Obituaries

Henry E. Bratcher Jr., 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Henry E. Bratcher Jr., 85, of Cold Spring Road died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at home after a brief illnes. Mr. Bratcher was a local conservationist and historian, and a...

James J. Dougherty, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James J. Dougherty, 84, of 20 Highland View Drive, Bayville, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Bayville. Born in North Adams on Sept. 5,...

Janice M. Law, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janice Marie Law, 62, of 96 Hawthorne Ave. died unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at her home. Born North Adams on Dec. 16, 1948, a daughter of Theresa Charron...

Everett F. Stone, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Everett Franklin Stone, 87, of 113 Main St. died Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on Oct. 27, 1923, son of Elmer and Bessie Elwell...

Laurence 'Al' Jacques, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Laurence Allen "Al" Jacques, 82, of 41 Johnson St. died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital of complications from prostate cancer. He served on the...

Rene F. Konopka, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rene Florence Konopka, 93, of North Adams died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on July 19, 1918, daughter of Sylibert and Marie...

John E.J. Kuczynski, 51

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John E.J. Kuczynski, 51, of 45 Adams Road died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 14, 1959, son of Edwin and Anita Burdick Kuczynski, he...

Victor F. Modena Sr., 89

ADAMS, Mass. - Victor Ferdinand Modena Sr., 89, of 126 Howland Ave. died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1921, son of Carlo and Carolina Brondoni Modena, he...

Jean E. Massari, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jean E. Massari, 80, of 40 Summer St. and formerly of 372 Tunnel St., Readsboro, Vt., died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital, surrounded by her...

Merrill L. Cook, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Merrill Linwood Cook, 92, of 1360 South Church St. died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. Born at home in North Adams on June 26,...

Barbara K. Collier, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Barbara K. Collier, 84, of 633 Barbour St. died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Shaftsbury, Vt., on June 23, 1927, a daughter of Jesse and...

Nello L. Zanett, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nello Lewis Zanett, 88, of 611 State Road died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 4, 1922, son of Luigi and Clementina...

John B. Howland Jr., 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Benjamin Howland Jr., 63, of 47 Foucher Ave. died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Death followed a long illness. Born in...

Sara T. Goldman, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sara Toby Goldman, 97, of the Inn at Robbins Brook in Acton, formerly of North Adams, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at Emerson Hospital in Concord. Born in Toronto on...

Agnes Wood, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Agnes Wood, 84, formerly of Williamstown, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at Watson House in North Bennington, Vt. Born in Buskirk, N.Y., on Oct. 26, 1926, daughter of...

Mary T. Crandall, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary T. Crandall, 85, of 85 Eagle St. died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Feb. 26, 1926, daughter of Ercoli...

Jadwiga Andrzejewski, 103

ADAMS, Mass. - Jadwiga Andrzejewski, 103, of 408 East Hoosac St. died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in Huta, Poland, on April 6, 1908, daughter of Francis and Ursula Oranko...

Dorothy T. DePaoli, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Theresa DePaoli, 82, of 11 Burnham St. died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on June 2, 1929, daughter of John and Hattie Blay...

Madeline J. Dougherty, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Madeline Janet Dougherty, 88, of 241 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 10, 1923, daughter of Russell E. and...

Nancy D. Barber, 76

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Nancy Dougherty Barber, 76, of 56 Langlois Ave. died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 25, 1935, daughter of Joseph and...

Russell W. Durant Jr., 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Russell William Durant Jr., 61, of 46 Marietta St., died unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 7, 1949, son of Russell and Shirley Gorman Durant,...

Donald L. Belanger, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Donald L. Belanger, 65, of 81 Hathaway St. died Sunday, July 31, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on June 29, 1946, a son of George and Ruth Booth...

Marion E. Andrews, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marion E. Andrews, 96, of 118 Church St., Proprietors Field, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, at her home. Born in North Adams on July 3, 1915, a daughter of Arthur A....

Jill R. Keating, 46

FLORIDA, Mass. — Jill Renee Keating, 46, of 147 Monroe Road died Friday, July 22, 2011, as a result of an automobile accident on Route 8 in Adams. Born in North Adams on Feb. 24, 1965,...

Roscoe W. Conklin, 92

HANCOCK, Mass. — Roscoe Wells Conklin, 92, of Hancock died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Hancock, he was...