Obituaries

Carl R. Tovani, 77

FLORIDA, Mass. — Carl Ronald Tovani, 77, of Florida, Mass., died Thursday, December 27, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 15, 1941, son of Walter and Loretta...

Donald E. Morin, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald E. Morin, 89, of North Adams died on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at his home. He was born in North Adams on April 9, 1929, a son of the late Joseph &...

Gail M. Dix, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gail Marie (Jones) Dix, 68, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., surrounded by her loving...

John W. Churchill, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Winston Churchill, 78, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded...

Robert A. Kateley, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Arthur Kateley, 89, of North Adams died Saturday, December 22, 2018, at the North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on September 9, 1929, a son of...

Gladys J. Czubryt, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Gladys J. (Wol) Czubryt, 97, formerly of Meadow Street, Adams, died Wednesday morning, December 12, 2018, at Genesis Wayne Center in Wayne, Pa. She was born in Adams...

Barbara J. Stickney, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Jane (Allen) Stickney, 91, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since November 12, 2015. She was born at North...

Joseph A. Wegrzyn, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Joseph A. Wegrzyn, 90, of Adams died on Monday, December 17, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on September 30, 1928, a son of the...

Debra M. Soha, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Debra "Debbie" Mary Soha, 61, of North Adams, Mass., passed peacefully at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday, December 17, 2018, from long-term...

Patricia J. Boisvert, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Patricia Jane (Beaubien) Boisvert, 87, of Adams died on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Hanover Hill Healthcare Center in Manchester, N.H. She was born in North Adams...

Henry M. Tower, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Henry Miles Tower, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, December 16, 2018, at his home. He was born in Dixon, Illinois, on December 5, 1929, son of Louis H. and...

David F. Chilson, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Frank Chilson, 57, of North Adams, Mass., after battling cancer, died peacefully in his home on Saturday, December 15, 2018. He was born in North Adams,...

Jeannette A. Heideman, 92

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Jeannette A. (Boucher) Heideman, 92, of Clarksburg died on Friday, December 14, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on May 22, 1926, a...

William J. Pasotti, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Joseph Pasotti, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 26,...

Richard W. Wells Jr., 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard W. Wells Jr., 94, of Williamstown, Mass., died Wednesday December 5, 2018, at his home in Williamstown. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., on August 9, 1924, son of...

Georgette E. Mancuso, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Georgette Elizabeth (Britt) Maloney Mancuso, 93, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, December 10, 2018, at her daughter’s home in East Longmeadow,...

Raymond F. Guyette, 88

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Raymond Francis Guyette, 88, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Friday, December 7, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on November 24,...

Kathryn A. Hayes, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kathryn Ann (Kelly) Hayes, 78, died peacefully at her home in Dawsonville, Ga., on Saturday, December 1, 2018, after a courageous struggle with rheumatoid arthritis,...

Elizabeth J. Crosier, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Racine) Crosier, 82, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Adams, Mass., on March 7,...

Jacqueline A. Lavariere, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline A. (Delisle) Lavariere, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday December 4, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Crystal A. Brooks, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Crystal Ann Brooks, 58, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center – North Adams.  She was born in North...

James E. Sampson, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James Edwin Sampson, 81, of Williamstown, Mass., died Sunday December 2, 2018, at his home. He was born in Somerville, Mass., on December 3, 1936, son of Clarence...

Loretta M. Sheehy, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Loretta Mary Sheehy, 88, of Williamstown, Mass., passed away peacefully December 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.   Born in New Marlborough, Mass., to the...

Colleen 'Midge' Fogarty, 64

FLORIDA, Mass. — Colleen "Midge" Crosier Fogarty, 64, of the town of Florida, died on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North...

Mary 'Madelyn' Clermont, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary "Madelyn" (Charbonneau) Clermont, 95, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by her family. She...