Obituaries

Bertha M. Arigoni, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bertha M. Arigoni, 80, of 24 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Aug. 9, 1931, a daughter of Solomon and...

Gloria C. Peltier, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Gloria Claire Peltier, 86, of 213 White Oaks Road died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born Underwood in Rutland, Vt., on April 30, 1925, she was...

Linda Manco, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Linda Manco, 64, of Adams died early Saturday morning, Jan. 21, 2012, at home of natural causes. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Jan. 16, 1948, daughter of William Deveneau and of...

Elizabeth J. Horsfall, 79

ADAMS, Mass. - Elizabeth Joyce "Betty" Horsfall, 79, of 200 A Howland Ave. died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at her home. Born in North Adams on April 23, 1932, daughter of Leon and Elizabeth Vokey...

Ronald D. Whitney, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ronald D. Whitney, 74, of 264 Luce Road died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at Williamstown Commons, after having been encircled by loved ones. He was born April 16, 1937, the second...

Robert J. Allard, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert J. "Bull" Allard, 59, of 391 Walker St. died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 8, 1953, son of Conrad H. and Gladys Markland Allard, he...

Samuel Delmolino, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Samuel Delmolino, 82, of 71 Melrose St. died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on March 4, 1929, son of Simone and Clementina Delmolino Delmolino,...

Dieter Weissbrodt, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dieter Weissbrodt, 75, of 194 East Quincy St. and Englewood, Fla., died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at his home. Born in Germany on Feb. 11, 1936, son of Jankel K. and...

Jacqueline M. Quirk, 76

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Jacqueline Mae Quirk, 76, of 465 North Eagle St. died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 15, 1935, daughter of Forist...

Phyllis J. Olson, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Phyllis Jane Olson, 92, of St. Joseph's Court, 85 Eagle St., died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 16, 1919,...

Mary E. Costanzo, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mary Emily Costanzo, 93, of Williamstown died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. Born in Pittston, Pa., a daughter of Giovanni and Serafine Sciabatta Forte, she graduated from Pittston...

Carolyn E. Calnan, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carolyn Elizabeth Calnan, 85, of 30 Natural Bridge Road died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at her home surrounded by family. Born in North Adams on Feb. 3, 1926, a daughter...

Robin Powell, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robin Powell, 53, of 39 Angeli St. died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Vero Beach, Fla., on Nov. 5, 1958,...

Lorraine M. Piaggi, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Lorraine Marie Piaggi, 76, of 66 Tyler St. died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at her home. Born in North Adams on July 21, 1935, daughter of Oreste James and Theresa Esposito...

Richard W. Butler, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard William Butler, 63, of 411 Tiger Blvd., Bentonville, Ark., formerly of North Adams, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, in Bentonville. Born in North Adams on May 1,...

Carole A. Hackney, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carole Ann Hackney, 69, 114 Hawthorne Ave. died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 1942, daughter of Augustus...

Mary L. Garrity, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Louise "Marylou" Garrity, 53, of 25 Rich St. died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield Born in North Adams on Oct. 1, 1958, a daughter...

Doris P. Gamache, 78

POWNAL, Vt. — Doris Pearl Gamache, 78, of 2752 Route 346 died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at home. Born in Worcester, Mass., on Oct. 26, 1933, daughter of Napoleon and Hortense Doucet Manseau,...

Robert H. Beer, 90

FLORIDA, Mass. - Robert Harold Beer, 90, of 480 Mohawk Trail, Drury, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at his home, with his loving wife, the former Fay E. Poirot, by his side. Born in North Adams on...

Ronald F. LeBeau, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Ronald Franklin LeBeau, 77, of 14 Meadow Lane died on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at his home. Born in Adams on Dec. 17, 1934, only child of Leo and Rachel Gillette LeBeau, he...

Virginia J. Belanger, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Virginia Josephine Belanger, 88, of 118 Church St., a former resident of North Adams, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on March 18, 1923, a...

Russell H. Wright, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Russell H. Wright, 90, of 15 West Shaft Terrance died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 3, 1921, a son of Milford and Stella May Davis Wright, he...

Sandra J. Daub, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Sandra Jean Daub, 67, of 44 Yale St. died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was taken after being stricken earlier at home. Born in Adams on...

Elizabeth I. Pasierbiak, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth "Betty" Irene Pasierbiak, 94, of 787 East Main St. died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at the home of her son in North Adams. Born in North Adams on June 16, 1917,...

Francis W. Wimpenny Sr., 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Francis William Wimpenny Sr., 90, of 107 North St. died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 25, 1921, son of William and...