Obituaries

Robert S. Sprowson, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Stephen "Sprouty" Sprowson, 50, of North Adams died Sunday, December 24, 2017, surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. He was born in...

Marcella Rauscher, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marcella (Hewitt) Rauscher, 82, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017, after a brief illness at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Marcella was born...

Walter E. Bator Jr., 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. Walter Edward Bator Jr., 83, of Cheshire died on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at his home. He was born in Adams on August 15, 1934, a son of the late Walter and...

Paul F. Meaney Jr., 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Franic Meaney Jr., 75, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. He was born in North Adams,...

Gail F. Cote, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On Monday, December 18, 2017, Gail Freda Cote, beloved daughter of Normand E. and Ethel G, (Slater) Cote, went from the loving arms of her earthly family to be in the...

Bruce F. Sniezek, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Bruce F. “Pizza” Sniezek, 63, of Adams, was called home to Heaven, suddenly and unexpectedly while at work on Monday, December 18, 2017. He was born in...

Donald H. Kleiner, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Donald Henry Kleiner, 87, of Williamstown, Mass.,died Saturday December 16, 2017, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility.   He was born in Adams, Mass., on...

Joan L. Wilk, 87

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Joan Lucille (Kittler) Wilk, 87, of Cheshire died on Friday, December 15, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on June 10, 1930,...

Henry J. Colpoys, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Henry Joseph "Joe" Colpoys died peacefully at his home in Williamstown, Mass., on December 15, 2017. Joe was born on December 9, 1930, in Glens Falls,...

Paul S. Sprague, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Paul Stuart Sprague, 72, of Lake Worth, Fla., and a former longtime resident of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at JFK Hospital in Lake Worth. He was...

Lawrence E. Bishop Jr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Emerson Bishop Jr., 77, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center.   He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 25,...

Pamela Koza, 82

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Pamela Koza (nee Brooks), 82, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away on Sunday December 10, 2017. Pamela was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England, on May 19, 1935....

Lawrence E. Bishop Jr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Emerson Bishop Jr., 77, of Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on September 25, 1940,...

John J. Kucich Sr., 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John J. Kucich Sr., of Williamstown, Mass., and Rancho Mirage, Calif., died peacefully on December 2, 2017, in the company of his wife and children after a long...

Donald E. Tatro, 84

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Donald Edward Tatro, 84 of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Friday, December 8, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer.  He was born on September 11, 1933, in...

Monica Dziadzio, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — The family of Monica “Minnie” Dziadzio regretfully announces that she passed away on December 9, 2017, at the age of 95. Monica was born on February 16, 1922,...

Betty LaRoche, 93

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Betty C. (Kenney) LaRoche, 93, of Cheshire, formerly of Adams, died Friday morning, December 8, 2017, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. She was born in Adams on...

Elvino Dellaghelfa, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Elvino  “Al,” “Alvin” Dellaghelfa died peacefully at home on the evening of December 6, 2017, at the age of 90 years old. Al was born in...

Fred A. Windover, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Fred Alvah Windover of Beacon Street, Boston, died Monday, December 4, 2017. He was born April 29, 1938 in North Adams, Mass., the first child of Fred B. and...

Arthur D. Langlois, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arthur Desire Langlois, 94, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at his home.  He was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada, on January...

Ronald F. Bleezarde, 78

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Ronald Frederick Bleezarde, 78, of Beaufort, S.C., formerly of Williamstown, Mass., and Pownal, Vt., died Dec. 3, 2017, in Beaufort Memorial Hospital after battling...

Edward F. Smith Jr., 56

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward "Ned" Faulkner Smith Jr., 56, of Williamstown, Mass., died Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in...

Arleen O'Connor, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Arleen O'Connor, 74, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on April 14, 1943,...

Jessie J. Rusek, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Jessie Janina (Kiczak) Rusek, 92, of Adams died on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the North Adams Commons.  She was born in Praga, Poland, on November 30,...

Dominick G. Papas Jr., 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Dominick George Papas Jr., 83, of Adams, died on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams on February 14, 1934, a son of the late Dominico...