Obituaries

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...

Phyllis Parker Foisy, 86

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Phyllis Lorraine Chase Parker Foisy, 86, of 570 North Eagle St. died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Williamstown Commons with her husband of 47 years, Hector J. "Bill" Foisy, at...

Carl E. Ransden, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Carl E. Ransden, 73, of 44 Grandview Drive died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 28, 1940, son of John E. and Vera...

Helga McConnell, 69

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Helga McConnell, 69, of Devonshire Drive died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Vienna, Austria, on June 23, 1944, daughter of...

Lynn B. Foucher, 55

POWNAL, Vt. — Lynn B. Foucher, 55, of 174 Dean Road, North Pownal, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams, Mass., on March 11, 1958, daughter of George and Esther...

Mary Elizabeth Ameen, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Elizabeth Ameen, 73, of 88 Chenaille Terrace died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at her home. Born in Sharon, Conn., on Dec. 26, 1939, daughter of George and Kathleen...

Lois Maxberry, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lois Maxberry, 93, died peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield with her daughter, Bette Craig of South Williamstown, at her side. Born...

Charles J. Hayes, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Charles J. Hayes, 89, of Florence died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. He was the stepfather of State Police Lt. William C. Blackmer Jr. of North Adams. Born in Boston on July 3, 1924,...