Obituaries

Eric Blair, 58

HYANNIS, Mass. -- Eric Joseph Blair, 58 of Hyannis MA died on June 13, 2025. He was born in North Adams on September 10, 1966 a son of Margaret (Rohane) Blair King and the late Frederick Blair. He...

Debra Marie Benoit, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Debra Marie (Ellsworth) Benoit, 69, of North Adams passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at North Adams Commons. She was born on December 15, 1956 in North Adams, MA...

Eleanor Whitney Montgomery, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Eleanor Whitney Montgomery left the world peacefully and quietly on May 27, 2026, surrounded by her four devoted children, in the house she had called home for 94...

Mellissa I. Murphy, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mellissa I. (Lefebvre) Murphy, 80, of Adams, died on Monday, June 8, 2026, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Adams on April 26, 1946, a...

Carol O. LaPlante, 83

ADAMS, Mass. —   Carol O. LaPlante, 83, of Stagecoach, TX, a longtime resident of Adams, died peacefully on September 2, 2025 in Tomball, TX. The funeral will be held on Wednesday,...

Debra Marie Benoit, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Debra Marie (Ellsworth) Benoit, 69, of North Adams died on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at North Adams Commons. She was born on December 15, 1956 in North Adams, MA a...

Jesse Lee Gray, 36

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Jesse Lee Gray, 36, of Pittsfield, MA, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2026, at his home. Jesse was born on February 16, 1990, in Des Moines, Iowa, a beloved son of...

Helen R. Siciliano, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Helen Rose Siciliano, 82 of Milton, MA died on Sunday June 7, 2026 at Old Colony Hospice in Braintree, MA. She was born in North Adams, MA on June 22, 1943, a...

Chester L. Oakes, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Chester L. Oakes 82 of North Adams, died May 31, 2026. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia October 1, 1943, a son of George R. Oakes and Helen Hope Dowdy, Oakes,...

Joseph W. Allard, 61

ADAMS, Mass. —   Joseph W. Allard, 61, of Adams, MA, passed away peacefully at home on June 8, 2026, after a hard-fought battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis and MDS. Born on May 1, 1965,...

Derryl James Jelley, 61

Derryl James Jelley, 61, of North Adams, died on Friday June 5, 2026 at his home. He was born in Bennington, VT on November 3, 1964 a son of the late James R. Jelley Sr. & Pamela (Shea) Jelley....

George O. Malloy, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — George O. Malloy, 88, of Adams, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 4, 2026. He was born in Adams on April 8, 1938, a son of the late James T. Malloy, Sr. and Rita M. (Cross)...

Robert C. Thompson, 74

ADAMS, Mass. —   Robert Thompson, 74, passed away unexpectedly on June 3rd, 2026, following an accident. Born on July 9, 1951, in Adams, MA, he was the son of Lester and Agnes...

Eva Holmes, 91

STAMFORD, Vt. —  Eva (Heinrich) Holmes, 91, formerly of Stamford, Vt died on Friday June 5, 2026 at Brookdale at Fillmore Pond in Bennington, VT. She was born in the Bronx, NY on April...

David M. Strzepek, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. David M. Strzepek, 80, of Adams, died Friday evening, May 15, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams on February 5, 1946, a son of the late Alec J. and Sophie...

Julius Cookis, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Julius Cookis, 82 of North Adams, MA passed away on June 2, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on November 1, 1943, to Samuel and Ruth Cookis, he was a...

Suzan Washburn Francis, 85

NORTH ADMS, Mass. Suzan (Sue) Washburn Francis, of Cypress, Texas, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2026. Sue was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on February 9, 1941, to Robert Rhodes Washburn...

George L. Heisler, Jr., 85,

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — George L. Heisler, Jr., 85, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born May 10, 1941, to Naomi and George Heisler, Sr. George...

David A. Boucher, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  David Allen Boucher, 67, of North Adams, MA died tragically on Monday, May 11, 2026 at his home. Born in North Adams, MA on October 1, 1958, he was a son of the...

Denise Marie Desanty, 73

SAVOY, Mass. —  Denise Marie Desanty of Lake Waccamaw, N.C. Passed on Thursday, October 30, 2025. She was born on April 7, 1952, to the late Julean Szpila and Lucille...

Joseph "LJ" Robert, 42

ADAMS, Mass. —  A Celebration of Life for Joseph "LJ" Robert, 42, of Adams, who died on March 7, 2026, will be held on Sunday, June 7th at 1:00 P.M. at the Forest Park Country...

Natalie Martelle, 93

Natalie Martelle, 93 12/21/2025 A celebration of life for Natalie Janet (Murchie) Martelle, 93 of Clarksburg who died on Sunday, December 21, 2025 will be held Friday June 5, 2026. A graveside...

Margaret A. Martin, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Margaret A. (Stachura) Martin, 77, of Titusville, FL formerly a longtime resident of Adams, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at her home. She was...

Mary N. Gaskill, 63

HANCOCK, Mass. —  On Saturday, May 23rd 2026 Mary Norah (Lyons) Gaskill joined all her angels in heaven after a courageous battle with cancer. In the hours prior, she was surrounded by her...

Kenneth W. Rysz, 72

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Kenneth W. Rysz, 72, of Adams, died on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at his home. He was born in Adams on March 14, 1954, son of the late Loretta (Kolodziej)...