Obituaries

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...

Lawrence E. Mattison, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Lawrence Elmer Mattison, 92, of 199 Luce Road died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at Williamstown Commons. Born in South Shaftsbury, Vt., on March 22, 1917, son of Carl H. and...

Margaret A. Valois, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Margaret A. "Peggy" Valois, 75, of 70 Crest St. died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Dec. 21, 1934, daughter of Arthur...

Anne F. DeMeo, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Anne F. DeMeo, 92, of 85 Notch Road, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 27, 1917, daughter of Frank and...

Albert J. Cummings III, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Albert James Cummings III, 79, of 804 North Hoosac Road, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. Born in Williamstown on April 1, 1930,...

Barbara Guertin Gardzina, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Barbara Elizabeth Guertin Gardzina, 76, of 136 Veazie St. died Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at North adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 27, 1933, daughter of...

Helen Cleary Shepard, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen A. Cleary Shepard, 98, of 606 Union St. died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, at the North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on March 21, 1911, a daughter of Domina and...

Brendan E. Hayes, 38

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Brendan E. Hayes, 38, of Kissimmee, Fla., formerly of North Berkshire, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at home after being stricken there. Born in Westfield, son of Carol A....

Ethel M. Bullett, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ethel M. Bullett, 72, of Comanche Drive died Friday evening, Jan. 22, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown after a long battle with lung cancer. Born in...

Donald C. Rougeau, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Charles Rougeau, 82, of 514 West Main St. died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 25, 1927, son of Louis A. and Eva...

Kevin W. Bullett, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kevin William "Bucko" Bullett, 54, of 358 Union St., died at home on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, surrounded by family and friends, after a long battle with lung...

Catherine C. Chalifoux, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Catherine Clare "Kitty" Chalifoux, 89, of 445 Church St. died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, peacefully at home attended by her two daughters. Born in North Adams on May 18,...

Ann M. Tassone, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Ann Mildred Tassone, 89, of 93 Nutmeg Lane, The Spruces, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams, Mass. on May 4, 1920, daughter of John...

Virginia L. Walsh, 67

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Virginia Linda "Ginny" Walsh, 67, of Charles Street, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Born in...

Joseph L. Marcil, 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph L. Marcil, 47, of Meade Avenue died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born in North Adams, he was the...

Abbott Gomberg, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Abbott Gomberg, 88, of Jerome Drive died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at home with his wife, Nada Samuels, at his side. Born in Fall River, on May 8, 1921, son of...

Doris J. Mazza, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Doris Juliet Mazza, 95, of 22 Veazie St., died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on June 17, 1914, daughter of Hector and Cecelia Reopel...

Emma L. Sherman, Infant

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Baby girl Emma Lynn Sherman died shortly after birth on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Paul and Leah DiSanti Sherman...

Robert J. Swain, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert Joseph Swain, 80, of 106 Bonair Ave. died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at Kindred Hospital in Springfield. Born in New Bedford on Nov. 28, 1929, son of Robert and Helen...

Margaret Whiteman, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret Whiteman, 82, of Yarmouth, formerly of Williamstown, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at home, surrounded by family. Born in West Haven, Conn., daughter of Michael...