Obituaries

Mitchell A. Braman, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mitchell Alfred Braman, 59, of 27 Hudson St. died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at his home. Born in North Adams on March 24, 1955, son of Walter and Phoebe Roberts Del...

Lucille J. Bowser, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lucille Jane Bowser, 89, formerly of Green River Road, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Reading on July 4, 1925, daughter of Sherburne...

Steven Forrest, 68

ADAMS, Mass. - Steven Forrest, 68, of Edmunds Street died Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at home of cancer. Born Aug. 28, 1946, he lived in the Boston area until moving from Brookline to North Adams in...

Daniel J. Bobowiec, 45

STAMFORD, Vt. — Daniel John Bobowiec, 45, of Boulger Road died peacefully Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, of an unexpected heart ailment at his home. The son of Michael Bobowiec and of Carolyn...

Isabelle M. Grillone, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Isabelle Mary Grillone, 91, formerly of 75 Commercial St., died peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Williamstown Commons after a long, full life. Born in Harbour Grace,...

Jean M. Downey, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jean M. Downey, 91, of Franklin Street died peacefully Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her loving family Born in North Adams on Jan. 25, 1924,...

Jane E. Gancarz, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jane Elizabeth Gancarz, 55, of 9 Robert St., formerly of Adams, died on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on Dec. 30, 1959, she was the...

Edward C. Sinderman, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Carl Sinderman, 96, of Chantilly Avenue died on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Oct. 23, 1918, the son of...

Belva M. Babcock, 95

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Belva Madelina Babcock, 95, of Clarksburg died Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at North Adams Commons. Born in Pownal, Vt., on Feb. 21, 1919, daughter of Ronald and Ada Bratcher...

Ruth E. Wright, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Elizabeth Wright, 92, of Deland, Fla., and a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Born in North Adams on March 4, 1922, daughter of...

Helen Daniels, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Daniels, 92, longtime resident of Maple Street, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., on April 17, 1922, she was oldest child of Leo J. and...

Reinee A. Breen, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Reinee Agnes Breen, 86, of Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, Maine, died peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in Portland, Maine, surrounded by her loving family. Born in North...

Peder T. Couture, 22

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Peder T. Couture, 22, of 61 Bridges Road died Feb. 1, 2015, of mitochondrial and Partington disorders. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., on May 19, 1992, he was the son of...

David A. Gancarz, 63

CHESHIRE, Mass. — David Andrew Gancarz, 63, of 489 Savoy Road died Sunday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Jan. 27, 1952, a son of...

Sandra DeLuca Richardson, 45

ADAMS, Mass. - Sandra L. DeLuca Richardson, 45, of 312 East Road died on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Greenfield on Dec. 12, 1969, daughter of David...

Isaac B. Colo, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Isaac Bernard Colo, 92, of Medway, formerly of North Adams, died on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Born in Readsboro, Vt., the only son of Arduino and Elzina LaPan Colo, he was...

Mary Frances Dean, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Frances Dean, 86, of 108 Woodlawn Ave. died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 5, 1928, a daughter of James and...

Norman L. Lamoureux, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Norman L. Lamoureux, 94, of 267 Mohawk Forest Blvd., died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Williamstown Commons, where he was a patient for the last month. Born in North...

Charles J. Bissaillon, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Joseph Bissaillon, 76, of 79 Lime St. died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on May 26, 1938, son of Andrew and...

Theresa Rose Morin, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Rose Morin, 80, of 524 State St. died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by her family. Born in Adams on July 29, 1934, daughter of...

Madeline E. DeMastrie, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Madeline E. "Bunny" DeMastrie, 68, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at her home. Born in North Adams on April 22, 1946, a daughter of...

Clare E. Langer, 87

ADAMS, Mass. - Clare E. Langer, 87, of 1 Berkshire Square died on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Feb. 15, 1927, a daughter of Joseph and...

Lucius M. Coody Jr., 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lucius Monroe Coody Jr., 87, of 70 Frederick St. died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Adams on June 28, 1927, a son of...

Ronald F. Skorupski, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Francis Skorupski, 61, of 47 Washington Ave. died on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at his home. Born on Aug. 3, 1953, son of Alexander and Dorothy Cote Skorupski, he...

Henry A. Cyr, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Henry A. Cyr, 77, of College Avenue died after a long illness on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at his home surrounded by family. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on July 3, 1937, a son of Leon...