Obituaries

John L. Rizzo, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Leonard Rizzo, 73, of Williamstown died on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Sweet Brook Care Centers, surrounded by his family. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 12, 1942,...

Vickey M. Boucher, 53

ADAMS, Mass. — Vickey M. Boucher, 53, of 37 Bellevue Ave., died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at the Berkshire Medical Center Satellite Emergency Facility in North Adams. Born in Adams on June 9,...

Erik S. McWilliams, 57

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Erik Spro McWilliams, 57, of Los Angeles, formerly of Williamstown, died peacefully on Jan. 9, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle...

William S. Caprari, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Silvio Caprari, 99, of Furnace Street, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Born in the town of Florida on Dec. 1,...

Kenneth R. Larabee Sr., 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Kenneth R. Larabee Sr., 83, of 7 Dublin Road died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. A longtime Cheshire resident, he was born in North Adams on...

Lynn A. Hurley, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lynn A. Hurley, 64, a longtime resident of Northern Berkshire County, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at Beaven Kelly Rest Home in Holyoke after a long bout with cancer, with...

Lorraine M. Dapretto, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Marie Dapretto, 80, of North Adams, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at North Adams Commons. Born in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 18, 1935, daughter of Anthony and Agnes...

Raymond F. Duquette, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Raymond Francis Duquette, 72, of North Adams, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on March 23, 1943, son of Walter A. Duquette Sr. and...

Marguerite St. Cyr, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marguerite St. Cyr, 81, of North Adams died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, with her family by her side. Born in North Adams on March...

Eva C. Varuzzo, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eva C. Varuzzo, 93, of North Adams died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Oct. 14, 1922, a daughter of Anthony...

Joy Jansen-Durant, 40

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joy Jean Jansen-Durant, 40, of Hoosac Street, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on June 17, 1975, a daughter of...

Elizabeth R. Famiano, 83

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Elizabeth Rose Famiano, 83, of North Eagle Street, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Aug. 19, 1932, a daughter...

Nathan Alan Lull, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nathan Alan Lull, 64, formerly of North Adams, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Born in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 13, 1951,...

Dr. Ludwick Benedetti, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. Ludwick Raymond Benedetti, 89, of Holyoke, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at the Soldier's Home in Holyoke. Born in North Adams on April 13, 1926, son of Lodovico...

Amelia V. Cronin, 103

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Amelia V. Cronin, 103, a native of North Adams, died on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, with her daughter, Mary Cronin-Whitney, at her side at Roberts Health Centre in North...

Jennie May McGuire, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jennie May McGuire, 70, of 150 Ashland St. died on Dec. 22, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Laconia, N.H., on June 27, 1945, a daughter of Aime...

Marjorie P. Haley, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marjorie Patricia Haley, 82, of 242 Cold Spring Road died, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at Sweet Brook Health Care Center. Born in Williamstown on Oct. 18, 1933, a daughter of...

Kathryn E. Wood, 97

ADAMS, Mass. — Kathryn E. Wood, 97, of 9 Kittler Ave., died early Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on Sept. 23, 1918, a daughter of...

Sally King Cramer, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Sally King Cramer, 91, a longtime Williamstown resident, died Saturday, Jan 2, 2016, in Broken Arrow, Okla. Born in Springfield in 1924, she was the fourth of eight...

Lucille Lewis Jarvis, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lucille Rose Lewis Jarvis, 99, of North Adams, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on May 5, 1916, daughter of Henry W. and Lucy...

Opal A. Norcross, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Opal Adeline Norcross, 96, of North Adams, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on June 22, 1919, daughter of Frank and Blanche...

Catherine F. Shepard, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Catherine Frances Shepard, 95, of Adams, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Nov. 22, 1930, daughter of George and Julia Kearns Conroy, she...

Cathy L. Harrington, 50

LEE, Mass. — Cathy Lynn Harrington, 50, of Lee died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at her home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Nov. 6, 1965, daughter of Rosemary Ellen Morse Greene of Bennington and the...

Stanley J. Owczarski, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stanley John Owczarski, 68, of North Adams, died suddenly Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at his home. Born in North Adams on July 7, 1947, son of Stanley John Owczarski Sr. and...

Jennie L. Luz, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jennie L. Luz, 88, of Pittsfield died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Rome, N.Y., on Dec. 12, 1927, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Freone...