Obituaries

Doris M. Primmer, 85

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Doris M. Primmer, 85, of East Road died on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on July 24, 1928, a daughter of Henry Albert and Marie...

Henry A. Armata, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Henry A. Armata, 95, of 2 Clifford Lane died Friday morning, Jan. 10, 2014, at his home. Born in Adams on April 16, 1918, a son of Joseph and Margaret Pas Armata, he attended...

William F. Sikorski Jr., 82

ADAMS, Mass. — William F. Sikorski Jr., 82, of 6 Overlook Terrace, died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on July 25, 1931, the son of William and...

Brian D. Cabral, 52

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Brian David Cabral, 52, of Main Street died peacefully at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. Born in Middleborough on Oct. 15, 1961, the...

Frances M. Parker, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frances Marie Dowling Parker, 87, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, following a long illness. Born in Cranston R.I., on Nov. 29, 1926, daughter of Frederick and Grace...

Joan A. Dumas, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Agnes Dumas, 81, of 204 Phelps Ave. died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at the home of her daughter, Audrey Dumas-Ghidotti and her son-in-law, Gary Ghidotti, in North Adams....

Jeannie Ann Collins, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jeannie Ann Collins, 58, of 759 Massachusetts Ave. died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hadley on April 12, 1955, daughter of Frank...

Gerard Green, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gerard "Chuck" Green, 62, of Fort Pierce, Fl., formerly of North Adams, died unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, while visiting his son, Marine Capt. Brian Green and his...

Sally L. Bird, 55

ADAMS, Mass. - Sally Lynne Bird, 55, of 162 East Road died unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Born in North Adams on June 21, 1958, a daughter of Betty...

Louis A. Axt Sr., 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Alvah Axt Sr., 73, of North Adams died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at his home. Born in East Orange, N.J., on March 16, 1940, son of Franklin D. and Leonora Keen Axt,...

Armand G. Perreault, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Armand Gerald Perreault, 95, of 227 Franklin St. died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at his home. Born in Leominster on May 4, 1918, son of Raoul and Aurora Spring Perreault,...

David R. Rebello, 66

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — David Richard Rebello, 66, of Champagne Avenue, The Spruces, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at North Adams Commons. Born in Providence, R.I., on June 12, 1947, son of...

Phyllis Parker Foisy, 86

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Phyllis Lorraine Chase Parker Foisy, 86, of 570 North Eagle St. died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Williamstown Commons with her husband of 47 years, Hector J. "Bill" Foisy, at...

Carl E. Ransden, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Carl E. Ransden, 73, of 44 Grandview Drive died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 28, 1940, son of John E. and Vera...

Helga McConnell, 69

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Helga McConnell, 69, of Devonshire Drive died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Vienna, Austria, on June 23, 1944, daughter of...

Mary Elizabeth Ameen, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Elizabeth Ameen, 73, of 88 Chenaille Terrace died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at her home. Born in Sharon, Conn., on Dec. 26, 1939, daughter of George and Kathleen...

Lois Maxberry, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lois Maxberry, 93, died peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield with her daughter, Bette Craig of South Williamstown, at her side. Born...

Charles J. Hayes, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Charles J. Hayes, 89, of Florence died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. He was the stepfather of State Police Lt. William C. Blackmer Jr. of North Adams. Born in Boston on July 3, 1924,...

Frederick E. Crosier, 104

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frederick Elbert Crosier, 104, a lifelong resident of North Adams, died on Dec. 13, 2013. Born in North Adams on April 24, 1909, the only child of Frederick and Rose...

Frances R. Trisorio, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Rosemarie Trisorio, 83, of North Easton, formerly of North Adams, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at Southeast Rehab in North Easton. Born in North Adams on Jan. 16,...

George W. Olson, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - George William Olson, 96, of Emerald Lane died on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on June 22, 1922, a son of Eskil and Hazel Brewer...

Gordon C. Winston, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Gordon C. Winston, 84, of 4 Windflower Way died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Florida, where he had been vacationing with family. He was the Orrin Sage Professor of Political...

Frank J. Nolan, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Frank James Nolan, 81, of 45 Spring St. died on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Tewksbury on Feb. 3, 1932, he was the son of Frank and Florence...

Kevin J. Dougherty, 67

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Kevin Joseph Dougherty, 67, of 94 Cole Ave. died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at his home. Born in Newton on July 29, 1946, son of Joseph A. and Gertrude Connor...

Adrienne Apkin, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Adrienne Apkin, 89, of Acton,and formerly of 19 East Quincy St., died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at her home in Acton. Born in Waterville, Maine, on Sept. 6, 1924, daughter of...