Obituaries

Robert H. Delisle, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Robert Henry Delisle, 88, of 210 Phelps Ave. died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at his home. Born in North Adams to Henry and Viola Belleau Delisle, he attended the former Notre...

Roberta M. Lawrence, 75

STAMFORD, Vt. — Roberta Maud Lawrence, 75, formerly of East Road, died peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Born in Ware, Mass., on April 14, 1937, daughter of Fay Chapman Scott Smith of...

Dorothy H. Farinon, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Dorothy Hazel Farinon, 87, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died on Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on April 10, 1925, a daughter of...

Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., 23

LENOX, Mass. — Marine Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., 23, formerly of Westport, Conn., and the grandson of Robert and Mary Ann Coakley of Lenox, died Monday night, March 18, 2013, during a...

Ruth E. Riordan, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth E. Riordan, 82, of North Adams died Saturday, March 23, 2013, after a long illness. Sge most loved family, friends, a smart turn on the dance floor and a well-played...

Dorothy A. Jackson, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy A. Jackson, 97, of Union Street died Friday, March 22, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 12, 1915, a daughter of Amos and Ada Plass LaBombard,...

Rachel O. Champney, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rachel Olivine Champney, 87, of 118 Church St. died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Sept. 26, 1925, daughter of Ovid and...

William W. Wojnicki Jr., 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' William Walter Wojnicki Jr., 70, of 189 Kemp Ave. died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 29, 1942, son of William W....

Lena L. Baruzzi, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lena L. Baruzzi, 95, a longtime resident of North Adams, died Friday, March 15, 2013. Born in Whitingham, Vt., on March 10, 1918, the daughter of Silvio and Maria...

Bonnie E. LaLonde, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Bonnie Ellen LaLonde, 65, of Cheboygan, Mich., former of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Hospice House in Cheboygan. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 26, 1947, daughter...

Henry G. Brazeau Sr., 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Henry G. "Hank" Brazeau Sr., 73, of 173 Chantilly Ave. died Monday, March 11, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on March 27, 1939, a son of...

Ida R. Boschetti, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ida Rita Boschetti, 92, of 222 Bridges Road died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at her home. Born in Adams on March 29, 1920, a daughter of John and Madelina Nicolini...

Philip Apkin, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Philip Apkin, 93, of 19 East Quincy St. died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the home of his daughter, Judith Libby Corwin, in Tyngsboro, with his family by his side. Born...

Charles B. Bostwick, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Benjamin Bostwick, 60, of 385 River St. died Friday, March 8, 2013, at his home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Aug. 10, 1952, a son of Noble Bostwick and...

Robert L. Fisher, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert L. Fisher, 54, of 103 Liberty St. died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at his home. Born in Hornell, N.Y., on Oct. 27, 1958, a son of Marie Coykendall Gagne of North Adams...

Dr. John L. Moresi Sr., 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. John Louis Moresi Sr., 66, of 120 Wells Ave. died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Dr. Moresi had represented the city on the board of...

James A. Brosnihan, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James Alfred Brosnihan, 60, of 31 Veazie St. died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 13, 1952, son of Francis and...

Arlene Mason, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arlene Mason, 86, of Northwest Hill Road, died Sunday, March 3, 2013. Born in Russell on Sept. 17, 1926, daughter of Harry A. and Clara Alice Martin, she moved to...

John T. Owensby, 46

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Merchant Marine Capt. John T. Owensby, 46, of 251 West Road died Friday, March 1, 2013, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 18, 1966, son of Joan Girardi Owensby of...

Roger R. Serre, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Msss. — Roger Robert Serre, 81, of 125 Barth St. died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Aug. 30, 1931, the son of...

Donald R. Gilbert, 69

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Donald Raymond Gilbert, 69, of 108 Berkshire Drive died Friday, March 1, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 21, 1943, son of George J. Gilbert...

David Naylor, 57

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - David Naylor, 57, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, in Del Ray Beach, Fla. Mr. Naylor, an architectural historian, author and a consultant on America's grand picture palaces, had...

Dora M. Harkins, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Dora Mercedes Harkins, 89, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at Berkshire Place retirement home. Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on March 12, 1923, she was the daughter of...

Bernard J. Courtemanche, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Joseph Courtemanche, 72, of 743 Massachusetts Ave. died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 3, 1941, a son of...

Patricia Ann Welch, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Ann Welch, 75, of 75 Johnson St. died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 8, 1928, a daughter of Daniel and Gertrude Carleton...