Obituaries

Earldeen A. Perry, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Earldeen "Edie" Anna W. Perry, 82, of Greenfield, died peacefully of natural causes on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Buckley HealthCare Center in Greenfield. She was...

Gloria J. Whipple, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gloria Jean Whipple, 77, of 1080 Massachusetts Ave. died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Worcester on Jan. 24, 1935, a daughter of...

Ernest D. Brown Jr., 64

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ernest Douglas Brown Jr., 64, of Williamstown died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, after a three-year struggle against cancer. Born in New Britain, Conn., on July 6, 1947, son of...

Esther M. Critelli, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Esther Mary Critelli, 90, of 19A Veazie St., formerly of 21 Adams St., died Friday, April 6, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Italy on April 18, 1921, a...

Charles L. Briggs, 81

FLORIDA, Mass. — Charles Linwood Briggs, 81, of 40 Moores Road died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. He was the fire chief for the town of Florida for 23 years. Born in...

Ursula E. Lepesqueur, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ursula Erselia Lepesqueur, 96, of 97 Luce Road died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in New York City on June 22, 1915, daughter of Raphael and Margaret...

William L. Scrivens, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William L. Scrivens, 88, of 584 East Main St. died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by his family. He was a lifetime resident of the North...

Edward J. Lescarbeau, 94

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Edward J. Lescarbeau, 94, 556 West Cross Road, formerly of 1131 River Road, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital surrounded by family. Born in North...

Rita Hoar, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rita Hoar, 87, of Williamstown, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in 1924 at Sunny Brook Farm, now the Rural Lands Foundation at Sheep Hill,...

William A. Bushika, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - William Arthur Bushika, 63, of 26 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 29, 1948, son of Arthur and...

Elias Sabin, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elias Sabin, 90, of 4920 Viceroy Court, Cape Coral, Fla., formerly of Williamstown, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at his home. Born in Grodno, Poland, on Jan. 6, 1922,...

John P. Mulcahy, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Patrick Mulcahy, 89, of 98 Summer St. died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Jan. 16, 1923, son of Charles T. and...

Bernice Gentile, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernice Gentile, 90, of 325 Walnut St. died Friday, March 30, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on June 4, 1921, the...

Edith Smith, 89

HANCOCK, Mass. - Edith Smith, 89, of 2074 Hancock Road died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Canaan, N.H., on Sept. 25, 1922, a daughter of Arthur and...

James B. Donihee, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James Barnum Donihee, 81, of 83 Bachand Ave., Spruces Mobile Home Park, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Larchmont, N.Y., on Aug. 18,...

Christina Vareschi Lefebvre, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Christina Ella Vareschi Lefebvre, 95, of 102 Park St., Bennington, Vt., formerly of Williamstown, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Crescent Manor Care Centers in...

Frances Weeks, 92

WLLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frances Weeks, 92, of 176 White Oaks Road died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Feb. 23, 1920, daughter of...

Rita C. Maroni, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Catherine Maroni, 90, of 538 Gertrude Lane, South Daytona, Fla., a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at her home. Born in North Adams...

Judge Benjamin Apkin, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Judge Benjamin Apkin, 94, of 19 East Quincy St. died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at his home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 14, 1918, son of George and Dora Weiner Apkin, he...

Judith Ann Davis, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Judith Ann Davis, 56, of 243 State St. died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, following a long illness. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1955, daughter of Shirley A. David Davis of...

Elizabeth M. Vigna, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Vigna, 91, of Parker, Colo., a former longtime city resident, died Monday, March 19, 2012, at her home. Born in Sheffield, Ill., on Oct. 3, 1920,...

Harriet C. O'Neil, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Harriet C. O'Neil, 91, of 150 Ashland St. died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Slingerlands, N.Y., on June 12, 1920, daughter of...

Henry J. Kalisz, 75

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Henry John Kalisz, 75, of 1011 North Hoosac Road died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at his home after a long illness. Born in Adams on Jan. 25, 1937, a son of Henry and Sophie...

Alice Beaudry, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alice M. Beaudry, 88, of 108 Church St. died Monday, March 12, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on April 24, 1923, she was a daughter of...

George W. Landry, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — George W. Landry, 86, of 40 Commercial St. died Monday, March 12, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Sept. 23, 1925, a son of Hubert and...