Obituaries

Nancy Alice Blay, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Nancy Alice Blay, 79, of Columbia Street died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, at her home.   Born in North Adams on June 21, 1936, daughter of Walter F. and Christine Sherman...

Shirley E. Millis, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shirley Elizabeth Millis, 88, of Malta, N.Y., and formerly of North Adams, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at the Home of the Good Shepard in Ballston Spa, N.Y. Born in Adams...

Marguerite L. Fournier, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marguerite Lucienne Fournier, 96, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 27, 1919, daughter of Arthur and Adeline Rougeau...

Warren R. Wright, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Warren Raymond Wright, 79,  died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 20, 1936, son of Thelma R. Wright Phillips, he was...

Gloria J. Morris, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gloria Jane Morris, 73, of North Adams, died on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center's emergency satellite facility. Born on Dec. 17, 1941, a daughter...

William A. Miner, 64

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — William Alan Miner, 64, of Williamstown, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 14, 1951, son of Paul Benjamin...

Victor J.T. Girardi, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Victor John Thomas Girardi, 88, of Mount Williams Drive, died on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. Born in North Adams on Nov. 22, 1927, son of John and Catherine Leonesio Girardi,...

Catherine Strype, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Catherine Strype, 91, formerly of Williamstown, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 29, 1924, a...

Marion Patashnick, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marion Patashnick, 96, of Longmeadow, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at Leavitt Family Jewish Home there. She was a former longtime resident of North Adams. Born in North...

Anthony E. Canale, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Eugene Canale, 63, of Franklin Street died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at his home.   Born in North Adams on May 29, 1952, son of Anthony John and Ada Arrighini...

Leon LaMere, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leon LaMere, 74, of 9 Marion Ave. died on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born in Easthampton on Jan. 12, 1941, a...

Emma M. Volff, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Emma Margaret Volff, 79, of 398 Houghton St., died on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born...

Richard L. DeMayo, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard Louis DeMayo, 78, of Bonnie Lea Farm, 511 North St., died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 10,...

Dorothy Gerry, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy "Dot" Rumbolt Gerry, 89, of Liberty Street died peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Feb....

Scott A. Toppin, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Scott A. Toppin, 61, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died at his home on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, of brain cancer. Born in North Adams on July 14, 1954, son of James Toppin of Apache...

Robert A. Spofford, 62

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert A. Spofford, 62, of 88 Orchard St., died Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 1, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, with his wife and mother at his side. Born in Adams...

Curtis Lee Hall Jr., 23

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Curtis Lee Hall Jr., 23, of North Adams died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at the Berkshire Medical Center emergency facility in North Adams. Born in North Adams on Nov. 22,...

Gloria Jean Piner, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Gloria Jean Piner, 87, of Williamstown, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Williamstown Commons, two days before her 42nd wedding anniversary. Born in Montgomery, Ala., on...

Joseph Morin, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Morin, 89, of North Adams died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, while in his daughter's arms. Born in North Adams on...

Albert Shepard, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Albert "Shep" Shepard, 94, of North Adams died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, five days short of his 95th birthday, with his son, John...

Maureen L. Hynes, 55

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Maureen Louise "Moe" Hynes, 55, of 53 Brooklyn St., died peacefully, and surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center...

Lewis M. Kronick, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lewis M. Kronick, 85, of Cedarhurst, N.Y., died Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, at Rockville Pavilion Nursing Home in Rockville Center, N.Y. Born in North Adams on June 17, 1930,...

Dorothy M. Guillotte, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy M. Guillotte, 84, of North Adams, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at North Adams Campus of Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Stamford, Vt., on Dec. 21, 1930, daughter...

John W. Van Horn, 71

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Williams Van Horn, 71, of Williamstown, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at his home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 17, 1944, son of Howard E. and Helen Estes Van Horn,...

Arthur G. Blay, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Arthur Godfrey Blay, 79, of Owens Avenue died on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at his home Born in North Adams on Dec. 15, 1935, a son of Godfrey Arthur and Valida Desormeaux...