Obituaries

Michael V. Malloy, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Victor Malloy, 72, of North Adams died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 18, 1943, a son of Robert and Harselia Lefaive Malloy,...

John A. Casuscelli Sr., 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Arthur Casuscelli Sr., 53, of Reeves Street died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Born in North Adams on May 28, 1962, son of Elizabeth Racine Casuscelli Crosier of North...

Joan S. Gniadek, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Simone Gniadek, 70, of East Main Street died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Williamstown Commons after a long battle with cancer and congestive heart failure. Born in...

Rita Lively, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rita Lively, 89, formerly of Danforth Street, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in Adams on Oct. 23, 1926, daughter...

Joan C. Manners, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joan Carlisle Manners, 82, of 99 Longview Terrace died on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Hackensack, N.J., on March 8, 1933, daughter of James...

Dorothy M. Racette, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Margaret Racette, 86, of North Adams died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on May 29, 1929, daughter of Arthur and Genevieve Boyer...

John F. Andrews, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John F. Andrews, 95, of North Adams, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Feb. 13, 1921, son of Frederic and...

Anthony W. Czarnecki Jr., 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Walter Czarnecki Jr., 47, of Comanche Drive died Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in North Adams on April 25,...

Howard F. Donovan Jr., 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Howard Frederick Donovan Jr., 83, of Mohawk Trail died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at his home. Born in North Adams on July 3, 1932, a son of Howard and Vivian Wright Donovan,...

John Bua, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — John Bua, 92, of Apremont Street died Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Chicago on April 10, 1923, son of Salvatore and Lena Corrente...

John C. Alexander, 66

FLORIDA, Mass. — John Clark Alexander, 66, of Tilda Hill Road died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 2, 1949, son of John and Helen Clark Alexander, he attended...

Frederick Lovern, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frederick Lovern, 74, of Union Street died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, after a long illness. Born in Northampton on Oct. 12, 1941, he...

Barbara M. Crawford, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Marie Crawford, 82, of Eagle Street died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Dec. 5, 1933, the...

Joyce M. Walsh, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joyce May Walsh, 84, of Cole Avenue died on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 12, 1931, a daughter of Henry E. and Harriet...

Najib 'Pat' Davis, 100

ADAMS, Mass. — Najib Thomas "Pat" Davis, 100, of Adams, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Williamstown Commons. Born in New York Mills, N.Y., on May 11, 1915, son of Said and Amelia...

Joan H. Crosier, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan H. Crosier, 82, of George Avenue died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on March 23, 1933, daughter of Robert and...

Theresa M. Grande, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Mary Grande, 95, of Notch Road died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by her family. Born in Borgia, province of...

Lillian R. Montgomery, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lillian Ruth Montgomery, 82, of 177 White Oaks Road, died on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in North Pownal, Vt., on July 14, 1933,...

Mellisa Ann Roy, 56

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mellisa Ann Roy, 56, of North Adams, died on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at home. Born in North Adams on June 12, 1959, the daughter of Theodore and Frances Morse Sprague,...

Tyler A. Kuzia, 24

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tyler Aaron Kuzia, 24, of Johnson Street, died on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at his home.   Born in North Adams on Aug. 9, 1991, a son of Dennis "Aaron" Kuzia...

Bruce M. McAllister, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bruce Mitchell McAllister, 78, of Main Street, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at home, with his loving partner of 50 years and husband since May 2007, James Fichter, by his...

Wayne 'Cuba' Roy, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wayne Joseph "Cuba" Roy, 58, of Frederick Street died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Born in North Adams on July 10,...

Edward M. Shartrand Jr., 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward M. Shartrand Jr., 94, of Pompano Beach, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Florida. Born in North Adams on Aug. 12, 1921, a son of...

John L. Rizzo, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Leonard Rizzo, 73, of Williamstown died on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Sweet Brook Care Centers, surrounded by his family. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 12, 1942,...

Vickey M. Boucher, 53

ADAMS, Mass. — Vickey M. Boucher, 53, of 37 Bellevue Ave., died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at the Berkshire Medical Center Satellite Emergency Facility in North Adams. Born in Adams on June 9,...