Obituaries

William G. Coody, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  William George Coody, 76, of North Adams died on Friday, October 7, 2022 at home. William was born in North Adams on July 18, 1946 a son of the late George S....

Annmarie Burke, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Annmarie (O’Brien) Burke, age 74, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Born in Pittsfield, Annmarie was the daughter of the...

Cecelia Peterson, 84

Cecelia Ann (Morehouse) Peterson, 84 of Clarksburg MA, died October 5, 2022 at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA on October 2, 1938, a daughter of Francis Samuel Morehouse and Alice...

Victor "Kip" Lamb Jr., 78

  Victor “Kip” Franklin Lamb, Jr.78 of Williamstown, MA died on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, MA on April 24, 1944, a...

John Fachini, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John Fachini, 88 of North Adams, MA died on Tuesday October 4, 2022 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA on January 2, 1934, a son of Antonio Giuseppe...

John C. Racette,92

John Carlton Racette, 92, of North Adams died on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center-North Adams. John was born in North Adams on August 11, 1930 a son of the late Arthur Joseph...

Brenda L. Blasi, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Brenda Lee Blasi, 54, of North Adams, died Friday, September 30, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. She was born in North Adams on January 15, 1968,...

Richard A. Jozefiak, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Richard A. "Dick" Jozefiak, 73, of Bridgewater, Vt., formerly of Adams, Mass., passed unexpectedly in his sleep, mid-September 2022, at his home on Bridgewater Center...

Denise Morin,71

Denise Patricia (Lanoue) Morin, 71, of Florida, MA died on Sunday October 2, 2022 at North Adams Commons. Denise was born on March 19, 1951 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island a daughter of the late...

Ralph A. Schwarzer, 81

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Ralph A. Schwarzer, 81, formerly of Cheshire passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on...

Joan Ouellette, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Joan (Lahey) Ouellette, a lifeling resident of Adams, passed away peacefully at her home with her daughter by her side, on October 1, 2022. Joan was born in...

Frank Aulisio, Jr., 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frank Aulisio, Jr., 84, of Adams, died Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield in the arms of his beloved wife, daughters, granddaughters and...

Gillio "Gene" Vivori, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Gillio Anthony "Gene" Vivori, 97 of North Adams, MA died Saturday October 1, 2022 at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, MA on March 11,...

Judith R. Sumner, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  A memorial service celebrating the life of Judith Rose (Bliss) Sumner, 64, of Tavares, Florida, a native of North Adams, who died July 15, 2022 in Florida, will be...

Brian D. White, 66

ADAMS, Mass. —Mr. Brian David White, 66, of Adams, died Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on March 19, 1956, a son of the late Theodore and Mary...

Maureen Scott,63

    Maureen (Shand) Scott, 63 of North Adams, MA died at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield on Saturday, September 24, 2022 following a brief illness surrounded by her loving...

Joseph Tovani, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Joseph Tovani, 88, of Bradenton, Fla., passed away peacefully in his sleep at Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.   He was born on Aug....

Ruth Wellspeak, 85

ADAMS, Mass. —  Ruth Marlene (Fountain) Wellspeak, 85 of Adams, MA died on Tuesday September 20, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on June 15, 1937 a...

Barbara Martel,62

Barbara Kathleen (Blanchette) Martel, 62, of North Adams, died at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on September 212022. She was born in Adams on January 26, 1960, the daughter of Donald and...

Donald E. Casey Jr.

Donald Edward Casey Junior, loving husband of Christine, loving father of Erin Kathleen, and devoted grandfather to Kai Austin Nafziger and Rhys Casey Nafziger, dear brother of George, Fred, Kathy...

Lee Roy,62

Lee E. Roy, 62, died at his home in Adams on September 24, 2022 surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was born in North Adams on May 4, 1960, to Lawrence and Lois (Gay) Roy and attended...

Theodore G. Bombardier, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —G Bombardier, 85, a native of North Adams, MA passed away at his home in Brunswick, Maine on August 10, 2022. Born in North Adams MA June 24, 1937 at the North Adams...

William G. Schrade Jr, 77

ADAMS, Mass. —  William George Schrade, Jr., 77 of Adams, MA died on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his children. William was born in North Adams,...

Francis "Franco" Dodge, 58

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Francis E. “Franco” Dodge, Jr., 58, formerly of Adams, died on Monday, August 22, 2022 at his home in Northampton, MA. He was born in North Adams on...

Bernice R. LaPlante, 94

ADAMS, Mass. —  Bernice Rae (Dupee) LaPlante of Adams, 94, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022 at the Springside Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams...