Obituaries

Dorothy E. Hill, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Evelyn Hill, 85, of 150 Ashland St. died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Gardner, Maine, on May 30, 1927, daughter of Ernest...

Gary S. Noel, 52

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gary S. Noel, 52, of 150 Ashland Street, Apt. 414, died Friday, July 13, 2012, after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Dec. 22, 1959, a son of Leon Noel and...

Felice A. Catotti, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Felice A. Catotti, 83, of the Atrium in Gainesville, Fla., died Monday, July 9, 2012, at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville after a brief illness. Born in...

David J. Fisher, 84

POWNAL, Vt. - David J. Fisher, 84, of 7529 Route 7, died Sunday, July 15, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on Aug. 3, 1927, the son of David and Hazel...

Richard P. Lesure, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Paul Lesure, 77, of 47 Mill St. died Sunday, July 15, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in North Adams on June 20, 1935, the son of William E. Lesure...

Helen Renzi, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Helen Renzi, 88, of Williamstown died Saturday, July 14, 2012, at her home. A longtime educator, Mrs. Renzi was principal and superintendent of schools in Williamstown....

Robert M. Fowler, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Martin Fowler, 71, of 66 North St. died Friday, July 13, 2012, at his home after a long illness. Born in Williamstown on June 2, 1941, he was the son of Elmer M....

Thomas J. Malloy, 75

ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas James Malloy, 75, of 10 Charles St. died on Monday, July 9, 2012. Born in Adams on May 4, 1937, a son of James and Rita Cross Malloy, he attended schools in Adams....

James M. Porio, 52

ADAMS, Mass. — James Michael "Poncho" Porio, 52, of 27 Spring St., died Monday, July 2, 2012, at his home. Born in Adams on Aug. 26, 1959, a son of Jeremiah Porio and Dorothy Wnuk Porio, he...

John L. Murray, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John L. Murray, 90, of 150 Ashland St., died on Monday, July 2, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on July 14, 1921, a son of John W. and Alice Russett...

C. Richard Gould, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — C. Richard "Dick" Gould, 76, of 31 East Road died on Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was the longtime veterans' agent for the city of North...

Karlene J. Brothers, 70

STAMFORD, Vt. - Karlene Joanne Brothers, 70, of 179 Basin Road died Monday, July 9, 2012, at North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 28, 1942, daughter of Arthur and...

Irwin Shainman, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Irwin Shainman, 91, Williams College professor of music emeritus and a co-founder and former president of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, died early Sunday morning,...

JoAnn L. Garcia, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - JoAnn Lucille Garcia, 65, of 666 North St. died Friday, July 6, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 10, 1947, daughter of Charles E....

Eileen F. Grieco, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eileen Florence Grieco, 75, of 1033 Massachusetts Ave. died Friday July 6, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 5, 1937, daughter of...

Calvin L. Ritcher, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Calvin Lester Ritcher, 78, of 61 Willow Dell died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Blair House in Worcester. Born in Clarksburg on March 6, 1934, son of Elroy and Ada Braman...

Sandra J. Ware, 51

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Sandra J. Ware, 51, of 105 Horrigan Road died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 19, 1960, the daughter of...

John Gaspardi, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John Gaspardi, 74, of 180 West Shaft Road died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 17, 1938, son of Battista and Josephina Segala...

June Lapham, 72

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — June Lapham, 72, of 134 Hemlock Lane died Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 14, 1940, a daughter of McKendree and Ruth Jepson...

Catherine M. Donega, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine M. Donega, 87, of 10421 Route 40 Granville, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at Orchards Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in...

Mary C. Pilot, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Catherine Pilot, 82, of 11 Hathaway St. died Friday, June 22, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Oct. 7, 1929, daughter...

Emma L. Archambault, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Emma Louise Archambault, 88, of 22 Birch Lane died Friday, June 22, 2012, at Sweet Brook Care Centers surrounded by her family. Born in Williamstown on Aug. 24, 1923,...

Carlton G. Lasher Jr., 69

FLORIDA, Mass. â€' Carlton G. "Bud" Lasher Jr., 69, of Florida died suddenly on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1942, a son of Catherine Anderson Lasher of...

Gena R. Simpson, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gena Rose "Jake" Simpson, 91, of 26 Rand St., died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at her home. Born in the Farnham section of Cheshire on June 6, 1921, a daughter of Domenico...

Doris M. Epps, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris M. Epps, 75, of 3 Chase Hill died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 3, 1936, a daughter of William and Dorothy...