Obituaries

Robert A. DeSanty Sr., 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert A. DeSanty Sr., 82, of 64 Demond Ave. died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in North Adams on Oct. 26, 1931, a son of Andrew...

Robert E. Brownsword Jr., 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Robert Eugene Brownsword Jr., 71, of 45 Spring St. died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at his home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 26, 1942, son of Robert E. and Marion Williams...

Pierina Graziola, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pierina Gisella Graziola, 97, of 14 Almont Ave., Worcester, a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at the University of Massachusetts...

Ovidio D'Alessandro, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ovidio V. "Ovid" D'Alessandro, 93, of North Adams died Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at North Adams Commons from complications of a massive stroke. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on...

Gary L. Harrison, 50

ADAMS, Mass. — Gary Lynn Harrison, 50, of 7 Kerr Ave. died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 16, 1964, son of Glenda...

Gina I. Cirullo, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gina Irene Cirullo, 97, of 78 Lincoln St. died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 26, 1916, daughter of Roberto and Damilla Gavatta Trenti,...

Dr. Edward W. Luczynski Jr., 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dr. Edward W. Luczynski Jr., 84, a longtime resident of Williamstown, died on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Born in Bayonne, N.J., on July 25, 1930, son of Dr. Edward W....

Diana L. Kennedy, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Diana Lynn Kennedy, 57, of 38 North Holden St. died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center North. Born in North Adams on May 20, 1957, daughter of Maitland...

Leonard S. Smith, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leonard S. Smith, 91, of 249 Franklin St. died on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Westfield on April 17, 1923, a son of...

Jeffrey D. Hoag, 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jeffrey Dayton Hoag, 47, of 77 Holbrook St. died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at his home. Born in Cambridge, N.Y., on Feb. 27, 1967, son of Alan Hoag and Myra Slocum Geib,...

Robert F. McConnell, 72

ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Francis McConnell, 72, of 31 Harding Ave. died on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center North in North Adams. Born in North Adams on Oct. 21, 1941, a son...

Rita C. Wilusz, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Catherine Wilusz, 95, of 611 State Road died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. at Williamstown Commons. Born in Salerno, Italy, on April 5, 1919, daughter of Ciro and Rosa...

Michael D. Tassone, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael D. Tassone, 73, of 51 Parker St. died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at the Vibra Hospital in Springfield. Born in Westfield on Aug. 5, 1941, a son of Domenick and...

Dorothy E. Smith, 81

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Dorothy Elizabeth Smith, 81, of 21 Stoney Brook Drive died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Mystic, Conn., on Sept. 5, 1933, a...

John A. Johannes, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Anthony Johannes, 96, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Palmerton, Pa., on Aug. 11, 1918, the son...

Loyola M. Fitzpatrick, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Loyola M. Fitzpatrick, 91, formerly of North Adams, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, surrounded by her loving family....

Cecilia S. Dupuis, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Cecilia Suzan Dupuis, 93, of 73 Furnace St. died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Dec. 15, 1920, a daughter of the...

Barbara A. Levesque, 67

ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara A. Levesque, 67, of 17 Pleasant St., died Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at the Brigham & Woman's Hospital in Boston surrounded by her family. Born in Springfield on Aug. 2,...

Margaret DeMyer, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret DeMyer, 87, of Williamstown died Thursday Sept. 4, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 5, 1927, a daughter of Joseph William and Helen...

Mildred De Lay, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mildred De Lay, 89, died Sept. 1, 2014, at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since January 2012. She died after a long and slow decline. Born in Calhoun, Ga., in...

Norman J. Thomas, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Norman Joseph Thomas, 77, of 288 Houghton St. died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on April 22, 1937, son of...

Anselmo Ashe Benoni, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anselmo Ashe Benoni, 89, of 345 Walnut St. died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 12, 1924, son of Giuseppe and Maria Rossi...

William M. Kirby Jr., 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — William Moses Kirby Jr., 87, of 1108 North Hoosac Road died on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at the BMC Emergency Satellite Facility in North Adams. Born in North Adams...

David C. Lewis, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Carl Lewis, 74, of 42 Apache Drive died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014 a Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Sept. 3, 1939, a son of Baden and...

Elmo Demo, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elmo Demo, 91, of Chantilly Avenue died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, in the loving care of Williamstown Commons.Born in North Adams on May 25, 1923, son of...