Obituaries

Barbara Jane Hayden, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Barbara Jane (Timoney) Hayden, 90, of North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. She was born on March 23, 1929, a daughter...

Charles Ray Doan, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Ray Doan, 70, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Charles was born on the 4th of July, 1948, in Los...

Melvin R. Blieberg, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Melvin “Mel” Robert Blieberg died peacefully at his home in Williamstown, Mass., on July 2, 2019, at the age of 89. Mel is survived by his loving...

Ann M. Jones, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ann M. Haley Jones, 62, of 7-D Riverview Drive, East Windsor, Conn., formerly of North Adams, died Saturday, June 29, 2019, at home.  Born in North Adams on June...

Bertrand Lavoie, 93

CLARKSBRUG, Mass. - Bertrand “Frenchie” Lavoie passed peacefully into heaven at the age of 93 on Saturday, June 22, 2019, surrounded by his daughter and his granddaughter Emma....

Joan Falco, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Irene (Perras) Falco, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at her home. She was born in North Adams on December 23, 1934, a daughter...

Marie Welch, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Marie Anne (Farinon) Welch, 73, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday June 22, 2019, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 5, 1946, daughter of Orlando...

Mildred Hunkler, 91

FLORIDA, Mass. — Mildred Rose “Millie” Burdick Hunkler, 91, of the town of Florida, died Saturday, June 29, 2019. She was born in Bellows Falls, Vt., on May 29, 1928, daughter...

Marshall A. Taylor, 66

ADAMS, Mass. — Marshall Alan Taylor, 66, of Adams, Mass., died on Friday, June 28, 2019, at his home. He was born in Freeport, N.Y., on August 19, 1952, a son of Ernest Morton and Delma...

Joan D. Codding, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Joan D. Codding, 74, of Adams died Monday, June 24, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 29, 1945, the daughter of Maurice and Dorothy Wing Clere, she...

David Vallette, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Andrew Vallette of North Adams, Massachusetts, formerly of Cranford and Winfield Park, New Jersey, joined his family in heaven on Friday, June 21, 2019. Known...

Patricia Goman, 78

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Patricia (Racette) Goman, 78, of Adams, died on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Albany Medical Center. She was born in North Adams on December 13, 1940, a daughter of the...

Leony H. Hooks, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Leony H. Weijers Copeland Hooks, 89, passed away on June 20, 2019. Leony was born on February 9, 1930, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and when she passed was enjoying...

Dr. Mitchell Burgin, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dr. Mitchell J. Burgin, 94, of Brooksby Village Drive, Peabody, and formerly of Williamstown, MA, died on June 21, 2019, at Kaplan House, Danvers, MA. He was born...

Gary Burro, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Gary Alan Burro, 64, died on June 17, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams, MA, on December 24, 1954, a son to the late Angelo J. and Edna (Champney)...

Rita Paoletti, 97

DRURY, Mass. — Rita Isabelle (Barcomb) Paoletti, 97 of Drury, MA, died peacefully on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA, on April 3, 1922,...

Gregory A. Beliveau, 75

ADAMS, Mass. —  Gregory Arthur Beliveau, 75, of 13101 Velma Place NE, Albuquerque, N.M., died on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. Born in Adams on Sept....

Elizabeth 'Betsy' Rancourt, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elizabeth Anne "Betsy" Clermont Rancourt, RN, 74, of Williamstown, died unexpectedly Friday, June 14, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by...

Richard Trudeau, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Richard H. Trudeau, 82, of Adams, died on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Westfield on August 27, 1936, son of the late Edward...

Marion Hazel Crawford, 93

Marion Hazel (Belding) Crawford, 93 of North Adams, MA died Monday June 17, 2019. Born in North Adams on November 13, 1925, daughter of Charles G. and Elizabeth A. (Rougeau) Belding, she attended...

Orella Hartwig Blanchette, 100

ADAMS, Mass. — Orella Hartwig Blanchette passed away peacefully Friday morning, June 14, 2019. Born in Adams on April 12, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Adelard and Hilda Lamoureux...

Eileen Tisdale, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eileen Patricia (O'Neil) Tisdale, 75, of North Adams died June 13, 2019. She was born in North Adams on September 6, 194,3 a daughter of the late Thomas and...

Ella S. Tower, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ella Susan (Robinson) Tower, 88 of North Adams, MA, died Saturday June 15, 2019 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, MA, on January 13, 1931 daughter of...

Evelyn Schoen, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Evelyn Gertrude "Chummy" (Honan) Schoen, 93, of Williamstown died Monday June 10, 2019, at her home. She was born in Naugatuck, CT, on May 19, 1926, the second of...

Howard L. Chesbro, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Howard L. Chesbro, 81, passed away on the evening of Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Baystate Medical Center Springfield after a brief illness. Howard was born on March 16,...