Obituaries

Lorna Mae Valotta, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lorna Mae Valotta, 82, of 39 Foucher Ave. died peacefully Thursday, May 3, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Williamstown on July 9, 1929, a daughter...

Barbara Ann LeSage, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Ann LeSage, 78, of 92 Greylock Ave. died Monday, April 30, 2012, at her home. Born in Clarksburg on Sept. 23, 1933, daughter of Leon L. LeSage Sr. and Helen...

Lena A. Codogni, 92

READSBORO, Vt. - Lena A. Codogni, 92, of 116 East Main St. died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 31, 1919, daughter of Paul and Olympia...

Mary L. Gebauer, 89

DALTON, Mass. - Mary Louise Gebauer, 89, of 45 Main St. and a former longtime resident of 44 Ashland St., North Adams, died Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Providence Care of Lenox. Born in North Adams...

William G. Roberts, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - William Gerald Roberts, 86, of 35 Chesbro Ave. died Saturday, April 28, 2012, at his home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 24, 1925, son of Joseph and Mary O'Neil Roberts, he...

Judge Charles R. Alberti Jr., 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Retired Superior Court Judge Charles Rosario Alberti Jr., 84, of North Hemlock Lane, died on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield...

Albert E. Rondeau, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Albert Edward Rondeau, 89, of 48 Pinehill Terrace died peacefully on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at home under the loving care of his family. Born in North Adams on Nov....

Anna Duteau, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anna Duteau, 101, formerly of 59 Angeli St., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Champlain, N.Y., on Sept. 18, 1910, she was the daughter of...

Christopher R. Ryan, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Christopher Robin Ryan, 53, of 150 Ashland St. died suddenly Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Born in Adams on Feb. 17, 1959, son of William P. Ryan and Eleanor Remillard Ryan...

Constance Girardi, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Constance Girardi, 79, of 50 Mount Williams Drive died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on May 9, 1932, a daughter of Lawrence and...

Linsley V. Dodge Jr., 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Linsley V. "Bud" Dodge Jr., 87, sometimes called Lin, a resident of Williamstown since 1999, died peacefully in his sleep at Sweet Brook Care Centers on Tuesday, April 17,...

Mary Williams, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Williams, 97, a longtime resident of North Adams, died peacefully after living a long fulfilling life on Sunday, April 16, 2012, at The Courville in Manchester,...

Gordon N. Oakes, 93

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Gordon Norman Oakes, 93, of 404 Middle Road, a lifelong resident of the town, died Friday, April 13, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 19, 1918,...

Almeda M. Dubois, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Almeda M. Dubois, 99, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Adams Nov. 8, 1902, daughter of Harry E. and Flora Delphy Miller, she moved to...

Harold E. Field III, 65

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Harold E. Field III, 65, of 395 North St. died Friday, March 30, 2012, at his home. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on April 11, 1946, the son of Harold E. Field Jr. and...

James V. Cariddi Sr., 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - James Vincent Cariddi Sr., 96, of 1125 State Road died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was a longtime local businessman and entrepreneur. Born in...

Earldeen A. Perry, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Earldeen "Edie" Anna W. Perry, 82, of Greenfield, died peacefully of natural causes on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Buckley HealthCare Center in Greenfield. She was...

Gloria J. Whipple, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gloria Jean Whipple, 77, of 1080 Massachusetts Ave. died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Worcester on Jan. 24, 1935, a daughter of...

Ernest D. Brown Jr., 64

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ernest Douglas Brown Jr., 64, of Williamstown died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, after a three-year struggle against cancer. Born in New Britain, Conn., on July 6, 1947, son of...

Esther M. Critelli, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Esther Mary Critelli, 90, of 19A Veazie St., formerly of 21 Adams St., died Friday, April 6, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Italy on April 18, 1921, a...

Charles L. Briggs, 81

FLORIDA, Mass. — Charles Linwood Briggs, 81, of 40 Moores Road died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. He was the fire chief for the town of Florida for 23 years. Born in...

Ursula E. Lepesqueur, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ursula Erselia Lepesqueur, 96, of 97 Luce Road died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in New York City on June 22, 1915, daughter of Raphael and Margaret...

William L. Scrivens, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William L. Scrivens, 88, of 584 East Main St. died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by his family. He was a lifetime resident of the North...

Edward J. Lescarbeau, 94

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Edward J. Lescarbeau, 94, 556 West Cross Road, formerly of 1131 River Road, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital surrounded by family. Born in North...

Rita Hoar, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rita Hoar, 87, of Williamstown, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in 1924 at Sunny Brook Farm, now the Rural Lands Foundation at Sheep Hill,...