Obituaries

Esther F. Young, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Esther F. Young, 87, of Sloan Road died Friday, April 15, 2011, after suffering a fall at her home. Born in Lanesborough on March 19, 1924, daughter of George and Edith...

Carl J. Famiano, 78

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Carl Joseph Famiano, 78, of 547 North Eagle St., died Friday, April 15, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y. on March 28, 1933, son of...

Frank P. Reynolds, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank P. Reynolds, 58, of 150 Ashland St., died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at his home. He was born in Bennington, Vt., on June 18, 1952, son of Walter Reynolds and...

Virginia Czarnik, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Virginia Czarnik, 84, of 17 Pleasant St. died Thursday, April 4, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Adams on March 22, 1927, daughter of Albert and Anna Bezak Czarnik,...

Joseph R. St. Pierre, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph R. St. Pierre, 92, of 271 Notch Road, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 28, 1918, a son of Jean and Edmire Landry St....

Jeannette A. Soha, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Jeannette A. Soha, 80, of 3 Myrtle St., died on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Cheshire on Dec. 22, 1930, daughter of Arthur and...

Patricia M. LeBeau, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia M. LeBeau, 85, of Overlook Terrace, died Saturday evening, April 9, 2011, at her home. Born in South Hadley Falls on March 15, 1926, daughter of Oakley and Celina...

Joan E. MacTavish, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Elaine "Babci" MacTavish, 73, of 101 Friend St. died Monday, April 11, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a four-year battle with cancer. Born in...

Donald E. Wroldson, 79

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Donald Eugene Wroldson, 79, of 46 Hull Ave., died Monday, April 11, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on Dec. 24, 1931, son of Alfred and Mary K....

Alden S. Jones III, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Alden Sumner Jones III, 53, of 2 Seneca Drive died Monday, April 11, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on April 6, 1958, son of Patricia Mahar Jones of...

Radegonda M. Baruzzi, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Radegonda Mary "Goldie" Baruzzi, 94, formerly of Brooklyn Street, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Sweet brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 31,...

Michael R. Grogan II, 30

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Michael R. "Mikey" Grogan II, 30, of North Adams unexpectedly died Monday, April 4, 2011, at home. Raised in North Adams, the son of Michael Grogan and of Cheryl Condron...

Gertrud A. Creegan, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gertrud Anna Creegan, 84, of Apache Drive died peacefully on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at home after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Adelebsen, Germany, on Aug. 10,...

Ralph E. Anthony Jr., 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Edgar Anthony Jr., 87, of 13 West Road died on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Mr. Anthony was the longest serving member of the Alert Hose...

Alfred Z. Bourdon, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alfred Z. "Sonny" Bourdon, 82, of 376 Church St. died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 11, 1929, a son of Alfred and Helen Michaels Bourdon, he...

Ruth E. Chenaille, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruth Eleanor Anna Chenaille, 86, of 1267 Cold Spring Road died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on May 7, 1924, daughter of...

Florence M. Carriere, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence M. Carriere, 93, of 628 State Road, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 2, 1917, daughter of Telesphore and Mary...

William P. Toomey, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William P. Toomey, 81, of North Adams died Friday, April 1, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on July 26, 1929, the son of Dr. William F. Toomey and...

Rose E. Hammann, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rose E. Hammann, 95, of 1 Haley St. died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 29, 1915, a daughter Giovanni and...

Helen R. LaForest, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Helen Rose LaForest, 80, of 154 Protection Ave., died Friday, April 1, 2011, at her home. She was born in North Adams on Sept. 22, 1930, daughter of Alfred and Rose Perras...

Louis P. Gaspardi, 70

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Louis Peter Gaspardi, 70, of 34 Fisk St. died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 17, 1940, son of John Battista and...

Philip J. Fosser, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Philip J. Fosser, 81, of 96 Cross Road died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Mr. Fosser was the town's police chief for many years and...

Gloria A. Gajda, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gloria A. Gajda, 88, formerly of North Adams and Bayonet Point, Fla., died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth, Maine. Born in North Adams on...

Paul C. Cook, 90

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Paul C. Cook, 90, of 427 West Road died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 7, 1920, a son of Charles and Alma...

Reno L. Maselli, 86

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Reno Louis Maselli, 86, of 592 North Houghton St. died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 12, 1925, son of Modesto and Elide...