Obituaries

George V. Cadran, 69

CHESHIRE, Mass. — George V. Cadran, 69, of 4 East Main St. died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a long illness. Born in Lowell on March 4, 1939, he...

John M. Bradley, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' John M. Bradley, 74, of 77 Nutmeg Lane died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at home. Born in North Adams on Jan.y 15, 1934, son of Michael and Anna Etman Bradley, he attended...

Mildred Clark Lasher, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mildred Helen Clark Lasher, 99, of 1218 North Hoosac Road, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on March 2, 1909, daughter of...

Adrien G. Lefevre, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Adrien Gaston "Lefty" Lefevre, 85, of 26 Phelps Ave. died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at home. Born in Montreal on Nov. 27, 1922, son of Edouard and Jeanne Dorval Barrette, he...

Gerald J. Baclawski, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Gerald Joseph Baclawski, 71, of 67 College Ave. died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Poland on Feb. 22, 1937, son of Joseph...

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,...