Obituaries

Maureen Yeager

Maureen Yeager, 66, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Hadlow Northeast Florida Hospice House in Jacksonville after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 11,...

Nancy Ann Rice

Nancy Ann Rice, 80, of Lyon Brook, New London, N.H., and Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, died Friday at New London Hospital. Born in Montreal on June 8, 1925, daughter of William E.G. and Rebecca...

Joseph P. McCann, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph P. McCann, 87, of 535 Barbour St., a former longtime resident of Williamstown, died Monday, July 11, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Mr. McCann was the first...

Shirley Mae Marquis

Shirley Mae Marquis, 79, of Providence Court, 379 East St., died Saturday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Greenfield on Jan. 2, 1926, daughter of Florence Barnes Pease, she...

Dorothy Halperin

Dorothy Halperin, 84, of Atlanta, a former resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday at Haven House Hospice in Atlanta. Her husband, Henry Halperin, was the owner of the former Halperin's Furniture...

Helen Hope Oakes Fournier

Helen Hope Oakes Fournier, 88, of 13A Veazie St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Shepards, Va., on Dec. 14, 1916, daughter of Shirley P. and Annie Woote Dowdy, she attended...

Maefred Elizabeth Wilson

Maefred Elizabeth Wilson, 87, of 67 Meadow Lane died Wednesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since October. Born in Windsor, Vt., on Dec. 19, 1917, daughter of...

Angelo "Sal" Sorrentino

Angelo "Sal" Sorrentino, 86, of 145 Old Pleasant St. died Saturday evening at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Lee on Aug. 2, 1918, son of Cosimo and Ignatia "Nancy" Navarro...

Raymond F. Quenneville

Raymond F. Quenneville, 84, of 301 Canaan Road, Ashley Falls, died Friday at home. Born in Canada on Sept. 25, 1920, son of Nelson and Albina Noel Quenneville, his family moved to Orwell, Vt.,...

T. William Lewis

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — T. William Lewis, 94, of 298 Beaver St. died Saturday evening, July 9, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was the longest-serving probation officer in the...

Celia R. Hennessy

Celia R. Hennessy, 95, formerly of 379 East St., Providence Court, died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since October 2004. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 8, 1909,...

Jeff Michael Laraway

Jeff Michael Laraway, 46, of Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Lenox, died Tuesday at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., while awaiting a liver transplant. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 8, 1958, son...

Stanley Twarog

Stanley Twarog, 80, of 32 South Carolina Ave. died Thursday at home. Born in New York Mills, N.Y., on May 8, 1925, son of Stanley and Anna Warchalowski Twarog, he was a 1934 graduate of...

Richard H. Sabot

Richard H. Sabot, 61, a scholar, teacher, entrepreneur and adventurer who was committed to worldwide social and economic change, died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken...

Claire I. Pignone

Claire I. Pignone, 76, of 8 Grove St. died Friday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 7, 1929, daughter of William and Elizabeth Pierce Marcel, she attended local schools....

Stephen A. Boisvert Jr.

Stephen A. Boisvert Jr., 80, of 131 Clayton Ave., Stamford, Vt., died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at his home. Born in North Adams, Mass., on Dec. 14, 1924, he was the son of Stephen and Louise...

C. Donald Mac Lean

C. Donald Mac Lean, 84, of Taconic Avenue died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was a former member of the Department of Public Works board and the Lenox Fire...

Franklin Edward Gwara

Franklin Edward Gwara, 64, of 21 Francis Ave. died Wednesday morning at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 8, 1941, son of Chester L. and Gladys M. Thomas Gwara, he was a...

Orville Henry Barnes Jr.

Orville Henry Barnes Jr., 86, of Englewood, Fla., formerly of Great Barrington, died early Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Susan Pullaro of 396 Crane Ave., Pittsfield. Born in...

Alma Pierce

Alma Pierce, 85, formerly of Dalton, died Friday at Mountainview Health Care Center in Montgomery. Born in Northampton on Sept. 12, 1919, she was the daughter of John and Nellie Shugrue Roberts....

Earl G. Palmer

Earl G. Palmer, 82, of 4 Columbia St. died Monday at Williamstown Commons Care Center. Born in North Adams on Feb. 22, 1923, son of Lawrence E. and Orilla Thayer Palmer, he attended North Adams...

Charles Hadley Samler King Jr.

Charles Hadley Samler King Jr., 78, of 84 Moorland St., a retired bank officer and lawyer, died Sunday at home. He was a member of the Conservation Commission. Born in Baltimore on Jan. 1,...

Reginald C. Galvin

Reginald C. Galvin, 62, of 273 North St. died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 10, 1942, son of Reginald H. and Jeannette Chadwell Galvin, he...

Mary Treadwell

Mary Treadwell 98, of 15 Blue Hill Road, Great Barrington, died Saturday July 2, 2005 at Great Barrington Rehab and Nursing Center where she had lived for the past 3 weeks. She was born in Great...

Beatrice May Savage

Beatrice May Savage, 91, of 85 West Housatonic St. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 11, 1913, at her West Housatonic home, daughter of John T. and...