Obituaries

Verne Nassif services

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Graveside services for Verne (Allen) Nassif of Williamstown, who died September 11, 2017, will take place Saturday, October 21, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the family plot in...

Emma Blair service

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A memorial service for Emma Blair of Hancock, Mass., who died on Wednesday September 20, 2017, will be held at the Second Congregational Church in South Williamstown,...

Louis J. DiGrigoli, 69

LEE, Mass. — Louis J. "Lou" DiGrigoli, 69, of Lee died unexpectedly Friday, October 13, 2017, at BayState Medical Center in Springfield. Lou was born November 23, 1947, the...

Mark E. Hinman, 54

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mark E. Hinman, 54, of Pittsfield, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Troy, N.Y., on February 23, 1963, the son of John...

Genevieve B. Singer, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Genevieve B. Singer, 90, of 8 Pinnacle Lane passed away Friday morning, October 6, 2017, at her home. Born in Adams on April 4, 1927, daughter of the late William and...

Emile E. Mazur Jr., 79

SAVOY, Mass. — Emile E. Mazur Jr., 79, of 763 Main Road, Savoy, passed away Sunday evening, October 8, 2017, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on January 6,...

Frances Ordyna, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Ordyna, 91, of 43 Summer St., passed away peacefully Sunday evening, October 8, 2017, at the Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Born in Adams on April 28, 1926,...

Grace Kuvent, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Grace E. "Gracie" Kuvent, age 84, of Lakeway Drive died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on August 12,...

John P. Crase, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John P. Crase, 95, formerly of 25 Elliott Dr., Williamstown, passed away peacefully at the Vermont Veterans home in Bennington, Vt., on Saturday, October 14,...

Rita F. DeMarsico, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Florence (Lescarbeau) DeMarsico, 98, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, October 13, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Marion L. Beverly, 88

STAMFORD, Vt. — Marion Lois (Pierce) Beverly, 88, of Stamford, Vt., passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at Williamstown Commons.   She was born in North Adams,...

Josephine L. Lamberti, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Josephine “Jo” Louise Lamberti, 97, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, October 14, 2017, in her home of natural causes.  She was born in North...

Elise V. England, 86

LENOX, Mass. — Elise V. England, 86, of Lenox died Thursday morning, October 12, 2017. She was born on May 9, 1931 in New York City to the late Carl and Anne Van Dam. After High School,...

Robert R. Ziaja, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Robert R. Ziaja, 80, of Adams died unexpectedly on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in Adams on September 15,...

Harriet L. Presnal, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Harriet Laura (Farnam) Presnal, 93, of Adams died peacefully Thursday afternoon, October 5, 2017, at her home. She was a direct descendant if the Farnam families of...

Emma M. Jobin, 103

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Emma Mary (Moffitt) Jobin, 103, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, Mass. She was born in...

Leo W. LaValley, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leo W. LaValley, aged 92 years, 3 months, and 4 days, passed away on Sunday October 8, 2017. His beloved daughter Kim, his primary caregiver and near-constant companion,...

Mark I. Cohen, 69

LENOX, Mass. — Mark I. Cohen, D.D.S., 69, of Lenox, Mass., was born on October 6, 1948, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of Hyman Cohen and Elsie Gomberg Cohen. Dr. Cohen died on Tuesday, October...

LaBetta Tilley, 80

BENNINGTON, Vt. — LaBetta (Jean) Tilley, 80, a resident of Eagle Bridge, N.Y., passed away October 5, 2017, at her home.  LaBetta was born in Bennington on September 13, 1937, the...

Margaret A. Cranton, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Margaret (Peggy) A. Cranton, 82, of 15 Skyview Drive, Pittsfield, died Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Mount Carmel Care Center.  Born in Pittsfield on January 19,...

Janice LeBeau, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janice May LeBeau, 81, of 700 Valentine Road, Pittsfield, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at her home.  She was born in Adams on July 22, 1936, the daughter of...

Michele R. Novick, 60

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Michele Renee Novick, age 60, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing in Pittsfield.   Michele was born on July 29, 1957, in...

Marjorie E. Rynkowski, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marjorie Emma (Harrington) Rynkowski, 85, formerly of St. Joseph's Court, 85 Eagle St., North Adams, died Friday, October 6, 2017, at the Williamstown...

Ruth Rosenberg, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ruth Sidransky Rosenberg, born July 1, 1929, to Mary and Ben Sidransky, died October 7, 2017, at 4 p.m. with her son Mark Hyman and her daughter-in-law Mia Lux Koning at...

Vivian J. Tierney, 83

LEE, Mass. — Vivian J. Tierney, 83, of Pease Terrace in Lee, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Fox Hill Campground in Austerlitz, N.Y. Born in Waterbury, Conn., on August 24, 1934, she...