Obituaries

Madeline J. Dougherty, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Madeline Janet Dougherty, 88, of 241 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 10, 1923, daughter of Russell E. and...

Nancy D. Barber, 76

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Nancy Dougherty Barber, 76, of 56 Langlois Ave. died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 25, 1935, daughter of Joseph and...

Russell W. Durant Jr., 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Russell William Durant Jr., 61, of 46 Marietta St., died unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 7, 1949, son of Russell and Shirley Gorman Durant,...

John H. Fitzpatrick, 88

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — John Hitchcock "Jack" Fitzpatrick, 88, politician, businessman and cultural philanthropist, died peacefully at his Stockbridge home on Saturday, July 23, 2011. A former...

Donald L. Belanger, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Donald L. Belanger, 65, of 81 Hathaway St. died Sunday, July 31, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on June 29, 1946, a son of George and Ruth Booth...

Marion E. Andrews, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marion E. Andrews, 96, of 118 Church St., Proprietors Field, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, at her home. Born in North Adams on July 3, 1915, a daughter of Arthur A....

Amelia Cetti, 86

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Amelia "Mae" Cetti, 86, of 193 Elberon Ave., died Friday, July 29, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in the presence of her loving family. Born in Chicago on Jan. 5,...

Elizabeth Bostwick Cram, 91

STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. â€' Elizabeth Ellen Bostwick Cram, 91, of 30 Willow Way died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at Williamstown (Mass.) Commons. Born in Bethel, Vt., on Jan. 6, 1920, a daughter of...

Jill R. Keating, 46

FLORIDA, Mass. — Jill Renee Keating, 46, of 147 Monroe Road died Friday, July 22, 2011, as a result of an automobile accident on Route 8 in Adams. Born in North Adams on Feb. 24, 1965,...

Roscoe W. Conklin, 92

HANCOCK, Mass. — Roscoe Wells Conklin, 92, of Hancock died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Hancock, he was...

Olga N. Simonetti, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Olga Norma Simonetti, 79, of 6 Dorothy's Way died Friday, July 22, 2011, at Charlene Manor in Greenfield. She was a longtime civic leader in the Monroe Bridge community, where...

Ada H. McLagan, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Ada Hazel McLagan, 83, of 630 Barbour St. died Saturday, July 23, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Clarksburg on Oct. 2, 1927, daughter of Charles and Ethel...

Lela J. Deinzer, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lela June Deinzer, 87, of Woodlawn Drive died peacefully Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the Sweet Brook Care Centers with family by her side. Born in Owosso, Mich., on...

Neal C. Cooper, 19

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Neal Curtis "CJ" Cooper, 19, of 701 Massachusetts Ave. died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 5, 1991, son of Roland E. and Diane Carlson...

Osvaldo B. Sartori, 92

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Osvaldo B. "Aldo" Sartori, 92, of 3 Millard Ave. died Thursday, July 21, 2011, after a brief illness. A longtime musician, Mr. Sartori performed with The Aladdins for many...

Robert Tunnicliffe, 83

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Robert Tunnicliffe, 83, of 9 South Main St. died peacefully on Saturday, July 16, 2011, at home. Born in Coatbridge, Scotland, on June 17, 1928, to John and Maggie...

Helen M. Peters, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Mary Peters, 88, of 104 Johnson St. died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams on Feb. 11, 1923, daughter of...

Weston G. Primmer, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Weston Glenn Primmer, 60, of 114 Gallup St. died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Aug. 24, 1950, son of I. Weston and...

Russell A. Briggs, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Russell Adam Briggs, 89, of 93 North St. died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 11, 1922, son of Adam and Laura Bissaillon...

Barbara A. Corsi, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Ann Corsi, 81, of 611 State Road died Friday, July 15, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Aug. 20, 1929, daughter of Wilson...

Raymond E. Williams, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Raymond Edward Williams, 89, of Church Street died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 12, 1921, the son of Thomas and Eliza Thomas...

Anna R. Spagnolo, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Anna Rose Spagnolo, 83, of 32 Millard Ave. died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 31, 1927, daughter of Walter and Anna Rose...

John G. Shakar, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John George Shakar, 92, of 177 Prospect St., died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on Dec. 27, 1918, son of Abraham and Julia...

Kathernine A. Corriveau, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Katherine Ann Corriveau, 78, of 161 Rich St., died peacefully on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, where she had been a patient since...

Howard M. Lenhoff, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Howard Maer Lenhoff, 89, of 304 Dogwood Drive, Oxford, Miss., formerly of North Adams, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at his home. Dr. Lenhoff was a scientist recognized...