Obituaries

Josephine A. Crowley, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Josephine Ann Crowley, 96, of 321 North St. died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on Feb. 16, 1913, daughter of Jeremiah and...

Ellen Chilson, 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ellen Chilson, 47, of 55 LaBonte Ave. died early Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Jan. 27, 1962, a...

Frank T. MacBrien, 75

READSBORO, Vt. â€' Frank T. MacBrien, 75, of 291 Ross Road died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, at North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Dec. 30, 1933, son of Frank C....

George P. O'Neil, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — George P. O'Neil, 71, of 580 Main St. died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 24, 1938, a son of Albert "Topsy"...

Richard A. Carlow, 67

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Richard Arthur Carlow, 67, of 20 Henderson Road died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Brn in North Adams on June 25, 1942, a son of Elizabeth...

Norman P. Beer, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Norman Phillips Beer, 90, of 38741 County Road, Zephyrhills, Fla., a native of North Adams, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, at Gulfside Regional Hospice in Dade City, Fla. Born...

Mable I. O'Brien, 83

SANDISFIELD, Mass. — Mable Irene O'Brien, 83, of South Beech Plain Road died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at home. Born in Sandisfield on Nov. 18, 1925, the daughter of Howard and Isabelle...

Dr. Douglas M. Astion, 59

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Dr. Douglas Mark Astion, 59, of Stockbridge died Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bridgeport,...

Philip Davis, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Philip Davis, 91, of 860 North Hoosac Road died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at his home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 29, 1917, son of Said and Amelia Haddad Davis, he...

Catherine Hogan, 61

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Catherine Hogan, 61, of South Undermountain Road died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Huntington, N.Y., on Oct. 5, 1947, daughter of...

Mary T. Esposito, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary T. Esposito, 91, of 105 Johnson St. died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at North Adams Commons after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on May 26, 1918, daughter of Frank...

John E. Lesure, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' John E. Lesure, 76, of Marshburn Drive, Bronson, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Aug. 11, 2009, in Florida. Born in North Adams on Dec. 30, 1932, son of William E....

Isabelle M. Lyons, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Isabelle M. Lyons, 86, of 43 Jackson St. died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on March 4, 1923, a daughter of Robert Henry Lyons Sr. and Mabel Huse...

Rosa Varuzzo, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rosa Varuzzo, 94, of Clinton Corners, N.Y., a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 2, 2009, at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck,...

Anna 'Jane' Rickert, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Anna "Jane" Rickert, 86, of 947 North Hoosac Road died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Amsterdam, N.Y., on Nov. 20, 1922, a daughter of Irvin...

Zoltan Zantay, 88

SALISBURY, Conn. â€' Zoltan "Zip" Zantay, 88, of Noble Horizons Retirement Community died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at home. He and his late wife, the former Ethel Gruber, operated Camp Deerwood in...

Joseph E. Connor Jr., 52

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joseph Edward Connor Jr., 52, of 81 Langlois Ave. died Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Dalton on July 19, 1957, son of Gloria...

Holice F. Belding, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Holice Franklin Belding, 80, of Brooklyn St. died Thursday morning, Aug. 27, 2009, at North Adams Commons. He was a longtime volunteer and grand marshal of the Fall Foliage...

Norman G. Bombardier, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Norman Gerard Bombardier, 60, of 150 Ashland St. died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Dec. 19, 1948, son of...

Daniel J. Denault, 61

ADAMS, Mass. - Daniel J. Denault, 61, of 28 Crandall St. died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at his home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on April 7,...

David L. Gunn Jr., 82

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. â€' David L. Gunn Jr., 82, of East Main Street died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. In his youth, he was a model for Norman Rockwell's "Golden...

Charles O'Neil, 71

OLD CHATHAM, N.Y. â€' Charles O'Neil, 71, of Albany Turnpike Road died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Great Barrington, Mass., on Oct. 13,...

Wayne G. Field, 59

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Wayne G. Field, 59, of River Road died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, in Great Barrington after a short illness. A native and lifelong resident of Great Barrington, he was...

Marcia M. Mason, 36

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Marcia Marie Mason, 36, a longtime resident of Housatonic, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, following a brief illness. Born in Westfield on July 27, 1973, the daughter...

Donald E. Martin, 82

SHEFFIELD, Mass. â€' Donald E. Martin, 82, of Water Farm Road died late Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 19, 2009, of a heart attack. Born in Barkhamsted, Conn., on April 29, 1927, son of Clarence and...