Obituaries

Jane Heekin, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jane Heekin, 84, of 41 Oblong Road died peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2011, surrounded by her family. Born in South Orange, N.J., on Jan. 24, 1927, daughter of James...

Adele A. Behrens, 71

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Adele A. "Penny" Behrens, 71, of 87 Lanesborough Road died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at home. Born in Adams on May 9, 1940, the daughter of Thaddeus and Adele Bieniek...

Richard M. Wood, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Marcus Wood, 82, of 11 Foucher Ave. died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital with his loving family at his side. Born in Bennington, Vt.,...

Maud DeMarco, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Maud "Nan" DeMarco, 97, of 102 Furnace St. died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, at Keystone Nursing Home in Leominster. Born in Northfield on Nov. 3, 1914, daughter of Richard...

Frank T. Ostrander Jr., 101

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Frank Taylor Ostrander Jr., 101, of Ide Road died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, in Williamstown. An expert in economics, he worked in both the private and governmental sector...

Gemelle Solomon, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gemelle Solomon, 87, of 549 East Main St. died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Aug. 16, 1924, daughter of Massoud and Bedea...

Gerald K. Engwer, 89

DALTON, Mass. — Gerald K. "Jerry" Engwer, 89, of East Deming Street died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Becket on Dec. 11, 1921, he was the...

John P. Scarbo, 68

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — John P. Scarbo, 68, of 20 Kimpton Ave. died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at the home of his sister Margaret Ann Bush on Wheeler Avenue, surrounded by his family. He was a...

James I. Sprowson Sr., 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James I. Sprowson Sr., 70, of 45 Spring St. died Wednesday evening, Nov. 2, 2011, at home. Born in North Adams on April 24, 1941, son of William and Florence Buzzi...

Doris A. Demo, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Doris Alice Demo, 90, of 59 Chestnut St. died Monday, Nov. 7 , 2011, at home under the loving care of her family, hospice and At Home TLC. Born in North Adams on June 23,...

William A. Martin, 45

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - William A. "Lumpy" Martin, 45, of 522 Union St. died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born in North...

Jacqueline Joseph, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline Joseph, 81, of 816 West Shaft Road died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at the home of her niece and nephew Samantha and Michael Ritcher in Readsboro, Vt. Born in...

Clista Roberts, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Clista Roberts, 83, of 118 Church St. died peacefully at home on Saturday evening, Oct. 29, 2011, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams, Mass., on Feb. 6, 1928,...

Deborah L. Dargie, 43

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Deborah Lucia Dargie, 43, of 337 Walnut St. died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at her home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 14, 1967, daughter of Valerie Bullett Rodriguez of North...

Alice M. Pisano, 99

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alice Mary Pisano, 99, of 1088 Old Mohawk Trail died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 27, 1912, daughter of Joseph and Emma...

Julia G. Toohey, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Julia Grace Toohey, 96, of 137 West Main St., died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at Williamstown Commons with her loving family by her side. Born in North Adams on Dec. 2,...

Fred C. Perry Jr., 83

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Fred Charles Perry Jr., 83, of 911 River Road died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Mr. Perry had been the town's constable, dog officer and...

Vincent R. Corsi, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vincent R. Corsi, 85, of 74 Frederick St. died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 24, 1926, a son of Antonio and Maria Pieri Corsi, he...

Georgimae Lord, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Georgimae Lord, 72, of 45 Spring St. died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 30, 1938, a daughter of Arthur and Georgimae...

Vera Gangel, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vera Gangel, 84, of 1436 Belmont Ave., Schenectady, N.Y., died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, Fla., after a courageous and arduous...

Elisabeth A. Donaj, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Elisabeth A. Donaj, 95, of 5 Elm Terrace, Greenfield, formerly of Adams, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Germany on Feb. 9, 1916, daughter of...

Eleanor M. Felix, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eleanor M. Felix, 90, of 321 Eagle St. died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1920, daughter of Frederick "George" and...

James H. Thayer, 88

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - James H. Thayer, 88, of North Main Street died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on June 17, 1923, the son of Clifford Ray Thayer Sr. and...

Raymond A. Duprea, 69

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Raymond A. Duprea, 69, of 594 Bowen Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams, Mass., on May 19, 1942, son of Theodore Duprea...

Ralph A. Morgan Sr., 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph A. Morgan Sr., 71, of 4 Iroquois Drive died Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, at his home. Born in Plattsburg, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 1939, a son of Henry and Leona Goodrow...