Obituaries

Brenda L. Andersen, 57

ADAMS, Mass. — Brenda Lee (Peters) Andersen, 57, of Adams, Mass., died Sunday, September 10, 2017, at BMC-North Adams. She was born in Dallas, Texas, on August 14, 1960, daughter of...

Christopher D. Rancourt, 23

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Christopher David Rancourt, 23, died Saturday, September 9, 2017.  He was born in North Adams on August 4, 1994, a son of David Christopher Rancourt and Valerie...

Dr. M. Peter Wright, 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Dr. M. Peter Wright, 75, formerly of 57 Mountain View Drive, Clarksburg, passed away at his daughter's home on September 10, 2017 surrounded by his family. Dr....

Frank H. Lyon Jr., 59

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Frank H. "Rick" Lyon Jr., 59, of Adams died on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in North Adams on...

George D. Dragotta, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Damiano Dragotta, 100, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died peacefully in the arms of his daughter, Doreen Tustison, and granddaughter, Jade Hardy, on Sunday,...

Ralph C. Lewis Jr., 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Clayton Lewis Jr., 82, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.  He was born in North...

Mary A. Boisvert, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Alice (Stockwell) Boisvert, 96, of North Adams died on Wednesday, August 31, 2017, at North Adams Commons. She was born on February 2, 1921, in Cliffside Park,...

Lillian J. Houghton, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian Jane (Gregalis) Houghton, 88, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. She was...

Mary G. Jacobs, 67

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Gerarda (Maciora) Jacobs, 67, a 43-year resident of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Williamstown Commons in...

Lawrence R. Lewis, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Royal Lewis, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 17, 1936, son of Ralph C....

Frank K. Tatro, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Frank Kenneth Tatro, 79, of Clarksburg died Monday, August 28, 2017, at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.  He was born in Clarksburg on June 29, 1938,...

Theresa Genesi, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa (Boudreau) Genesi, 89, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, August 27, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on July 11, 1928,...

Constance L. Weiss, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Constance L. Langlois Weiss, 88, formerly of Adams, Mass., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 20, 2017.  She was born in 1929, the daughter of Elie and...

Beatrice R. O’Brien, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Longtime healthcare provider Beatrice Rose (Green) O’Brien, RN, 85, formerly of North Adams, Mass., died on August 25, 2017, at Lawrence General Hospital,...

Phyllis M. Bullett, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Phyllis Marie (Sanguinet) Bullett, 83, of North Adams passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Albany Medical Center in Albany,...

Leo J. Lamore Jr., 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leo Joseph Lamore Jr., 87, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.  He was born in North Adams,...

Judith Ann Maynard, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Judith Ann Maynard, 68, of North Adams died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a brief illness.    Born in North...

Nancy Ann Nichols, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nancy Ann Nichols, 87, of North Adams, died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.    Born in Williamstown on June 4,...

John B. Sheahan, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Bernard Sheahan, 93, of Williamstown, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017.    Born in Toledo, Ohio, on Sept. 11, 1923, he was the first of three sons of...

Rose Graziani, 101

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Rose Marie Graziani, 101, of 100 Main Street, Cheshire, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at her home. The oldest resident of Cheshire, she was soon to be honored by the...

Dorothy Bliss, 101

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dot Bliss passed away on August 19, 2017, in Williamstown Commons Nursing Home. She was 101 years old.  Born Dorothy May Davison on May 2, 1916, she was the...

Francis E. Durant, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Francis E. Durant, 87, passed away Thursday evening, August 10, 2017, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Adams on August 13, 1929, son...

Cheryl Ann Costine, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Cheryl Ann (Perry) Costine, 74, of Williamstown, formerly of North Adams, died on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Mass. She...

Ernestine Geary, 67

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Ernestine M. "Ernie" Geary, 67, of 12 Richardson Street, Cheshire, passed away on August 9, 2017, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pittsfield...

Carol L. Morgan, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carol L. (Perry) Morgan, 75, of North Adams, Mass., died on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pa. She was born in North Adams on October 2, 1941 a daughter...