Obituaries

Jean M. Gomeau, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Jean Muriel Gomeau, 90, of 75 Champagne Ave. died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 21, 1919, daughter of Sceva and Ellspeth Lawson Whitney, she...

Richard C. Carsno, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard C. Carsno, 62, of 12 Rand St. died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 15, 1947, a son of James F. Carsno Sr....

Byard V. Hayden, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Byard V. Hayden, 88, of 151 Prospect St. died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1921, a son of Harry and Mabel Farnham Hayden, he...

Jane M. Pellerin, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jane M. Pellerin, 88, of 85 Eagle St. died Monday, Aug. 16, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 25, 1921, a daughter...

Gervasio Triplets, Infants

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Gervasio triplets, daughters of Ralph and Nichole Chilson Gervasio, died at birth on Aug. 14, 2010, in Springfield. Among family members, they left a sister, Bethany...

Harold J. Kline, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Harold J. "Chuck" Kline, 63, of 45 Spring St., died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield surrounded by his four children. Born on April 21,...

Harry P. Chesbro, 80

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Harry P. Chesbro, 80, of 64 Woods Road died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. He was a well-known civic leader in...

Angelina M. Bona, 94

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Angelina M. Bona, 94, of 592 North Houghton St. died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at North Adams Commons. Born in the Mountain Mills section of Wilmington, Vt., on April 18,...

Jackie I. Miles, 23

ADAMS, Mass. — Jackie Irwin Miles, 23, of 92 East Hoosac St. died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 5, 1986,...

Ernest Purpura, 100

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ernest Purpura, 100, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. He had resided for 65 years at 502 West Main St. Born in Quincy on Aug. 30, 1909, the son of...

Roland A. Dupuis, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Roland Arthur Dupuis, 85, of 21 Johnson Lane, West Yarmouth, formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at the Readsboro, Vt., home of his caregivers Mary and...

Warren G. Hunke, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Warren George Hunke, 89, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital, following more than a year of care at Williamstown Commons. He had resided at 20 Mount...

Linda A. Bissaillon, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Linda A. Bissaillon, 71, of 70 Angeli St. died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at home. Born in North Adams on June 5, 1939, a daughter of Casimir and Anna DeNucci Walczak, she...

Robert R. Moulton Sr., 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Longtime businessman and Deacon Robert Roy Moulton Sr., 76, of 1191 Massachusetts Ave. died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier...

Eugenia Maselli, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Eugenia "Jean" Maselli, 95, of 261 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died peacefully Monday morning, July 26, 20101, at her home. Born in Rutland, Vt., on Nov. 3, 1914, a daughter of...

Myrtle E. Geist, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Myrtle Elizabeth Geist, 86, of 765 Simonds Road died Thursday July 22, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 11, 1923, a daughter of Joseph T. and...

Margaret L. Bleau, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Lena "Marge" Bleau, 88, of 429 East Main St. died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Aug. 9, 1921, daughter...

Lillian J. Reinhart, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lillian Jean Reinhart, 68, of 45 Spring St., died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Feb. 17, 1942 a daughter of Charles L....

Victoria M. LaCasse, 36

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Victoria M. LaCasse, 36, of 11 Hoosac St. died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Children's Hospital in Boston. Born in North Adams on May 6, 1974, a daughter of Donald Sheldon and...

Edmond J. Brien, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Edmond Joseph Brien, 77, of 44 George Ave. died Monday, July 19, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Orleans, Vt., on March 16, 1933, son of Armand and Lillian...

Carol A. Rolnick, 55

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Carol Ann Rolnick, 55, of 171 Pine Ave., died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt., after a courageous battle with cancer....

Gerald N. Duprea, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gerald N. "Jerry" Duprea, 79, of 85 Eagle St. died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 13, 1931, a son of Theodore Duprea...

Ruth C. Girard, 81

SAVOY, Mass. — Ruth Clarabelle Girard, 81, of 1264 Main Road, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in North Adams on July 6, 1929, daughter of Harry and Sophia...

Reinhold M. Ott, 67

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Reinhold M. Ott, 67, of Thornliebank Road died Sunday, July 11, 2010, peacefully at home. Born in Friedrichshafen, Germany, on June 9, 1943, son of Johann and Maria...

Laurette St. Pierre, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Laurette "Loretta" St. Pierre, 89, of 44 Taft St. died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Montreal on Aug. 8, 1920, daughter of Leo and...