Obituaries

Valerie 'Rachel' Milos, 99

ADAMS, Mass. —  "Rachel" (Szukala) Milos, 99, of Adams died on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Born in Adams on August 13, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Jan and Mary...

Mary Ellen Perreault, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Mary Ellen (Meaney) Perreault, 73, of Adams died on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born in North Adams on March 31, 1947, to...

Carmela T. Brazeau, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Carmela Teresa (Mancuso) Brazeau, 90, of North Adams died on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Williamstown Commons as a result of COVID-19. Carmela was born in North...

James 'Joe' Healy, 63

LENOX, Mass. —James "Joe" Healy, 63, died Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center from a heart attack. Joe was born in Pittsfield on August 14, 1956, the son of Thomas...

Edward N. Peters

LENOX, Mass. — Edward Norman Peters, 76, of Lenox died Monday, April 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Born in Providence, R.I., on December 4, 1943, the son of Manuel L. and...

Thomas Clairmont, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Alan Clairmont, 54, of North Adams died on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Thomas was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 12,...

Victor S. Ziemba, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Victor S. Ziemba, 76, of Adams died Wednesday morning, April 8, 2020, at his home. He was born in Adams on December 18, 1943, a son of the late Stanley and...

Attillio 'Eddie' Mirante, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Attillio Edward "Eddie" Mirante, 91, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, April 6, 2020, at Williamstown Commons due to the coronavirus. He was born in North Adams,...

Louis Ziter, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Raymond Ziter, 89, of North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully on April 6, 2020, at the Vermont Veterans’ Home in Bennington, Vt., where he resided...

Robert J. MacFarlane, 93

LEE, Mass. — Robert J. MacFarlane, 93, of Lee, Mass., formerly of Dennis, Mass., died peacefully at home on April 1, 2020.   He was born on October 12, 1926, in Springfield, Mass.,...

James B. Wells, 94

LENOX, Mass. — James Bud Wells, 94, was called to mercifully take his place among family and friends who have passed before him. Bud died peacefully at home on April 6, 2020.   He...

Lawrence D. Martin, 81

EGREMONT, Mass. — Lawrence D. Martin (Dee), 81, of Egremont, Mass., died Friday, April 3, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Dee was born on May 16, 1938, in New Haven, Conn., the...

Olympia Lupo, 105

ADAMS, Mass. - Olympia (Mastroianni) Lupo, 105, of Adams, Mass., died Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 2, 1915, a daughter of...

Frances M. Welz, 87

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Frances Mary (Haczela) Welz, 87, of Adams passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton. She was born in Adams on October...

Edward Charron, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward William Charron, 83, of Adams died on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams on March 7, 1937, a son of the late Henry...

Veronica Coody, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Veronica Alice Mildred (Miller) Coody, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams,...

Micheline Toureille, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Micheline Richard Toureille, 91, of Williamstown, died April 3, 2020.  A full obituary and details of the services will be published at a later...

John 'Johnnie' Carrier, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John "Johnnie" Carrier, 60, of North Adams passed peacefully away on April 3, 2020, after a long illness. A graduate of Lansingburg (N.Y.) High...

Nan Vareski, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nan Marie (Petri) Vareski, 79, died on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at York Hospital in Maine. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on September 8,...

Robert B. Nichols, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Bruno Nichols, 94, of North Adams, Mass., entered peacefully into eternal rest on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at his home. Mr. Nichols was predeceased by his...

Bernice Rooney, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernice Cyrella Rooney, RN, 101, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Williamstown Commons with complications from COVID-19. She was born in...

Beverly Hertzig, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Beverly Ruth (Barclay) Hertzig of Williamstown, Mass., died on April 1, 2020, at the age of 78. She was born in Fresno, Calif., on July 15, 1941, to Bruce and...

Earl L. Ramsdell, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Earl Leonard Ramsdell, 91, of Adams, died on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Williamstown Commons due to complications of the COVID-19 Virus. He was born in Pittsfield...

Rosalie Bockmann, 65

LEE, Mass. — Rosalie (Rose) Bockmann of Lee, Mass., died March 30, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center from aspiration pneumonia, exacerbated by multiple sclerosis. Rose was 65 years old,...

William F. Grady, 53

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — William F. Grady, 53, from Housatonic passed away at home on March 25, 2020, surrounded by family and Pastor Tara Tetzlaff. William was born November 23, 1966, in...