Obituaries

Jane L. McLagan, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jane Lang "Jean" McLagan, 92, of 630 Barbour St. died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, at North Adams Commons. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on Jan. 6, 1921, daughter of Charles and...

Carolyn L. Cummings, 82

FLORIDA, Mass. — Carolyn Louise Cummings, 82, of 83 Mohawk Trail died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Feb. 2, 1931, daughter of Harold and Mabel...

Eleanor Willey, 87

READSBORO, Vt. — Eleanor Willey, 87, of 1450 King Hill Road died Wednesday Aug. 7, 2013, at her home. Born in Newport, N.H., on June 28, 1926, daughter of Marshall and Carol Hooper Olds, she...

Ann G. McSweeney, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ann G. McSweeney, 83, of Stonington, Conn., formerly of Williamstown, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, at home in the company of family and friends. Born in Dalton on Nov. 8,...

Anne Marie Bombardier, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anne Marie Florence Bombardier, 74, of 1305 West St., West Street ICF, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on April 22, 1939, daughter of Adrien...

Mark Markarian, 98

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mark Markarian, 98, of 1080 Simonds Road died Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Lowell on April 11, 1915, son of Asadoor and Anna Der Hoosigian...

Kenneth Martin, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kenneth Martin, 90, of 36 Sperry Ave. died Monday, July 22, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Fall River on April 9, 1923, a son of John Howard and Edith Mather...

Marie A. Berger, 83,

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marie Antoinette "Dolly" Berger, 83, of 1807 Persimmon Circle Edgewater, Fla., and a former longtime resident of 71 Cady St., died Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Florida...

Fred D. Primmer, 74

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Fred Daniel Primmer, 74, of 39 Middle Road died Sunday, July 21, 2013, at his home. Born in North Adams on April 24, 1939, son of I. Weston and Gwendolyn Sutton Primmer,...

Virginia MacDonald, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Virginia Ann MacDonald, 83, of 107 Richview Ave. died Friday, July 19, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Clarksburg on Dec. 18, 1929, daughter of Raymond and Ruth...

Lisa D. Martin, 43

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lisa Denise Martin, 43, of 522 Union St. died on Saturday, July 20, 2013, as a result of an automobile accident in New York State. Born in North Adams on Dec. 5, 1969, a...

Damien J. Hinkell, 26

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Damien Joseph Hinkell, 26, of 143 Glen Ave. died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at his father's home at 251 West Shaft Road. Born in North Adams on Feb. 17, 1987, son of John P....

Gary A. Stone, 59

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Gary A. Stone, 59, formerly of Medford, died Friday, July 19, 2013, in Marlboro after a long period of poor health. Born Nov. 3, 1953, son of Everett F. and Phyllis...

Donald F. Gordon Jr., 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Francis Gordon Jr., 67, of 470 Barbour St. died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 13, 1945, son of Donald F....

Lorraine P. Lee, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine P. Lee, 75, of 45 Spring St. died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 28, 1937, daughter of Gilbert and Pauline Critelli Masson,...

George H. Bateman, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George H. Bateman, 82, of 106 Quivet Drive, East Dennis, formerly of North Adams, died on June 22, 2013, at the Cape Cod Hospital in Barnstable. Born in North Adams on...

Richard L. Lefebvre, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Richard Louis Lefebvre, 83, of 41 Taft St. died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a sudden illness. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1930,...

Richard J. Bressette, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Richard Joseph Bressette, 87, of 37 Chesbro Ave. died Friday, July 12, 2013, at his home. Born in North Adams on June 2, 1926, son of William and Flora Morris Bressette, he...

Bernice L. Bergeron, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernice Laurel Bergeron, 95, of 187 Wells Ave. died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at North Adams Commons. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Nov. 30, 1917, the seventh of the 11...

Sandra A. Lafontaine, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Sandra A. Lafontaine, 67, of 508 Horrigan Road died Monday, July 8, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield surrounded by her daughters. Born in North Adams on July 3,...

Thomas J. Bulshey, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Thomas James Bulshey, 83, of 37 Fuller St. died Sunday July 7, 2013, at his home.       Born in North Adams on July 27, 1929, son of Thomas J. and Elsie Leighfield...

Thomas F. Peckham Jr., 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Frank "Jake" Peckham Jr., 72, of 89 Lois St. died Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.   Born in...

Mariann DeLuca, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Mariann DeLuca, 63, of Goffstown, N.H., formerly of North Adams, died July 3, 2013, at Kindred Hospital in Peabody after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on...

Lilla R. Dickinson, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lilla Ruth Dickinson, 92, of 80 Porter St., lately of Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, died peacefully on Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center in...

Ann M. Luczynski, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Ann M. Luczynski, 82, of 1108 State Road died on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Jan. 12, 1931 a daughter of John and Elsie Getty Silvia,...