Obituaries

Mildred De Lay, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mildred De Lay, 89, died Sept. 1, 2014, at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since January 2012. She died after a long and slow decline. Born in Calhoun, Ga., in...

Norman J. Thomas, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Norman Joseph Thomas, 77, of 288 Houghton St. died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on April 22, 1937, son of...

Anselmo Ashe Benoni, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anselmo Ashe Benoni, 89, of 345 Walnut St. died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 12, 1924, son of Giuseppe and Maria Rossi...

William M. Kirby Jr., 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — William Moses Kirby Jr., 87, of 1108 North Hoosac Road died on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at the BMC Emergency Satellite Facility in North Adams. Born in North Adams...

David C. Lewis, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Carl Lewis, 74, of 42 Apache Drive died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014 a Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Sept. 3, 1939, a son of Baden and...

Steven M. Farrar, 55

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Steven Michael Farrar, 55, of 26 School St. died following a long illness on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, surrounded by his loving family, at the Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in...

Douglas K. Wylde, 79

STAMFORD, Vt. — Douglas K. Wylde, 79, of 1135 Main Road died Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at the BMC Satellite Emergency Facility in North Adams, Mass. A civic and business leader, he was the...

Elmo Demo, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elmo Demo, 91, of Chantilly Avenue died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, in the loving care of Williamstown Commons.Born in North Adams on May 25, 1923, son of...

Eugene F. Libardi, 99

READSBORO, Vt. — Eugene Francis "Gino" Libardi, 99, of Readsboro died peacefully on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at home with his family. Born in Richmond, Mass., on Aug. 2, 1915, son of Carlo...

Donald B. Beliveau, 82

ADAMS, Mass. - Donald Bernard Beliveau, 82, of 17 Pleasant St. died Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on June 13, 1932, son of Bernard and Anna...

Agnes F. Vanuni, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Agnes Frances Vanuni, 84, of 4 Woodlawn Ave. died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on May 18, 1930, daughter of...

Rainelle Roswell-McMillan, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rainelle Roswell-McMillan, 63, of 190 East Quincy St. died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Sept. 14, 1950, daughter of Marcell and Rina...

Marcia J. Mongeon, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marcia Jean Mongeon, 58, of 93 Bradley St. died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Nov. 16, 1955, daughter of Harold R....

John E. LeClair, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John Edward "Ed" LeClair, 87, of 48 Versailles Ave. died, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Aug. 9, 1927, son of Joseph and Mary Margaret...

Joyce L. Chenail, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joyce Lynne Chenail, 74, of 6 Milton Drive died Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1940, daughter of P....

Tullio Marchegiani, 87

READSBORO, Vt. — Tullio Marchegiani, 87, of Readsboro died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. Born in Readsboro on Dec. 30, 1926, son of Celso...

Irene Marie Lambert, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Marie Lambert, 100, of 10 Freeman Ave. died Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in St. Helene, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 1914,...

Thelma Ora Holub, 90

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Thelma Ora Holub, 90, of 6 East St. died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, at Williamstown (Mass.) Commons. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 23, 1923, daughter of Archie W. and Mae...

Edna F. Rohane, 98

ADAMS, Mass. - Edna F. Rohane, 98, of Kindred Assisted Living at Laurel Lake in Lee, formerly of Adams, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on...

Emil F. Begiebing Jr., 78

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Emil F. Begiebing Jr., 78, of 399 Laurel Lake Road, Jacksonville, Vt., formerly of Clarksburg, died on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Mr. Begiebing had been a...

Claire R. Andrews, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire Rita Andrews, 75, of 1090 Massachusetts Ave. died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Dec. 9, 1938, daughter of...

Marlene Ann Tanner, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Marlene Ann Tanner, 81, of 901 River Road died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on May 16, 1933, daughter of Richard...

Paula M. Jones, 55

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Paula Marie Jones, 55, formerly of North Adams, died Friday, July 18, 2014, at her home in the Lake Carolina section of Columbia, S.C., following a battle with cancer. Born in...

Alice M. Lunney, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alice M. Lunney, 92, of 14 Chesbro Ave. died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in South Lawrence on Dec. 5, 1921, a daughter of...

Wallace K. LaFleur, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wallace Kermit "Wally" LaFleur, 85. of 625 Ashland St. died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 24, 1928, son of Kermit and...