Obituaries

Joseph L. Marcil, 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph L. Marcil, 47, of Meade Avenue died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born in North Adams, he was the...

Abbott Gomberg, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Abbott Gomberg, 88, of Jerome Drive died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at home with his wife, Nada Samuels, at his side. Born in Fall River, on May 8, 1921, son of...

Doris J. Mazza, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Doris Juliet Mazza, 95, of 22 Veazie St., died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on June 17, 1914, daughter of Hector and Cecelia Reopel...

Emma L. Sherman, Infant

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Baby girl Emma Lynn Sherman died shortly after birth on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Paul and Leah DiSanti Sherman...

Robert J. Swain, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Joseph Swain, 80, of 106 Bonair Ave. died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at Kindred Hospital in Springfield. Born in New Bedford on Nov. 28, 1929, son of Robert and Helen...

Margaret Whiteman, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret Whiteman, 82, of Yarmouth, formerly of Williamstown, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at home, surrounded by family. Born in West Haven, Conn., daughter of Michael...

Anne Olsen, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anne Olsen, 88, of 83 Hall St. died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Nov. 6, 1921, daughter of James L. and...

Sean B. Williams, 22

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Sean Busbee Williams, 22, of 140 Musterfield Heights died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, as a result of an automobile accident in Shelburne Falls. Born in North Adams on Aug. 26,...

Rosemarie V. Gelinas, 69

FLORIDA, Mass. — Rosemarie Veronica Gelinas, 69, of 11 Moores Road died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Stamford, Conn., on Jan. 16, 1940, daughter of Hugo and...

Deana M. Deschaine, 29

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Deana Marie Deschaine, 29, of Angeli Street died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at home. Born in Holyoke on March 13, 1980, daughter of Dean A. and Susan M. Merritt Deschaine...

Sister Angela Bisol, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sister Angela Bisol, 94, of the Venerini Sisters of Worcester died there on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Sister Angela taught in the former St. Anthony's Parish from the late...

Irene I. Larese, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Irene Isabel Larese, 92, of 4 Grimes St. died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on July 1, 1917, daughter of Lawrence and Maria Wojciek Pikul,...

Mary Ann Shand, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mary Ann Shand, 76, of 94 Meadow St. died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at home. Born in Union City, N.J., on Aug. 13, 1933, daughter of James and Celia Floriani Oliveri, she...

Margaret Leete, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret "Peg" Leete, 93, of 332 North St. died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cambridge on Aug. 22, 1916, daughter of James and...

Richard H. Gatland, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard H. Gatland, 94, of Sweetwod Retirement Community, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Lancaster, Pa., on Dec. 10, 1914, son of...

Rita L. Girardi, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Louise Girardi, 88, of 391 Walnut St. died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 7, 1921, daughter of Louis and Julia Ercoliani...

Eleanor Cutler, 80

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Eleanor "MiMi" Cutler, 80, of 417 North Houghton St. died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Commons, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Jan. 19,...

Raymond A. Lavigne, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Raymond Alfred Lavigne, 71, of 353 Walnut St. died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on July 12, 1938, son of Arsene and Marguerite...

Angelina A. Williams, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Angelina A. Williams, 86, of 470 North St. died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on March 25, 1923, a daughter of Vito and...

Hubert M. 'Hugh' Muir, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Hubert Machado "Hugh" Muir, 83, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at home. Born in New Bedford on June 14, 1926, son of Hubert J. and...

Rita Styczynski, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Styczynski, 93, of 38 Biltmore Ave. died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 18, 1916, daughter of Calix "Chick" and Edith...

Rev. Lois D. Wilson, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — The Rev. Lois Dolores Wilson, 79, of 59 Howland Ave. died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1930, daughter of Leslie Tenney and the Rev. Ethel...

Brian D. Marlow, 55

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Brian David "Bear" Marlow, 55, of 70 McArthur Drive died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 14, 1954, son of Donald A. Marlow and of Angela...

John R. Norman, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John R. Norman 72, of 440 East Main St. died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 5, 1937, son of Albert and Viola Foisey Norman, he was employed...

Alex J. Shaw, 102

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College coaching legend Alex J. Shaw, of Baxter Road, died Sunday evening, Nov. 29, 2009, at the age of 102 at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been...