Obituaries

James P. Bigelow, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. James Paul Bigelow, 74, of 430 East Housatonic St., Dalton, formerly of Adams, died suddenly at home on Friday, June 26, 2020. Born in Adams on June 6, 1946, the son...

Edward Pratt, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Alfred Pratt, 91, of Williamstown died on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Sweetbrook Nursing Home. He was born in Housatonic, Mass., on June 13, 1929, a...

Shirley Adams, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Shirley Ann (Morse) Adams, 85, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, June 22, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in North Adams, Mass., on March 7,...

Philip Sprague, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Philip Joseph Sprague, 89, of North Adams, Mass., died, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at his home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Barbara Cheesbro, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Marie (Smith) Cheesbro, 77, of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, June 19, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. She was born in...

Linda Lou Palmer, 72

FLORIDA, Mass. —  Linda Palmer, 72, of Florida, Mass., passed away on June 17, 2020 at North Adams Commons. Linda was born on June 15, 1948, to the late Alfred L. Palmer and Barbara M....

Mark A. Smigel, 54

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mark A. Smigel, 54, of Adams died Wednesday evening, June 17, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in North Adams on September 16, 1965, son of John and...

Bernadette 'Bea' Kordana, 83

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Bernadette A. "Bea" (Baran) Kordana, 83, of Adams, died early Tuesday morning, June 16, 2020, at Craneville Place in Dalton, after a long, courageous...

Leon King Sr., 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Leon Nelson King Sr., 90, of Plainfield, Mass., a former long time resident of Williamstown, died on June 16, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Leon...

Richard 'Dick' Scarafoni, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Richard "Dick" Scarafoni died peacefully at his home in Port St. Luicie, Florida, on Monday, June 8, 2020, at 86.  Dick was born on September 24,...

Sharon M. Wondoloski, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Sharon Marie (Mulcahy) Wondoloski, 70, of North Adams, Mass., died Saturday June 13, 2020, at her home. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on June 10,...

Rita DiFalco, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Rita Virginia (Moruzzi) DiFalco, 87, died peacefully in her sleep on June 4, 2020, in New Port Richey, Fla. Rita was born in Readsboro, Vt., on December...

Jeffrey P. Polucci, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Jeffrey Peter Polucci, 66 of North Adams, Mass., died on Friday, June 5, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. He was born in North Adams on...

Margaret Odell, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Margaret Stevenson Odell, 93, lifelong resident of Williamstown, died on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at North Adams Commons. Margaret was born in Williamstown, Mass., on...

Gerald LeSage, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gerald "Jerry" Patrise LeSage, 75, passed away at his home on March 7, 2020. Jerry was widely known in the North Country as the Pepperidge Farm bread man. Born...

Marie 'Tootsie' Kanelos, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Marie Rose Kanelos (lovingly nicknamed "Tootsie"), 83, a former longtime North Adams resident, died Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Sweet Brook Rehabilitation...

Bette Joan Cross, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Bette Joan (Gross) Cross, 72, of North Adams, Mass., died Wednesday June 3, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Clarksburg, Mass., on April 5, 1948, a...

Susan Brooks, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Susan Jane Goodell Brooks, 50, of North Adams, died on June 6, 2020, at her home. Susan was born in North Adams on Oct. 7, 1969, to Wayne and Susan...

Lorraine Leonard, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine (Lussier) Leonard, 92, of North Adams died Friday evening, June 5, 2020, at the Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in...

Stacy L. Pelletier, 44

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Senior Master Sergeant Stacy Lyn (Zwiercan) Pelletier, USAF (Ret.), 44 of Aurora, Colo., died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Parker Adventis Hospital in...

Denise M. Swistak, 62

ADAMS, Mass. — Denise M. (Boillat) Swistak, 62, of Adams, Mass., died June 5, 2020, after waging a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer, surrounded by her family. Born...

Esther S. DeMayo, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Esther Shirley Smith DeMayo, 87, of Trumbull, Conn., went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, while at home with her family. She was born...

Barbara A. Rondeau, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Barbara Ann (Brelia) Rondeau, 92, of North Adams, Mass., passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at home under the loving care of her family....

Lance Liddle, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lance Lee Liddle, 81, of North Adams, Mass., died on Monday, May 25, 2020, at the Williamstown Commons Nursing Home. He was born in North Adams, Mass., on...

Raymond Dushaney, 52

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Raymond­­ H. Dushaney Jr., 52, of North Adams passed away on Thursday, May, 21, 2020. He was born in North Adams on July 13, 1967, and grew up in...