Obituaries

Maureen F. Depew, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Maureen Frances Depew, 82, of 17 May St., died on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Matthew Hood, at 855 Dockbridge Way, Milton,...

Gioconda Vecellio, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gioconda Marie "Connie" Vecellio, 98, of 127 River St. died Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by her loving family. Born in...

Kristine M. Fierro, 36

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Kristine Marie Fierro, 36, of 33 Lake Shore Drive died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a five-year courageous battle with cancer, surrounded...

Hazel C. Burdick, 105

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Hazel Christine Burdick, 105, formerly of Champagne Avenue died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Savoy on Aug. 26, 1908, daughter of John...

David A. Atwell, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Arthur Atwell, 67, of 611 State Road died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 1, 1946, son of Melvin Atwell and...

Samuel R. Fulginiti, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Samuel R. Fulginiti, 92, of 15 Myers Ave. died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 1, 1921, son of Giuseppe and Angelina Cirullo...

Jerome H. Norton, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Jerome Haywood Norton, 92, of 118 Church St. died Friday, Feb. 1, 2014, at his home. Born in Northampton on Sept. 9, 1921, a son of Carl and Dorothy Haywood Norton, he...

Joseph O. Volff, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Joseph Octave Volff, 79, of 398 Houghton St. died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in the town of Washington on Oct. 21, 1934, son...

Margaret M. Green, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Margaret Mabel "Johnnie" Green, 93, of 26 May St. died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on May 2, 1920, a daughter of Harry...

Janice O'Keefe-Billings, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Janice Irene O'Keefe-Billings, 64, of East Greenwich, R.I., formerly of North Adams, died on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at Kent County Hospital in Rhode Island, surrounded by her...

Myrna F. Marsh, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Myrna Florence Marsh, 79, formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Dec. 15, 1934, a...

Ruth C. Iacuessa, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruth C. Iacuessa, 93, formerly of 25 Saulnier Drive, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Aug. 6, 1920, a daughter of Albert and...

Peter P. Mulcahy, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Peter Patrick Mulcahy, 72, of 505 East Main St. died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at his home. Born in North Adams on March 29, 1941, son of Charles M. and Florence Perreault...

Joan Durocher, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Durocher, 90, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 22, 1923, a daughter of John and...

Paul W. Morris, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Walter Morris, 66, of Seminole Drive died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at his home. Born in North Adams on June 7, 1947, son of Roma Brazea Morris pf North Adams and...

Cynthia J. Bushika, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cynthia J. Bushika, 56, of East Quincy St. died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on July 24, 1957, a daughter of...

Shirley Anne Cantoni, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shirley Anne Cantoni, 74, of 150 Ashland St. died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 11, 1939, daughter of...

Willard R. Bard, 79

ADAMS, Mass. - Willard Raymond "Beaver" Bard, 79, of 3 Myrtle St., Adams, died on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 at his home. Mr. Bard devoted his life to the youth of Adams through sports. He was a coach...

Angelina V. Giusti, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angelina Virginia "Angie" Giusti, 85, of 655 Ashland St. died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on May 3,...

Mary E. Flynt, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mary Elizabeth Flynt, 91, of South Street died peacefully at home on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Born in Northampton in 1922, daughter of Harold L. and Effie Crowley Ames, she...

Brien C. Hunt, 37

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Brien Christopher Hunt, 37, of Beaverton, Ore., formerly of Williamstown, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Born in North Adams on June 21, 1976, son of Charles T. "Chuck"...

Robert F. Bellard Sr., 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Francis Bellard Sr., 74, of North Adams died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, surrounded by his family. Born in Cheshire on Jan. 31,...

Ronald N. Favreau, 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Nelson Favreau, 75, of Adams, died Saturday morning, Jan. 18, 2014, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Feb. 2, 1938, a son of Nelson and Josephine Les...

Rose L. Pasotti, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rose Louise Pasotti, 96, of 66 Lyman St. died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 11, 1917, daughter of Gentile and...

John Vallone, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Vallone, 77, of 7 Wood St. died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in New York City on June 8, 1936, son of Frank and Julia Kauer...