Obituaries

Judith A. Denning, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Judith Ann Denning, 69, of North Adams died peacefully Friday evening, Dec. 10, 2010, of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, at North Adams...

James R. Miller Sr., 67

FLORIDA, Mass. - James R. Miller Sr., 67, of 163 Mohawk Trail died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at 787 Simonds Road, Williamstown, where he was staying with his son and daughter-in-law. Born in...

Ruth Weinstein Wishnek, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ruth Weinstein Wishnek, 90, of 227 Sand Springs Road died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2010, at her home. Born in Cleveland on Sept. 19, 1920, daughter of Adolph and Julia Freireich...

Edward A. Clermont, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Edward Arthur "Jack" Clermont, 86, of 63 Phelps Ave. died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Adams on Oct. 17, 1924, son of Henri and Alexina...

Mary L. Parisien, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Louise Parisien, 76, of 586 Barbour St., died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers surrounded by her family, after a brief illness. Born in...

Peter D. Foote, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Peter Daniel Foote Sr., 77, of 435 Walnut St., died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in North Adams on Jan. 18, 1933, son of Edward...

Ronald C. Loring, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Carmen Loring, 61, of 154 Liberty St., died April 21, 2009, at his home. Born in North Adams on May 9, 1947, a son of Michael E. and Elaine E. Alderman Loring,...

Charles B. Haley, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Charles B. Haley, 88, of 1048 Hopper Road died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on May 24, 1922, a son of George W. and Mary...

Beatrice M. Hill, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beatrice Mary Hill, 92, of Village East, Mohawk Trail died Monday, Dece. 6, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Dec. 21, 1917, a...

Richard Hoar, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Richard "Dick" Hoar, 83, of 179 Cold Spring Road died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. He was the longtime chairman of the Williamstown Board of...

Domenica A. Grande, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Domenica Ann "Minnie" Grande, 91, formerly of 55 Brooklyn St., died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, at North Adams Commons, where she had resided for four years. Born in North...

Joseph C. Wood, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph Clayton Wood, 77, of Nyssa, Oregon, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at the Boise (Idaho) Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Sept. 20, 1933, a son of...

David G. Chiettini, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - David G. Chiettini, 83, of Yale Street died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Born in Readsboro, Vt. on May 14, 1927 to first-generation Italian immigrants Giuseppe and Olive Rizzardi...

Richard H. Shand Sr., 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard H. Shand Sr., 78, of 94 Meadow St. died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at his home. Born in Tewksbury on Aug. 18, 1932, a son of Florence Shand Cudworth, he attended...

June J. DiGennaro, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - June Jeannette DiGennaro, 85, of 611 State Road, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Harbor View Beach, Ohio, on March 25, 1925, daughter...

Martin H. Walden, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Martin H. Walden, 96, of 17 Northern Lights Ave. died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born Aug. 28, 1914, son of Martin E. and Albina Bissaillon Walden, he...

Geraldine R. Morse, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Geraldine R. Morse, 93, of 18 Nelson St., died Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pownal, Vt., on Oct. 29, 1917, daughter of Harry and...

Howard B. O'Neil, 44

ADAMS, Mass. - Howard Bernard O'Neil, 44, of 13 East Walnut St. died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 14, 1966,...

William R. Romeo, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William R. Romeo, 85, of East Avenue died peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 11, 1925,...

JoAnn Saltamartini, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - JoAnn Saltamartini, 54, of 89 Liberty St. died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at her home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 14, 1956, daughter of Raymond and Ruth Dupee...

Vivian E. Swift, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vivian Evelyn Swift, 93, of 1027 Massachusetts Ave. died Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams on Oct. 1, 1917,...

Arthur V. Dumas, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Arthur Vincent Dumas, 85, of 204 Phelps Ave. died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Adams on Aug. 5, 1925, son of Alfred...

Joyce Socha Whitley, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joyce Eleanor Mable Socha Whitley, 83, of 546 Mohawk Trail died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in London on Nov. 21, 1926, daughter of...

Claire L. Franzinelli, 87

READSBORO, Vt. — Claire Lorraine "Sally" Franzinelli, 87, of 513 Tunnel St. died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, at her home. Born in Leominster, Mass., on May 2, 1923, daughter of Edward and...

Virginia M. Hall, 72

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Virginia Marie Hall, 72, of 37847 Ricardo Ave., Zephyrhills, Fla., died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, at Florida Hospital-Zephyrhills. She was a former longtime resident of...