Obituaries

Dr. Earle O. Brown Jr., 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Dr. Earle O. Brown Jr., 85, of 197 Longview Terrace died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 29, 1924, a son of Earle O....

Esther Christensen, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Esther Christensen, 99, of Sweetwood Retirement Community died peacefully on Monday, March 15, 2010, with her family at her bedside. Born in Everett on Jan. 22, 1911,...

Jane Ann Solari, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jane Ann Solari, 77, of 7 Ivory St. died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 25, 1932, daughter of Raoul and Sylvia...

Alexander G. Cheesbro, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alexander Gordon "Alec" Cheesbro, 78, of 154 Charlene St. died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Williamstown Commons after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Sept. 30,...

Charles L. DeRose, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Louis "Chuck" DeRose, 71, of 179 State St., died early Saturday morning, March 13, 2010, at home. Born in Newton on May 26, 1938, son of Joseph and...

Marion Sweet, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Marion Sweet 90, of 118 Church St., died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. A lifelong resident of Williamstown, she was born on Oct. 20, 1919, a...

Frances P. Baker, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Patricia Baker, 78, of East Timeless Drive, Tucson, Ariz., formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Tucson, surrounded by family. Born in...

Francis P. Gardzina Sr., 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Francis Peter Gardzina Sr., 76, of 136 Veazie St. died Monday, March 8, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North Adams,...

Thomas F. Mulvaney, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas F. Mulvaney, 77, of 150 Ashland St. died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Dec. 10, 1932, son of Edward and Ruth Mulcahy Mulvaney, he attended...

Jean F. Morgan, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jean Frances Morgan, 69, of 4 Iroquois Drive died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at her home. Born in Townsend, Vt., on Oct. 19, 1940, daughter of Francis Strack and Viola Byron...

Avelina E. King, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Avelina Elide King, 91, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Williamstown, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Oak Manor Rehab in Largo. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Feb. 14, 1919,...

Edward H. Cunningham, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Harry Cunningham, 91, of 728 East Main St. Extension died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 17, 1918, son of...

Gertrude Gumbleton Howland, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Gertrude M. Gumbleton Howland, 83, of 50 Endicott St., Danvers, a former resident of North Adams, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Union Hospital in Lynn. Born in...

Elda Gazzaniga, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elda Gazzaniga, 96, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at home. Born in Lynn on Nov. 4, 1913, a daughter of Amedeo and Carmela Vernava DelCiello, she was a graduate of the...

John F. Segala Sr., 88

John Francis Segala Sr., 88, of 13 Pebble St. North Adams, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in North Adams on Oct. 29, 1921, a son of Luigi and Maria...

Cheryl A. Pero, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cheryl A. Pero, 58, of 96 Tremont St. died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 29, 1951, a daughter of Alvin Smith and Mary Rahilly...

Lawrence S. Graver, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Lawrence Stanley Graver, 78, of 117 Forest Road died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at home, after a long illness. He was a longtime English professor and the John Hawley Roberts...

Donald I. Reid, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Irving Reid, 78, of 58 West End Terrace, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Wilmington, Vt., on June 1, 1931, son of Frank...

Donna M. Martin, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Donna M. Martin, 62, of 9 Bliss St. died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cambridge, N.Y., on Sept. 14, 1947, daughter of Francis and...

Bernard Morris, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Bernard Morris, 99, of Stratton Road, Williamstown, died peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. He was the longtime innkeeper of The Inn on Laurel Lake in...

Bernard W. O'Neill, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard William O'Neill, 79, of 82 Beaver St. died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, at home, surrounded by family. Born in North Adams on Oct. 23, 1930, son of Henry O'Neill and...

Violet C. Brown, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Violet Clarice Brown, 79, of 150 Ashland St. died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 1, 1930, daughter of Archie and...

Marianne C. Congello, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marianne C. Congello, 68, of 60 Marion Ave. died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Jan. 25, 1942, daughter of...

Evelyn T. Gallese, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Evelyn T. Gallese, 92, of 312 Eagle St. died peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, at home after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on March 5, 1917, daughter of Roger...

Julia A. Steuer, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Julia A. Steuer, 96, of 74 Chestnut St. died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, at home. Born in Adams on Jan 22, 1914, daughter of Joseph Kruszyna and Justyna Izyk...