Obituaries

William F. Ruschmeyer, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William F. Ruschmeyer, 81, 611 State Road, Holy Family Terrace, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in New York City on Jan. 11, 1928,...

Carl L. Briggs, 66

FLORIDA, Mass. — Carl Lee Briggs, 66, of 76 B Monroe Road died Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Lenox Dale on July 4, 1943, son of Wesley and Dorothy Knights Briggs, he...

Rocco D. Grillone, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Rocco Dominic Grillone, 85, of 185 Lindley Terrace died peacefully Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, at home. Born in Waterloo, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 1923, son of Anthony and Mary...

Marla S. Lavigne, 41

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Marla Susan Lavigne, 41, of 353 Walnut St. died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 10, 1967, daughter of Raymond A. and Donna M. Giguere...

James A. Witherell Sr.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James Alan Witherell Sr., 69, of 88 Nutmeg Lane died Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after being stricken at work. Mr. Witherell was a...

Sophie Schneer, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Sophie Schneer, 89, of Sweetwood Retirement Community died Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers after suffering for many years from Alzheimer's...

Fred H. Stocking, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Fred Holly Stocking, 94, of North Street died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at home. He was the Morris Professor of Rhetoric, emeritus, at Williams College. Born in Detroit...

Leonardo Alcaro, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Leonardo Alcaro, 95, of 205 East Road died Friday, July 24, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Borgia, Italy, on June 3, 1914, son of Leonardo and Vincenzina...

John P. Campbell, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John Parkman Campbell, 85, of Luquillo, Puerto Rico, formerly of Williamstown, died Monday, July 20, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Fitchburg on July...

Walter F. Pringle Jr., 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Walter Francis Pringle Jr., 85, of 176 Ashton Ave. died Friday, July 17, 2009, at Comstock Manor in Chandler, Ariz. Born in North Adams on Jan. 28, 1924, son of Walter...

Frank L. Edmonds, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank L. Edmonds, 77, of 297 River St. died Monday, July 20, 2009, in Albany, N.Y. Born in Mechanicville, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 1931, son of Frank and Gladys Cook Edmonds,...

Cynthia Davies, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cynthia Davies, 64, of 655 East Main St. Ext. died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 28, 1939, daughter of Alyce Langworthy Rand, she...

Richard F. Davies, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard F. "Red" Davies, 69, of 655 East Main St. Ext. died Friday, July 17, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 4, 1939, a son of Frank Davies and Blanche...

Mary T. Como, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Terese "Terry" Como, 79, of Greenwood, S.C., formerly of Williamstown, died Sunday, July 19, 2009, at HospiceCare of the Piedmont in Greenwood after suffering...

Diana Butler Lampiasi, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Diana M. Butler Lampiasi, 88, of 183 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Friday, July 17, 2009, at home. Born Burlington, Vt., on Jan. 7, 1921, daughter of Amede and Alphonsine...

Anthony J. Sacco Sr., 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Anthony J. Sacco Sr., 90, of 611 State Road died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital surrounded by his family. A longtime businessman and civic leader...

Marjorie H. Valotta, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Marjorie Helen Valotta, 84, of 74 Lincoln St. died Monday, July 13, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 25, 1924, a daughter of William...

Constance Lanoue Briola, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Constance Rose Lanoue Briola, 95, of 33 Lyman St. died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 29, 1913, she was the fourth child and...

Alice G. Kawa, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Alice Grace Kawa, 83, of 43 Navajo Drive died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on April 21, 1926, daughter of Joseph and Alice...

Donald G. DeGrenier, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald G. DeGrenier, 67, of 41 Canedy Lane died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at home, surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on July 19,...

Harry C. Sheehy Jr., 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Harry C. Sheehy Jr., 80, of 352 North Hoosac Road died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at home after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan....

James V. Walsh, 62

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James V. Walsh, 62, of 26 Hall St., died Monday, June 29, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital of complications from lung cancer. Born in Adams on Feb. 27, 1947, son...

Robert A. Harrington, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Robert A. "Bobby" Harrington, 77, of Las Vegas, a native of North Adams, died in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 23, 2009, with his daughters by his side. Born Sept. 5,...

Michael A. Massari, 51

READSBORO, Vt. — Michael Andrew Massari, 51, of 313 Tunnel St. died Saturday, June 27, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on May 20, 1958, son of Silvano and Jean Hubley Massari of...

Kenneth Russell, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kenneth Russell, 92, of 778 South Church St. died Friday, June 26, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on July 23, 1916, son of Ernest and Bernice Davis...