Obituaries

Lawrence J. Whalen, 52

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence (Larry) James Whalen, 52, of North Adams died on Friday, September 22, 2017, at home. He was born on December 31, 1964 in Chicopee, Mass., the son of James...

Lillian A. Godbout, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian A. (Goyette) Godbout, 92, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the North Adams Commons.  She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Marian K. Falcon, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marian Katherine (Scott) Falcon, 83, of North Adams passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017, at Wingate of Norton in Norton, Mass. After a long battle with health issues,...

Charles R. Moran, 70

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Charles R. Moran, 70, of Clarksburg, Mass., died on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. He was born in Clarksburg, Mass.,...

Loretta A. Morey, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Loretta Anita (Brazeau) Morey, 93, of Adams died Friday afternoon, September 29, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on July 4, 1924, a...

William E. Michaels, 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — William E. Michaels of Cheshire joined his wife to make their new home in Heaven on September 27, 2017. He passed at home in the arms of his loving family after a short...

Donald F. Gaffey, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald F. Gaffey, 84, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, September 29, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  He was born in North Adams, Mass., on October 5, 1932,...

Geraldine Haring, 72

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Geraldine E. (Meehan) Haring, 72, of Adams, Mass., died on Monday, September 25, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  She was born on North Adams on November 15, 1944,...

Irene M. Drobiak, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Marie Drobiak, 91, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday September 24, 2017, at her home. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on August 1, 1926 daughter of John...

Emma E. Blair, 94

HANCOCK, Mass. — Emma Elizabeth (Whitman) Blair, 94, of Hancock, Mass., died on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Williamstown Commons. She was born on September 18, 1923, in Hancock,...

Ardent Jensen, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ardent Paul "Art" Jensen, 90, of Naples, Fla., and a former longtime resident of Williamstown and North Adams, Mass., died September 26, 2017, at Avow Hospice...

Benjamin M. Maslanka Jr., 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Benjamin Michael Maslanka Jr., 78, of 150 Ashland St., North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, September 25, 2017, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on...

Priscilla E. Greenlaw, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Priscilla Edith (Douglas) Greenlaw, 87, of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

James E. McKeon, 51

ADAMS, Mass. — James “Uncle James” Edward McKeon, 51, of Howland Avenue, Adams, died on September 18, 2017, at Albany Medical Center.  He was born in North Adams on...

Dana Burdick, 35

FLORIDA, Mass. — Dana Burdick, 35, of Florida, Mass., was shot and killed in a domestic incident on September 11, 2017, in Powhatan, Va., where he had been residing for the last two...

Paul A. Trottier, 83

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Paul Alphonse Trottier, 83, died Monday, September 18, 2017, peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Adams on December 1, 1933, the son of...

Christine M. Moser, 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Christine Margaret (Smith) Moser, 75, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Monday September 18, 2017 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass.,...

Phyllis J. Blair, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Phyllis Jane (Bovey) Blair, 95, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at North Adams Commons.  She was born on January 28, 1921, in...

Lynne F. Wlodyka, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lynne F. Wlodyka, 59, of North Adams died on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Boston Medical Center surrounded by family.  Lynne was born on August 28, 1958, in...

Ruby Carver, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruby Flood Carver passed away peacefully on September 16, 2017, surrounded by loving family members.  Ruby was a remarkable woman whose life was full of...

Brandy-Lee M. Hebert, 37

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Brandy-Lee Marie Hebert, 37, of North Adams, died on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Her death was a result of complications...

Henry J. Breen III, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. &mndash; Henry Joseph "Hank" Breen III, 60, of North Adams, Mass., died Tuesday September 12, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Middleboro,...

Stanley P. Wilk, 89

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mr. Stanley Peter Wilk, 89, of Cheshire died on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Craneville Place in Dalton. He was born in Adams on June 6, 1928, son of the late Frank...

Verne Nassif, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Verne (Allen) Nassif, 97, of Williamstown, Mass., died on Monday, September 11, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on December 3, 1919,...

James Schafer, 73

CHESHIRE, Mass. — James E. “Jim” Schafer, 73, of Cheshire, Mass., passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness.  Born...