Obituaries

Charles F. Starr Jr., 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Francis Starr Jr., 87, of North Adams, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on May 21, 1925, son of Charles F. Starr Sr....

Evelyn Mae Maynard, 99

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Evelyn Mae Maynard, 99, of 691 West Road died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 3, 1913, a daughter of...

Denise M. Peltier, 50

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Denise Marie Peltier, 50, of 507 Main St. died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at her home after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 30, 1961, a daughter of...

Florence 'Daisy' Tremblay, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Florence Marie "Daisy" Tremblay, 91, of 32 College Ave. died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Jan. 19, 1921, daughter of Joseph and...

Cecelia L. Johnson, 90

POWNAL, Vt. — Cecelia Lorraine Johnson, 90, of 154 Wood Road, North Pownal, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Williamstown (Mass.) Commons, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams,...

Lewis M. Whitcomb, 90

STAMFORD, Vt. - Lewis Matthews Whitcomb, 90, of 827A Main Road died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at his home. Born in Amherst, Mass., on Sept. 28, 1922, son of Berton and Alice Matthews Whitcomb, he...

Richard Brayman Jr., 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard "Rick" Brayman Jr., 58, of 72 Chase Ave. died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. He had spent the last year of his life at Williamstown Commons before losing his battle with...

Lorraine F. Davis, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Frances Davis, 94, of 128 Protection Ave., died on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 7, 1918, daughter of...

Elaine M. Lebert, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Elaine M. Lebert, 73, of 1040 Massachusetts Ave. died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Oct. 2, 1939, a daughter of...

Janice M. Richards, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janice Marie Richards, 74, of 150 Ashland St. died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in the town of Florida on Sept. 16, 1938, a daughter of...

Joseph R. Dean Jr., 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Longtime businessman and Town Moderator Joseph R. Dean Jr., 76, of 112 West Road died early Sunday morning, Dec. 9, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Mr. Dean also...

Evelyn F. Ciempa, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Evelyn F. Ciempa, 93, of 215 Houghton St. died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on April 6,...

Rita M. Swenson, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Margaret Swenson, 100, of 18 Willow St. died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at her home. Born in Easthampton on Nov. 12, 1912, daughter of Frank and Minnie Barcomb LaCoy, she...

Olga R. Beaver, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Olga Rozinak Beaver, 70, of 100 Southworth St.,died the morning of Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at her home in the presence of loved ones. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on Nov....

Matthew B. Luczynski, 28

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Matthew B. Luczynski, 28, of West Shaft Road died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 at his home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 17, 1984, a son of Lawrence Luczynski of Chatham and...

Betty M. Champagne, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Betty Margaret Champagne, 88, of 546 Union St. died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Plattsburg, N.Y., on July 19, 1924, daughter of Homer and...

Claire H. LeBeau, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire Helen LeBeau, 92, of 94 Reed St. died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. Born in North Adams on July 29, 1920, a daughter of...

David V. Hurlbut, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David V. Hurlbut, 56, of 97 Veazie St. died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 25, 1956, a son of Verne and Lena...

Pauline L. Brignolo, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pauline Louise Brignolo, 99, of 1616 West Glendale Ave., Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of 20 Frenier Drive, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at her home. Born in Riva del Garda,...

Saverio 'Sam' Scarfone, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Saverio L. "Sam" Scarfone, 89, of 484 Barbour St. died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 14, 1922, son of Rosario and Rose Critelli Scarfone,...

Anita T. Gibeau, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anita Theresa Gibeau, 85, of 88 Lincoln St. died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 1, 1927, daughter of Julian and Doris...

Jay A. Hoag, 46

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jay A. Hoag, 46, of East Main Street died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 4, 1966, son of Kenneth and Frances Beliveau Hoag, he...

Bertha A. Luscier, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Bertha A. Luscier, 80, of 1254 North Hoosac Road died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Dixon, N.M., on July 4, 1932, daughter of Delfino and...

Livia Crase, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Livia Crase, 91, of 25 Elliot Drive, died peacefully at home on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Born in Monroe on Nov. 28, 1920, a daughter of Severino and Maria Franceschetti,...

Erica Lyn Keeley, 40

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Erica Lyn Keeley, 40, of Pittsfield, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at the home of her dear friends, the Kipps, in Hancock, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer....