Obituaries

James J. Hyndman, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James John Hyndman, 74, of 1095 Mohawk Trail, died Thursday morning, March 24, 2011, at North Adams Commons, where he was admitted last week. Born in North Adams on...

Joan M. Murray, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Marie Murray, 75, of 400 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, Conn., former of North Adams, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Seabury Nursing Home in Bloomfield. Born in North...

Peter J. Toromino Jr., 37

ADAMS, Mass. — Peter Joseph Toromino Jr., 37, of 23 Columbia St. died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at home. Born in North Adams on March 7, 1974, son of Peter J. Toromino Sr. and Deborah Lester...

Irma Krizack, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Irma Krizack, 93, of Sweetwood Retirement Community died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at home. Born in Baltimore in 1917, she was the youngest of seven children of Hyman and...

Herman J. Romero, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Herman J. Romero, 82, of Williamstown and Raleigh, N.C., died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at home in the arms of his wife, following a heroic battle with prostate...

Michael F. Callahan, 89

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Michael Francis Callahan, 89, of 300 Village Lane and formerly of 60 George Ave., North Adams, Mass., died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at home. Born in Williamstown, Mass., on...

Margaret Anthony, 90

ADAMS, Mass. - Margaret "Irish" Anthony, 90, of 13 West Road died on Monday, March 14, 2011, at home surrounded by her family. Born in Adams on Feb. 4, 1921, daughter of Thomas F. Haggety Sr. and...

Rose Marie Volpi, 96

ADAMS, Mass. — Rose Marie Volpi, 96, of 384 Old Columbia St., died Tuesday evening, March 15, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in West Stockbridge on Jan. 6, 1915, a daughter of Stefano...

Verne R. Gould Jr., 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Verne Raoul "Bud" Gould Jr., 77, of 117 Glen Ave. died Friday, March 18, 2011, at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 15, 1933, son of Verne R. Gould Sr. and Eva Champagne...

Willard W. Barber, 87

ADAMS, Mass. - Willard W. Barber, 87, of 51 North Summer St. died Friday, March 18, 2011, at the home of his daughter in Bennington, Vt. Born in Adams on Nov. 24, 1923, a son of Ovila J. and...

Dorothy A. DiLorenzo, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Ann DiLorenzo, 82, of 23 Barth St. died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at home, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on May 17, 1928, daughter of Francis and...

Joan M. Belanger, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Marie Belanger, 70, of 82 Lincoln St. died Monday, March 14, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 8, 1941, daughter of Vivian Brown Belanger...

Pearl A. Sharples, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Pearl A. Sharples, 89, of 4 Columbia St. died Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born on Nov. 11, 1921, in Pittsfield,...

Joan F. Clarke, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joan F. Clarke, 88, of Brewster, died Friday, March 11, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers after a prolonged illness. She was the mother of Annie Gerrity of...

Arthur R. Lyons, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arthur Richard Lyons, 89, of Staten Island, N.Y., formerly of Williamstown, died Tuesday, March 7, 2011, at Seaview Rehab Center on Staten Island. Born in Williamstown...

Helen F. Fairs, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Helen Francis Fairs, 91, of 73 Kemp Ave. died Monday, March 7, 2011, at Melbourne Assisted Living in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on July 7, 1919, to Robert and Emma...

Phyllis F. Tatro, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Phyllis Frances Tatro, 86, of 27-2 South Meadow Village, Carver, formerly of North Adams, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at her home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 27, 1924,...

Ann Michalenko, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ann Michalenko, 73, of Mohawk Forest Boulevard died Monday, March 7, 2011, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams on June 28, 1937, a daughter of...

Gay Anderson, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Gay Anderson, 71, of 81 Smith Ave. died Monday, March 7, 2011, at her home. Born in Adams on Feb. 29, 1940, daughter of Peter and Cecile Gravel Gelheiser, she graduated from...

Ruth L. Greene, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ruth Light Greene, 83, of South Street, died on March 7, 2011, following a stroke. She was born in Washington, D.C. on July 24, 1927, to Joseph and Pauline Light, who fled...

Stefan G. Racz, 60

BUCKLAND, Mass. - Stefan G. Racz, 60, a two-time candidate for state representative in the 2nd Berkshire District, died unexpectedly Friday morning, Feb. 25, 2011, at his State Street home. Mr....

John J. Poirot, 82

FLORIDA, Mass. — John Joseph Poirot, 82, of 212 Central Shaft Road died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in the town of Florida on Sept. 28, 1928,...

Ruth V. Harris, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ruth Virginia Harris, 92, of 65 Dalton Ave. died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on July 18, 1918, daughter of Henry...

Edmond M. Brazeau, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Edmond Marcel "Pete" Brazeau, 88, of 18 Harwood St. died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers surrounded by his family. He had been in good health until a recent...

Phillip E. Cook, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Phillip E. Cook, 93, of 166 Main St., died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Nov. 7, 1917, the son of Brooks and Eva Reynolds...