Obituaries

William B. Schade, 65

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — William B. Schade, 65, of the Knolls died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at home. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 2, 1943, son of Bernard and Eleanor McGreavy Schade, he...

Pauline J. Huttle, 78

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Pauline Jean Huttle, 78, of 64 Fairview Heights died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on April 24, 1930, a daughter of...

Francis C. Florini, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Former Mayor Francis Constant "Frank" Florini, 89, of Manchester-by-the-Sea, died there on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. He was a longtime civic leader, serving at the state and...

Jane R. Grainger, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jane Rockwell Grainger, 99, of Sweetwood Retirement Community died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Rockville, Conn., on Sept. 6, 1909,...

Sandra L. McLain, 45

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra Lynn McLain, 45, of 460 Church St. died Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Derby, Conn., on Feb. 26, 1963, daughter of...

James R. Gallagher, 65

ADAMS, Mass. — James Richard Gallagher, 65, of 13 High St. died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Jan. 16, 1943, son of Richard and Evelyn...

Robert J. Reardon, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Robert Joseph Reardon, 73, of 123 Beaver St., died Friday evening, Oct. 17, 2008, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. He had been the veterans' agent for the city...

Joseph Johnson, 87

ADAMS, Mass. â€' Joseph Johnson, 87, of 47 Mill St. died Tuesday morning, Oct. 14, of renal failure at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Oct. 4. Born in New Bedford on Aug....

Amy D. Suthers, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Amy Dorothy Suthers, 81, of 93 Cleveland Ave., Apt 34, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 1, 1926, daughter of...

Mildred Dean, 91

ADAMS, Mass. - Mildred Dean, 91, of West Falmouth, formerly of Adams, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at the JML Care Center in Falmouth. Born in Adams on Dec. 20, 1916, the daughter of Justyn and...

James R. Baker, 67

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — James R. Baker, 67, of 342 West Road died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Jan. 15, 1941, son of Russell and Doris...

Lillian A. Gatland, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN - Lillian A. Gatland, 94, of Sweetwood Retirement Community died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at home. Born in Center Harbor, N.H., on Nov. 27, 1913, she was the daughter of George and...

Archer A. Jones Jr., 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Archer Albridge Jones Jr., 83, of 58 Bachand Ave., died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in North Adams on April 16, 1925, son...

Lillian P. O'Brien, 88

NORTH ADAMS — Lillian P. Trahan O'Brien, 88, of 22 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Feb. 27, 1920,...

Robert A. Burdick Jr., 64

NORTH ADAMS — Robert Albert Burdick Jr., 64 of 10 Comanche Drive, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Topeka, Kan., on June 3, 1944, son of...

Theresa M. McGinnis, 66

NORTH ADAMS â€' Theresa Mary McGinnis, 66, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on June 20, 1942, a daughter of John Stanley and...

Anna L. Toniatti, 87

NORTH ADAMS â€' Anna L. Toniatti, 87, of 5 Hunt St., Bennington, Vt., a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in...

John W. Bond, 77

NORTH ADAMS â€' John Wheeler "Jack" Bond, 77, longtime business leader and real estate developer in the city, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at his 54 Orchard Hill home after a long illness. Bond...

Anna Mae Jammallo, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anna Mae Mary Jammallo, 81, of 81 Veazie St., died Friday, May 9, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 20, 1926, a daughter of Earl and...

Leonard M. Benoit, 87

NORTH ADAMS â€' Leonard Malcolm Benoit, 87, of 54 Kemp Ave., died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 19, 1920, the son of Henry and Nellie Bryant Benoit, he graduated...

Francis E. Millard, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Francis Edward Millard, 62, of 610 Church St., died Wednesday, April 30, 2008. He was the longtime principal of McCann Technical School and the football coach at McCann and Drury...

Bernard T. Beauchemin, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Theophile Beauchemin, 83, of 1 Cedar Lane died Monday, April 14, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Dec. 31, 1924, son of Albert and...

Roy E. Ellsworth Jr., 66

WILLIAMSTOWN - Roy Edward Ellsworth Jr., 66, of 74 Langlois Ave., died early Tuesday morning, Feb. 26, 2008, at home. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 26, 1941, son of Roy E. Ellsworth Sr. and Hazel...

Richard E. Hartman, 80

NORTH ADAMS - Richard Earl Hartman, 80, of 546 Union St., died early Thursday morning, Feb. 14, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 1, 1927, son of Charles and...

William J. Charon Jr., 84

ADAMS - William J. Charon Jr., 84, of 31 Grove St., died Tuesday Feb. 12, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being taken there by Adams Ambulance Service after suffering a cardiac seizure...