Obituaries

Kathryn Goodsill, 92

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. â€' Kathryn Goodsill, 92, formerly of South Main Street, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, 2009, at Fairview Hospital. Born in Hillsdale, N.Y., on June 7, 1916, daughter of...

Rita L. Theberge, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita L. Theberge, 90, of Merritt Island, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, at Wuesthoff Brevard Hospice in Florida. Born in Adams on March...

Edward E. McFarland, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Masss. â€' Edward E. McFarland, 84, of The Village at Fillmore Pond in Bennington, Vt., formerly of Williamstown, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at Centers for Living and Rehab in...

Shirley E. Harris, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Shirley Esther Harris, 79, of 18 Mill St. died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Aug. 24, 1929, a daughter of...

Charlotte M. Hare, 87

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Charlotte May Griffen Hare, 87, formerly of Cherry Hill Road, died Sunday evening, Feb. 15, 2009, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. She had been a resident of...

Patricia Hayden, 60

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Patricia Hayden, 60, of Park Street North died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on April 3, 1948, daughter of George and...

Helen D. Ostrowski, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Helen D. Ostrowski, 91, of 5 Elm St., died Sunday morning, Feb. 15, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Aug. 15, 1917, daughter of Jacob and...

Josephine B. Dean, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Josephine Blanche "Bobbie" Dean, 80, of 2 Albert St., died early Saturday morning, Feb. 14, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on April 6, 1928,...

Mary E. Paquette,86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Erma Paquette, 86, of 45 Spring St. died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in the Farnams section of Cheshire on May 3, 1922, daughter...

Jeanne Sullivan, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jeanne Sullivan, 82, of 76 Cherry St. died Thursday, Feb, 12, 2009, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 5, 1926, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah Giroux...

Joseph F. Macchi, 67

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Joseph F. Macchi, 67, of 68th St., Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Sheffield, died Jan. 29, 2009, at Scottsdale Osborne Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on Dec. 20, 1941,...

Bridget A. Romanowicz, 37

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Bridget Ann Romanowicz, 37, of Oak Street died Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at home. Born in Springfield on July 5, 1971, daughter of Elaine Rabideau Talbot of Chicopee and the...

Francis C. Wilson, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Francis Charles "Tank" Wilson, 91, of 48 Prospect St. died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Mr. Wilson was long active in town civic and...

David W. Jones Sr., 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' David Wayne Jones Sr., 59, of 45 Porter St. died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on April 6, 1949, son of Raymond...

Lillian M. McDonnell, 73

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Lillian M. McDonnell, 73, formerly of Sheffield, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She had resided at Cameron House in Lenox for the past...

Antoinette M. Richer, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Antoinette Marie Richer, 76, 675 Reservoir Road died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at home. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Sept. 19, 1933, daughter of Raymond and Almina LeBeau...

E. Reda Sirard, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — E. Reda Sirard, 86, of 11 Glenndale Drive died Sunday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2009, at home surrounded by family. Born in England on Jan. 16, 1923, daughter of Joseph and Mary...

Gary W. Lesniak, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gary William Lesniak, 59, of 150 Ashland St. died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 16, 1950, son of Shirley...

William A. Steuer, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William A. Steuer, 82, of 104 Greylock Ave. died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Jan. 29, 1927, son of William A. and Julia...

Florence R. Diodati, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Florence Ruth Diodati, 80, of 182 Bridges Road died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pownal, Vt., on Feb. 24, 1928, a daughter of Fritz...

Norman R. Boyer, 77

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Norman R. Boyer, 77, of North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 5, 1932, son of Alfred J. "Bob" and Lillian...

Catherine P. Lane, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Catherine P. Lane, 77, of 857 North Hoosac Road died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken suddenly. Born in Washington, D.C.,...

Sanford W. Dix, 85

WHITINGHAM, Vt. — Sanford W. Dix, 85, of School Street died early Thursday morning, Jan. 22, 2009, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington after a long battle with cancer. He was a...

William S. Muir, 57

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - William Steven Muir, 57, of Danbury, Conn., died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, at Danbury Hospital. Mr. Muir had family in Williamstown. Born in Willimantic, Conn., on Nov. 17,...

Edward C. Wood, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Clifford Wood, 83, of Village Circle Southwest, Winter Haven, Fla., formerly of Williamstown, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, in Winter Haven. Born in North Adams on...