Obituaries

Bernice "Red" Alcombright ,98

NORTH ADAMS – Bernice H. “Red” (Owczarski) Alcombright, 98, of North Adams passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 4, 2022 in the comfort of her home. She was the wife of former...

James H. Hoellerich, 88

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. James Henry Hoellerich, 88, of Cheshire, died on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Adams, a son of the late John...

Francis J. Wilusz, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Francis "Franny" J. Wilusz, 74, of Adams passed away peacefully at home on January 7, 2022. Born in Adams, MA on May 20, 1947, the youngest son of the late Joseph J....

Nancy Ann Kenney, 79

ADAMS, Mass. —   Nancy Ann Kenney, 79, formerly of Adams, MA, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Born in Pittsfield, MA on August 31, 1942, the daughter of the late Walter and...

Dorothy Vallieres, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Bessie Vallieres, 92, of North Adams died on Monday, May 30, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  Born in Adams on Nov. 16, 1929, the...

Wayne Steven Boyce, 61

FLORIDA, Mass. — Wayne Steven Boyce, 61 of Limerick, Maine passed away on May 17, 2022, after a long battle with cancer.  Born Dec. 17, 1960, in Medford to Wayne and Ruth(Wilkins)...

Kelly J. Rhinemiller, 46

ADAMS, Mass. —   Kelly Jean Rhinemiller, 46, of Adams, died Tuesday evening, May 24, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on March 24, 1976, a...

Frederick S. Rynkowski, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frederick S. Rynkowski, 86, of Adams, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on January 21, 1936, a son of...

Charmaine LaPier, 67

  Charmaine D. LaPier 67, of Hancock died Saturday May 28, 2022. She was born in North Adams on June 14, 1954 a daughter of the late Harvey and Thelma (Moon) LaPier. She attended schools in...

Shirley Garner,82

Shirley Ann (Deneault) Garner passed away quietly at home after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. She was 82 years old. Born September 22, 1939 in North Adams, MA, she was the loving...

Francis W. Goodell Jr., 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Francis William Goodell Jr., 73, of Keene, N.H., and formerly of Williamstown passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022, at his home after a brief illness.  Born in...

Joseph P. Rysz, Jr., 76

ADAMS, Mass. —  A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Joseph P. Rysz, Jr., 76, of Adams, who died on January 30, 2022, will be held on Wednesday, June 1st at 11:00 AM in St. Stanislaus Kostka...

Dorothy E. Rysz, 80

ADAMS, Mass. —Miss Dorothy E. Rysz, 80, of Adams, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 6, 2022 at her home. She was born in Adams on December 3, 1941, the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Frances...

Clyde J. Horton, 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Clyde J. Horton, 96, of Adams, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. He was born in Pittsfield on March 9, 1926, a son of the late Alexander and Agnes (Loring) Horton. He...

William Bohmer George, 29

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — William "Billy" Bohmer George passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022. He was born in North Adams on Jan. 13, 1993, to Fredric L George and Kathleen...

Darlene J. Truskowski, 80

DALTON, Mass. — Mrs. Darlene J. (Sedgwick) Truskowski, 80, of Dalton, died Friday afternoon, May 20, 2022 at her home with her family at her side. She was born in Adams on May 20, 1942, a...

Ruth Tunnicliffe, 67

Ruth Tunnicliffe, 67, of Williamstown, MA, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on May 6, 2022. She was born in Paisley, Scotland on April 2, 1955, the daughter of Robert Tunnicliffe and Jean...

Jan Erik Coldiron, 75

Jan Erik Coldiron, 75 of North Adams, MA died on the morning of April 26, 2022 after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Jan was born on January 7, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY. He was educated and...

Colby Berrill, 29

Colby Matthew Berrill, 29 died at his home in Cheshire MA, May 5 2022. He was born an identical twin with Clinton Michael Berrill on September 26, 1992 sons to Linda Louise (Maynard) Berrill and...

Stanley Stephen Tworig Jr.

STAMFORD, Vt. —  Stanley Stephen Tworig, Jr. passed away on Sunday, May 15 six days after his 92nd birthday. He peacefully left this earth holding tightly to the hands of his children. He...

Rosanne B. Marsh, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Rosanne B. (Gentile) Marsh, 80, of North Adams, died on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Lee Healthcare. She was born in North Adams on May 6, 1942, daughter of the...

John (Jack) Andre Girard Jr., 74

CHESHIRE, Mass. — John (Jack) Andre Girard Jr., 74 of Cheshire passed away on March 25 at his home with friends and family at his side.  Jack was born in Pittsfield on July 1, 1947, to...

Michele Beaulieu, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Michele Elaine Beaulieu, 68, of Pittsfield, MA died on Friday, April 22, 2022 at her home. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on May 15, 1953, a daughter of the late...

Beverly Rinaldi, 89

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Beverly Marie (Goodrich) Rinaldi, 89 of Cheshire, MA died Saturday May 7, 2022 at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on February 10,...

Donald Wilfred Stack, 70

Donald Wilfred Stack, 70, of Yuma, Ariz, died at home on April 25 from COPD and lung lymphoma. He spent nearly a year on hospice but never became bedbound, just went to sleep and never woke...