Obituaries

Frances N. Schmidt, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances N. (Mancuso) Schmidt, 92, of North Adams died Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. She was born in North Adams on May 20, 1924, daughter of...

Michael G. Downey, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Gerald Downey, 96, of North Adams died on November 11, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 16, 1920, in...

David Benoit Sr., 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Clifford Norman Henry Benoit Sr., 72, of North Adams died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in North Adams on...

William N. Till, 91

WINDSOR, Mass. — William Nicholas Till, 91, formerly of Windsor, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield.  Born in Adams on November 3,...

Werner A. Wohrle, 85

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Werner A. Wohrle, 85, of Cheshire passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Craneville Place of Dalton, where he resided for the past seven years.  Born on...

Michael S. Kondel, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Michael S. Kondel, 67, of 214 North Summer St. passed away at his home Monday, November 7, 2016.  Born in Adams on October 30, 1949, son of the late Stanley M. Kondel...

David F. Rarick, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David F. Rarick, 64, of North Adams died Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., after succumbing to a long battle with...

Lillian Glickman, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian Glickman, 95 years young since February 25, 1921 and daughter of Annie Kronick and Samuel Shapiro, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, November 6,...

Eleanor O'Neil Taff, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eleanor O'Neil Taff, a thoughtful, caring, person, completed her earthly journey and passed from this life into eternal rest on October 28, 2016, at the age of...

Gordon F. Giroux, 70

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Gordon F. Giroux, 70, of Adams died Saturday afternoon, October 22, 2016, at his home.  He was born in Adams on April 12, 1946, a son of the late Leo and Angelina...

Raymond W. Burdick, 91

FLORIDA, Mass. — Raymond Walter Burdick, 91, of the town of Florida died Friday, October 21, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield surrounded by his loving family.  He was...

Edward R. Santerre Jr., 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Edward Roy Santerre Jr., 64, of 21 Bieniek Ave., Adams, died on Friday, October 21, 2016, at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Adams on March 3, 1952,...

Theodore 'Joe' Hoczela, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Theodore Joseph "Joe" Hoczela, 84, of Adams died Wednesday afternoon, October 19, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Adams on December 28, 1931,...

Benedict F. Oleskiewicz, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Benedict F. Oleskiewicz, 90, of Adams died Saturday afternoon, October 15, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Adams on July 7, 1926, a son of the late...

Louis E. Zocchi, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Edward Zocchi, 101, of North Adams died Tuesday October 18, 2016, at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on April 18, 1915 son of Angelo and...

Pauline E. Campbell, 95

FLORIDA, Mass. — Pauline E. (Furlon) Campbell, 95, of Florida, Mass., died on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown, surrounded by her loving family....

Lorraine J. Seymour, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Joan (Dubreuil) Seymour, 89, of North Adams died on Monday, October 17, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center's North Campus.  Lorraine was born in...

Nancy G. MacFadyen, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Nancy G. MacFadyen, 93, of Falmouth and Cambridge, Mass., passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016.  Born on November 29, 1922, in Boston, Nancy was the...

Theresa M. Bellini, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Mary Bellini, 80, of North Adams died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.   She was born in North Adams on May 18, 1936, daughter of...

Thomas E. McDonough, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Edward McDonough, 67, of North Adams died Friday, October 14, 2016, at his home. He was born June 21, 1949 in North Adams, a son of the late Edward Patrick...

Blanche L. Morin, 101

ADAMS, Mass. — Blanche L. Morin, 101, of 37 Friend St. passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Adams on November...

Geraldine Choiniere, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Geraldine Marie "Geri" (Girard) Luczynski Choiniere, 91, of Adams died Tuesday evening, October 11, 2016, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington,...

Lydia M. Spooner, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lydia Mae (Falcon) Spooner, 95, of North Adams died on October 13, 2016, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Victoria, Texas, on August 9, 1921, a daughter of...

Alberta Jean Brady-Till

WINDSOR, Mass. — Alberta Jean Brady-Till, formerly of Windsor, died Monday, October 10, 2016, at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. She was born in Saranac Lake, N.Y.,...

Lawrence A. Osterhout, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Allen Osterhout, 74, of North Adams, formerly of West Stockbridge, died Thursday, October 6, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 6,...