Obituaries

Fred Arthur Martin, 88

CHESHIRE, Mass. —  Fred Arthur Martin, 88, of Cheshire, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Aug. 3, surrounded by family during his final days. Those who knew Fred often said that...

Mark E. Daigneault, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Mr. Mark Edward Daigneault, 63, of Adams, died Saturday morning, August 8, 2026 at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on August 21, 1962, son of the late...

Charles Rancatti

ADAMS, Mass. —   Charles "Chuck" Rancatti, Jr., 88, of Adams, MA, passed away August 6, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center.  Born in North Adams on April 23, 1938, he was...

Max Curtis Rothschild, 7

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Max Curtis Rothschild, beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend, died tragically on Friday, Aug. 7, after being hit by a car while riding his bike....

Arthur J. Weeden, 77

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mr. Arthur J. Weeden, 77, of Adams, died on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Troy, NY on August 11, 1948, a son of...

George Ernest Berne, 82

ADAMS, Mass. —  George Ernest Berne, 82 of Adams, MA, died on Monday, August 3, 2026 at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield, MA on June 4, 1944. George was the son of the late...

Anthony Accetta, 75

Anthony F. Accetta (Tony) 75, born February 9,1951 in North Adams, MA, passed away on July 5, 2026, at his home in North Adams. Tony grew up in North Adams and attended North Adams schools. He was...

Channing Brown Murdock, 91

Channing Brown Murdock, 91, passed away peacefully on July 8th, 2026, with his two sons by his side.  "He dreamed it and he did it!" These are the words of his late wife Jane...

Robert S. Bleau, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —  Robert Stanley Bleau, 74, passed away on July 27, 2026, at his beloved summer camp in Addison, Vermont—a place where he found peace, happiness, and some of his...

Eric Raymond Burdick, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Eric Raymond Burdick, 65 of North Adams, MA. died Tuesday July 28, 2026 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born February 17, 1961, in North Adams , a son of...

Joseph David Coury,82

Joseph David Coury, 82, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Adams, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1943, he was...

Susan Pike, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Susan Pike of Williamstown passed away on July 18, 2026 in the loving embrace of her family, after a life lived with caring, intention, and creativity. With her...

Raymond Albert Therrien, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Raymond Albert Therrien, 80, of Williamstown, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Born in North Adams on August 23, 1945, he was the...

Carol Ann (Tavares) Pregent, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — With hearts full of sorrow and faith in the Lord, the Pregent family shares that Carol Ann (Tavares) Pregent, 79, of Garner, NC, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2026,...

Carey R. Montville, 89

SAVOY, Mass. —  Mrs. Carey Rae (Andrews) Montville, 89, of Savoy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Charlene Manor Extended Care in Greenfield. Carey was born in Adams...

Barbara S. McKenna, 90

ADAMS, Mass. —   Mrs. Barbara S. (Kozik) McKenna, 90, of Manchester, VT, a former longtime resident of Adams, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at her home. She was born in Adams on...

Mark Alan LaPine, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Mark Alan LaPine, 65, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2026, surrounded by family. Mark was born in North Adams, on Jan. 16, 1961, a son of Karl Edward LaPine and...

Marie Rose Norman, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Marie Rose (Champagne) Norman, 80, of North Adams, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Born...

"Kate" Mary Katherine (Madaris) Cook, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —   Mary Katherine Madaris was born on December 8,1952, and grew up in Trenton, NJ. She attended Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, and moved to the Berkshires...

Thomas N. McLaren, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas N. McLaren, 73, of Wilmington, raised in Adams, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, July 17, 2026. Thomas was born in North Adams on June 6, 1953; he was the...

Bertha M. Starbird, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bertha M. Jacobs Hamm Starbird, 90, of Dade City, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield and Stephentown, N.Y., was called to be with her angels on Saturday, July 11, 2026, with her...

Allen D. Haskins, 68

SAVOY, Mass. — Mr. Allen D. Haskins, 68, of Savoy, died Friday morning, July 17, 2026 at his home. He was born in Adams on November 11, 1957, a son of the late Douglas and Doris (Clairmont)...

Edward M. Kulpa, 92

ADAMS, Mass. —Mr. Edward M. Kulpa, of Adams, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on July 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Ed was born on April 2, 1934, in Adams, MA, to the late Martin A. and...

Robert C. Duverney, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Duverney on Saturday July 11th at Baystate Medical Center at the age of 71 surrounded by his family....

Joan Haskins, 92

Joan (Southgate) Haskins, 92, originally from North Adams, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at Williamstown Commons, Williamstown, MA, where she had resided for the last 2...