Obituaries

Warren G. Randall, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Warren G. Randall, 84, of Union Street died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 29, 1931, he was a son of Warren...

Annette C. Leveque, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Annette C. Leveque, 83, of 191 Ashland St. died Friday March 6, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born on May 10, 1931, in Cornwall, N.Y., a daughter of...

Norman M. Gaudreau, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Norman Marc Gaudreau, 85, of 74 Lincoln St. died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at his home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 6, 1929, a son of Osias and Albia Babeu Gaudreau, he...

James L. Whitney, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - James Lawson "Skip" Whitney, 82, of 5 Whitman St. died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on May 24, 1932, son of Sceva E....

James Y. Hart Sr., 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - James Yuman "Snooky" Hart Sr., 92, of 65 Hall St., died at home on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, surrounded by his loving family and caregivers, Ellen and Barbara. He was a longtime...

Mary A. Sullivan, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Agnes Sullivan, 98, of North Adams died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on May 21, 1916, a daughter of...

Ruth T. Brewer, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ruth Theresa Brewer, 82, of Luce Road died on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 5, 1932, a daughter of Ernest...

James V. Betti, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - James Vincent Betti, 86, of 16 Dorothy's Way died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 31, 1928, a son of Benjamin F. and Mary Louise...

Florence Wineberg, 94

ADAMS, Mass. - Florence Wineberg, 94, of Orchard Street died peacefully Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., daughter of Samuel and Sophie...

Florence Wineberg, 94

ADAMS, Mass. - Florence Wineberg, 94, of Orchard Street died peacefully Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., daughter of Samuel and Sophie...

Eunice M. St. Hilaire, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Eunice Marguerite St. Hilaire, 88, of 5 West St., died Wednesday evening, Feb. 18, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center's Emergency Satellite Facility in North Adams after a fire in...

William R. Mazzu, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William R. Mazzu, 73, of 418 Church St. died peacefully on Tuesday Feb. 17, 2015 Born in North Adams on May 18, 1941, a son of Pasquale and Mary Giacco Mazzu, he...

William H. Tatro Jr., 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Henry Tatro Jr., 79, of 40 Mill St. died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on his mother's birthday, Feb. 7,...

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...

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,...

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...