Obituaries

Lauren M. Dowling, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Lauren M. Dowling 76, of North Adams, MA died Saturday November 5, 2022 at North Adams Commons. She was born in North Adams on March 2, 1946 a daughter of the late...

Vern Adams Emerson, 80

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Vern Adams Emerson, 80, of 44 Richardson Street, Cheshire, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, at North Adams Commons. Born in Springfield, Mass., on June 13, 1942, the son of Emery...

Arline L. Cooper, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Arline Lorraine (Trumble) Lindner Cooper, 78, of North Adams, died on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at her home. She was born in Adams on August 24, 1944, the...

John B. Tassone, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  John Batista Tassone, 97 of North Adams, MA died on Sunday December 11, 2022 after a brief stay at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams, MA on October...

Deborah Lusignan, 51

WINDSOR, Mass. — Deborah Rose Lusignan, 51, of Windsor died Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Debbie was born in Pittsfield on July 16, 1971, a daughter of Edmond and Elisabeth Lusignan...

Ralph J. Riel, 89

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mr. Ralph J. Riel, 89, of Adams, died Thursday evening, December 8, 2022 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. He weas born in Adams on September 22, 1933, the son of the...

Elaine Senecal, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Elaine Therese (Ringie) Senecal, 84 of North Adams died on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Pittsfield on March 3, 1938, a...

Ernest F. Dix Sr., 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Ernest Francis Dix Sr., 75 of Clarksburg died on Thursday December 8, 2022 at home. Ernest was born in North Adams on August 13, 1947 a son of Theresa (Rondeau)...

Joy D. Bishop, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joy D. Bishop, 94, formerly of North Adams, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Westview Nursing Center in Bedford, Ind., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Joy was...

Alfred "Tony" Pearce, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Alfred R. “Tony” Pearce, 67, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Montpelier, VT on...

Kenneth Aubin Sr. 75

Kenneth Allen Aubin, Sr., 75 of North Adams, died at Berkshire Medical Center on Friday, December 2, 2022. Kenneth was born in North Adams on November 13, 1947, a son of the late Olive (Saunders)...

Melford C. Peck, 95

Melford Clarence Peck, 95 of Clarksburg, MA passed away on Saturday December 3, 2022 after a brief stay at Williamstown Commons with his family by his side. Melford was born in Clarksburg on June 23,...

William Vareski,84

William John Vareski, 84, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday November 28th, 2022. He was born in North Adams, MA on November 1st, 1938, a son of the late William Joseph Vareski and Gertrude...

Nick Holly, 51

Nick Holly passed away in the presence of family and friends at his home in Santa Monica after a long illness on November 21st. Born in Rochester on December 22, 1970, he was the son of Grant and...

Joyce Loncto, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Joyce Marie (Graves) Loncto, 78, of Williamstown died on Monday, November 28, 2022 at Williamstown Commons. Joyce was born in Boston, MA on June 24, 1944 a...

Fran Rosasco, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Fran Albert Rosasco, 77, of Williamstown died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at his home. He was born on March 31, 1945 in North Adams, MA; son of the late Francis...

Paul J. Dargie, 62

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Paul J Dargie, 62, passed away on Saturday November 26th at his home in Cheshire, Ma. He was undoubtedly welcomed with open arms by his sister Kim Hiser, his brother...

Thomas A. Brendza, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Thomas Anthony Brendza, 62 of North Adams, MA died Monday November 28, 2022 at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams, MA on March 26, 1960, son of the...

M. John Storey, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  With humility, grace, peace and the loving joy of his family's constant presence, M. John Storey, 79, of Williamstown passed ahead on Saturday, Nov....

Betty-Jo Robillard, 58

ADAMS, Mass. —   Betty-Jo (Daniels) Robillard, 58, of Adams, died on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on June 29, 1964, a daughter of the late...

Theresa 'Ty' Brooks, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Theresa A. "Ty" (Blondin) Brooks, 92, of Williamstown died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, at her home. She was born in North Adams on Feb. 8, 1930, a daughter...

Denise M. Piaggi, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Denise Marie Piaggi, 54 of The Clark Biscuit Apartments North Adams, MA. Died suddenly on November 24, 2022 at the North Adams Emergency room. She was the daughter of...

Robert D. Copeland, Sr., 79

CHESHIRE, Mass. —   Mr. Robert Donald Copeland, Sr, 79, of Cheshire, died Saturday afternoon, November 26, 2022 at his home. He was born in North Adams on November 29, 1942, a son of...

Lori Ann Vadnais, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Lori Ann Vadnais, 60, of Conyers, Ga., died on thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. She was born in North Adams on April 15, 1962, the daughter of Cyrilla "Sis"...

Edward Slavinski, 70

HANCOCK, Mass. —  Edward Slavinski, 70, of Hancock, MA, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Berkshire Medical Center following a period of declining health. Born in New York City, NY...