Obituaries

Elizabeth 'Betsy' Rancourt, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elizabeth Anne "Betsy" Clermont Rancourt, RN, 74, of Williamstown, died unexpectedly Friday, June 14, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by...

Michael Baier, 78

LENOX, Mass. — Michael Baier died in his home on June 17, 2019, surrounded by his wife, daughter and son. He has left this world, but what will remain within our hearts and in this world, is...

Richard Trudeau, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Richard H. Trudeau, 82, of Adams, died on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Westfield on August 27, 1936, son of the late Edward...

Marion Hazel Crawford, 93

Marion Hazel (Belding) Crawford, 93 of North Adams, MA died Monday June 17, 2019. Born in North Adams on November 13, 1925, daughter of Charles G. and Elizabeth A. (Rougeau) Belding, she attended...

Orella Hartwig Blanchette, 100

ADAMS, Mass. — Orella Hartwig Blanchette passed away peacefully Friday morning, June 14, 2019. Born in Adams on April 12, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Adelard and Hilda Lamoureux...

Eileen Tisdale, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eileen Patricia (O'Neil) Tisdale, 75, of North Adams died June 13, 2019. She was born in North Adams on September 6, 194,3 a daughter of the late Thomas and...

Ella S. Tower, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ella Susan (Robinson) Tower, 88 of North Adams, MA, died Saturday June 15, 2019 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA, on January 13, 1931 daughter of...

George Danalis, 81

LEE, Mass. — George Danalis, 81, of Lee passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family onTuesday, June 11, 2019. He was born in Springfield, Mass., on March 5, 1938. George...

Harold F. Ochs, 65

NASSAU, N.Y. — Harold F. "Hal" Ochs, 65, of Nassau, N.Y., passed away June 10, 2019. at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1954, the...

Evelyn Schoen, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Evelyn Gertrude "Chummy" (Honan) Schoen, 93, of Williamstown died Monday June 10, 2019, at her home. She was born in Naugatuck, CT, on May 19, 1926, the second of...

Howard L. Chesbro, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Howard L. Chesbro, 81, passed away on the evening of Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Baystate Medical Center Springfield after a brief illness. Howard was born on March 16,...

Thomas I. Prokopowicz, 86

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Thomas I. Prokopowicz, 86, of Adams, died on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Susquehanna, PA, on July 16, 1932,...

Althea Maynard, 97

SAVOY, Mass. —  Mrs. Althea Edna (Carpenter) Maynard, 97, of Savoy, died on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at her home. She was born in Salmon Falls, New Hampshire, on August 31, 1921,...

Edmund Howland, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Edmund J. Howland Jr., 53, of North Adams, MA, died on Monday, June 10, 2019 at his home. He was born in Rutland, VT, on October 6, 1965, a son of the...

Carl J. Paolucci Jr., 84

LENOX, Mass. —  Carl J. Paolucci Jr., 84, of Lenox died Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Carl was born in Worcester, Mass., on September 15, 1934, the son of Carl J....

Arthur J. Batacchi, 99

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Arthur J. Batacchi, 99, longtime owner of the former Batacchi Dairy Farm on Lime Kiln Road in Sheffield, Mass., passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at home. A native...

Anthony S. Goodrich, 21

DALTON, Mass. — Anthony Samuel Goodrich, 21, of Dalton died on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a battle with leukemia, surrounded by his loving family....

Susan Toye-Gaudreau, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Susan Marie (O'Neill) Toye-Gaudreau, 67, of North Adams, MA, died Saturday June 8, 2019, at her home. She was born in North Adams, MA, on September 11,...

Michael G. Buker, 69

LEE, Mass. — Michael Gregory Buker, 69, of Lee, died Monday, June 3, 2019, at home. Mike was born in Gardner, Maine, on November 19, 1949, the son of the late Roger L. and Loraine E. Buker....

David W. Healey Jr., 39

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David William Healey Jr., 39, passed away unexpectedly on June 4, 2019, during a brief stay at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born on June 26th,1979, the son of Nancy...

Guido A. Dottavio, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Guido Angelo Dottavio, 95, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away June 7, 2019, at home. He was born in Pittsfield on January 30, 1924, the son of the late Romegio and...

Arthur W. Schmidt, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Arthur Wayne Schmidt, 74, of North Adams, MA, died Saturday June 8, 2019, at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA, on June 15, 1944, the son of Arthur Augustus and...

Dorothy Counter, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Dorothy Margaret (Dow) Martin Counter, 97, of North Adams, MA, died on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA, on October 21,...

Carol Rancourt, 68

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Carol Ann (LaPlante) Rancourt, 68, of 1165 North Hoosac Road, Williamstown, died on Sunday June 9, 2019, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on September 6,...

Matthew J. Wilk Jr., 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Matthew J. Wilk Jr., 73, of Adams, died early Friday morning, June 7, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on Jan. 27, 1946, son of the...