Obituaries

Richard Hoar, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Richard "Dick" Hoar, 83, of 179 Cold Spring Road died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. He was the longtime chairman of the Williamstown Board of...

Domenica A. Grande, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Domenica Ann "Minnie" Grande, 91, formerly of 55 Brooklyn St., died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, at North Adams Commons, where she had resided for four years. Born in North...

Joseph C. Wood, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph Clayton Wood, 77, of Nyssa, Oregon, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at the Boise (Idaho) Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Sept. 20, 1933, a son of...

David G. Chiettini, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - David G. Chiettini, 83, of Yale Street died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Born in Readsboro, Vt. on May 14, 1927 to first-generation Italian immigrants Giuseppe and Olive Rizzardi...

Richard H. Shand Sr., 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard H. Shand Sr., 78, of 94 Meadow St. died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at his home. Born in Tewksbury on Aug. 18, 1932, a son of Florence Shand Cudworth, he attended...

June J. DiGennaro, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - June Jeannette DiGennaro, 85, of 611 State Road, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Harbor View Beach, Ohio, on March 25, 1925, daughter...

Martin H. Walden, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Martin H. Walden, 96, of 17 Northern Lights Ave. died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born Aug. 28, 1914, son of Martin E. and Albina Bissaillon Walden, he...

Geraldine R. Morse, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Geraldine R. Morse, 93, of 18 Nelson St., died Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pownal, Vt., on Oct. 29, 1917, daughter of Harry and...

Howard B. O'Neil, 44

ADAMS, Mass. - Howard Bernard O'Neil, 44, of 13 East Walnut St. died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 14, 1966,...

William R. Romeo, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William R. Romeo, 85, of East Avenue died peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 11, 1925,...

JoAnn Saltamartini, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - JoAnn Saltamartini, 54, of 89 Liberty St. died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at her home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 14, 1956, daughter of Raymond and Ruth Dupee...

Vivian E. Swift, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vivian Evelyn Swift, 93, of 1027 Massachusetts Ave. died Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams on Oct. 1, 1917,...

Arthur V. Dumas, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Arthur Vincent Dumas, 85, of 204 Phelps Ave. died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Adams on Aug. 5, 1925, son of Alfred...

Joyce Socha Whitley, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joyce Eleanor Mable Socha Whitley, 83, of 546 Mohawk Trail died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in London on Nov. 21, 1926, daughter of...

Virginia M. Hall, 72

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Virginia Marie Hall, 72, of 37847 Ricardo Ave., Zephyrhills, Fla., died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, at Florida Hospital-Zephyrhills. She was a former longtime resident of...

Rupert Lapier, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Rupert Lapier, 99, of 1130 State Road, died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Hancock on Feb. 17, 1911, a son of William and...

Geraldine M. Lewis, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Geraldine May Lewis, 76, of 281 Notch Road died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Adams on Jan. 26, 1934, daughter of Harold and Marjorie...

Charles E. Lefebvre, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles E. Lefebvre Sr., 98, of 86 West Main St., died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in St. Philippe, Quebec, on May 2, 1912, son of Evariste...

Edna E. Rudnick, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Edna Elise Rudnick, 86, of 150 Ashland St. died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, at North Adams Commons. Mrs. Rudnick was active in the community as a volunteer and as a longtime member...

Matthew J. Donovan, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Matthew Joseph Donovan, 57, of 223 Franklin St. died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family and lifetime friends. Born...

Patric J. Couture, 39

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Patric Jarad Couture, 39, of Pittsfield, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at the family home on Bridges Road, Williamstown, from complications of Dandy-Walker Syndrome. Born in...

Catherine V. Bassey, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Catherine Virginia Bassey, 95, of 80 Nutmeg Lane died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in New York City on April 25, 1915, daughter of Walter and...

William R. Pratt, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - William R. Pratt, 61, of 61 Addison Ave. died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Adams on Jan....

Rita Fountain, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Fountain, 88, of 12 Bryant St. died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 23, 1922, a daughter of Elmer and Henrietta...

David P. Wall, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David P. Wall, 64, of Kemp Avenue died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, of complications from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Mr. Wall was a teacher and administrator at Drury High...