Obituaries

Rita M. Swenson, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Margaret Swenson, 100, of 18 Willow St. died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at her home. Born in Easthampton on Nov. 12, 1912, daughter of Frank and Minnie Barcomb LaCoy, she...

Olga R. Beaver, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Olga Rozinak Beaver, 70, of 100 Southworth St.,died the morning of Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at her home in the presence of loved ones. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on Nov....

Matthew B. Luczynski, 28

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Matthew B. Luczynski, 28, of West Shaft Road died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 at his home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 17, 1984, a son of Lawrence Luczynski of Chatham and...

Betty M. Champagne, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Betty Margaret Champagne, 88, of 546 Union St. died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Plattsburg, N.Y., on July 19, 1924, daughter of Homer and...

Claire H. LeBeau, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire Helen LeBeau, 92, of 94 Reed St. died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. Born in North Adams on July 29, 1920, a daughter of...

David V. Hurlbut, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David V. Hurlbut, 56, of 97 Veazie St. died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 25, 1956, a son of Verne and Lena...

Pauline L. Brignolo, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pauline Louise Brignolo, 99, of 1616 West Glendale Ave., Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of 20 Frenier Drive, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at her home. Born in Riva del Garda,...

Saverio 'Sam' Scarfone, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Saverio L. "Sam" Scarfone, 89, of 484 Barbour St. died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 14, 1922, son of Rosario and Rose Critelli Scarfone,...

Anita T. Gibeau, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anita Theresa Gibeau, 85, of 88 Lincoln St. died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 1, 1927, daughter of Julian and Doris...

Jay A. Hoag, 46

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jay A. Hoag, 46, of East Main Street died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 4, 1966, son of Kenneth and Frances Beliveau Hoag, he...

Bertha A. Luscier, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Bertha A. Luscier, 80, of 1254 North Hoosac Road died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Dixon, N.M., on July 4, 1932, daughter of Delfino and...

Livia Crase, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Livia Crase, 91, of 25 Elliot Drive, died peacefully at home on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Born in Monroe on Nov. 28, 1920, a daughter of Severino and Maria Franceschetti,...

Erica Lyn Keeley, 40

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Erica Lyn Keeley, 40, of Pittsfield, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at the home of her dear friends, the Kipps, in Hancock, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer....

Arthur E. Wylde, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Arthur Edward Wylde, 81, of 45 Benlise Drive died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Jan. 1, 1931, son of Edward P. and Grace Kay...

Wendi H. M. Tracy, 24

ADAMS, Mass. — Wendi Hannah Mary Tracy, 24, of 1 Edmund St. died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Bennington, Vt., on July 2, 1988, daughter of Lloyd Pierce of...

John P. Heath, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John Paul Heath, 78, of the Beaven Kelly Home, 1245 Main St., Holyoke, and formerly of 140 Liberty St., died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Mount St. Vincent Nursing Home in...

Alice P. Harrington, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Alice P. Pearson Harrington, 87, of 191 Ashland St., died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at her home. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Sept. 5, 1925, daughter of Lester and Esther Chilson...

Gloria P. Marchegiani, 87

MONROE, Mass. — Gloria P. Marchegiani, 87, of 407 Countryside, Greenfield, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at Baystate Franklin Medical Center. She had been residing at The Arbors in Greenfield for...

Marianne Meehan Smith, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Marianne Lillian Meehan Smith, 69, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at the home of her son, Jay Meehan, at 254 Notch Road. Born in North Adams...

James D. Brown, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Retired North Adams firefighter Lt. James Dexter Brown, 76, of 77 Onota St., formerly of 530 Tunnel Road, Rowe, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr....

Catherine Lasher, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine Lasher, 94, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at North Adams Commons Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1917, a daughter of Alfred...

Raymond M. Lee, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Raymond Morey Lee, 79, of Natick, and formerly of Pittsfield and North Adams, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on July 20,...

Stanley L. Lawrence Sr., 81

STAMFORD, Vt. â€' Stanley Leroy Lawrence Sr., 81, of East Road died peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at his home. A local businessman and civic leader, Mr. Lawrence was co-founder and former...

Elva 'Dee' Lewis, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elva "Dee" Lewis, 84, of 118 Church St. died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 11, 1928, daughter of George and Elva Green...

Richard W. Dickinson, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard William Dickinson, 86, formerly of 80 Champagne Ave. died on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, N.H. Born in North Adams on June 1,...