Obituaries

James R. Fachini, 72

FLORIDA, Mass. — James Richard Fachini, 72, of Mohawk Trail Florida, Mass., died on Monday, January 15, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Doris R. Lemaire, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris Ruth (Colt) Lemaire, 90, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, January 14, 2018, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 16, 1927...

Frances Dudziak, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Dudziak, 76, of Adams passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the widow of Thaddeus J....

Florence S. Kordana, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Florence Stephanie (Baran) Kordana, 90, of Adams passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Williamstown Commons. She was born on February 25, 1927, in Adams,...

Lonnie Bishop, 68

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The family of Lonnie Bishop regrets to announce the death of their brother, husband, father and grandfather. Lonnie died on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the Holy...

Marion Shaw, 104

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marion (Davis) Shaw, 104, of Williamstown, Mass., died Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at her home. She was born in Enchant, Alberta, Canada, on January 19, 1913, first...

Helen J. Morin, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Helen J. (Tomkowicz) Morin, 88, of Adams, died on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at her home.  She was born in Adams on February 20, 1929, daughter of the late Andrew...

Jeannette V. Sworzen, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Jeannette V. (Ziemba) Sworzen, 86, of Adams, died Wednesday evening, January 10, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Adams on August 4,...

Cecilia E. Adams, 103

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Cecilia "Ceil" Evelyn (Martin) Adams, 103, of Wells Avenue, North Adams, Mass., passed away on January 10, 2018, at North Adams Commons, where she had...

Mark E. Ogert, 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Mark E. Ogert, 51, of North Adams, died on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in North Adams on December 16, 1966, son...

Susan M. Derosia, 61

ADAMS, Mass. — Miss Susan M. Derosia, 61, of Adams died on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on May 4, 1956, daughter of the late Harry...

Ruth A. Bernardi, 95

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Ruth Agnes (O'Neill) Bernardi, 95, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Friday January 5, 2018. She was born in Williamstown on March 13, 1922, a daughter of the late...

James A. Renton, 71

CHESHIRE, Mass. — James A. Renton, 71, of Cheshire, Mass., died Wednesday, January 3, 2018. He was born in Adams, Mass., on March 16, 1946, son of James and Rita Emma (Gageant) Renton....

Yvonne ‘Tiny’ McHaffie, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Yvonne "Tiny" (Babeu) McHaffie of North Adams died on January 3, 2018, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in North Adams on April 3, 1933, a...

Danielle Trottier, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Danielle (Huet) Trottier, 79, of Adams died Tuesday evening, January 2, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Danielle was born in New York City on June...

Gloria N. Rolland, 95

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Gloria N. Rolland, 95, formerly of 50 Dean Street, died January 2, 2018, at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Williamstown on January 11, 1922, she was the daughter...

Bernard J. Robert, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Joseph Robert, 96, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, December 31, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on January 3, 1921, a son of the late...

Nancy M. Lamb, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Nancy Marie (Fortin) Lamb, 70, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Friday, December 29, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She was born in North...

James M. Ritter, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James Michael Ritter of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., passed away on December 27, 2017, at the age of 64 in the state of Florida, where he truly enjoyed spending his...

Edmund ‘Moose’ Ziaja, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edmund Martin “Moose” Ziaja, 91, of Adams died on Sunday, December 31, 2017, at his home. He was born in Adams on August 10, 1926, a son of the late Martin...

John P. Macksey, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Patrick Macksey, 59, of North Adams, Mass., died on Saturday, December 30, 2017.  He was born in North Adams on September 6, 1958, a son of Barbara...

Joshua A. Sargent, 29

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joshua Aron Sargent, 29, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, January 1, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He...

Tiffany E. Bednarz, 29

ADAMS, Mass. — Miss Tiffany E. Bednarz, 29, of Adams died on Wednesday, December 20, 2017.  She was born in North Adams on December 3, 1988, daughter of Victoria (Jones) Gagne and...

Tom B. Olsen, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tom Blake Olsen, 88, of North Adams died on Monday, December 25, 2017, at his home. He was born on July 22, 1929, in Ferguson, Iowa, a son of the late Thomas &...

Aaron B. Silsby, 33

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Aaron Benjamin Silsby, 33, of North Adams died on Saturday, December 23, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on March 12, 1984, a son of Sheila Marie...