Obituaries

Irene Hawthorne, 104

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Hawthorne, 104, of 41 Windom Terrace died Wednesday,June 10, 2009, at home. Born in Canada on May 22, 1905, daughter of Orion and Mary Senecal Lavariere, she came...

Gerda R. Bushika, 74

FLORIDA, Mass. â€' Gerda Rebecca Bushika, 74, formerly of Tilda Hill Road, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn. Born in North Adams on Dec. 25, 1934, to Eugene and...

Rita A. Jones, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita A. Jones, 92, formerly of North Adams, died Friday, May 29, 2009, in San Antonio. Born in North Adams, daughter of late City Councilor Angelo Siciliano and Mary...

Alfreda Coulter, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alfreda "Freda" Coulter, 83, of Eagle Street died early Monday morning, June 8, 2009, at home. Born in Adams on Feb. 18, 1926, daughter of Henry and Ida Grenier, she...

Winifred T. Lefebvre, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Winifred T. "Winnie" Lefebvre, 92, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Sunday, June 7, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Forest City, Pa., on April 7,...

Henry F. Lescarbeau, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Henry F. Lescarbeau, 84, of 76 Cherry St. died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 6, 2009, at Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital. Born in Clarksburg on Feb....

John H. Quinn, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' John H. "Jack" Quinn, 88, of 146 Berkshire Drive and Sarasota, Fla., died at home in Williamstown, on Thursday, June 4, 2009. Born in Williamstown on Dec. 28, 1920,...

Kenneth A. Raina, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Kenneth Aldo Raina, 72, of 237 Katsura Drive, Kennett Square, Pa., a native of North Adams, died peacefully Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Neighborhood Hospice in Westchester, Pa.,...

Alfred J. Favreau, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Alfred J. "Fred" Favreau, 83, of 17 Pleasant St. died Monday, June 1, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 29, 1925, son of Reveranda and Rose Dumochel...

C. Kenneth Demers, 87

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarence Kenneth "Ken" Demers, 87, of 625 Middle Road died Sunday evening, May 31, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being injured in an automobile...

Ronald H. McGrath, 65

ADAMS, Mass. â€' Ronald Howard McGrath, 65, of 1304 Alyssa Drive, Groveland, formerly of Adams, died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Peabody. Born in...

Mary B. Lewis, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Belle Lewis, 71, of 281 Notch Road died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on May 6, 1938, daughter of Harold A. and Marjorie...

Mary A. Ashton, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Agnes Ashton, 89, formerly of 80 Langlois Ave. died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at the home of her daughter Mary Dall in Panama City, Fla. Born in Adams on April 12,...

Michael P. O'Brien, 20

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Michael Patrick O'Brien, 20, of 410 Stratton Road died Thursday night, May 28, 2009, in Daytona, Fla., after being struck by a vehicle on I-95 after the car in which he...

Gerald C. Madden, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Gerald Crowley Madden, 92, of 118 Church St. died Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in Williamstown on March 21, 1917, son of...

Helen M. Robert Joy, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Mary Robert Joy, 98 of 49 Willow Dell died Monday, May 25, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on April 3, 1911, daughter of Ernest E. and Mary Dolan Smith, she...

Lois Fitzroy Flanagan, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lois Mary Fitzroy Flanagan, 79, of 1 Cherokee Drive died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Charlemont on Jan. 9, 1930, daughter...

Robert J. Greenwood, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert James Greenwood, 86, formerly of West Shaft Road, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Bay State Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. He had resided at Anchorage...

Mary A. Alberti, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mary Angela "Nan" Alberti, 78, of North Hemlock Lane died Friday, May 15, 2009, at home. Born in Rome, N.Y., on Feb. 17, 1931, daughter of Judge John P. Gualtieri and...

Virginia A. Bostwick, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Virginia Anne Bostwick, 71, of 202 Houghton St. died Friday, May 15, 2009, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Dec. 27, 1937, daughter of Raymond and Helena Bourelle...

Joseph F. Letalien, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph F. Letalien, 80, of 51 Biltmore Ave. died peacefully on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at home surrounded by family. Born in North Adams on July 31, 1928, son of Felix and...

Paul R. Brassard, 66

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Paul R. Brassard, 66, of 65 School St. died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on March 1, 1943, a son of Constance Brown Brassard and the late Francis...

Rejean Gamache, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Rejean Gamache, 68, of South Street died Monday, May 11, 2009, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after being unexpectedly stricken. He was born in St. John,...

Timothy W. Neal, 45

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Timothy W. Neal, 45, of 150 Ashland St., Apt. 310, died Thursday evening, May 7, 2009, at his home. Born in Germany on March 12, 1964, son of Jean Myers Neal and the late...

Walter W. Tatro Jr., 71

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Walter W. Tatro Jr., 71, of 175 Middle Road died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, with his wife and children at his side. Born in Searsburg,...