Obituaries

Janice Richards, 85

Janice Marie (O’Neil) Richards, 85, of North Adams, died on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in North Adams on February 16, 1935 a daughter of...

Rose Righi, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Rose Madeline (Moresi) Righi, 96, of North Adams, MA passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA on July...

Betty Lou Pyra, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —   Betty Lou Pyra, 82, of North Adams, died on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on March 9, 1938, daughter of the...

Judith A. Martin, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Judith A. Martin, 69, of North Adams, died Monday, January 4, 2021, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on April 30, 1951, one of...

Mildred Mazzu, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mildred (Millie) Anne Burger Mazzu formerly of North Adams, MA died peacefully at the age of 93 on January 1, 2021 in Venice, FL, where she had made her home since...

Russell Choquette, 65

    Russell Arthur Choquette, 65, of Williamstown died on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on March 4, 1955 a son of the late Robert...

Donna M. Oxley, 72

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Donna Marie (Miles) Oxley, 72, of Williamstown, MA died on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She was born in Grafton, NH on...

Laurily Epstein, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Laurily Epstein, an Iowa native, died peacefully of natural causes at her home in Great Barrington on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. "Laury" was...

Patricia A. Drawec, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Patricia Mahoney Drawec, 71 of Pittsfield, MA died Tuesday December 29, 2020 at Hillcrest Commons. was born in Miami, FL on June 1, 1949, a daughter of Daniel...

Shirley R. Lesniak

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Shirley R. (Barnard) Lesniak, 94, of Clarksburg, died on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at North Adams Commons. She was born in Bennington on May 17, 1926, a...

Nelson J. Reopell, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  Nelson J. "Pops" Reopell, 89 of Pittsfield, MA died on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. Nelson was born in North Adams, MA on...

Julie A. Bernier, 67

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. —  Julie Anne (Green) Bernier, 67 of Lanesboro, MA, died at home on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with kidney disease. She was born in...

Jeanne LaBonte, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Jeanne Lucille (Duhamel) LaBonte, 79, of North Adams, MA died suddenly on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was...

Norman F. Farron, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Norman Francis Farron, 86, of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday December 30, 2020 at North Adams Commons. He was born in Williamsburg, MA on January 1, 1934 a son...

William Laudon, 86

William J. Laudon, 86, of Lee, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Sheboygan, Wiss., June 18, 1934, the son of Victor and Anna Laudon, he attended schools there and in Otis and was a...

David Gilmore, 76

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — David Richard Gilmore, 76, of Great Barrington, died suddenly Dec. 12, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. David was born April 14, 1944, to the...

Robert H. Gageant, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Robert Henry Gageant, 70 of North Adams, MA died Tuesday December 29, 2020 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA on February 9, 1950, a son of George Joseph...

Leo Mahoney

LENOX, Mass. — Leo E. Mahoney died Sunday, Dec. 27 at Albany Medical Center as a result of a stroke.  Leo attended Christmas Eve Mass and enjoyed his favorite meal at an abbreviated...

Norvan Drugmand, 92

LENOX, Mass. — Norvan Oakley Drugmand, 92, of Lenox, passed away peacefully on Dec. 22, 2020, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Imperial, Pa., May 27, 1928, the son of Roland and...

Robert D. "Jumbo" O'Neil Sr, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Robert Dale "Jumbo" O'Neil Sr., 80 of North Adams, MA died Saturday December 26, 2020 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA on June 16, 1940, a...

William M. Piantoni, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  William Michael Piantoni, 62, of North Adams, MA died on Friday, December 25, 2020 at his home. He was born in North Adams, MA on July 31, 1958, a son of William...

Jack S. Fuller, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Jack Scott Fuller, 69 of North Adams, MA died Wednesday December 23, 2020 peacefully with his loved ones surrounding him. He was born in Milwaukee, WI on June 1,...

Constance Merriam-Chapman, 84

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Constance A. “Connie” (Dupre’) Merriam-Chapman, 84, of Adams, died Saturday morning, December 26, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center, with family by...

Dr. Earle W. Wilkins Jr., 101

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Earle Wayne "Wilk" Wilkins Jr. on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Wilk died at...

Charles Bouteiller, 85

LEE, Mass. — Charles A. Bouteiller, 85, passed away on Dec.15, 2020, at home after a long illness.  Born on June 29, 1935, in Great Barrington, he was the son of the late Armand and...