Obituaries

John P. Gardzina, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John P. "Jukey" Gardzina, 90, of North Adams, MAss., died on Monday, August 19, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on June...

Betty Ann Ritcher, 74

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Betty Ann (Bostwick) Ritcher, 74, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at her home. She was born in Whitingham, Vt., on November 25, 1944, daughter of Noble...

Patricia Scanlon,74

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Patricia Lee (Goguen) Scanlon, 74, of Clarksburg died Thursday, August 22, 2019, at her home. She was born in Chicopee, Mass., on March 18, 1945, a daughter of the late...

Joseph Cunningham, 63

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Joseph F. Cunningham Jr., 63, formally of Chatham, N.J., passed away suddenly in his home in Williamstown, Mass., on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Joe was the son of the...

David Morin, 71

FLORIDA, Mass. - David Thomas Morin, 71, of Florida, Mass., died on August 18, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Richard Nichols, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass - Richard Francis "Dickie" Nichols, 87, of Williamstown died Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Ellenburg,...

Rachel A. Michalski, 94/Kathleen A. Raimer, 72

ADAMS, Mass. - Mrs. Rachel A. (Pero) Michalski, 94, formerly of Adams, died Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Pierson, Florida. Her daughter, Kathleen A. (Michalski) Raimer, 72, formerly of Adams, died...

Annabelle J. Mahar, 91

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Annabelle J. (Lacy) Mahar, 91, of Cheshire, died Monday, August 19, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on May 27, 1928, a...

Lillian J. Blazejewski, 92

ADAMS, Mass. - Mrs. Lillian J. (Kolis) Blazejewski, 92, of Adams died Saturday morning, August 17, 2019, at Williamstown Commons She was born in Adams on January 30, 1927, a daughter of the late...

Joyce M. McGrath, 88

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Mrs. Joyce (Morgan) McGrath, 88, of Ormond Beach, Florida, died Friday, August 9, 2019, at her granddaughter’s home in Cheshire, where she resided for the past several...

Dorothy V. Waterman, 90

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Mrs. Dorothy V. (Sommer) Lahey Waterman, 90, of Cheshire, died Thursday afternoon, August 15, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on June 20,...

Stephen A. Trudel, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Stephen Allard Trudel of Florence, Mass., passed on into the Realm of Love & Light shortly after midnight on Tuesday, August 6, 2019.   He was born in...

Jack B. Nogueira, 69

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Jack B. Nogueira, 69, of Williamstown died Sunday, August 11, 2019, at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was born in Oporto, Portugal, on September 14, 1949,...

Christine R. Choiniere, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Christine R. Choiniere, 82, of Adams, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at the North Adams Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in North Adams on September 28,...

Jane Burlak, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jane (Netta) Alexander Craig Burlak, nee Bingham, passed away suddenly at the Williamstown Commons on August 9, 2019, shortly after celebrating her 88th birthday. Netta...

Suzanne (Suki) Wilkins, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Suzanne (Suki) Porter Wilkins died peacefully on August 6, 2019, after a brief illness, in the company of her adoring family and just two weeks shy of her 96th birthday and 75th...

Lorraine Gannon, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lorraine Mary (Boyer) Gannon, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on May 6, 1927, daughter...

Kerry Rae Matte, 45

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kerry Rae (Waters) Matte, 45, of Buffalo, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died suddenly from surgery complications at Buffalo General Hospital on July 19, 2019....

Marlene Dean, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marlene Dean, 82 years young, died peacefully Monday, August 5, 2019, in her home on Birchwood Terrace, North Adams.   Marlene was blessed with years of good...

Elizabeth 'Betty' Milanesi, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Louise "Betty" (Mahoney) Milanesi, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday July 31, 2019, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Kenneth 'Chuck' Pearson, 55

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Kenneth Charles “Chuck” Pearson, 55, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in...

Kurt J. Williams, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kurt James Williams, 61, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 6, 1958, a...

Joseph Loholdt,79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Peter Loholdt, 79, of 1072 State Road, North Adams, MA, died on July 21, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, on August 12,...

Gayle A. Pellerin, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gayle A. (Roberts) Pellerin, 67, of North Adams died on Saturday July 27, 2019, at her home. She was born in North Adams on December 7, 1951, a daughter of the...

Paula L. Armata, 69

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Mrs. Paula Lee (Brassard) Armata, 69, of Cheshire died on Monday, July 29, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Rutland, Vt., on September...