Obituaries

Shawn A. Waterhouse, 44

NORTH ADAMS - Shawn A. Waterhouse, 44, of 457 West Main St., died Monday, Feb. 18, 2008, at home surrounded by family and friends. Born in North Adams on March 21, 1963, son of Dolores M....

Edward J. Armata, 86

ADAMS - Edward John Armata, 86, of 2 Summit Ave., died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at the Soldier's Home in Holyoke, where he had resided since November. Born in Adams on Jan. 15, 1922, son of Ziginond...

William A. Richards, 79

NORTH ADAMS - William Arthur Richards, 79, of 385 River St. died Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on June 25, 1928, son of George A. and Libby Raymond...

Pascal J. DeMasi, 80

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Pascal Joseph DeMasi, 80, of Duffy Drive, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Vermont Veterans Home after a long illness. He was the father of Christine Naughton of North...

Mario J. Angeli, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mario Joseph "Mac" Angeli, 78, of 40 Frederick St. died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Sept. 14, 1929,...

Theresa Rogers, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Rogers, 97, of Peachtree Drive in Savannah, Ga., formerly of Framingham and North Adams, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at Savannah Commons. Born in North Adams...

Bernard E. Phaneuf, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Edward Phaneuf, 73, of 17 Nelson St., died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 15, 1934, son of Arthur Noel and Emma Plante Phaneuf,...

John M. Warner, 64

CHESHIRE - John Michael Warner, 64, of 117 Meadowbrook Lane, a longtime resident of Cheshire, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 9, 1943, son of Arthur and Charlotte...

Michael J. LaVersa Sr.

North Adams - Michael J. LaVersa Sr., 86, of 85 Eagle St. died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Geneva, N.Y., on Jan. 1, 1922, son of Francesco and Rachaele Iaccopino...

Ann B. Durrell, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ann Brown Durrell, 80, of Fox Crossing Road, Bridgton, Maine, mother of Constance Sheehy of Williamstown, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at home. Born in Ossining, N.Y., on...

Robert M. Degere, 83

ADAMS - Robert M. Degere, 83, of 28 Grove St. died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Adams on March 4, 1924, son of Fred and Yvonne Johnson Degere, he...

Elinor Mary Reardon

North Adams - Elinor Mary Reardon, 79, of 183 Phelps Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on March 11, 1928, daughter of Lloyd F. and Isabel Huguenard Keating, she was a graduate of...

Alfred Herman Kleiner

Adams - Alfred Herman Kleiner, 92, of 105 Friend St. died yesterday at home. Born in Adams on Dec. 1, 1915, son of Henry and Henrietta Wolfrum Kleiner, he attended local schools. An Army...

Stefanie Ann Levesque

Cheshire - Stefanie Ann Levesque, 40, of 85 Fisher Hill Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in LaCrosse, Wis., on April 28, 1967, daughter of LaVern and Janet...

Mary B. Grillone, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mary B. Grillone, 84, of 48 Apache Drive died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 26, 1923, daughter of Anthony and Lena Scavo Lopreta, she attended...

Ella F. Nary

North Adams - Ella F. Nary, 94, of 125 Phelps Ave., died Wednesday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Nov. 20, 1913, daughter of Joseph and Exilia Bergeron St....

Edward Moore Zeller

Cheshire - Edward Moore Zeller, 89, of 675 Stafford Hill Road, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on Dec. 6, 1918, son of Boltis and Rose Connolly Zeller, he moved with...

Rhoda E. Herrmann

Adams - Rhoda E. Herrmann, 83, of Rhodes Avenue, North Smithfield, R.I., formerly of 59 Quality St., died Jan. 4 at St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield, where she had resided since...

Amy E. Deeb

Williamstown - Amy E. Deeb, 79, of 264 Sand Springs Road died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Andover, England, on March 12, 1928, daughter of Reginald and Anne Willis Smith, she...

Michael F. Ciuk

Adams - Michael F. Ciuk, 95, of 27 Spring St. died Friday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided since 2000. Born in Adams on Aug. 31, 1912, son of Jacob and Julia Milicek Ciuk, he...

Lois J. Burns

Adams - Lois J. Burns, 79, of 89 Summer St. died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown after a long illness. Born in Buckland on Aug. 14, 1928, daughter of Murton and Minnie Billiel...

William J. Rousseau

ADAMS - William Joseph Rousseau, 64, of 11 Daniels Court died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Aug. 2, 1943, son of Raymond and Bertha Davignon Rousseau, he...

Mary Albini

North Adams - Mary Albini, 92, of 103 Main St., formerly of Ashland Street, died Thursday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 1, 1915, daughter of Alexander and Rosa Serra...

Janis T. Wong, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janis Therese Wong, 72, of 51 Liberty St., died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in China, on Dec. 19, 1935, daughter of Pak-Chai...

Brenton Vaun Pleshaw

Adams - Brenton Vaun Pleshaw, 59, of 15 Sayles St., died Tuesday at the Berkshire Family Resource Center, 37 Elm St. Born in Adams, Feb. 6, 1948, son of Gervin and Gladys A. Griswold Pleshaw, he...