Obituaries

John Gaspardi, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John Gaspardi, 74, of 180 West Shaft Road died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 17, 1938, son of Battista and Josephina Segala...

June Lapham, 72

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — June Lapham, 72, of 134 Hemlock Lane died Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 14, 1940, a daughter of McKendree and Ruth Jepson...

Catherine M. Donega, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine M. Donega, 87, of 10421 Route 40 Granville, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at Orchards Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in...

Mary C. Pilot, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Catherine Pilot, 82, of 11 Hathaway St. died Friday, June 22, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Oct. 7, 1929, daughter...

Emma L. Archambault, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Emma Louise Archambault, 88, of 22 Birch Lane died Friday, June 22, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers surrounded by her family. Born in Williamstown on Aug. 24, 1923,...

Carlton G. Lasher Jr., 69

FLORIDA, Mass. â€' Carlton G. "Bud" Lasher Jr., 69, of Florida died suddenly on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1942, a son of Catherine Anderson Lasher of...

Gena R. Simpson, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gena Rose "Jake" Simpson, 91, of 26 Rand St., died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at her home. Born in the Farnham section of Cheshire on June 6, 1921, a daughter of Domenico...

Doris M. Epps, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris M. Epps, 75, of 3 Chase Hill died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 3, 1936, a daughter of William and Dorothy...

Cheryl Ann Grogan, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cheryl Ann Grogan, 66, of 4 Lamoureaux Place died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in Pittsfield on April 6, 1946, daughter of Francis J. and...

Susan Benedict, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Susan Carter Benedict, 82, of 35 Adams Road, Meadowvale Apartments, died peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born on June 30, 1929,...

Rufus W. Burdick, 84

FLORIDA, Mass. — Rufus W. Burdick, 84, of 23 Central Shaft Road died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at his home. Born in Florida on March 13, 1928, a son of Harvey and Laura Hawes Burdick, he...

Ruth L. Abbott, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Ruth Lillian Abbott, 88, of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of North Adams, died Sunday, June 3, 2012 in Arizona. Born in North Adams on July 10, 1923, daughter of Ernest and Lily...

Margaret M. Garner, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret Mae Garner, 94, of 118 Church St. died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Feb. 5, 1918, daughter of Mials and...

Barbara C. Newman, 78

FLORIDA, Mass. - Barbara C. Newman, 78, of 197 Whitcomb Hill Road died on Friday, June 8, 2012, at her home surrounded by family. Born in North Adams on July 21, 1933, she was the daughter of the...

Violet E. Lewis, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Violet E. Lewis, 92, of 1159 Massachusetts Ave. died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Williamstown on Aug. 8, 1919, the...

David P. Betti, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - David Peter Betti, 79, of 74 Cady St. died peacefully on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at his home. Born in North Adams on June 29, 1932, a son of Benjamin F. and Mary Louise...

Richard D. Kornn, 57

ADAMS, Mass. — Richard David Kornn, 57, of 23 Columbia St. died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 16, 1954, son of Richard L. and Joyce Jones...

Jameson G. Lavo, 28

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jameson "Jamie" Greeley Lavo, 28, of Northampton died Friday, June 1, 2012, in Northampton. He was the grandson of the late Lewis H. and Jean Hardy Canedy of North Adams. Born...

Scott W. Haring, 45

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Scott W. Haring, 45, of 47 Walden St. died Sunday evening, May 27, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on July 8, 1966, a son of Jack Haring of Savoy...

Constance A. Brassard, 95

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Constance Allen Brassard, 95, of 75 School St. died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 19, 1917, daughter of Timothy and...

J. 'Dixie' Beauchemin, 84

ADAMS, Mass. - Josephine "Dixie" Beauchemin, 84, of 1 Cedar Lane died on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Dec. 10, 1927, a daughter of Joachim and Anna...

Thomas F. Haggerty Jr., 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Francis Haggerty Jr., 88, of 16 Bieniek Ave. died on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on May 3, 1924, son of Thomas F....

Florence R. Swistak, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Florence R. Swistak, 85, of 24 Grove St. died early Friday morning, June 1, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Dec. 21, 1926, a daughter of Arthur and...

Rose A. Simard, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rose Agnes Simard, 96, of 106 Veazie St. died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Aug. 27, 1915, a daughter of Louis and Rose Boyd...

Barbara C. Winn, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Barbara C. Winn, 84, formerly of Williamstown, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at The Mennonite Home in Lancaster, Pa. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 10, 1927, she was the...