Obituaries

Alfred F. Dougherty, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alfred Francis "Budd" Dougherty, 82, of 122 Notch Road died on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at his home and surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Adams on...

Clarence W. Ritcher, 77

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarence Walter Ritcher, 77, of 36 Demers Ave. died on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at North Adams Commons. Born in Clarksburg on April 2, 1938, a son of Elroy and Ada Braman...

Ernest R. Taft, 96

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Ernest Robert Taft, 96, of Southernview Drive, died on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 at Williamstown Commons. Born in Uxbridge on July 14, 1919, a son to Robert and Silda...

Garrison H. Spencer, 23

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Garrison Hayden Spencer, 23, of 120 Williamstown Road died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at his home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 11, 1992, a son of Michael Peter Spencer of...

Mabel L. Hermon, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mabel Lillian Hermon, 90, formerly of 12 Aztec Drive, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1925, daughter of Harry and...

Margaret L. Roberts, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Louise Roberts, 93, of North Adams, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 7, 1922, daughter of...

Francis J. Coll Jr., 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Francis Joseph Coll Jr., 91, of Scott Hill Road died peacefully of natural causes on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at his home. Born in Danbury, Conn., on June 16, 1924, the...

Irene May Hall, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Irene May Hall, 90, of Williamstown died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 23, 1925, daughter of John Floyd and Evelyn Blake...

Michael G. McMillian, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael G. McMillian, 60, of 257 Houghton St., died on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center's Satellite Emergency Facility. Born in Adams on April 16,...

Valmore A. Mineau, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Valmore A. Mineau, 78, of North Adams died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Center. Born in Williamstown on July 20, 1937, son of Adolphe Mineau and Celanise...

Janet L. Taylor, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Janet Lillian "Jay" Taylor, 97, of Williamstown, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. Born in North Adams...

Richard J. Kilburn, 56

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Joseph Kilburn, 56, of Graham, Wash., formerly of Williamstown, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Born in Somerville, N.J., on Sept. 6, 1959, a son of Catherine...

Norman J. Labrecque, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Norman John Labrecque, 94, of North Adams died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 7, 1920, son of Remi and Naomi Blanchard...

Mary L. Campanardi, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Louise Campanardi, 87, of 647 Barbour St. died on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at her home.   Born in North Adams on July 5, 1928, daughter of Erculiano...

Mildred C. Kisielewski, 69

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mildred Catherine "Millie" Kisielewski, 69, of 110 Middle Road died on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on May 6, 1946, a...

Anthony M. Corsi, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Martin Corsi, 62, of Hermon Avenue died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, as a result of an automobile accident in North Adams. Born in North Adams on Aug. 24, 1953,...

Jessie Collier Koloski, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jessie Blanche Collier Koloski, 86, of San Bernardino, Calif., formerly of North Adams, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, following a brief illness. Jessie was born and raised...

Karen Ann Singleton, 73

POWNAL, Vt. - Karen Ann Singleton, 73, of Pownal died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams, Mass., on Aug. 25, 1942, a daughter of the late Camille...

Barbara A. Thayer, 92

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - Barbara A. Thayer, 92, of North Main Street died in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on...

Mary Rosasco, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Rosasco, 99, of Church Street died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Aug....

Joseph M. Scott, 35

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Michael Scott, 35, of Jackson Street died Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at the North Adams campus of Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Jersey City, N.J., on April 7,...

Dorothy DePaoli, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy DePaoli, 84, of Walker Street died Saturday Oct. 10, 2015, at the North Adams campus of Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Sept. 21, 1931,...

Edward E. LaFrance, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Earl LaFrance, 80, of 266 Beaver St., died after a short illness on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by his loving...

Gregory Dion Piper, 60

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Gregory Dion Piper, 60, of New York City, formerly of Williamstown, died on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at his home. Born in Williamstown on Aug. 5, 1955, son of Anson...

Kellie G. Oppenheimer, 44

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kellie G. Oppenheimer, 44, of Enfield, Conn., formerly of North Adams, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn. Born in North...