, after a long battle against cancer. She was 66 years old. She was a truly sweet and loving individual always...

Gene Stewart Carlson, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Gene Stewart Carlson, 84, of North Adams, MA, died at home on Friday, September 4, 2026. He was born in Bozeman, MT, to the late Roy & Eilleen (Laurenson)...

Lawrence Gordon Coulter, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lawrence Gordon Coulter of Orleans passed away Aug. 31, 2026, at the age of 95. Lawrence was born on Feb. 17, 1931, in Cambridge, NY, the second child of James and Mary...

Jon W. Bak, 83

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Jon W. Bak, 83, of Adams, died on Friday, September 4, 2026, at his home. He was born in Newark, NJ on December 19, 1942, a son of the late Frank and Victoria...

David Loren Dickey, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  David Loren Dickey, 90, of Wilmington, North Carolina, formerly of North Adams, Massachusetts, passed away on August 29, 2026. David, the son of Loren Edward...

John T. Allen, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  John T. Allen died on September 2, 2026 at his home in Williamstown, MA. He was born on December 22, 1938 in North Adams, MA to the late Robert S. Allen and Irma...

Robert E. Mazzantini, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert E. Mazzantini, 71, of Adams, died Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in Adams on December 17, 1954, a son of the late...

Jayquan A. Williams, 18

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jayquan Alan “Jay” Williams, 18, of North Adams, died unexpectedly on September 2, 2026. He was born in North Adams on June 28, 2008, a son of Tina...

Peter Montgomery, 76

Peter Shaw “Possum” Montgomery, 76, of North Adams, died Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born July 10, 1950, in North Adams, MA, the son of the late...

Joseph James Kirvin, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Joseph James Kirvin, 70, of Pittsfield died on August 29, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center. Joseph was born in Pittsfield, MA on August 29, 1956, a son of the late Dr....

Alfred "Bud" Dickinson, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Alfred Roger Dickinson fondly known as Bud passed away on September 1, 2026. Bud was born on March 31,1939 in North Adams. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and...

Susan Barbara Chalifoux, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Susan Barbara (Carlton) Chalifoux, 81, formerly of North Adams, MA, died peacefully on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in Scranton, PA. She was born in North Adams on...

Barbara Jean Bullett, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Barbara Jean (Sanders) Bullett, 83, of Williamstown died on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center with family at her side. Born in North Adams, MA...

Francis Edward Pierce Jr.,

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Francis Edward Pierce, Jr., known to family and friends as Fran, passed away at his home on August 15, 2026, in Port Orange, Florida, at the age of 70. Fran was...

Carolyn A. Shaw-Dushaney, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Carolyn A. Shaw-Dushaney, a devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and lifelong lover of the natural world, passed away on August 25, 2026, at the age of...

Elaine A. "Tootie" Littlejohn McAndrews, 70

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Elaine A. “Tootie” Littlejohn McAndrews, born in Pittsfield, MA, on March 7, 1956, passed away August 17, 2026, while visiting Bermuda, where she found her...

James O. Kenney, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —   James O. Kenney, 95, husband of the late Shirley Granger Kenney, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Cottingham Hospice House in South Carolina. The Kenneys...

Shirley M. Michael, 81

ADAMS, Mass. — Shirley Mildred (Dimitropolis) Michael, of Adams, died on Saturday, August 29th 2026 surrounded by her family. She was born in Adams, Massachusetts on May 21, 1945, a daughter...

Edward Laurin LaCosse Sr, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Edward Laurin LaCosse Sr., 60, of North Adams, died at his home on Monday, August 24, 2026. He was born in Pittsfield on August 28, 1965, the son of Richard Joseph...