Obituaries

John H. Choquette Sr., 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John Henry Choquette Sr., 89, of 68 Cherry St. died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 20, 1922, a son of Noel and Edwilda Lefevre Choquette, he...

Dagmar Bubriski, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dagmar Bubriski, 84, Northern Berkshire community activist, commentator, columnist, radio host, gadfly and energetic proponent of civic engagement, died of complications...

Exzelia R. Beer, 80

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Exzelia Ruth Beer, 80, of 1100 Middle Road, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was born in North Adams on Feb. 18, 1931, daughter of Joseph and...

Foster C. Jones, 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Foster C. Jones, 51, of 629 Daniels Road, died Sunday, May 8, 2011, at his home. Born in Adams on Oct. 15, 1959, son of Alden S. Jones Jr. and of Patricia Mahar Jones, he...

Harold T. McAdoo, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Harold Thomas McAdoo, 87, of 104 Union St. died Friday, May 6, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Saugus on Oct. 25, 1923, a son of Howard and...

Lorraine A. Andrew, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Ann Andrew, 79, of 88 Hawthorne Ave. died Friday, May 6, 2011, in the critical-care unit of Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on...

Dorothy A. Rushbrook, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Dorothy Angela Rushbrook, 84, of 50 Berkshire Drive, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at her home. She was born in North Adams on Dec. 11, 1926, a daughter of John and Matilda...

Karem J. Tash, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Karem John Tash, 85, of 27 Wall St. died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 14, 1926, a son of Anthony John and...

William O. Barbeau, 71

HANCOCK, Mass. - William O. Barbeau, 71, of 2161 Hancock Road, died Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Mr. Barbeau was born in Adams on July 10, 1939,...

Edward L. Cote, 76

FLORIDA, Mass. - Edward Louis Cote, 76, of 69 Moores Road died Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Feb. 17, 1935, son of Armand and Emma...

Gloria A. Pedrin, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gloria Ann Pedrin, 85, of Bridge Street died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams on April 15, 1926, daughter of Vincenzo and Annie...

Richard B. Torrey, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard B. Torrey, 84, of 58 Luce Road died on Friday, April 8, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on Feb. 2, 1927, a son of Chauncey E. and...

Donald K. Bishop, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Donald K. Bishop, 85, of 1095 Mohawk Trail, a former longtime resident of Stamford, Vt., died Monday, April 25, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on...

Roland M. Duteau, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Roland M. Duteau 82, of 37 Mountainview St., died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at home. He was born in North Adams on Sept. 10, 1928, son of Anna Mason Duteau and the late Omer...

Howard A. Tanner, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Howard Albert Tanner, 79, of Clarksburg died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, after being stricken while working on his farm, doing what he loved best. Mr. Tanner was a longtime...

Shaun T. Moran, 28

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Shaun T. Moran, 28, of Clarksburg died Monday, April 18, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 24, 1982, son of Michael and Karen McKinney Moran of Clarksburg, he...

Marie Clark, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Marie Clark, 86, of 118 Church St., died on Monday, April 18, 2011, at Sweetbrook Care Center. She was born in Pownal, Vt., on July 23, 1924, to Franklin and Myrtle Myers...

Dorothy Dickinson, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Dorothy Dickinson, 83, of 767 Reservoir Road died on Monday, April 18, 2011, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Dec. 22, 1927, a daughter of...

Esther F. Young, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Esther F. Young, 87, of Sloan Road died Friday, April 15, 2011, after suffering a fall at her home. Born in Lanesborough on March 19, 1924, daughter of George and Edith...

Carl J. Famiano, 78

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Carl Joseph Famiano, 78, of 547 North Eagle St., died Friday, April 15, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y. on March 28, 1933, son of...

Frank P. Reynolds, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank P. Reynolds, 58, of 150 Ashland St., died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at his home. He was born in Bennington, Vt., on June 18, 1952, son of Walter Reynolds and...

Virginia Czarnik, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Virginia Czarnik, 84, of 17 Pleasant St. died Thursday, April 4, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Adams on March 22, 1927, daughter of Albert and Anna Bezak Czarnik,...

Joseph R. St. Pierre, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph R. St. Pierre, 92, of 271 Notch Road, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 28, 1918, a son of Jean and Edmire Landry St....

Jeannette A. Soha, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Jeannette A. Soha, 80, of 3 Myrtle St., died on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Cheshire on Dec. 22, 1930, daughter of Arthur and...

Patricia M. LeBeau, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia M. LeBeau, 85, of Overlook Terrace, died Saturday evening, April 9, 2011, at her home. Born in South Hadley Falls on March 15, 1926, daughter of Oakley and Celina...