Obituaries

Theodore J. Ostrobinski, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Theodore J. Ostrobinski, 86, of 1 Weber St. died Saturday evening, Nov. 22, 2008, at home, surrounded by his family. Born in Adams on Dec. 22, 1921, son of John and Anna...

William T. Sprowson, 90

ADAMS, Mass. — William T. Sprowson, 90, formerly of 27 Overlook Terrace, died Saturday evening, Nov. 22, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Jan. 20,...

Edward H. Goodman, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Harold Goodman, 99, of 71 Sabin Drive died Saturday Nov. 22, 2008, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. He was a longtime executive with the former Sprague Electric Co. in...

Ada E. Canale, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Ada Esther Canale, 95, of 85 Eagle St., died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on May 15, 1913, daughter of Eugenio and Julia Barberi...

Mildred V. Faustini, 87

ADAMS, Mass. — Mildred Virginia "Millie" Faustini, 87, of 198 East Road, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams, on Nov. 7, 1921, daughter of Samuel A. and...

Howard R. Shippee, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Howard Raymond Shippee, 85, of 188 East Road died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Whitingham, Vt., on Oct. 14, 1923, son of Arnold and...

Norman A. Roberts, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Norman Alphonse Roberts, 92, of 43 Pines Lodge Park, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital surrounded by his family. Born in North Adams, son of...

Raymond A. Mason Sr., 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Raymond Allsop Mason Sr., 83, of Strafford, N.H., formerly of Williamstown, died Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at home following a long illness. Born in Williamstown, son of...

Norma M. Baker, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Norma Mary Baker, 84, of 611 State Road died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 31, 1924, daughter of Michael and...

Charles E. Kochenour Jr., 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Charles Edward Kochenour Jr., 92, formerly Kalarama Orchards on Sand Springs Road, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, in Stamford, Vt. He was a longtime educator and a...

Richard L. Lefave, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard L. "Buckwheat" Lefave, 58, of 12 Rich St., died Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was a longtime city firefighter. Born in North Adams...

Edith Pennell, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edith Pennell, 86, of Sweetwood Retirement Community died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Bronxville, N.Y., on Nov. 13, 1921, daughter of...

Ruth M. Bullett, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Marion Bullett, 94, of 357 Walnut St. died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on March 5, 1914, a daughter of Alexander and Eliza...

Joan B. Green, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joan Beatrice Green, 83, of 118 Church St., died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born June Beatrice Lillian in New Brunswick, N.J., on Dec. 21,...

Trinity Domenichini, infant

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Trinity Dawn Domenichini, 27 days old, of 8 Isbell St., died Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was born in North Adams on Oct. 4, 2008, a...

Angelina Hobart, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angelina Hobart, 96, of Apt. 8C, St. Joseph's Court, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 28, 1912, a daughter of Domenico...

Virginia J. Morrissey, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Virginia Josephine Morrissey, 84, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on Jan. 4, 1924, daughter of Francis Joseph and...

Barbara E. Dupuis, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Elizabeth Dupuis, 89, of 611 State Road died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Malden, on Sept. 11, 1919, daughter...

Joan M. Davies, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Joan Mina Davies, 85, of 165 Church St., died on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Born in North Adams, on April 18, 1923, daughter of Nelson S. and Verne Armstrong McCraw, she...

June H. Chenail, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - June Helen Chenail, 90, of 79 Tremont St. died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, following a short illness. Born in Adams, on June 18,...

Bernadette M. Goff, 74

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Bernadette M. Burdick Goff, 74, of 576 Walker St. died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on June 27, 1934, daughter of Napoleon and Genevieve...

Roger F. Cirone, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Roger Francis Cirone, 70, of 25 Frenier Drive, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, in Williamstown. He was a longtime educator and coach. Born in North Adams on Oct. 10, 1938,...

Lillian E. DeSanty, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Lillian E. DeSanty, 95, of 115 Bonair Ave., died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 8, 1912, daughter of Clarence and Evelyn Bedard Scrivens,...

Carlton H. Estes, 77

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Carlton H. Estes, 77, of 1185 Middle Road, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 21, 1931, son of Irving and Mary...

Edith M. Trombley Carey, 92

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Edith May Trombley Carey, 92, of Middle Road, formerly of Pownal, Vt., died Saturday evening, Oct. 25, 2008, at North Adams Commons, where she had resided for several...