Obituaries

Raymond A. Bissaillon Jr., 56

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Raymond Alfred Bissaillon Jr., 56, of 711 Middle Road died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at his home in his sleep. Born in North Adams on March 1, 1958, son of Beatrice Brazeau...

Edward O. Hartwig, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Osborn Hartwig, 91, of 756 South Church St. died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Feb. 15, 1923, son of Rheinhold and Laura...

Ida E. Shepard, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ida Edith Shepard, 87, of North Adams and Pompano Beach, Fla., died peacefully in her sleep at home on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, one day short of her 88th birthday and with...

Chieko Mullett, 80

FLORIDA, Mass. — Chieko Mullett, 80, of 22 Tilda Hill Road died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Born in Toyama, Japan, on Feb. 18, 1934, the oldest of...

Bernard W. Lord, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Bernard William Lord, 88, of Harding Avenue died on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, lovingly surrounded by his family. Born in North Adams on...

Christine E. Brazeau, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Christine Elizabeth Brazeau, 91, formerly of North Adams died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Derry, N.H. Born in Adams on Dec. 24, 1922, a...

Sylvia Ginsburg, 92

ADAMS, Mass. - Sylvia Ginsburg, 92, formerly of Adams died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at Julian J. Leavitt Family Jewish Nursing Home of Longmeadow, where she had resided since 2008. Born in Adams in...

Sandra B. Fierro, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra B. Fierro, 72, of 45 Leonard St. died on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Bridgeport,...

Dorothy H. Silverman, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Hilda Silverman, 90, of North Adams died on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 18, 1924, daughter of Guido and Delia...

John I. Donovan, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John I. Donovan, 73, of 107 Parker St. died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, on May 17,...

Jeffrey L. Johnson Sr., 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jeffrey L. Johnson Sr., 61, of Pittsfield died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 15, 1952, a son of Robert and Julia Ceasar...

Florence A. Longstaff, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Florence Alice Longstaff, 84, formerly of North Adams, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in North Adams on Nov. 29, 1929, a daughter of Leon and...

Alice Tavelli Hunkler, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alice Margaret Tavelli Hunkler, 87, of George Avenue died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Sept. 30, 1927, a...

Marion A. Snow, 97

MONROE, Mass. - Marion Adelaide Snow, 97, of Monroe died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. She served as tax collector for the town of Monroe for 25...

Christine Simmons, 56

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Christine Simmons, 56, of Elkhart, Ind., formerly of Williamstown, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Elkhart Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 1, 1958, daughter of...

Ruth F. Sorel Annis, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Frances Sorel Annis, 78, of St. Joseph's Court died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Oct. 9, 1936,...

Michelle Ann Sweet, 44

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michelle Ann Sweet, 44, of 272 Beaver St. died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in South Kingston, R.I., on Feb. 21, 1970,...

Mary A. Culpo, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary A. Culpo, 94, of Jacksonville, Fla., a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Cypress Village Nursing Home in Jacksonville. Born in...

Robert E. Smith, 80

HANCOCK, Mass. — Robert E. Smith, 80, a longtime resident of Hancock, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, surrounded by family, at the home of his daughter, Cathy Morse, in Whitingham, Vt. Born in...

Michael S. Rohane, 63

ADAMS, Mass. — Michael S. Rohane, 63, of Adams died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on June 21, 1951, a son of Gladys McGinnis Rohane of New Hampshire...

Martin H. LaBombard, 73

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - Martin Henry LaBombard, 73, of Great Barrington died on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 28, 1941, a son of Wilfred and Marion...

Bettyann Burdick–Tatro, 72

STAMFORD, Vt. — Bettyann June Burdick–Tatro, 72, of 492 Sportsman Road died on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at her home. Born in North Adams, Mass., on June 10, 1942, she was the daughter of...

Paul W. Deame, 84

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Paul William Deame, 84, of Daniels Terrace died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at home surrounded by family. Born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1930, as Paul William Deambrogio,...

Florence L. Bishop, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence L. Bishop, 84, a former longtime resident of Stamford, Vt., and more lately of Mohawk Trail, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at North Adams Commons, where she has...

Earl R. Gibeau, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Earl Reynolds Gibeau, 62, of East Main Street died on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Born in North Adams on April 4, 1952, he was the son of Joseph and Dorothy Wilson Gibeau....