Obituaries

Anne Olsen, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anne Olsen, 88, of 83 Hall St. died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Nov. 6, 1921, daughter of James L. and...

Sean B. Williams, 22

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Sean Busbee Williams, 22, of 140 Musterfield Heights died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, as a result of an automobile accident in Shelburne Falls. Born in North Adams on Aug. 26,...

Rosemarie V. Gelinas, 69

FLORIDA, Mass. — Rosemarie Veronica Gelinas, 69, of 11 Moores Road died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Stamford, Conn., on Jan. 16, 1940, daughter of Hugo and...

Deana M. Deschaine, 29

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Deana Marie Deschaine, 29, of Angeli Street died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at home. Born in Holyoke on March 13, 1980, daughter of Dean A. and Susan M. Merritt Deschaine...

Sister Angela Bisol, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sister Angela Bisol, 94, of the Venerini Sisters of Worcester died there on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Sister Angela taught in the former St. Anthony's Parish from the late...

Irene I. Larese, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Irene Isabel Larese, 92, of 4 Grimes St. died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on July 1, 1917, daughter of Lawrence and Maria Wojciek Pikul,...

Mary Ann Shand, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mary Ann Shand, 76, of 94 Meadow St. died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at home. Born in Union City, N.J., on Aug. 13, 1933, daughter of James and Celia Floriani Oliveri, she...

Margaret Leete, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret "Peg" Leete, 93, of 332 North St. died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cambridge on Aug. 22, 1916, daughter of James and...

Richard H. Gatland, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard H. Gatland, 94, of Sweetwod Retirement Community, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Lancaster, Pa., on Dec. 10, 1914, son of...

Rita L. Girardi, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Louise Girardi, 88, of 391 Walnut St. died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 7, 1921, daughter of Louis and Julia Ercoliani...

Eleanor Cutler, 80

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Eleanor "MiMi" Cutler, 80, of 417 North Houghton St. died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Commons, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Jan. 19,...

Raymond A. Lavigne, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Raymond Alfred Lavigne, 71, of 353 Walnut St. died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on July 12, 1938, son of Arsene and Marguerite...

Angelina A. Williams, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Angelina A. Williams, 86, of 470 North St. died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on March 25, 1923, a daughter of Vito and...

Hubert M. 'Hugh' Muir, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Hubert Machado "Hugh" Muir, 83, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at home. Born in New Bedford on June 14, 1926, son of Hubert J. and...

Rita Styczynski, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Styczynski, 93, of 38 Biltmore Ave. died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 18, 1916, daughter of Calix "Chick" and Edith...

Rev. Lois D. Wilson, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — The Rev. Lois Dolores Wilson, 79, of 59 Howland Ave. died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1930, daughter of Leslie Tenney and the Rev. Ethel...

Brian D. Marlow, 55

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Brian David "Bear" Marlow, 55, of 70 McArthur Drive died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 14, 1954, son of Donald A. Marlow and of Angela...

John R. Norman, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John R. Norman 72, of 440 East Main St. died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 5, 1937, son of Albert and Viola Foisey Norman, he was employed...

Alex J. Shaw, 102

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College coaching legend Alex J. Shaw, of Baxter Road, died Sunday evening, Nov. 29, 2009, at the age of 102 at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been...

Harry W. Lewis, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Harry W. Lewis, 97, of 51 Arnold St. died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Boston on Sept. 12, 1912, a son of Harry and Mary Morgan Lewis, he...

Walter Zdon, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Walter Zdon, 91, of 2 Sterling Drive died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at his home. Born in Adams on Aug. 27, 1918, son of Antony and Mary Jzyk Zdon, he attended Adams...

Lilian A. Fenton, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lilian Alda Fenton, 82, of 245 Sand Springs Road died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at home. Born in the town of Florida on March 8, 1927, daughter of Nina Caprari Buckley, she...

Maria J. Coury, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Maria Josephine Coury, 57, of 111 Meadow St. died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 25, 1952, daughter of Karey and Cecelia Russell Coury, she...

Robert J. Heideman, 73

CLARKSBURG, Mass. â€' Robert J. Heideman, 73, of 56 Pine Ave. died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being suddenly stricken. Born in North Adams on Feb. 6, 1936,...

Jane T. Rice, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jane Theresa Rice, 72, of 100 Barbour St. died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 19, 1937, a daughter of Thomas Karrey...