Obituaries

Doris E. Carmain, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris Emma Carmain, 84, of North Adams died Thursday, July 16, 2015, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Aug. 4, 1930, daughter of Armand and Emma Chalifoux...

Linda M. Green, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Linda Marie Green, 59, of Wilmington, N.C., formerly of North Adams, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 8, 1955, daughter of William J....

Irene Schwalbe, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Irene Schwalbe, 84, of 20 Strong Ave. died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Pittsfield, on July 26, 1930, daughter of Harry...

Gail Colpoys, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Gail Colpoys, 84, of Hemlock Lane died peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, following an extended illness. Born in Glens Falls, N.Y., the only child of John J. and...

Gisela C. Dittmer, 98

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Gisela C. Dittmer, 98, of Williamstown died on Friday, July 10, 2015, after a long illness. Born in Hanover, Germany, in 1917, daughter of Gustav and Wilhelmine Kasten...

Henry N. Flynt Jr., 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Henry N. "Hank" Flynt Jr., 92, of South Street, a well-known civic activist, died quietly, but reluctantly, on Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Williamstown. He had suffered...

Marguerite L. Strizzi, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marguerite L. "Nana" Strizzi, 95, of 60 Donna Ave. died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 17, 1919, a...

Dorothy M. Sweet, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Dorothy M. Sweet, 90, of 510 Henderson Road, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Born in Conshohocken, Pa., on Nov. 7, 1924, to Henry and Ida Cameron Fowler, her family moved to...

Stanley J. Koczela, 83

ADAMS, Mass. — Stanley Joseph Koczela, 83, of Adams and South Yarmouth died Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Born in Adams on Jan. 6, 1932, son of Ignatius and Mary Boryczka Koczela, he graduated from...

James M. Snyder, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James M. Snyder, 86, of Armbrook Village, 551 North Road, Westfield, formerly of Thornliebank Road, died peacefully on Monday, July 6, 2015. Born in Rahway, N.J., he...

Sandra Lee Racette, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sandra Lee Racette, 70, of 185 Mohawk Forest Blvd., died Sunday, July 5, 2015, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 18, 1944, daughter of Arthur and...

Mary F. Hardy, 80

POWNAL, Vt. — Mary F. Kohler Smart Hardy, 80, of 251 Montgomery Road died Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in Williamstown, Mass., on Sept....

Marie E. Scarbo, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marie Elizabeth Scarbo, 96, of 924 Henderson Road died Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Aug. 23, 1918, daughter of Eugene...

Janice O. Adkins, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Janice Ogle Adkins, 91, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, died Sunday, June 26, 2015. Born in Greenport, Long Island, N.Y., on Aug. 14, 1923, daughter of Earl and...

Ruth E. Trembley, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Evelyn Trembley, 75, of 90 West Main St. died Thursday, July 1, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept.28, 1939, daughter of William and Evelyn...

Theresa B. Louison, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Bertha Louison, 84, of West Main Street died on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center. Mrs. Louison was the executive director of Northern...

John H. Burdick, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Hamilton Burdick, 88, of 100 Cliff St. died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 14, 1926, a son of...

David A. Mariani, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Alfred Mariani, 68, of Harding Avenue died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on May 15, 1947, son of Ann...

Joseph M. Middleton, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Michael Middleton, 58, of Bracewell Avenue died on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Everett on March 8, 1957, a son of...

Donald F. Trombley, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Donald Frederick Trombley, 74, longtime North Adams firefighter, died peacefully on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at his home in Elk Grove, Calif. Born in Mooers Forks, N.Y., on...

Jacqueline M. Ralys, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jacqueline Marie Ralys, 66, of Bearsden Road, Athol, died on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y. She was the sister of Thomas Ralys...

Eugene K. Lyons, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eugene K. Lyons, 70, of State Road died Thursday, June 18, 2015, at home. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Feb. 28, 1945, a son of Kenneth and Gertrude Beliveau Lyons, his...

Rose Cariddi, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rose Cariddi, 92, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hancock, Mich., on July 21,...

Lawrence J. Lipari, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lawrence J. Lipari, 87, of 287 Benedict Road, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 11, 1928, the son of Frank and Barbara...

Joseph F. Greenbush Jr., 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph F. Greenbush Jr., 80, of 2 Arnold Ave. died early Thursday morning, June 11, 2015, at his home. Born in Adams on March 11, 1935, son of Joseph and Margaret Liszka...