Obituaries

James W. Birch, 88

FLORIDA, Mass. — James William Birch, 88, of Florida, Mass., died on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Williamstown Commons.  He was born in Readsboro, Vt., on March 7, 1930, a son to...

Gordon J. Adelson, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mr. Gordon J. Adelson, 93, of 18 Sampson Parkway died Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 25, 1925, son of Samuel and...

Evelyn J. Hatfield, 77

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Evelyn J. Hatfield, 77, of Sheffield, Mass., heartbreakingly passed away after a second courageous battle with cancer. She left us peacefully Wednesday, December 19, 2018,...

Lucille V. Estes, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lucille Virginia (Dow) Estes, 94, of Williamstown, Mass., died peacefully Monday, January 14, 2019, at Williamstown Commons with family by her side.   She was...

Diane Cary, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Diane Cary, 70, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. She was born in Waterbury, Conn., on April 11, 1948, daughter of the...

Celia N. Mirante, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Celia N. Mirante, 87, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on January 20, 1931,...

Jennie S. Twardowski, 101

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mrs. Jennie S. (Blazejewski) Twardowski, 101, of Adams died early Wednesday morning, January 16, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on June 24,...

Ann P. Palmer, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ann P. Palmer, 57, of North Adams passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019, after a brief illness. She was born on January 18, 1961, in Jersey City, N.J., the...

Barbara H. Thompson, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Helen (Chapple) Thompson, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in West Stewartstown, N.H., on...

Eugenia W. Smith, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Eugenia W. "Genie" Smith, 90, of Williamstown, Mass., died Friday January 11, 2019, at the Williamstown Commons.  She was born in Newton, Kan., on...

Alexander DiNicola, 98

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alexander DiNicola, 98, formerly of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Craneville Place of Dalton.   He was born in Sambuceto,...

Harley P. Phelps Jr., 92

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Harley Proctor Phelps Jr., 92, of Lanesboro, Mass., died Sunday, January 13, 2019, at the Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in Pittsfield on February 25,...

Lorraine R. Ronan, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine R. (Mahar) Ronan, 95, of North Adams died at home on Saturday, January 12, 2019.  She was born in North Adams on October 19, 1923, daughter of the late...

Mary Ann Gaskill, 86

HANCOCK, Mass. — Mary Ann (Gibbons) Gaskill, 86, of Hancock, Mass., died Sunday, January 13, 2019, at her home after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Worcester,...

James 'Puffer' Potter, 70

ADAMS, Mass. — James E. "Puffer" Potter, 70, of Adams died on Thursday, January 10, 2019, at his home. He was born in Adams on May 3, 1948, a son of the late Edward Ellison...

James M. Haley, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James M. Haley, 65, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away January 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on December 6, 1953, the son of the late...

Thomas A. Koehler, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Thomas A. Koehler, 95, of Adams, died on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Adams on February 11, 1923, a son of the late Arthur and...

Dr. Robert K. Brown, 83

LENOX, Mass. — Dr. Robert K. "Bob" Brown, 83, a longtime resident of Lenox, Mass., died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his...

Paul V. St. Hilaire, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Vincent Girard St. Hilaire passed away on November 12, 2018, in Tacoma, Wash.  Paul  was born in Williamstown, Mass., on February 1, 1953. He was...

Joan Ann Bulshey, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Ann (Rivers) Bulshey, 86, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, January 12, 2019, at the home of her son in Florida, Mass. She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Frank M. Mondello, 76

CHESHIRE, Mass. — (Frank) "Merrill" Mondello,76, of Cheshire, Mass., died peacefully at home at 30 Church St. on January 7, 2019, after a lengthy illness.  Born in...

Norma Tokoly, 82

LEE, Mass. — Norma Tokoly, 82, of East Street in Lee, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Lee Health Care Center.  She was born in Lee on April 29, 1936, the daughter of Marshall and...

Loretta Smith, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Loretta (Champagne) Smith, 99, of Williamstown, Mass., died peacefully on Thursday, January 10, 2019, at the Williamstown Commons.  She was born in North...

Joan M. Giardina, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joan Marie (Evans) Giardina passed away January 8, 2019.   She was born on January 1, 1939, to Elmer and Lillian Evans and recently celebrated her 80th birthday....

Matthew E. Heyer, 50

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mr. Matthew E. Heyer, 50, of Williamstown passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2019, from the result of a motor vehicle accident.  Born in New York, N.Y., on...