Obituaries

Alice Badorini, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Alice (Moncecchi) Badorini, 86, of Adams died Tuesday morning, February 5, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  She was born in Berbenno, Province...

Colleen M. Kidney, 61

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Colleen Margaret Kidney, 61, of 67 Dean Street, Cheshire, Mass., died February 6, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in Pittsfield on June 29, 1957, she was...

John Joseph Hickey Jr., 84

John Joseph Hickey Jr., 84, of Clarksburg, MA, peacefully entered eternal rest on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at North Adams Commons, surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Adams, MA,...

Helen V. Phaneuf, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Victoria (Stahowski) Phaneuf, 91, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Great...

Irene H. Connor, 94

ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Helen (Gage) Connor, 94, of East Longmeadow, Mass., and former longtime resident of Adams, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Baystate Medical Center in...

Anthony Kurpaska, 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Anthony "Tony" Kurpaska, 83, of Cheshire died on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  Born on May 27,1935, the son...

Pearl A. Clairmont, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pearl Alice (Lemieux) Clairmont, 77, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, February 4, 2019, at Hillcrest Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on December 14,...

Diane A. Miller, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Diane A. Miller, 60, of North Adams passed away peacefully at her home February 3, 2019.   Born May 7, 1958, in North Adams, daughter of Frank E Wiles, Sr and...

William W. Duverney, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. William Wilfred Duverney, 71, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, February 4, 2019, at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 15, 1947,...

Edward C. Morrone, 90

FLORIDA, Mass. — Edward Christopher Morrone, 90, of Drury/Florida, Mass., passed away on January 30, 2019. He was born to parents Christopher and Concetta (Ranfone) Morrone, on May 12,...

Steven E. Lewis Sr., 61

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Steven E. Lewis Sr., 61, of Adams, died Wednesday afternoon, January 30, 2019, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on October 12, 1957, a son of the late Arthur and...

Vere C. Chappell, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. Vere Claiborne Chappell, PhD, philosopher and scholar, died Monday, January 28, 2019, at North Adams Commons.   He was born in Rochester, N.Y., on March 22,...

William E. Hurley Jr., 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Edward Hurley Jr., 64, of North Adams died Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams on January 6, 1955, a son of the...

Dwayne A. Darling, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dwayne Attwood Darling, 58, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 21, 1960,...

Ronald Kelly, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Kelly of North Adams died Monday, January 28, 2019, at his home. He was born in Jenson, Fla., on February 2, 1925, a son of the late James and Julia (Smith)...

Duane A. Broga Jr., 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Duane Arthur Broga Jr., 47, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., after a brief illness.  Duane was born in...

Helen M. Wandrei, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Helen M. (Lepak) Wandrei, 97, of Adams died on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on September 28, 1921, a daughter of the late...

Francis A. Rolnick, 55

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Francis Allan Rolnick, 55, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on June 14, 1963,...

Paul A. Foster, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Arnold Foster, 80, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, January 25, 2019, at his home. He was born in Bennington, Vt., on May 4, 1938, son of Percy and Luella...

Lawrence N. Collier, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Norman Collier, of North Adams, formerly of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, passed away on January 22, 2019 due to congestive heart failure. Larry was born on...

Beverly Ann Brown, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beverly Ann (Carver) Brown, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at Williamstown Commons surrounded by her loving family. She was born in...

Irene McHarg, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Irene (Tworig) McHarg passed away in the early morning of January 17, 2019. A native of Williamstown and a former resident of Adams, Irene died at North Adams Commons...

Frederick S. Bernat, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frederick S. Bernat, 82, of Adams died on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on June 25, 1936, son of the late...

Charles J. Fuqua, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Charles John Fuqua peacefully passed away at home on January 19, 2019, surrounded by his family. Charlie was born to John Howe Fuqua and Gillian Quennell Fuqua on...

Edward LaPlante, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Terrance "Terry" LaPlante, 89, of Pines Lodge Park, Williamstown, died Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the Williamstown Commons. Terry was born in...