Obituaries

Roland M. Duteau, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Roland M. Duteau 82, of 37 Mountainview St., died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at home. He was born in North Adams on Sept. 10, 1928, son of Anna Mason Duteau and the late Omer...

Howard A. Tanner, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Howard Albert Tanner, 79, of Clarksburg died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, after being stricken while working on his farm, doing what he loved best. Mr. Tanner was a longtime...

Shaun T. Moran, 28

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Shaun T. Moran, 28, of Clarksburg died Monday, April 18, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 24, 1982, son of Michael and Karen McKinney Moran of Clarksburg, he...

Marie Clark, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Marie Clark, 86, of 118 Church St., died on Monday, April 18, 2011, at Sweetbrook Care Center. She was born in Pownal, Vt., on July 23, 1924, to Franklin and Myrtle Myers...

Dorothy Dickinson, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Dorothy Dickinson, 83, of 767 Reservoir Road died on Monday, April 18, 2011, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Dec. 22, 1927, a daughter of...

Esther F. Young, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Esther F. Young, 87, of Sloan Road died Friday, April 15, 2011, after suffering a fall at her home. Born in Lanesborough on March 19, 1924, daughter of George and Edith...

Carl J. Famiano, 78

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Carl Joseph Famiano, 78, of 547 North Eagle St., died Friday, April 15, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y. on March 28, 1933, son of...

Frank P. Reynolds, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank P. Reynolds, 58, of 150 Ashland St., died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at his home. He was born in Bennington, Vt., on June 18, 1952, son of Walter Reynolds and...

Virginia Czarnik, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Virginia Czarnik, 84, of 17 Pleasant St. died Thursday, April 4, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Adams on March 22, 1927, daughter of Albert and Anna Bezak Czarnik,...

Joseph R. St. Pierre, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph R. St. Pierre, 92, of 271 Notch Road, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 28, 1918, a son of Jean and Edmire Landry St....

Jeannette A. Soha, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Jeannette A. Soha, 80, of 3 Myrtle St., died on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Cheshire on Dec. 22, 1930, daughter of Arthur and...

Patricia M. LeBeau, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia M. LeBeau, 85, of Overlook Terrace, died Saturday evening, April 9, 2011, at her home. Born in South Hadley Falls on March 15, 1926, daughter of Oakley and Celina...

Joan E. MacTavish, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Elaine "Babci" MacTavish, 73, of 101 Friend St. died Monday, April 11, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a four-year battle with cancer. Born in...

Alden S. Jones III, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Alden Sumner Jones III, 53, of 2 Seneca Drive died Monday, April 11, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on April 6, 1958, son of Patricia Mahar Jones of...

Radegonda M. Baruzzi, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Radegonda Mary "Goldie" Baruzzi, 94, formerly of Brooklyn Street, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Sweet brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 31,...

Michael R. Grogan II, 30

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Michael R. "Mikey" Grogan II, 30, of North Adams unexpectedly died Monday, April 4, 2011, at home. Raised in North Adams, the son of Michael Grogan and of Cheryl Condron...

Gertrud A. Creegan, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gertrud Anna Creegan, 84, of Apache Drive died peacefully on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at home after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Adelebsen, Germany, on Aug. 10,...

Ralph E. Anthony Jr., 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Edgar Anthony Jr., 87, of 13 West Road died on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Mr. Anthony was the longest serving member of the Alert Hose...

Alfred Z. Bourdon, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alfred Z. "Sonny" Bourdon, 82, of 376 Church St. died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 11, 1929, a son of Alfred and Helen Michaels Bourdon, he...

Ruth E. Chenaille, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ruth Eleanor Anna Chenaille, 86, of 1267 Cold Spring Road died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on May 7, 1924, daughter of...

Florence M. Carriere, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence M. Carriere, 93, of 628 State Road, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 2, 1917, daughter of Telesphore and Mary...

William P. Toomey, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William P. Toomey, 81, of North Adams died Friday, April 1, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on July 26, 1929, the son of Dr. William F. Toomey and...

Rose E. Hammann, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rose E. Hammann, 95, of 1 Haley St. died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 29, 1915, a daughter Giovanni and...

Helen R. LaForest, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Helen Rose LaForest, 80, of 154 Protection Ave., died Friday, April 1, 2011, at her home. She was born in North Adams on Sept. 22, 1930, daughter of Alfred and Rose Perras...

Louis P. Gaspardi, 70

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Louis Peter Gaspardi, 70, of 34 Fisk St. died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 17, 1940, son of John Battista and...