Obituaries

Pamela Fortin, 69

ADAMS, Mass. —  Pamela T. Fortin, 69, of Adams, died on Friday, November 1, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on March 22, 1950, a daughter of the late Albert and...

Warren Wood, 93

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Warren E. Wood, 93, of Clarksburg passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019, surrounded by his family at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams on January 12,...

Eusebio 'Pete' Serrano, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Eusebio "Pete" Serrano, 85, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday November 2, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Barranquitas, Puerto...

Douglas M. Queen, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Douglas Murray Queen of Williamstown, Mass., passed away October 31, 2019, at Cascade House, Pittsfield, Mass., after a decade of declining health. The son of the late...

Karen F. Briggs, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Karen F. Briggs, 79, of North Adams, died Sunday, October 20, 2019. She was born to the late Arthur and Rose Lorraine (Murray) VanSteemburg, on January 27, 1940, in...

Anthony Mendel, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony G. Mendel, 82, of Adams, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, following a brief illness. At the time of his passing, Mr. Mendel was a patient at Salem Hospital in...

Julian Lipinski, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Julian F. Lipinski, 92, of Adams passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where he had been admitted a week earlier. He...

James B. Dean, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James B. "Jimmy" Dean, 82, of North Adams, died Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on...

Mary A. Murray, 58

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mary Anne Murray, 58, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away October 27, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1961 to Ed and Anne...

Ruth Giroux, 94

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Ruth Rose (Brooks) Giroux, 94 of Bennington, Vt., and formerly of North Adams, Mass., died Monday October 28, 2019, at Crescent Manor in Bennington. She was born in...

James Carlow, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James Carlow, 85, of Adams, died on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Williamstown Commons with his loving daughter Kim by his side. He was born in Adams on October 10, 1934, a...

Weston Zarek, 23

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Weston Leigh Zarek, 23, of 113 Church Street, Cheshire, died unexpectedly October 23, 2019. He was born July 5, 1996 in North Adams, Massachusetts. Weston was a...

Jeffrey Wilkinson, 41

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jeffrey Michael Wilkinson, 41, of North Adams, Mass., died on October 22, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., after a brief illness. He was born in North...

Denise Mekdeci, 62

ADAMS, Mass. —  Denise Marie (Rolland) Mekdeci, 62, of Adams, died on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. She was born in Adams on November 22,...

Joseph Dragotta, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph John Dragotta, 99, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. He was born in North Adams,...

Patricia Mendocha, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Patricia A. (Russett) Mendocha, 64, of North Adams passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at North Adams Commons after a long and courageous battle with...

Anthony Emard, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Anthony “Tony” Emard, 61, of North Adams, died on Sunday, October 20, 2019. He was born in Fall River on August 17, 1958, son of Stanislaus and...

Dr. Raymond Lord, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Dr. Raymond Edward Lord, DMD, 88, died peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Adams, Mass., on...

John J. Candiloro, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John J. Candiloro, 71, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday October 17, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 1, 1948 son of Nathan and...

Claire Bernard, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Claire J. Bernard, 93, residing at Sweetwood in Williamstown, died October 15, 2019, after a sudden illness. Long a resident of Williamstown - her husband, Walter Bernard,...

Daniel Pero, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Daniel John Pero, 70, of North Adams died on Sunday, October 13, 2019, at his home. He was born on January 1, 1949, in Pittsfield, Mass., a son of the late Arthur &...

Rachel Rhodes, 87

HANCOCK, Mass. - Rachel A. (Canto) Rhodes, 87 of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Hoboken, N.J., on June 19, 1932, daughter of Richard...

John H. Arigoni Jr., 39

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John H. "Bean" Arigoni Jr., 39, of North Adams died on Monday, October 7, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on...

Edward V. Hanna, 74

FLORIDA, Mass. - Edward Victor Hanna, 74, of Florida, Mass., died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center, North Adams. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on April 19, 1945, son of...

Daniel P. LaPlante, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Daniel P. LaPlante, 67, of Adams died Thursday afternoon, October 10, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams on July 14, 1952, a son of Bernard and...