Obituaries

Grace A. Tremblay, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Grace Alice Tremblay, 86, of North Adams died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on May 20, 1927, daughter of Frank and Sara...

Samuel H. Laitman, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Samuel H. "Sandy" Laitman, 80, of Hopper Road died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at his home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of Edwin M. and Berdie Herzlinger Laitman, he attended...

Ruth Mary Adams, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Mary Adams, 70, of Apache Drive died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Jan. 30, 1944, a daughter of Frederick and...

Lawrence E. Moreau, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lawrence Edward Moreau, 85, of Londonderry, N.H., and formerly of North Adams and Lowell, died Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House surrounded by his...

Deborah Ann Pierce, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Deborah Ann Pierce, 56, of 95 Cleveland Ave. died on Friday, March 7, 2014, as a result of an automobile accident. Born in North Adams on March 21, 1957, a daughter of...

Clarence Levesque, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Clarence "Clarkie" Levesque, 80, of 150 Ashland St. died Friday, March 7, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on May 2, 1933, a son of Napoleon and...

Isabelle Corbosiero, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Isabelle Mary Corbosiero, 89, of 107 Liberty St. died Friday, March 7, 2014, at home, surrounded by her family. Born in Hancock on Oct. 29, 1924, daughter of Emerald...

Arthur J. Maino, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arthur J. Maino, 93, a longtime resident of Williamstown, died Friday, March 7, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 5, 1920, a son of Mario and...

Katherine Ann Phillips, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Katherine Ann Phillips, 58, of Massachusetts Avenue died on Friday, March 7, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Oct. 3, 1955, a daughter...

George G. Lord Sr., 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George G. Lord Sr., 80, of North Adams died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 27, 1933, a son of George Lord and Lillian...

L. Paul Brazeau, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - L. Paul Brazeau, 80, of Massachusetts Avenue died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on March 4, 1934, the youngest of 10...

William A. Dolle, 83

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — William A. Dolle, 83, of 525 West Road died Monday, March 3, 2014, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Oct. 19, 1930, son of William H. and...

Stephen A. Rougeau, 59

BECKET, Mass. — Stephen A. Rougeau, 59, of 64 Carter Road died suddenly on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1954, a son of...

Margaret E. George, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Elaine George, 85, of 22 George Ave. died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Albany, N.Y., on July 20, 1928, daughter of Charles and Sadie...

Camille J. Ziter, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Camille John Ziter, 95, of Daytona Beach, Fla., formerly of North Adams and Williamstown, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Halifax Health Hospice in Port Orange, Fla. Born...

Paul P. Matrigali, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Paul Peter Matrigali, 97, of 89 Phelps Ave. died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Dec. 24, 1916, son of Amedio and Anna Zucchero...

Ethel Roy, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ethel Roy, 88, of 65 Kemp Ave. died Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in Sheldon, Iowa on Sept. 28, 1925, daughter of Harry and Clara Debrien Pekelder,...

Gisella L. Blake, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gisella Louise Blake, 85, of 43 Lois St. died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Dec. 15, 1928, daughter of Agostino and Josephine...

Shirley W. Blanchard, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shirley Winifred Blanchard, 88, of 175 Franklin St. died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in Greenfield on Sept. 25, 1925, a daughter of George...

Mary Alice Williams, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Alice Williams, 84, of 116 Commercial St. died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 8, 1929, a daughter of William T....

Catherine E. Winn, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Catherine Elizabeth Winn, 85, a longtime resident of Williamstown, died peacefully after a long illness on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by...

Jay Peter Walden, 52

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jay Peter Walden, 52, of 589 State Road died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on March 18, 1961 son of Edgar and...

John Noel Raby, 67

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Noel Raby, 67, of Smith Ave. died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Dec. 25, 1946, a son of John B. and...

Michael G. Norman, 64

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Michael G. Norman, 64, of 28 Charles St. died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at his home. Born in North Adams on May 19, 1949, a son of Arthur W. and Irene Rivie Norman, he...

Henry E. Bounds, 65

FLORIDA, Mass. — Henry Eugene Bounds, 65, of 74 Monroe Road died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital after he was stricken earlier in the day. A member of the Florida...