Obituaries

Lorraine S. Shapiro, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Sisselman Shapiro was born April 27, 1928 in Cedarhurst NY. Father Nathan Sisselman from Russia (parents were Eva and Samuel Sisselman), and Nettie Lipman...

James J. Pyra, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James J. Pyra, 77, of Adams, died on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at Albany Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on July 23, 1948, son of the late Edward and Jane...

Roger A. Pedercini, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Roger Anthony Pedercini, 95 of North Adams, MA died Thursday April 9, 2026 at Williamstown Commons. Roger was born in North Adams, MA on April 8, 1931, a son of...

Samuel Humes IV, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Samuel Humes, beloved husband of Lynne DeLay, dad of Hans and Hamilton, and Daddy Daddy for Willem, Henk, Samuel Kees, Etta, Elias, Mina, and Amielyn, passed away...

Bruce Edmond Pierce, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bruce Edmond Pierce, 73, of North Adams, died on Dec, 27, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Bruce was proud to be a tissue and organ donor, helping the...

Wayne Morrison, 76

Wayne Capron Morrison, 76, a lifelong resident of Williamstown, MA, died Friday, April 10, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in North Adams, MA, on June 9, 1949, a...

Jeffrey David Phelps, 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Jeffrey David Phelps (born Jeffrey Steven Burdick), 47, of San Francisco, CA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday March 31, 2026. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on...

Helen C. Koperniak, 95

ADAMS, Mass. —Mrs. Helen Carolyn (Michalski) Koperniak, 95, of Adams died peacefully Thursday morning, April 9, 2026, at her home with family by her side. She was born in Adams on May 29, 1930,...

Ali Khaled Maher, 56

ADAMS, Mass. — Ali Khaled Maher, of Belleville, Mich., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He faced his illness with the same...

Carl Joseph Gageant, 53

  SERVICE NOTICE Graveside services for Carl Gageant will take place on Friday April 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the family plot in Clarksburg Cemetery. Following the service a reception will...

Elizabeth Patricia Siskind, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Elizabeth Patricia Diem (Monahan) Siskind, 86, of Williamstown, Massachusetts, on December 28, 2025....

Joseph Lazarczyk, 79

Joseph Francis Lazarczyk, 79, of North Adams died on Tuesday  April 7, 2026 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a 24-year battle with prostate cancer. Joseph was born on...

Sally Josephine (Les) Nolan, 90

Sally Josephine (Les) Nolan, 90, of North Adams, died on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Williamstown Commons. She was born in Adams on February 19, 1936, the daughter of Joseph Edward and Wanda...

Peter F. Harrison

The family of Peter F. Harrison is saddened to announce his passing on March 13, 2026.  Peter lived a life filled with family, friends, and love of travel and the outdoors. Gone too soon,...

Jeannette Holmes, 100

Jeannette C. (Lanoue) Holmes, 100 years old of North Adams, died at the Williamstown Commons on Saturday, April 4, 2026. She was born on June 6, 1925, a daughter of the late Prudent and Mary...

Kurt William Scholz, 56

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Kurt William Scholz, age 56, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. He was born on Sept. 27, 1969. Kurt has been the owner of Old New England Property...

Judith A. Serre, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Judith Anne (Harrington) Serre, 80, of North Adams, died on Monday, March 30, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was born in North Adams on...

Glenn D. Alibozek, 65

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Glenn D. Alibozek, 65, of Adams, died on Friday, April 3, 2026, at his home. He was born in North Adams on October 9, 1960, a son of the late David and Doris...

Richard J. "Dick" Farley, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Richard “Dick” Joseph Farley of Williamstown, Massachusetts—beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and cherished friend—passed away...

Cecelia B. Michalenko, 90

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Cecelia B. (Biros) Michalenko, 90, of Adams, died Tuesday evening, March 31, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Adams on September 11, 1935, a...

Loriann Lewis, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Loriann Lewis passed away at home in North Adams on March 16, 2026, after a long illness.  She was the daughter of Joyce and Ralph Lewis and the granddaughter of...

Carol F. Bratcher, 93

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Mrs. Carol F. (Davis) Bratcher, 93, of Cheshire, died Tuesday morning, March 31, 2026 at Williamstown Commons. She was born in Oneonta, NY on October 5, 1932, a...

Ronald F. Duda, 78

ADAMS, Mass. —  Ronald Francis Duda, 78, of Adams, died Tuesday evening, March 31, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Adams on November 13,1947, a son of the late Stanley and...

Joseph Eaton Dewey, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Joseph Eaton Dewey passed away at his home in Williamstown on November 9 at the age of 99. He was born May 1, 1926, in Cleveland Ohio to Daniel Dewey of...

Patricia Licht, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Patricia Alice (DeRose) Licht, 90, of North Adams, MA passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2026 at North Adams Commons. A daughter of Orville Clarence...