Obituaries

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,...

Charles W. Morse III, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Charles William Morse III, 73, of 18 Nelson St., died Thursday, May 7, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 3, 1936, son of Geraldine R. Grady Morse and the late North...

Freeda M. Ferris, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Freeda M. Ferris, 96, of 28 Chase Ave. died Thursday, May 7, 2009, at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Danbury, Conn., on Sept. 30, 1912, daughter of George and Sadie Matney...

Mark A. Grover, 49

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mark Andrew "Andy" Grover, 49, of Williamstown died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Laramie, Wyo., on July 19, 1959, son of...

Edward F. Larabee, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Franklin "Junior" Larabee, 73, of 81 Henderson Road died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at his home. Born at home on Henderson Road on Sept. 20, 1935, son of Samuel...

Joyce L. Kornn, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joyce Lillian Kornn, 77, of North Adams, more recently of 35 Adams Road, Williamstown, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec....

Dwight D. Killam, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Dwight D. Killam, 82, of Henderson Road died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at home. Born in Haverill on July 19, 1926, son of Horace and Maud Disbrow Killam, he graduated...

Margaret M. T. Lanoue, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Marie Theresa Lanoue, 84, of 66 East Quincy St. died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 21, 1925, daughter of Lawrence and Beatrice...