Obituaries

Cynthia J. Bushika, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cynthia J. Bushika, 56, of East Quincy St. died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on July 24, 1957, a daughter of...

Shirley Anne Cantoni, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shirley Anne Cantoni, 74, of 150 Ashland St. died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 11, 1939, daughter of...

Willard R. Bard, 79

ADAMS, Mass. - Willard Raymond "Beaver" Bard, 79, of 3 Myrtle St., Adams, died on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 at his home. Mr. Bard devoted his life to the youth of Adams through sports. He was a coach...

Angelina V. Giusti, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angelina Virginia "Angie" Giusti, 85, of 655 Ashland St. died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on May 3,...

Mary E. Flynt, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mary Elizabeth Flynt, 91, of South Street died peacefully at home on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Born in Northampton in 1922, daughter of Harold L. and Effie Crowley Ames, she...

Brien C. Hunt, 37

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Brien Christopher Hunt, 37, of Beaverton, Ore., formerly of Williamstown, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Born in North Adams on June 21, 1976, son of Charles T. "Chuck"...

Robert F. Bellard Sr., 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Francis Bellard Sr., 74, of North Adams died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, surrounded by his family. Born in Cheshire on Jan. 31,...

Ronald N. Favreau, 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Nelson Favreau, 75, of Adams, died Saturday morning, Jan. 18, 2014, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Feb. 2, 1938, a son of Nelson and Josephine Les...

Rose L. Pasotti, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rose Louise Pasotti, 96, of 66 Lyman St. died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 11, 1917, daughter of Gentile and...

Dorothy Bleau Burr, 91

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Dorothy Frances Bleau Burr, 91, of Hudson, Fla., formerly of Bennington, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at her home under the care of her caregivers Ronald and Anne Walczak....

John Vallone, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Vallone, 77, of 7 Wood St. died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in New York City on June 8, 1936, son of Frank and Julia Kauer...

Doris M. Primmer, 85

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Doris M. Primmer, 85, of East Road died on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on July 24, 1928, a daughter of Henry Albert and Marie...

Henry A. Armata, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Henry A. Armata, 95, of 2 Clifford Lane died Friday morning, Jan. 10, 2014, at his home. Born in Adams on April 16, 1918, a son of Joseph and Margaret Pas Armata, he attended...

William F. Sikorski Jr., 82

ADAMS, Mass. — William F. Sikorski Jr., 82, of 6 Overlook Terrace, died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on July 25, 1931, the son of William and...

Brian D. Cabral, 52

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Brian David Cabral, 52, of Main Street died peacefully at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. Born in Middleborough on Oct. 15, 1961, the...

Frances M. Parker, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frances Marie Dowling Parker, 87, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, following a long illness. Born in Cranston R.I., on Nov. 29, 1926, daughter of Frederick and Grace...

Joan A. Dumas, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Agnes Dumas, 81, of 204 Phelps Ave. died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at the home of her daughter, Audrey Dumas-Ghidotti and her son-in-law, Gary Ghidotti, in North Adams....

Virginia Mumford, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Virginia Mumford, 87, died peacefully on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in North Adams on Sept. 11, 1926, daughter of Leon and...

Jeannie Ann Collins, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jeannie Ann Collins, 58, of 759 Massachusetts Ave. died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hadley on April 12, 1955, daughter of Frank...

Gerard Green, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gerard "Chuck" Green, 62, of Fort Pierce, Fl., formerly of North Adams, died unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, while visiting his son, Marine Capt. Brian Green and his...

Sally L. Bird, 55

ADAMS, Mass. - Sally Lynne Bird, 55, of 162 East Road died unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Born in North Adams on June 21, 1958, a daughter of Betty...

John D. Shaw, 70

STAMFORD, Vt. - John Davis Shaw, 70, of Main Road died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at his home. Born in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Aug. 3, 1943, a son of Marion Davis Shaw of Williamstown, Mass., and the...

Louis A. Axt Sr., 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Alvah Axt Sr., 73, of North Adams died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at his home. Born in East Orange, N.J., on March 16, 1940, son of Franklin D. and Leonora Keen Axt,...

Armand G. Perreault, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Armand Gerald Perreault, 95, of 227 Franklin St. died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at his home. Born in Leominster on May 4, 1918, son of Raoul and Aurora Spring Perreault,...

David R. Rebello, 66

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — David Richard Rebello, 66, of Champagne Avenue, The Spruces, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at North Adams Commons. Born in Providence, R.I., on June 12, 1947, son of...