Obituaries

Ernest Purpura, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ernest Purpura, 100, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. He had resided for 65 years at 502 West Main St. Born in Quincy on Aug. 30, 1909, the son of...

Roland A. Dupuis, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Roland Arthur Dupuis, 85, of 21 Johnson Lane, West Yarmouth, formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at the Readsboro, Vt., home of his caregivers Mary and...

Warren G. Hunke, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Warren George Hunke, 89, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital, following more than a year of care at Williamstown Commons. He had resided at 20 Mount...

Linda A. Bissaillon, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Linda A. Bissaillon, 71, of 70 Angeli St. died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at home. Born in North Adams on June 5, 1939, a daughter of Casimir and Anna DeNucci Walczak, she...

Robert R. Moulton Sr., 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Longtime businessman and Deacon Robert Roy Moulton Sr., 76, of 1191 Massachusetts Ave. died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier...

Eugenia Maselli, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Eugenia "Jean" Maselli, 95, of 261 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died peacefully Monday morning, July 26, 20101, at her home. Born in Rutland, Vt., on Nov. 3, 1914, a daughter of...

Myrtle E. Geist, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Myrtle Elizabeth Geist, 86, of 765 Simonds Road died Thursday July 22, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 11, 1923, a daughter of Joseph T. and...

Margaret L. Bleau, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Lena "Marge" Bleau, 88, of 429 East Main St. died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Aug. 9, 1921, daughter...

Lillian J. Reinhart, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lillian Jean Reinhart, 68, of 45 Spring St., died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Feb. 17, 1942 a daughter of Charles L....

Victoria M. LaCasse, 36

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Victoria M. LaCasse, 36, of 11 Hoosac St. died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Children's Hospital in Boston. Born in North Adams on May 6, 1974, a daughter of Donald Sheldon and...

Edmond J. Brien, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Edmond Joseph Brien, 77, of 44 George Ave. died Monday, July 19, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Orleans, Vt., on March 16, 1933, son of Armand and Lillian...

Carol A. Rolnick, 55

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Carol Ann Rolnick, 55, of 171 Pine Ave., died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt., after a courageous battle with cancer....

Gerald N. Duprea, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gerald N. "Jerry" Duprea, 79, of 85 Eagle St. died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 13, 1931, a son of Theodore Duprea...

Reinhold M. Ott, 67

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Reinhold M. Ott, 67, of Thornliebank Road died Sunday, July 11, 2010, peacefully at home. Born in Friedrichshafen, Germany, on June 9, 1943, son of Johann and Maria...

Laurette St. Pierre, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Laurette "Loretta" St. Pierre, 89, of 44 Taft St. died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Montreal on Aug. 8, 1920, daughter of Leo and...

Rosetta M. Perras, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Rosetta Mae Perras, 62, of 103 Main St. died Saturday, July 10, 2010, at home. Born in North Adams on May 29, 1948, a daughter of James Nichlen and Elaine Benoit Nichlen...

Anita L. Lentine, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anita Lucine Lentine, 89, of 153 Phelps Ave. died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Easthampton on June 8, 1921, daughter of Wilfred and...

Dawn M. Kelton, 38

ADAMS, Mass. &mdash Dawn Marie Kelton, 38, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 25, 1971, she was the daughter of Barbara Olson Alcombright and...

Clara C. Park, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Clara Claiborne Park, 86, of Hoxsey Street, died peacefully on Saturday, July 3, 2010, at home in the company of her daughter Rachel. A writer and teacher, Mrs....

Constance M. Gentile, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Constance Marie Gentile, 70, of 13 Mark Lane died Thursday, July 1, 2010 at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Feb. 14, 1940, she was the daughter of Charles and...

Helen A. Fisher, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Ann Fisher, 76, of 82 Lincoln St. died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Kindred Hospital Parkview in Springfield following a long illness. Born in Williamstown on Jan....

Kenny J. Mitchell, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kenny Joe Mitchell, 54, of 62 North St. died Monday, June 28, 2010, at home. Born in Kennett, Mo., on Sept. 14, 1955, son of Wanda Walters Mitchell of North Adams and...

Arthur F. Jolin, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arthur Francis Jolin, 84, of 35 McCauley Lane died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at home. Born in Williamstown on May 23, 1926, a son of Alfred and Marie Louise Brousseau...

Bernard F. Tatro, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Bernard F. Tatro, 74, of Deland, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Monday, May 31, 2010, in Florida. Born in North Adams on July 16, 1935, son of Leo and Blanche Lamarre...

Kathryn V. Bushika, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Kathryn Victoria Bushika, 88, of 65 Furnace St. died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on May 3, 1922, daughter of Frank Bushika Sr....