Obituaries

Raymond Earl Desjardin, Jr, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Raymond "Bud" Earl Desjardin, Jr, 74, of North Adams passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025. Ray was born in Milford on March 16, 1951 and was the first...

Jacques Remi Girard, 86

Jacques Remi Girard 86 of Adams, MA. died August 21, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Saint- Jean- sur- Richelieu, Quebec, Canada on January 15, 1939 a son of Rosario...

Rickie Martin, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Rickie James Martin, 64, of North Adams died on September 5, 2025. Born on January 6, 1961 in North Adams, he was the son of Donald Eugene and Patricia A....

Susan Frew, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Susan (Fielding) Frew, 74, of North Adams, passed away on September 2, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Greenfield, MA on May 8, 1951, the...

Kerry Ann DeSalvo, 56

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Kerry Ann DeSalvo, 56 years old of Wildwood, FL and Cheshire, MA passed away on August 31, 2025. She was born on September 19, 1968 to Thomas (Pamela) Szpila and...

Jennifer E. King, 54

  Jennifer King, age 54, passed away on September 2, 2025 in the comfort of her own home surrounded by loved ones after a courageous 3-year-long battle with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. She was...

Allan F. Royal, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Allan Francis Royal, 61 of North Adams, died on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, at his home. He was born in North Adams on Nov. 7, 1963, a son of the late John Allan Royal...

Howard 'Buzzy' Rennell, 76

POWNAL, Vt. — Howard Emerald "Buzzy”"Rennell Jr. 76 of Pownal died Wednesday, April 30, 202,5 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Howard was born in North Adams,...

Rev. Dr. Alan C. Macy, 100

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Rev. Dr. Alan C. Macy, a longtime resident of Great Barrington, died August 1, 2025. Alan was born March 28, 1925 in New York City and raised by his adoptive...

Eugene W. Kuzia, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Eugene William "Duke" Kuzia, 88, of Adams, died Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on Nov. 12,...

Diana Livsey, 76

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Diana (Desanty) Livsey, 76, of Adams, died on Monday, September 1, 2025, at her home. She was born in North Adams on July 3, 1949, a daughter of the late Arthur...

Arlene Rabidoux, 98

Arlene (Fitzpatrick) Rabidoux, 98 of Pittsfield and formerly of North Adams, MA. died Monday September 1, 2025 at Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on July...

Margaret "Peggy" Ames, 91

  Margaret “Peggy” (Benoit) Ames, 91, of Clarksburg, die peacefully in her sleep, in the early hours of August 27, 2025, after a lengthy battle with COPD. Peggy was born in...

Caitlin E. Clark, 32

ADAMS, Mass. —  Miss Caitlin E. Clark, 32, of Adams, died on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at her home. She was born in North Adams on Nov. 4, 1992. She attended schools in Adams and...

Robert "Rubber" Bourdon, 88

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Robert E. Bourdon (“Rubber”), 88, of Adams, passed away peacefully at his home on August 16, 2025, after facing Alzheimer’s disease with great...

Dr. Erwin A. Stuebner Jr., 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Erwin August Stuebner Jr., MD, passed away, age 80, on Aug. 20, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center from the effects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Dr....

Robert Allan Jones, 79

Robert Allan Jones, 79, of Williamstown, MA died on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on September 3, 1945, a son of the late Harwood...

Rosalie Daigneault, 86

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Rosalie May (Perron) Daigneault, 86, of Manchester, NH, died on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Elliot Hospital in Manchester. She was born in Williamstown on May...

Rose Marie Richard, 91

Rose Richard Obituary Rose Marie (Bua) Richard peacefully joined her husband in Heaven on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. She had her final wish to be at home surrounded by her children. Rose was...

James Edward Grady, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN James Edward Grady, 81 of Williamstown died Saturday August 23, 2025 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in...

David A. Bird, Sr., 80

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. David A. Bird, Sr., 80, of Cheshire, died on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at his home. He was born in Adams on April 3, 1945, son of the late Willis and Barbara...

Amely Smith, 98

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Amely Helen Baer was born in Koenigsberg, Germany October 11, 1926. She lived in Germany during Nazi rule from 1933 to 1939. She emigrated to London England in the...

Raymond T. Gaskalka, 85

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. Raymond T. Gaskalka (Ray), 85, of Cheshire, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Known for his sharp wit, strong...

Evelyn A. DiSanti, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Evelyn Angela DiSanti, 72 of North Adams, MA died Monday August 18, 2025 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, MA on March 15, 1953, a daughter...

Jeannette Baribeault, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Jeannette M. (Rose) Baribeault, 82, of North Adams, died on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at her home. She was born in North Adams on January 31, 1943,...