Obituaries

Doris M. Fortin, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Doris M. Fortin, 93, of Adams passed away peacefully January 23, 2018, at the Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 19, 1924, daughter of...

Eric M. Alfonso, 34

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Eric Michael Alfonso, 34, of Cheshire, Mass., died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 27, 2018. He was born on October 2, 1983, in Pittsfield a son of John Alfonso of...

James J. Crawford, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James Joseph Crawford, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, January 26, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 7, 1927, son...

Dorothy H. Roulier, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Helen (Rolniak) Roulier of Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side on the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, after a long, courageous...

John J. Holmes Jr., 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John James Holmes Jr., 96, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, January 29, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 31, 1921, son...

Barbara E. Dean, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara E. Dean, 80, of North Adams, Mass., and formerly of Arizona, died on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, Mass. She was born in...

Burton D. Davis, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Burton Donald Davis passed away in Palm Springs, California, on December 19, 2017, at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Dorothy (Volpi)...

Richard 'Dick' Duprat, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Richard "Dick" Duprat, 67, of Adams, died on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams. He was born in North Adams on August 21,...

John H. Sylvester, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John H. Sylvester of Williamstown, Mass., passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Williamstown Commons, Williamstown, Mass. John was the second son born to...

Leonard W. Keyes, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leonard W. Keyes, 101, of North Adams, Mass., passed away on January 27, 2018, at Sweetbrook Nursing Home after a short illness. He was the son of the late Florence...

Dorothy M. Pasierbiak, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Mary (Tourjee) Pasierbiak, 96, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, January 26, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 5,...

Ralph O. Dodge, 87

FLORIDA, Mass. — Ralph Oliver Dodge, 87, of Florida, Mass., died Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Whitingham, Vt., on July 30, 1930 a son of Percy...

Earl F. Hartwig, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Earl F. Hartwig, 92, of Adams, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the North Adams Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Adams on December 3, 1925,...

Hazel Mae Wilkin, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hazel Mae Wilkin, 96, of 140 Church St., Williamstown, Mass., died on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Rita T. Dugal, 81

FLORIDA, Mass. — Rita Theresa (Poirot) Dugal, 81, of Central Shaft Road, Florida, Mass., died on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at Williamstown Commons after a brief illness.  She was...

Thomas M. O’Connor, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Michael O'Connor, 64, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday January 22, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on January 23,...

Phyllis Norton, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Phyllis (McNanley) Norton, 89, of Williamstown, Mass., died peacefully on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She was...

F. Allen Gotzens, 81

ADAMS, Mass. — F. Allen Gotzens, 81, formerly of Adams, Mass., son of the late Richard “Dick” Gotzens and Cyrella (Bacon) Gotzens, who passed on this same date in 1984, passed...

Marie Moon, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marie (Esposito) Moon, 79, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Craneville Place after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was...

Arlene I. Dickinson, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Arlene Ione (Tatro) Dickinson, 82, of North Adams, Mass., died Thursday, January 18, 2018, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 11, 1935,...

Joseph S. Arabia, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph S. Arabia passed away on January 16, 2018, in St. Petersburg, Fla., where he lived since 1958. Joe was born on September 18, 1930, the son of the late Joseph...

Michael E. Armata, 69

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. Michael Edward Armata, 69, of Cheshire died on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on October 3, 1948, a son of...

Edward C. Trumble, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward C. Trumble, 78, of Adams died on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on July 25, 1939, a son of the late...

Rita Cardinal, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Rita (Rougeau) Cardinal, 97, of Adams died on Friday, January 12, 2018, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in Adams on April 23, 1920, a daughter of the late...

Edward C. Trumble, 78

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward C. Trumble, 78, of Adams died on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on July 25, 1939, a son of the late Harold...