Obituaries

Francis J. Vitro, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Francis John Vitro, 87, of 121 Jerome Drive, Cambridge, N.Y., died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in North Adams on...

Bonnie J. Kennedy, 42

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bonnie Jean Kennedy, 42, of Miami Beach, Fla., and formerly of Williamstown, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at her home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 18, 1970, a...

Olive G. Dragotta, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Olive Grace Dragotta, 93, of 17 Watson St. died Thursday Jan. 3, 2013, at North Adams Commons. Born at home in the city's Blackinton section on Sept. 16, 1919, daughter...

Elwin K. Stokes, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elwin Keith "Al" Stokes, 72, of 45 Spring St. and formerly of 70 North Hoosac Road, Williamstown, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at his home. Born in New Lebanon, N.Y.,...

Alma M. Brazeau, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Alma Marie Brazeau, 87, of 4 Sterling Drive died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on March 10, 1925, daughter of Alfred and Mary Neville...

Eva Mary Trombley, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eva Mary Trombley, 92, of Zephyrhills, Fla., and formerly of North Adams, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at Florida Hospital in Zephyrhills. Born in Mooers Forks, N.Y., on...

William L. Pratt, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - William LeRoy Pratt, 90, of 227 Franklin St. died Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on July 4, 1922, son of Guy and Edith Lamon Pratt, he...

Gary F. Kelley, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gary Francis Kelley, 72, of 258 Franklin St. died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, surrounded by his family. Born in North Adams on May 2, 1940, a son of Jerome and Marguerite...

Richard V. Geib, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Vincent Geib, 62, of 368 Houghton St. died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at his home. Born in Hagaman, N.Y., on March 21, 1950, a son of Francis Geib and Iola Machand...

Charles F. Starr Jr., 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Francis Starr Jr., 87, of North Adams, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on May 21, 1925, son of Charles F. Starr Sr....

Evelyn Mae Maynard, 99

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Evelyn Mae Maynard, 99, of 691 West Road died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 3, 1913, a daughter of...

Denise M. Peltier, 50

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Denise Marie Peltier, 50, of 507 Main St. died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at her home after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 30, 1961, a daughter of...

Florence 'Daisy' Tremblay, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Florence Marie "Daisy" Tremblay, 91, of 32 College Ave. died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Jan. 19, 1921, daughter of Joseph and...

Richard Brayman Jr., 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard "Rick" Brayman Jr., 58, of 72 Chase Ave. died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. He had spent the last year of his life at Williamstown Commons before losing his battle with...

Lorraine F. Davis, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Frances Davis, 94, of 128 Protection Ave., died on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 7, 1918, daughter of...

Elaine M. Lebert, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Elaine M. Lebert, 73, of 1040 Massachusetts Ave. died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Oct. 2, 1939, a daughter of...

Janice M. Richards, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janice Marie Richards, 74, of 150 Ashland St. died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in the town of Florida on Sept. 16, 1938, a daughter of...

Joseph R. Dean Jr., 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Longtime businessman and Town Moderator Joseph R. Dean Jr., 76, of 112 West Road died early Sunday morning, Dec. 9, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Mr. Dean also...

Evelyn F. Ciempa, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Evelyn F. Ciempa, 93, of 215 Houghton St. died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on April 6,...

Rita M. Swenson, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Margaret Swenson, 100, of 18 Willow St. died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at her home. Born in Easthampton on Nov. 12, 1912, daughter of Frank and Minnie Barcomb LaCoy, she...

Olga R. Beaver, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Olga Rozinak Beaver, 70, of 100 Southworth St.,died the morning of Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at her home in the presence of loved ones. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on Nov....

Matthew B. Luczynski, 28

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Matthew B. Luczynski, 28, of West Shaft Road died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 at his home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 17, 1984, a son of Lawrence Luczynski of Chatham and...

Betty M. Champagne, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Betty Margaret Champagne, 88, of 546 Union St. died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Plattsburg, N.Y., on July 19, 1924, daughter of Homer and...

Claire H. LeBeau, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire Helen LeBeau, 92, of 94 Reed St. died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. Born in North Adams on July 29, 1920, a daughter of...

David V. Hurlbut, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David V. Hurlbut, 56, of 97 Veazie St. died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 25, 1956, a son of Verne and Lena...