Obituaries

Russell D. Rancourt, 63

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Russell Dennis Rancourt, 63, of 1165 North Hoosac Road died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Nov. 23, 1951, a son...

Bernadette Tatro Jackson, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bernadette Lillian Tatro Jackson, 92, formerly of Williamstown, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Canada on Aug. 18, 1922, a daughter of...

Bryce M. Lescarbeau, 21

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bryce Michael Lescarbeau, 21, of 178 Chantilly Ave. died on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center's Satellite Emergency Facility. Born in North Adams on...

Eldor G. Brazeau, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eldor Gerard "Pete" Brazeau, 88, formerly of Sterling Drive, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, lovingly surrounded by his...

Michael P. Marran, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Peter Marran, 71, of Adams died Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on March 16, 1943, son of John and Marion Benner...

Kenneth D. Superneau, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Kenneth D. Superneau, 89, of 11 Hall St. died, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Adams on Jan. 28, 1925, a son of Ernest...

Florence M. McKane, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Florence Mary McKane, 96, of 247 Eagle St. died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at Cape Heritage Nursing Home in Sandwich. Born in North Adams on Aug. 8, 1918, daughter of Henry and...

Deborah Saddlemire-Hull, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Deborah Jean Saddlemire-Hull, 57, of North Adams died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at her home. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Nov. 30, 1957, she was the daughter of William Dundan and of...

Constance A. Sweet, 69

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Constance A. Sweet, 69, of Sloan Road died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. Born on in Ludlow on Feb. 14, 1946, daughter of Frank and Jane Zaranek Meloveck, she spent her...

John J. Dougherty, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John J. Dougherty, 89, of Quincy, formerly of North Adams, died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Falmouth Hospital, after battling pneumonia. Born in Everett...

Harold L. Moreau, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Harold Louis "Joe" Moreau, 95, of 91 Bachand Ave. died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea. Born in North Adams on Nov. 12, 1919, son of Edward J....

Joseph A. Sacco Jr., 65

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Joseph A. Sacco Jr., 65, of Clarksburg died Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 12, 1949, son of Joseph A. and...

Barbara J. Coody, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Barbara Jane Coody, 83, of 70 Frederick St. died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at her home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 26, 1931, daughter of Walter and Irene Jones Richardson,...

Robert A. Sherman, 72

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Robert Arthur "Yogi" Sherman, 72, of 199 Middle Road died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Clarksburg on March 27, 1942, son of Earl D. and...

Joseph J. Zasloff, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Joseph J. Zasloff, 89, of McCauley Lane died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, from a brain hemorrhage caused by a fall. Mr. Zasloff was a professor emeritus of political science at...

Doris E. Richardson, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris Elizabeth Richardson, 84, of 227 Franklin St., former longtime resident of the Spruces, Williamstown, died on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in...

Celeste F. Niece, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Celeste Frances "Fanny" Niece, 97, of 58 Orchard Lane died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, at Sweetbrook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on Oct. 13, 1917, daughter of Samuel...

Serafina R. Tomasini, 98

ADAMS, Mass. — Serafina Rose Tomasini, 98, of 17 Pleasant St., Barrett House, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, at Springside Nursing Home in Pittsfield. Born in the Farnams section of Cheshire on...

Mary Ann Beinecke, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mary Ann Beinecke, 87, of Waldoboro, Maine, formerly of Williamstown, died peacefully on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Born in Manitowoc, Wisc. on March 5, 1927, daughter of Julius...

Andrew F. Gigliotti, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Andrew Francis Gigliotti, 88, of Port Orange, Fla., and formerly of 64 East St., died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Bishop's Glen Nursing Home in Holly Hill, Fla. Born in North...

Susan M. Taskin, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Susan Myerson Taskin, 92, of 101 Chenaille Terrace died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Williamstown Commons after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Oct. 16, 1922,...

Margaret M. Farley, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Margaret Marie Farley, 100, of North Adams and more lately of Northampton, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at Loomis House Nursing Care Facility in Holyoke. Born in North Adams...

Norman E. Harvey, 83

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Norman Edward Harvey, 83, of 30 Conti Drive died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Oct. 22, 1931, son of Albert...

Jason A. Murphy, 32

POWNAL, Vt. - Jason Alan Murphy, 32, of North Smithfield, R.I., formerly of Pownal, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at his home. Born in Stoughton on Jan. 29, 1982, a son of Lawrence and Diane Hartman...

Loretta Mae Rarick, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Loretta Mae Rarick, 83, of North Adams died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 18, 1930, a daughter of Clifford and Mary Duverney...