Obituaries

Raymond A. Lavigne, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Raymond Alfred Lavigne, 71, of 353 Walnut St. died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on July 12, 1938, son of Arsene and Marguerite...

Angelina A. Williams, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Angelina A. Williams, 86, of 470 North St. died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on March 25, 1923, a daughter of Vito and...

Hubert M. 'Hugh' Muir, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Hubert Machado "Hugh" Muir, 83, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at home. Born in New Bedford on June 14, 1926, son of Hubert J. and...

Rita Styczynski, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Styczynski, 93, of 38 Biltmore Ave. died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 18, 1916, daughter of Calix "Chick" and Edith...

Rev. Lois D. Wilson, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — The Rev. Lois Dolores Wilson, 79, of 59 Howland Ave. died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1930, daughter of Leslie Tenney and the Rev. Ethel...

Henry Chiera Jr., 76

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Henry "Joe" Chiera Jr., 76, of VanDeusenville Road, Housatonic, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Sharon, Conn., on...

John L. Tatro, 62

STAMFORD, Vt. — John Leonard Tatro, 62, of 138 Tatro Road died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at home surrounded by family. Mr. Tatro was road commissioner for the town of Stamford for 25 years. Born...

Thomas O. Smith, 70

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Thomas Orlando Smith, 70, of Cottage Street died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Great Barrington on May...

Ethel E. Hitchcock, 90

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Ethel E. Hitchcock, 90, of Home Road died Monday, Dec. 1, 2009, at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Sheffield on Aug. 4, 1919, one of nine...

Brian D. Marlow, 55

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Brian David "Bear" Marlow, 55, of 70 McArthur Drive died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 14, 1954, son of Donald A. Marlow and of Angela...

John R. Norman, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John R. Norman 72, of 440 East Main St. died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 5, 1937, son of Albert and Viola Foisey Norman, he was employed...

Alex J. Shaw, 102

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College coaching legend Alex J. Shaw, of Baxter Road, died Sunday evening, Nov. 29, 2009, at the age of 102 at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been...

Nancy S. Kent, 64

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Nancy S. Kent, 64, of Ashley Falls Road, Ashley Falls, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2009, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in San Francisco on June 15, 1945,...

Harry W. Lewis, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Harry W. Lewis, 97, of 51 Arnold St. died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Boston on Sept. 12, 1912, a son of Harry and Mary Morgan Lewis, he...

Walter Zdon, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Walter Zdon, 91, of 2 Sterling Drive died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at his home. Born in Adams on Aug. 27, 1918, son of Antony and Mary Jzyk Zdon, he attended Adams...

Lilian A. Fenton, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lilian Alda Fenton, 82, of 245 Sand Springs Road died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at home. Born in the town of Florida on March 8, 1927, daughter of Nina Caprari Buckley, she...

Maria J. Coury, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Maria Josephine Coury, 57, of 111 Meadow St. died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 25, 1952, daughter of Karey and Cecelia Russell Coury, she...

Paul Sandler, 64

SANDISFIELD, Mass. - Paul Sandler, 64, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Sandisfield, died in Arizona on Nov. 19, 2009. Born on July 2, 1945, the son of Lena Sandler of Sandisfield and the late...

Robert J. Heideman, 73

CLARKSBURG, Mass. â€' Robert J. Heideman, 73, of 56 Pine Ave. died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being suddenly stricken. Born in North Adams on Feb. 6, 1936,...

Jane T. Rice, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jane Theresa Rice, 72, of 100 Barbour St. died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 19, 1937, a daughter of Thomas Karrey...

Carol V. Vallieres, 75

CLARKSBURG, Mass. â€' Carol Viola Vallieres, 75, of 178 Middle Road died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 11, 1933, daughter of Albert and Viola...

Edward J. Carsno Sr., 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Joseph Carsno Sr., 74, of 35 Yale St. died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 14, 1934, son of Harold L. Carsno Sr. and Florence...

Ruth H. Rhoades, 68

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Ruth H. Rhoades, 68, of Alum Hill Road, Ashley Falls, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at Bristol (Conn.) Hospital, after a short illness. Born on Dec. 2, 1941, daughter of...

Douglas R. Hall, 83

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. â€' Douglas Richard Hall, 83, of Cherry Street died Monday evening, Nov. 9, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Stockbridge on Dec. 8, 1925, son of...

Elizabeth M. Tonini, 91

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Elizabeth M. Tonini, 91, longtime resident of State Line Road, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Sugar Hill Senior Living Community in Dalton, where she had resided...