Obituaries

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...

Pauline L. Brignolo, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pauline Louise Brignolo, 99, of 1616 West Glendale Ave., Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of 20 Frenier Drive, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at her home. Born in Riva del Garda,...

Saverio 'Sam' Scarfone, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Saverio L. "Sam" Scarfone, 89, of 484 Barbour St. died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 14, 1922, son of Rosario and Rose Critelli Scarfone,...

Anita T. Gibeau, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anita Theresa Gibeau, 85, of 88 Lincoln St. died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 1, 1927, daughter of Julian and Doris...

Jay A. Hoag, 46

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jay A. Hoag, 46, of East Main Street died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 4, 1966, son of Kenneth and Frances Beliveau Hoag, he...

Bertha A. Luscier, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Bertha A. Luscier, 80, of 1254 North Hoosac Road died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Dixon, N.M., on July 4, 1932, daughter of Delfino and...

Livia Crase, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Livia Crase, 91, of 25 Elliot Drive, died peacefully at home on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Born in Monroe on Nov. 28, 1920, a daughter of Severino and Maria Franceschetti,...

Arthur E. Wylde, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Arthur Edward Wylde, 81, of 45 Benlise Drive died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Jan. 1, 1931, son of Edward P. and Grace Kay...

Wendi H. M. Tracy, 24

ADAMS, Mass. — Wendi Hannah Mary Tracy, 24, of 1 Edmund St. died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Bennington, Vt., on July 2, 1988, daughter of Lloyd Pierce of...

John P. Heath, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John Paul Heath, 78, of the Beaven Kelly Home, 1245 Main St., Holyoke, and formerly of 140 Liberty St., died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Mount St. Vincent Nursing Home in...

Alice P. Harrington, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Alice P. Pearson Harrington, 87, of 191 Ashland St., died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at her home. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Sept. 5, 1925, daughter of Lester and Esther Chilson...

Marianne Meehan Smith, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Marianne Lillian Meehan Smith, 69, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at the home of her son, Jay Meehan, at 254 Notch Road. Born in North Adams...

James D. Brown, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Retired North Adams firefighter Lt. James Dexter Brown, 76, of 77 Onota St., formerly of 530 Tunnel Road, Rowe, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr....

Catherine Lasher, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine Lasher, 94, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at North Adams Commons Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1917, a daughter of Alfred...

Raymond M. Lee, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Raymond Morey Lee, 79, of Natick, and formerly of Pittsfield and North Adams, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on July 20,...

Elva 'Dee' Lewis, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elva "Dee" Lewis, 84, of 118 Church St. died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 11, 1928, daughter of George and Elva Green...

Richard W. Dickinson, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard William Dickinson, 86, formerly of 80 Champagne Ave. died on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, N.H. Born in North Adams on June 1,...

Lawrence A. Lewis, 51

FLORIDA, Mass. — Lawrence A. Lewis, 51, of 70 South St., Drury, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, as a result of a hunting accident. Born in Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 4, 1961, a son of Doris...

Anna G. Lardas, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Anna G. Lardas, 89, of 166 Luce Road, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsburgh in 1922, daughter of George and Lillian Lardas, she was an...

Louis J. Casuscelli, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis James Casuscelli, 80, of 25 Navajo Drive died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 22, 1931, a son of Louis and...

Patricia Short, 76

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Patricia Short, 76, of 105 Harrison Ave. died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, on March 23, 1936, daughter of Sydney W. and...

Doris C. Benedetti, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris Christine Benedetti, 94, of 98 Brickyard Court died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Dec. 17, 1917, a...