Obituaries

Agnes "Nan" Witto, 96

STAMFORD, Vt. —  Agnes Creighton “Nan” (Ross) Witto, 96 of Stamford, VT died on Saturday December 31, 2022 at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington. She was born in...

Tara L. Stefanski, 52

ADAMS, Mass. — Tara Lynn Stefanski, 52, of Adams, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, December 27, 2022 at her home. She was born in North Adams on May 8, 1970, daughter of Margaret...

Mary Fuqua, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Mary M. Fuqua, 85, of Williamstown, MA died peacefully at home in the early hours of December 27, 2022. Mary was born in Brattleboro, Vermont on August 10, 1937 to...

Patricia Rech, 75

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia V. "Pat" Rech, 75, of Cheshire, passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Born in Queens, N.Y., on May 9, 1947, the daughter of the late Aldo and...

Eugene "Gene" Rose, 76

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Eugene R. “Gene” Rose, 76, of Cheshire, died Wednesday morning, December 28, 2022 at his home, with family and friends at his side. He was born in North...

William H. Houghton, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  William Howard Houghton, 94, of North Adams died on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center-Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on May 22, 1928 a son...

Brian M. Allard, 70

BENNINGTON, Vt. —  Brian Michael Allard 70, of Bennington, VT. died suddenly on Saturday December 24, 2022 at BMC North. He was born in North Adams on August 21, 1952 a son of Harvey...

Peter Giannaris, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Peter Giannaris, 91, of Williamstown, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 26th, 2022 in his home. He was born on January 22nd, 1931 in Sparta, Greece. Peter...

Richard R. King, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard R. King, 77. of Adams, longtime Adams businessman and civic leader, died Sunday morning, December 25, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. A pillar of his...

Steven M. Richard, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Steven Mark Richard, 68 of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday December 21, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center after a long, brave fight with cancer. He was born in...

Lawrence A. Lescarbeau, Jr., 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Lawrence A. “Larry” Lescarbeau, Jr., 67, of North Adams, died Friday afternoon, December 16, 2022 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He was born...

Leda A. Giroux, 81

ADAMS, Mass. Mrs. Leda A. (Gotzens) Giroux, 81, of Adams, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Pittsfield on May 3, 1941, a daughter...

Bryan Howard Tanner, 66

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Bryan Howard Tanner, 66, of Clarksburg died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. He was born in North Adams on Sept. 1, 1956, a son of the late Howard and...

Janice Richards DeGrenier, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janice Ann Richards DeGrenier, 67, of North Adams died on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a battle with cancer. She was born...

Luigi 'Louie' Puricelli, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —Luigi P. "Louie" Puricelli, 84, of North Adams died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams on Dec. 17, 1938, to the late...

Paul McCarthy, 54

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Paul Robert McCarthy, 54, of Williamstown died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at his home. He was born in North Adams on Dec. 7, 1968, a son of Donald Paul McCarthy...

Timothy P. O'Hearn, age 55

ADAMS, Mass. —   Timothy P. O’Hearn, age 55, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 16, 2022. Born in Pittsfield on January 19, 1967, Tim was a son of the late Robert T. and...

John "Jack" Gould, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John T. Gould (Jack), 78, passed away at his home in North Adams, MA on December 17 after a 3+ year battle with cancer. He was born on June 20, 1944, to John Gould...

Ronald J. Gamache Jr., 53

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Ronald Joseph Gamache Jr., 53 of Adams, MA died on Wednesday December 7, 2022 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA on April 15, 1969, a son of Anita Helen...

Janice M. Evans, 73

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Janice M. Evans, 73, of Clarksburg, died on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at her home. She was born in Adams on Aug. 31, 1949, daughter of the late Frank and Blanche...

Anthony "Tony" Williams, 61

Anthony “Tony” Duane Williams, 61 of North Adams died at home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.  Tony was born in Elmira, NY on May 10, 1961, a son of Ernest and Catherine (Black)...

Ruth Goetsch, 97

    Ruth Lillian (Bachhelm) Goetsch, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, of Attleboro MA., formerly of Williamstown, MA died on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Rhode...

Lauren M. Dowling, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Lauren M. Dowling 76, of North Adams, MA died Saturday November 5, 2022 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on March 2, 1946 a daughter of the late...

Vern Adams Emerson, 80

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Vern Adams Emerson, 80, of 44 Richardson Street, Cheshire, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, at North Adams Commons. Born in Springfield, Mass., on June 13, 1942, the son of Emery...

Arline L. Cooper, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Arline Lorraine (Trumble) Lindner Cooper, 78, of North Adams, died on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at her home. She was born in Adams on August 24, 1944, the...