Obituaries

Robert G. Blair Sr., 99

HANCOCK, Mass. — Robert Grey Blair Sr., 99, of 2175 Hancock Road died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Mr. Blair was a former Hancock selectman. Born in Hancock on March...

Francis E. DeBlois, 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Francis Edward DeBlois, 75, of Rochester, N.H., and formerly of Adams and Williamstown, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Born in Pittsfield on...

Harold R. Jones, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Harold Raymond "Butch" Jones, 71, of 475 West Main St. died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at VA Boston's West Roxbury Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 7, 1943, son of...

Albert C. Sartori, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Albert C. Sartori, 70, of Milton Drive died Friday May 23, 2014 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. Born in North Adams on May 29, 1943, son of Frank and...

Raymond Cimonetti, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Raymond Gene Cimonetti, 79, of Sebring, Fla., a former longtime resident of Clarksburg, died Monday, May 19, 2014, at Florida Hospital in Sebring after a long and courageous...

Jack F. Gigliotti, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jack F. Gigliotti, 90, of 22 Marietta St. died Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Fitchburg on April 21, 1924, son of Michael and Lucy Mancuso...

Scott L. Superneau, 46

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Scott L. Superneau, 46, of Willow Dell, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1967, son of Ernest Superneau and of Susan...

Edward J. Reynolds, 50

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Edward James Reynolds, 50, of 70 Chase Ave. died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Northampton on Feb. 18, 1964, son of Corrine Pierce Whitney...

Joshua S. Bressette, 25

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joshua S. Bressette, 25, of North Adams was found dead on May 8, 2014, in the Bronx, N.Y., the result of a homicide in Bronx. Born in North Adams on June 6, 1988, a son...

Rod Bunt, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ross Anthony "Rod" Bunt, 56, of 21 Chesbro Ave. died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Bunt had been the first director of tourism for...

Elizabeth Murphy, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Dix Murphy, 67, of 27 Palmer Ave., died Friday, May 16, 2014, at home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 2, 1947, daughter of Rose Cirullo LeBeau of...

Richard W. Babcock, 79

HANCOCK, Mass. — Richard Warren Babcock, 79, a former longtime resident of Hancock, died Friday, May 16, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Mr. Babcock was a nationally known expert on vintage...

Sandra S. Connors, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra Sara Connors, 69, of 35 Versailles Ave., died on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown after a long illness. Born in Norwalk, Conn.,...

Raymond J. Farinon, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Raymond Joseph Farinon, 90, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1923, son of...

Donald E. Anderson, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Donald Edward Anderson, 81, of Smith Avenue died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at his home. Born in North Adams on May 20, 1932, a son of Harry and Bertha Lapan Anderson, he...

Richard Danaher, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard "Red" Danaher, 84, of 22 Demond Ave., died on Monday, May 12, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 27, 1929, a son of John P. and Helene...

Harold E. Cutting, 76

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Harold Earl Cutting, 76, of 830 Daniels Road died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at his home. Born in New Salem on Oct. 15, 1937, son of Delbert Cutting and Ethel Sumner...

James F. Rotolo, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James Francis Rotolo, 64, of 86 Tremont St., a former longtime resident of 42 Cherry St., died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at his home. Born in North Adams on April 21,...

Norman J. Roy, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Norman Joseph Roy, 88, of North Adams died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 21, 1925, a son of John and Hattie Blay Roy, he...

Dorothy A. Bullett, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Dorothy Alice Bullett, 87, of Phelps Avenue died at Williamstown Commons on Monday, May 5, 2014. Born in Cheshire on April 29, 1927, a daughter of Alcide and Emma Marks...

Robert J. Brewer, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Longtime businessman Robert Joseph Brewer, 86, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, died on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on Sept....

Nadia Krol Charron, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nadia Rita "Nellie" Krol Charron, 94, of 30 Rand St. died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in the Farnams section of Cheshire on Sept....

Thelma L. Kemp, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Thelma Louise Kemp, 91, of North Charleston, S.C., formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, in South Carolina. Born in Greenfield in 1922, she was the daughter...

Frances Eva Therrien, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Eva Therrien, 88, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Monday, April 28, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since August...

Catherine L. Duverney, 89

ADAMS, Mass. - Catherine Louise Duverney, 89, of 169 North Summer St. died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 20, 1924, daughter of Harold and Louise Bleau...