Obituaries

David M. Crawford, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Montgomery ("Monty") Crawford passed away peacefully on August 2, 2020, at the age of 84 after a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer's. He...

Anita Avery, 93

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Anita (Kirk) Avery, 93, of Adams died peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at her home. She answered to many names, including Anita, Orleta and...

Jane M. Burnett, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Jane M. Burnett returned to her heavenly home on August 3, 2020, after a three-year battle with cancer. Born on September 28, 1946, she was the daughter of Bernard A....

Lucille Ryan, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Lucille Lorinda (Gagner) Ryan, 81, of Clarksburg passed peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020. Lucille was born on February 20, 1939 in North Adams, Mass., to...

Victor S. Ziemba, 76

ADAMS, Mass. —  A graveside committal service for Victor S. Ziemba, 76, lifelong Adams farmer, who died April 8, 2020, will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at 11 a.m. in St....

Angelo Berasi Jr., 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angelo P. Berasi Jr., 92, of North Adams died peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at home surrounded by his children after a short illness. Angelo was born in...

James Hayes, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James E. Hayes, 77, of Barefoot Bay, Fla., died peacefully in his home Tuesday, July 14, 2020, during his battle with cancer. He was born in Boston, Mass., on March...

Priscilla Shepherd, 85

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Priscilla Ellen (Helfer) Shepherd, 85, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Pittsfield,...

Lucille Candiloro, 95

CLARKSBURG, Mass. —  Lucille Elizabeth (Ramsdell) Candiloro, 95, of Clarksburg, Mass., died at her home of natural causes on Friday, July 24, 2020. Born in Pittsfield,...

Phillip I. Sellers, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Phillip Ian Sellers, 71, of North Adams died on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at the Berkshire medical Center in North Adams. He was born in East Cleveland,...

Donald Pelkey Jr., 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Roy Pelkey Jr., 57, of North Adams, Mass., died on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at the North Campus of the Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in...

Henrietta 'Mickey' Skowronski, 91

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Henrietta "Mickey" (Nowak) Skowronski, 91, of Adams died on Friday, July 17, 2020, at her home. She was born in Adams on May 29, 1929, a daughter of the...

Michael Lapedota, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Michael Lapedota, 56 of North Adams, Mass., died Monday, July 20, 2020, at North Adams Commons. He was born in Queens, N.Y., on July 15, 1964, a son of the late...

Henry G. Greenleaf, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Henry George Greenleaf, 85, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday July 18, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on July 15,...

Gary W. Mendel, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Gary W. Mendel, 77, of Adams died Sunday morning, July 19, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on January 11, 1943, a son of...

Kristin Rougeau, 38

FLORIDA, Mass. — Kristin Louise Smith Rougeau, 38, of the town of Florida, died on Saturday, July 18, 2020, as a result of a motorcycle accident. She was born in North Adams on Jan. 11,...

Dorothy Newman, 90

FLORIDA, Mass.— Dorothy Christine (Scovine) Newman, 90, of the Town of Florida, Mass., died on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at the North Adams Campus of Berkshire Medical...

Diane DiSanti, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Diane C. DiSanti, 70, of North Adams, Mass., died on Sunday, July 19, 2020, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. She was born on July 25,...

Irene H. Markland, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Helen Markland, 92, of Adams, Mass., died on Thursday night, July 16, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center, with family at her side. She was born in Adams on June 2,...

Kevin J. Rennie, 37

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Kevin James Rennie, 37, of Adams, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at his home. He was born in Pittsfield on April 12, 1983, a son of the late William and Nancy...

Edward M. Bednarczyk, 32

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Michael Bednarczyk, 32, of North Adams, Mass., died on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on June...

Rosalie Randall, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Rosalie (Wandrei) Randall, 82, of Adams died on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at her home after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Adams on March 24, 1938,...

Paul Maynard, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Paul Joseph Maynard, 83, of Williamstown, Mass., died at his home on Thursday, July 16, 2020. He was born in Clarksburg, Mass., a son of the late Walter Leroy and...

Harold G. Brotzman, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Harold George Brotzman, 78, of Williamstown passed away July 9, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Harold, son of Lee and Dorothy Wentzel Brotzman, was...

Norma Quimby,78

HANCOCK, Mass. — Norma Jane (Blair) Quimby, 78, of Hancock Road, Hancock, Mass., died on July 10, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. Norma was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on June 7,...