Obituaries

Russell W. Pearson, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Russell William Pearson, 64, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center North.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

June S. Leonesio, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — June Selma (Anderson) Leonesio, 95, of Williamstown, Mass., died Monday, March 12, 2018 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on February 28,...

Robert J. Burridge, 50

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert John Burridge, 50, of Schwetzingin, Germany died, February 6, 2018 in Germany. He was born in Hollywood, Fla., on November 11, 1967, son of Patricia A. (Williams)...

Stanley S. Sweet Jr., 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stanley Sherwood Sweet Jr., 59, of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully on Monday, March 12, 2018, at his home.  He was born in Brattleboro, Vt., on October 27,...

Rev. John C. Chwalek, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — The Rev. John C. Chwalek, retired Pastor of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Adams, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at the age of 95. He was born in Ludlow, Mass., on October 7,...

Leo A. Benoit III, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leo Arthur Benoit III, 59, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at his home. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 30, 1958, son of Martha...

Patricia Ann Therrien, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Ann (Monette) Therrien, 60, of North Adams died peacefully Friday, March 9, 2018, at her home. She was born in Adams on April 11, 1957, a daughter of the...

Carol Ann Corl, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carol Ann (Wisniewski) Gross Corl, 76, of North Adams, Mass., died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Williamstown Commons after a long illness. She was born in Brooklyn,...

Myrna Harvey, 84

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Myrna (Lavanway) Harvey, 84, formerly of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at her daughter’s home in Stamford, Vt., where she has resided for the...

June L. Leavens, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — June Laura (Haley) Leavens, 89, formerly of Williamstown, died March 3, 2018, in Arkansas.  She was born in Williamstown on May 23, 1928, a daughter of the...

Michael Coughlin

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Coughlin died on February 27, 2018, at BMC-North Adams.  He attended school in North Adams and graduated from Drury High School in 1961. He attended...

Ralph W. Underwood Jr., 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Walter Underwood Jr., 90, of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, March 5, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.  He was born in North Adams,...

Pearl A. Mullett, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pearl Annette Mullett, 80, of North Adams died peacefully Sunday, March 4, 2018.   She was born in the Town of Florida on April 16, 1937, a daughter of the late...

John ‘Jack’ Delisle, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John “Jack” Alan Delisle, 77, of North Adams died on Sunday, March 4, 2018.  He was born in North Adams on July 1, 1940, a son of the late Henry...

Susan A. Sherman, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Susan Ann (Clairmont) Sherman, 62, of Sterling Drive in North Adams, died peacefully on Sunday, March 4, 2018. She was born in North Adams on June 7, 1955, a...

Ray O. Bentley, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Ray O. Bentley, 91, formerly of North Adams and Adams, died Saturday afternoon, March 3, 2018, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. He was born in...

Ronald E. Kolodziej, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald E. Kolodziej, 73, of Adams passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018, at his home. Born in Adams on June 25, 1944, he was the son of the late Edward and Genevieve...

Theresa Dolle, 88

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mrs. Theresa (Pelletier) Dolle, 88, of Clarksburg died peacefully surrounded by her family and friends at her home on Friday, March 2, 2018. She was born in Adams on...

George E. Mulcahy, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — George Edward Mulcahy, 90, of Adams, Mass., died on February 28, 2018, at his home.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., a son to the late Charles M. and Florence...

Richard A. Genova, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Aldo Genova, 70, of Lakewood Ranch, Fla., formerly of Wilmington, N.C., and Williamstown, Mass., passed away in his sleep on February 24, 2018. Richard was...

Mathew G. Harrington, 56

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Mathew Greg Harrington, 56, of Adams, died on Tuesday evening, February 27, 2018, at his home. He was born in Adams on April 23, 1961, a son of the late Verne and...

Elaine E. Gaspardi, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elaine Eleanor (Chilson) Gaspardi, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, February 26, 2018, at Williamstown Commons.  She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Jane Davis, 55

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jane Davis, 55, of North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully February 22, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.  Jane was born November 22, 1962, to Walter...

Nancy I. Keleher, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nancy Irene (McDevitt) Keleher, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, February 25, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center.  She was born in Adams, Mass., on...

Joan L. Wilk services

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Funeral services for Mrs. Joan Lucille (Kittler) Wilk, 87, of Cheshire, who died on Friday, December 15, 2017, will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 9:45 a.m. from...