Obituaries

Sylvia E. Hudson, 86

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. â€' Sylvia E. Hudson, 86, of South Main Street died Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in New Marlborough on Aug. 15, 1922, daughter...

Marjorie H. Valotta, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Marjorie Helen Valotta, 84, of 74 Lincoln St. died Monday, July 13, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 25, 1924, a daughter of William...

Gregory S. Hillman, 21

POWNAL, Vt. â€' Gregory Scott Hillman, 21, of Darien, Conn., and North Pownal drowned in the Hoosic River in North Adams, Mass., sometime between July 4, 2009, and July 8, 2009. Born in...

Constance Lanoue Briola, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Constance Rose Lanoue Briola, 95, of 33 Lyman St. died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 29, 1913, she was the fourth child and...

Alice G. Kawa, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Alice Grace Kawa, 83, of 43 Navajo Drive died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on April 21, 1926, daughter of Joseph and Alice...

Donald G. DeGrenier, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald G. DeGrenier, 67, of 41 Canedy Lane died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at home, surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on July 19,...

Emiel A. Zustra, 82

POWNAL, Vt. â€' Emiel Alexander Zustra, 82, of 82 Lincoln St. died Friday, July 10, 2009, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 18, 1926, son of...

Howard D. Blood, 89

STAMFORD, Vt. — Howard D. Blood, 89, of Port Orange, Fla., a native of Stamford, died Monday, June 22, 2009, at Port Orange Hospice Center. Born on Dec. 15, 1919, son of Harry and Florence...

Harry C. Sheehy Jr., 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Harry C. Sheehy Jr., 80, of 352 North Hoosac Road died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at home after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan....

James V. Walsh, 62

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James V. Walsh, 62, of 26 Hall St., died Monday, June 29, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital of complications from lung cancer. Born in Adams on Feb. 27, 1947, son...

Robert A. Harrington, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Robert A. "Bobby" Harrington, 77, of Las Vegas, a native of North Adams, died in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 23, 2009, with his daughters by his side. Born Sept. 5,...

Michael A. Massari, 51

READSBORO, Vt. — Michael Andrew Massari, 51, of 313 Tunnel St. died Saturday, June 27, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on May 20, 1958, son of Silvano and Jean Hubley Massari of...

Audrey H. Pepino, 87

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - Audrey H. Pepino, 87, formerly of Gilmore Avenue in Great Barrington, died Tuesday, June 27, 2009, at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she has...

Kenneth Russell, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kenneth Russell, 92, of 778 South Church St. died Friday, June 26, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on July 23, 1916, son of Ernest and Bernice Davis...

Edith A. French, 94

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Edith Augusta French, 94, of Sheffield died Monday, June 22, 2009, at home after suffering a stroke the evening of June 13. Born in Ludlow on Aug. 1, 1914, oldest child...

Leo Mayers, 86

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Leo Mayers, 86, of Great Barrington died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born Lejbus Majerowicz on July 26, 1922, one...

Roger J. Fachini, 65

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Roger John Fachini, 65, of 189 Stratton Road died Thursday, June 25, 2009, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center following a cardiac incident on Friday, June 19, while on the...

Walter T. Worden Jr., 40

STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. — Walter T. Worden Jr., 40, of 10 Big Rock Way died Wednesday, June 25, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Born in Ellenville on Feb. 11, 1969, son of...

Flora M. Rivard, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Flora May Rivard, 84, of 45 Hall St. died Thursday, June 25, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on May 2, 1925, daughter of Charles and Ethel Surr McLagan,...

Alfred P. Marchio, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Alfred Philip Marchio, 89, of 35 Adams Road died Saturday, June 20, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 6, 1919, son of Philip and Maria...

Loretta F. Garand, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Loretta Florence Garand, 93, of 102 Lincoln St. died Saturday, June 20, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital, following a short illness. Born in Napierville, Quebec,...

Claire M. Jennings, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Claire M. Jennings, 95, of 35 Adams Road died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on April 15, 1914, a daughter of James and Katherine Learning...

R. Joel Librizzi, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Raymond Joel Librizzi, 74, of 104 Appleton Ave. died Monday, June 15, 2009, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on March 25, 1935, son of Raymond...

Carolyn Blanquart, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carolyn Blanquart, 84, a former city resident, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Berkshire Medical Center in Springfield. She had been residing a Springside of...

Mary E. Bua, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Elinor Bua, 82, of 100 Woodlawn Ave. died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on April 1, 1927,...