Obituaries

Lena L. Baruzzi, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lena L. Baruzzi, 95, a longtime resident of North Adams, died Friday, March 15, 2013. Born in Whitingham, Vt., on March 10, 1918, the daughter of Silvio and Maria...

Henry G. Brazeau Sr., 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Henry G. "Hank" Brazeau Sr., 73, of 173 Chantilly Ave. died Monday, March 11, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on March 27, 1939, a son of...

Ida R. Boschetti, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ida Rita Boschetti, 92, of 222 Bridges Road died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at her home. Born in Adams on March 29, 1920, a daughter of John and Madelina Nicolini...

Philip Apkin, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Philip Apkin, 93, of 19 East Quincy St. died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the home of his daughter, Judith Libby Corwin, in Tyngsboro, with his family by his side. Born...

Charles B. Bostwick, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Benjamin Bostwick, 60, of 385 River St. died Friday, March 8, 2013, at his home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Aug. 10, 1952, a son of Noble Bostwick and...

Robert L. Fisher, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert L. Fisher, 54, of 103 Liberty St. died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at his home. Born in Hornell, N.Y., on Oct. 27, 1958, a son of Marie Coykendall Gagne of North Adams...

Dr. John L. Moresi Sr., 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. John Louis Moresi Sr., 66, of 120 Wells Ave. died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Dr. Moresi had represented the city on the board of...

James A. Brosnihan, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James Alfred Brosnihan, 60, of 31 Veazie St. died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 13, 1952, son of Francis and...

Arlene Mason, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arlene Mason, 86, of Northwest Hill Road, died Sunday, March 3, 2013. Born in Russell on Sept. 17, 1926, daughter of Harry A. and Clara Alice Martin, she moved to...

John T. Owensby, 46

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Merchant Marine Capt. John T. Owensby, 46, of 251 West Road died Friday, March 1, 2013, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 18, 1966, son of Joan Girardi Owensby of...

Roger R. Serre, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Msss. — Roger Robert Serre, 81, of 125 Barth St. died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Aug. 30, 1931, the son of...

Donald R. Gilbert, 69

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Donald Raymond Gilbert, 69, of 108 Berkshire Drive died Friday, March 1, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 21, 1943, son of George J. Gilbert...

Bernard J. Courtemanche, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Joseph Courtemanche, 72, of 743 Massachusetts Ave. died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 3, 1941, a son of...

Patricia Ann Welch, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Ann Welch, 75, of 75 Johnson St. died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 8, 1928, a daughter of Daniel and Gertrude Carleton...

Rudolph F. Canales, 79

HANCOCK, Mass. - Rudolph Francis "Ruby" Canales, 79, of 2258 Hancock Road died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at North Adams Commons. Born in Somerville on June 22, 1933, son of Celio and Cordillia...

Alda A. Wood, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alda A. Wood, 89, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, and formerly of 48 School St., died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Bolentina, province...

David A. Neveu, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - David A. Neveu, 61, of Belair Street, Brockton, died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, surrounded by family. Born in North Adams on April 28, 1951, a son of Elizabeth...

Chester A. Johnson, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Chester Arthur Johnson, 87, of 147 North St. and formerly of Pownal, Vt., died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 10, 1925, son...

Norman J. Estes, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Norman Joseph Estes, 78, of 304 East Main St. North Adams died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at his home. Born in North Adams on April 24, 1934, a son of Melvin and Mary...

Douglas W. Filkins, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Douglas William Filkins, 72, of 328 Eagle St. died peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 20, 1940, son of Robert H. and Verna...

Nicole Lee Lemieux, 34

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Nicole Lee Lemieux, 34, of Clarksburg died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 17, 1978, a daughter of Michael and...

Anna Yan Ji Arabia, 16

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anna Yan Ji Arabia, 16, of Eagle Street, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Family said she faced her rare brain tumor, gliomatosis cerebri, with amazing strength and never let...

Doris Ann Rennell, 84

ADAMS, Mass. - Doris Ann Rennell, 84, of 17 Pleasant St. died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born on Vashon Island, King County, Wash., on July 20, 1928, daughter of Harold and...

Joyce C. Sheldon, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joyce Carol Sheldon, 67, of 176 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Utica, N.Y., on June 14, 1945, a...

Lynn Ann Swanson, 55

ADAMS, Mass. — Lynn Ann Swanson, 55, of 166 Orchard St. died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 28, 1957, daughter of Geraldine Crew Barbuto...