Obituaries

John G. Black, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  John Gordon Black of Williamstown, Massachusetts died Sunday, January 17th, 2021 at home with his family. An optimistic man with a generous spirit and a positive...

Edward Lescarbeau, 73

ALBURGH, Vt. — It is with great sadness, the family of Edward Patrick Lescarbeau, age 73, announce that he passed away peacefully, Jan. 15, 2021, in Alburgh. He was born in North Adams,...

Gail E. Grandchamp

PITTSFIELD- Gail Elizabeth (Stokes) Grandchamp, 72 of Pittsfield died on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams on March 26, 1948 a daughter of the late Fay...

Michael Pollet, 80

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Michael N. Pollet, Constitutional Law attorney, advocate for social justice, passed away on Jan. 18, 2021, in his beloved Berkshires, at the age of...

Kevin B. Vidal, 62

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Kevin Bruce Vidal, 62, of Adams, died on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on August 13, 1958, a son of...

Devin Freed-Karns, 40

WILMINGTON — Devin Freed-Karns, 40, died unexpectedly at his home recently.  He was the author of "The Pawn's Game" fantasy trilogy (Openings, Gambits, and Sacrifices)...

Eva Barber,96

Eva King Barber a long time Williamstown resident, passed away in Winter Haven, Florida on January 13, 2021. She was born on August 27, 1924 in Vermont and attended schools in North Pownal before...

Bruce Barnum, 71

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Bruce Sherwood Barnum, age 71, died on Jan. 14, 2021, at The Landing at Laurel Lake, his residence for the last five years. Born on July 3, 1949, he was the son of...

William T. Kittler, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. William T. Kittler, 82, of Adams, died on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on December 13, 1938, the son...

John Holt Drummond Sr., 63

ADAMS, Mass. —  John Holt Drummond, 63, passed away suddenly at his home in Adams, Massachusetts on January 12, 2021. John was the son of James Steele Drummond and Eilleen Toner Drummond....

Eileen O'Grady,77

Eileen Corinne O’Grady, 77, of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She was born in Tampa, FL on November 30, 1943, a daughter...

Jamie Gross, 47

Jamie Lawrence Gross, 47, of Williamstown, MA died on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his home on Oak Hollow Farm. He was born in North Adams, MA on February 20, 1973, a son of Lawrence and Marcia...

Stephen L. Root, 93

HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Stephen L. Root, 93, formerly of Root Orchards, Great Barrington, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Dec. 22, 2020. He was born to Dr. Maurice T....

Sarah McFarland, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Sarah Campbell McFarland, 82, of Williamstown, MA died on Tuesday January 12, 2021 at the Center for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, VT. She was born in...

Ruth Callahan, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Ruth Grace (West) Callahan, 99 of Bennington, VT and a former longtime resident of North Adams, MA Died Tuesday January 12, 2021 in Bennington. She was born in...

Yvette Marie Walsh, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Yvette Marie (Dupuis) Walsh, 78, of Sebastian, Fla died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at Sebastian Medical Center.   She was born in North Adams on May 12, 1942,...

Lewis Thistle, Jr., 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Lewis J. Thistle, Jr., 85, of Adams, died in his home Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, after a long, brave struggle with Parkinson's disease.  Born on Nov. 4, 1935, he was the...

Shirley Whitney, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It is with great respect and love we let everyone know our mother Shirley Frances Dubreuil Whitney has left with "baby Jesus" on Saturday Jan. 9,...

Marian Louise Greenberg, 82

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Marian Louise (Zlotkin) Greenberg, 82, passed away on Jan. 11 from COVID-19, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. A free spirit and a life-long beauty,...

Norma Jean, 74

Norma Jean (Chasse Donovan) Horak, age 74, died Nov. 16, 2020, at Ojai Valley Community Hospital following a stroke complicating chronic ARVD cardiomyopathy. Norma was born March 13, 1946, in...

Pamela Putnam, 71

SHREWSBURY, Mass. — Pamela J. Putnam (also known as Pam Lockhart), 71, longtime Shrewsbury resident passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in the comfort of her home. Born in...

Ethel Sakowski, 87

SAVOY, Mass. — Ethel G. Sakowski, 87, of Savoy, passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at her home. Born in Somerville on April 4, 1933, daughter of the late Edwin and Laura Armstrong Sherman...

Mary Lou Dunham, 78

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —  Mary Lou Dunham, 78, of Cottage Street in Great Barrington passed away on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born...

Robert Nason, 74

LEE, Mass. — Bob, born in Everett, on St. Patrick's Day March 17, 1946, died unexpectedly at home in Lee, Massachusetts on Jan. 5, 2021. Born to Lawrence (Larry) and Bernice (Bunny Fale)...

Eunice M. Langer, 94

ADAMS, Mass. —   Eunice M Langer. 94, of Adams, died Sunday, January 10,2021 at Van Rensselaer Manor, Troy, NY. Eunice was born in Adams in 1926, daughter of Gustave and Mary...