Obituaries

Gertrude Gumbleton Howland, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Gertrude M. Gumbleton Howland, 83, of 50 Endicott St., Danvers, a former resident of North Adams, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Union Hospital in Lynn. Born in...

Elda Gazzaniga, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elda Gazzaniga, 96, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at home. Born in Lynn on Nov. 4, 1913, a daughter of Amedeo and Carmela Vernava DelCiello, she was a graduate of the...

John F. Segala Sr., 88

John Francis Segala Sr., 88, of 13 Pebble St. North Adams, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was born in North Adams on Oct. 29, 1921, a son of Luigi and Maria...

Cheryl A. Pero, 58

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cheryl A. Pero, 58, of 96 Tremont St. died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 29, 1951, a daughter of Alvin Smith and Mary Rahilly...

Lawrence S. Graver, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Lawrence Stanley Graver, 78, of 117 Forest Road died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at home, after a long illness. He was a longtime English professor and the John Hawley Roberts...

Donald I. Reid, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Irving Reid, 78, of 58 West End Terrace, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Wilmington, Vt., on June 1, 1931, son of Frank...

Donna M. Martin, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Donna M. Martin, 62, of 9 Bliss St. died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cambridge, N.Y., on Sept. 14, 1947, daughter of Francis and...

Bernard Morris, 99

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Bernard Morris, 99, of Stratton Road, Williamstown, died peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. He was the longtime innkeeper of The Inn on Laurel Lake in...

Bernard W. O'Neill, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard William O'Neill, 79, of 82 Beaver St. died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, at home, surrounded by family. Born in North Adams on Oct. 23, 1930, son of Henry O'Neill and...

Violet C. Brown, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Violet Clarice Brown, 79, of 150 Ashland St. died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 1, 1930, daughter of Archie and...

Marianne C. Congello, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marianne C. Congello, 68, of 60 Marion Ave. died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Jan. 25, 1942, daughter of...

Evelyn T. Gallese, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Evelyn T. Gallese, 92, of 312 Eagle St. died peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, at home after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on March 5, 1917, daughter of Roger...

Julia A. Steuer, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Julia A. Steuer, 96, of 74 Chestnut St. died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, at home. Born in Adams on Jan 22, 1914, daughter of Joseph Kruszyna and Justyna Izyk...

Edmond E. Trudeau, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edmond Eugene Trudeau, 95, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Blair House in Worcester following a long illness. Born in North Adams on July 11, 1914, son of Eugene and...

Eva Mae Lapan, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eva Mae Lapan, 91, of East Main Street died Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, at North Adams Commons. Born in Onchiota, N.Y., on Nov 15, 1918, daughter of Cassius and Cora...

Mario A. Rodriguez, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mario Antonio Rodriguez, 67, of 341 Walnut St. died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at North Adams Commons. Born in Havana, Cuba, on April 30, 1942, son of Antonio and Mercedes...

Arnaldo Gavazzi, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Arnaldo Gavazzi, 82, of 153 State St. died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Cedrasco, Province of Sondrio, Italy, on July 14, 1927, son of...

Anne T. Westall, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Anne T. Westall, 91, of 310-A Bressett Road died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Jamaica Plain on Sept. 21, 1918, daughter of Edward and...

Erna W. Stehle, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Erna Wilhemina Stehle, 96, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, 1611 Cold Spring Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at Sweet Bbrook Care Centers. Born in Frankfurt,...

Annina R. Dufraine, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Annina Rose "Lena" (Zappula) Dufraine, 96, of 180 Regan Road, Vernon, Conn., died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home. She was born in North Adams on...

Henry D. Manners, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Henry David "Dave" Manners, 79, of 99 Longview Terrace died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at home. Born in New York City on Jan. 22, 1931, son of David G. and Ida M....

Honora T. St. Pierre, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Honora "Anna" T. St. Pierre, 96, died on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at Chandler Hospice, Newton, Pa. Born in Fall River, Mass., Mrs. St. Pierre was the daughter of Joseph Patrick and...

Mary R. Healey, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Rita Healey, 90, of 490 North St. died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on May 28, 1919, daughter of James and Mary...

Ernest J. Monroe, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ernest James Monroe, 85, of 194 Water St. died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a period of declining health. Born in...

Susan Fabregas, 61

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Susan Fabregas, 61, of Smith Avenue, The Spruces, died on Jan. 29, 2010, at home. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., daughter of Bernard and Elizabeth Bruce Fabregas, she...