Obituaries

Olga N. Simonetti, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Olga Norma Simonetti, 79, of 6 Dorothy's Way died Friday, July 22, 2011, at Charlene Manor in Greenfield. She was a longtime civic leader in the Monroe Bridge community, where...

Ada H. McLagan, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Ada Hazel McLagan, 83, of 630 Barbour St. died Saturday, July 23, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Clarksburg on Oct. 2, 1927, daughter of Charles and Ethel...

Lela J. Deinzer, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lela June Deinzer, 87, of Woodlawn Drive died peacefully Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the Sweet Brook Care Centers with family by her side. Born in Owosso, Mich., on...

Neal C. Cooper, 19

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Neal Curtis "CJ" Cooper, 19, of 701 Massachusetts Ave. died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 5, 1991, son of Roland E. and Diane Carlson...

Osvaldo B. Sartori, 92

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Osvaldo B. "Aldo" Sartori, 92, of 3 Millard Ave. died Thursday, July 21, 2011, after a brief illness. A longtime musician, Mr. Sartori performed with The Aladdins for many...

Helen M. Peters, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Mary Peters, 88, of 104 Johnson St. died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in North Adams on Feb. 11, 1923, daughter of...

Weston G. Primmer, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Weston Glenn Primmer, 60, of 114 Gallup St. died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Aug. 24, 1950, son of I. Weston and...

Russell A. Briggs, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Russell Adam Briggs, 89, of 93 North St. died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 11, 1922, son of Adam and Laura Bissaillon...

Barbara A. Corsi, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Ann Corsi, 81, of 611 State Road died Friday, July 15, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Aug. 20, 1929, daughter of Wilson...

Raymond E. Williams, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Raymond Edward Williams, 89, of Church Street died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 12, 1921, the son of Thomas and Eliza Thomas...

Anna R. Spagnolo, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Anna Rose Spagnolo, 83, of 32 Millard Ave. died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 31, 1927, daughter of Walter and Anna Rose...

John G. Shakar, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John George Shakar, 92, of 177 Prospect St., died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at North Adams Commons. He was born in North Adams on Dec. 27, 1918, son of Abraham and Julia...

Kathernine A. Corriveau, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Katherine Ann Corriveau, 78, of 161 Rich St., died peacefully on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, where she had been a patient since...

Howard M. Lenhoff, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Howard Maer Lenhoff, 89, of 304 Dogwood Drive, Oxford, Miss., formerly of North Adams, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at his home. Dr. Lenhoff was a scientist recognized...

Katherine Cripps, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Katherine Cripps, 95, formerly of 660 Main St., died Friday, July 8, 2011, at Golden Living in Portsmouth, Va. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., on April 12, 1916,...

Alice I. Thoresen, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Alice Irene Thoresen, 85, died Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had resided for three years. Born on Staten Island, N.Y., a daughter of...

Joyce Burdick, 58

FLORIDA, Mass. - Joyce Burdick, 58, of 203 Central Shaft Road, died Friday, July 8, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center. She was born in Hartford, Conn. on Nov. 11, 1952, a daughter of Fred and...

Patricia Austin, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Patricia Austin, 78, of 248 White Oaks Road died peacefully Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at her home. Born in North Adams on March 10, 1933, a daughter of Hart and Catherine...

Elizabeth Demers Grande, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Agnes Demers Grande, 92, of 546 Union St. died Monday, June 27, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Jan. 18, 1919, daughter of Henry and...

Thomas J. Brazeau, 55

ADAMS, Mass. - Thomas James Brazeau, 55, of 105 Summer St., died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at his home and is now at peace. He was born in North Adams on Sept. 24, 1956, son of Edmond M. and...

Donald K. Laws, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Kenneth Laws, 79, of 6 Woods Drive died Tuesday morning, July 5, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Glasgow, Del., on Nov. 19, 1931, a son of Charles and Ida...

Katherine A. Duby, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Katherine A. "Kay" Duby, 91, of 63 Langlois Ave. died Friday, July 1, 2011, at home. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1920, daughter of Thomas F. and Mary A. Brennan...

Wilfred N. Shartrand, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wilfred N. Shartrand, 86, of 65 Meadow St. died Monday, July 4, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Tuesday, July 28, 1924, son of Edward and...

Carl L. Vanuni, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Carl Louis Vanuni, 87, of 4 Woodlawn Ave. died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at home. Born in North Adams on May 23, 1924, son of Louis and Alfreda Arigoni Vanuni, he attended Drury...

Mary R. LaDame, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Rita LaDame, 93, of 115 Versailles Ave. died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on April 4, 1918, daughter of Carmine and Giuseppina...