Obituaries

Alice E. Ward, 90

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Alice Elizabeth Ward, 90, died peacefully on April 11, 2014, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 14, 1923, in West Taghkanic, N.Y.,...

David S. Yorke, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - David Stillman Yorke, 74, of 29 Canedy Lane died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Brattleboro, Vt., on Dec. 29, 1939, son of Milton...

Lucille Braman, 76

STAMFORD, Vt. — Lucille Braman, 76, of 954 Jepson Road died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, surrounded by her loving family. Born in...

Geraldine E. Shartrand, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Geraldine E. Shartrand, 101, of 118 Reed St. died Monday, March 7, 2014, at her home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 26, 1912, a daughter of Edwin and Virginia Biron...

Rosa Ines Milesi, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rosa Ines Milesi, 87, of 252 Walnut St. died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Campione sul Garda, Tremosine, Italy on Sept....

Dianne Marie Tatro, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dianne Marie Tatro, 66, of 10 Spencer Road died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at her home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 14, 1947, daughter of Frank Boynton and Florence Morris...

Virgil A. Righi, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Virgil A. Righi, 93, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, and a former longtime resident of Readsboro, Vt., died Tuesday, April 2, 2014, at his home. Born in Dare, Austria, on...

Maura J. Oleskiewicz, 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Maura J. Oleskiewicz, 51, of Bracewell Avenue died Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Born in North Adams on Jan. 5, 1963, daughter of Richard E. and Jean Eustis Davis, she...

Diane T. Scott, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Diane Theresa Scott, 54, of 174 West Shaft Road died Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 7, 1959, daughter of Frank...

Pauline A. Dean, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pauline A. Dean, 95, formerly of 81 Bachand Ave., died Monday, March 31, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on Nov. 13, 1918, daughter of Eugene and...

Janet Wallace Ley, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Janet Wallace Ley, 83, of Sweetwood of Williamstown, 1611 Cold Spring Road, died peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in New...

Martha C. Choquette, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Martha Clara Choquette, 90, of 68 Cherry St., died Monday, March 31, 2014, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in St. Jean de Richelieu, Quebec, on July...

Jean L. Lamore, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jean Louise Lamore, 78, of 1320 South Church St. died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 4, 1935, daughter...

Edward C. Geissler Jr., 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Charles Geissler Jr., 85, of 10 Iroquois Drive died Friday, March 28, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Wethersfield, Conn., on May 5,...

Robert F. Morrow Jr., 64

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Robert Francis Morrow Jr., 64, of 34 Henderson Road died Friday, March 28, 2014, at his home. Born in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on July 8, 1949, son of Robert F. and Theo Marie...

Theresa Norcross, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Doris Norcross, 91, of 546 Union St. died Thursday, March 27, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on June 18, 1922, daughter of Arcade...

Peter M. Miles, 69

WHITINGHAM, Vt. - Peter Michael Miles, 69, of 2592 Burrington Hill Road died Friday, March 21, 2014, at his home. Born in North Adams, Mass., on Oct. 11, 1944, son of Frances Dupre Miles of...

Judith M. Pedercini, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Judith M. Pedercini, 75, of 40 Gunther St. died Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on May 27, 1938, a daughter of...

Peter Charbonneau, 62

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Peter U. Charbonneau, 62, of 710 Hancock Road died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Born in Douglas, Ariz., on Dec. 24, 1951, the son of Ulysses and Manon...

Patricia M. Groves, 58

POWNAL, Vt. — Patricia M. Groves, 58, of Swallow Hill Road died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at her home, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Adams on May 19, 1955, a daughter of Arthur...

Barbara Pringle, 86

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Barbara Pringle, 86, of 56 Fairview Heights died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at her home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 24, 1928, a daughter of Leo and Helen Mach Peters, she...

Elizabeth M. Wells, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth M. Wells, 73, of 80 Prospect St. died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on March 9, 1941, daughter of Francis Tallarico...

George Pistorius, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — George Pistorius, 92, of Williamstown and Prague, Czech Republic, died Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Prague on March 19, 1922, son of...

E. John Reinke, 98

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — E. John Reinke, 98, of Sweetwood Retirement Community died Monday, March 17, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in New Haven,...

Richard J. Scullin Jr., 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard James Scullin Jr., 85, of Stone Hill Road died peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at home. Born in Boston on Oct. 5, 1928, son of Richard J. Scullin Sr....