Obituaries

Saverio J. Jammallo, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Saverio Joseph "Sam" Jammallo, 84, of 75 Veazie St. died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 10, 1925, son of Joseph and Catherine Gerace Jammallo,...

Josephine Galipeau, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Josephine "Kelly" Galipeau, 81, of 21 Owens Ave. died Monday, April 5, 2010, at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 17, 1929, daughter of Michael and Rosina Vigna...

William O. Wright, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' William Orrin Wright, 61, of 432 Eagle St., died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at his home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Sept. 3, 1948, son of Joseph I. Wright Sr. and Marie...

John P. Deutsch, 35

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Paul Deutsch, 35, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., died Saturday, March 27, 2010, at home after being suddenly stricken there. Born in 1975, son and stepson of Joyce Ann...

Clifford V. Champney, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Clifford V. Champney, 90, of 118 Church St. died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Adams on July 25, 1919, son of Alfred and Josephine Bechard...

Margaret A. Darling, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret A. "Peggy" Darling, 73, of 45 Cady St. died Sunday, March 28, 2010, at the Sweet Brook Care Centers after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family. Born...

Joan M. Nichols, 83

HANCOCK, Mass. — Joan Mary Nichols, 83, of 2309 Hancock Road died Sunday, March 28, 2010, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams on Sept. 19, 1926, a daughter of...

Gary L.Crews, 61

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Gary Lee Crews, 61, of 925 River Road died Thursday, March 25, 2010, of lung cancer at home, surrounded by his family. Born in North Adams on Oct. 15, 1948, son of...

Andrew Matuszak Jr., 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Andrew Matuszak Jr., 69, of 103 Main St., died Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at his home. He was born in Adams on August 5, 1940, son of Andrew and Ursula Matuszak. He...

Karen S. Lescarbeau, 49

READSBORO, Vt. — Karen Sue Lescarbeau, 49, of 6951 Main St. died Monday, March 22, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Bennington on Oct. 16, 1960, daughter of Kenneth and Mary...

Dorothy A. Cote, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy A. Cote, 86, of 189 East Quincy St., died Sunday, March 21, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on March 14, 1924, a daughter of Arthur and Dora...

Dr. Earle O. Brown Jr., 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Dr. Earle O. Brown Jr., 85, of 197 Longview Terrace died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 29, 1924, a son of Earle O....

Esther Christensen, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Esther Christensen, 99, of Sweetwood Retirement Community died peacefully on Monday, March 15, 2010, with her family at her bedside. Born in Everett on Jan. 22, 1911,...

Jane Ann Solari, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jane Ann Solari, 77, of 7 Ivory St. died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 25, 1932, daughter of Raoul and Sylvia...

Alexander G. Cheesbro, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alexander Gordon "Alec" Cheesbro, 78, of 154 Charlene St. died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Williamstown Commons after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Sept. 30,...

Charles L. DeRose, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Louis "Chuck" DeRose, 71, of 179 State St., died early Saturday morning, March 13, 2010, at home. Born in Newton on May 26, 1938, son of Joseph and...

Marion Sweet, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Marion Sweet 90, of 118 Church St., died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. A lifelong resident of Williamstown, she was born on Oct. 20, 1919, a...

Frances P. Baker, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances Patricia Baker, 78, of East Timeless Drive, Tucson, Ariz., formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Tucson, surrounded by family. Born in...

Francis P. Gardzina Sr., 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Francis Peter Gardzina Sr., 76, of 136 Veazie St. died Monday, March 8, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North Adams,...

Thomas F. Mulvaney, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas F. Mulvaney, 77, of 150 Ashland St. died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Dec. 10, 1932, son of Edward and Ruth Mulcahy Mulvaney, he attended...

Jean F. Morgan, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jean Frances Morgan, 69, of 4 Iroquois Drive died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at her home. Born in Townsend, Vt., on Oct. 19, 1940, daughter of Francis Strack and Viola Byron...

Avelina E. King, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Avelina Elide King, 91, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Williamstown, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Oak Manor Rehab in Largo. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Feb. 14, 1919,...

Edward H. Cunningham, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Harry Cunningham, 91, of 728 East Main St. Extension died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 17, 1918, son of...

Gertrude Gumbleton Howland, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Gertrude M. Gumbleton Howland, 83, of 50 Endicott St., Danvers, a former resident of North Adams, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Union Hospital in Lynn. Born in...

Elda Gazzaniga, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elda Gazzaniga, 96, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at home. Born in Lynn on Nov. 4, 1913, a daughter of Amedeo and Carmela Vernava DelCiello, she was a graduate of the...