Obituaries

Joan A. Braman, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan A. Braman, 66, of 611 State Road, Holy Family Terrace, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at home. Born in Williamstown on Jan. 28, 1943, daughter of Bernard F. and...

Richard K. Trombley Sr., 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Richard Kenneth "Bud" Trombley Sr., 80, of 2 Higgins Court died Tuesday, March 10, 2009, as a result of an automobile accident in Pownal, Vt. Born in Williamstown on...

Lionel E. Roy, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lionel E. "Nel" Roy, 88, of Kemp Avenue died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 5, 1920, a son of Calix "Chick" Roy and...

Gloria J. Clairmont, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gloria J. Clairmont, 79, of 1 Comanche Drive died Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on Jan. 5, 1930, daughter of...

Lawrence E. Russett, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lawrence E. Russett, 87, of 274 Luce Road died Sunday, March 8, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 14, 1921, son of Lawrence and Viola...

Mary B. Dowhan, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Barbara Dowhan, 89, of Williamstown died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Proctor, Vt., on Nov. 18, 1919, daughter of Michael and...

Jane C. Lefebvre, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Jane C. Lefebvre, 66, of 15 Navajo Drive died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Springfield on Jan. 14, 1943, daughter of Harry...

Phyllis Pearson, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Phyllis Pearson, 79, formerly 85 Eagle St., died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on March 6, 1929, daughter of Horace B. and...

Sgt. Dennis D. Kuzia, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Retired North Adams Police Sgt. Dennis Dominick Kuzia, 66, of 77 Natural Bridge Road died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Sgt. Kuzia served the...

Edward J. Joseph, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Joseph Joseph, 78, of 816 West Shaft Road died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Oct. 16, 1930, son of...

Laura Doran Carmel, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Laura Dolores Doran Carmel, 90, of 105 Bradley St. died Friday, Feb. 26, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on July 7, 1918, a daughter of...

Paul H. Netherwood Sr., 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Paul Hazlet Netherwood Sr., 96, of Sweetwood Retirement Community died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on Sept. 8, 1912, son...

Rita L. Theberge, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita L. Theberge, 90, of Merritt Island, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, at Wuesthoff Brevard Hospice in Florida. Born in Adams on March...

Edward E. McFarland, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Masss. â€' Edward E. McFarland, 84, of The Village at Fillmore Pond in Bennington, Vt., formerly of Williamstown, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at Centers for Living and Rehab in...

Shirley E. Harris, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Shirley Esther Harris, 79, of 18 Mill St. died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Aug. 24, 1929, a daughter of...

Helen D. Ostrowski, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Helen D. Ostrowski, 91, of 5 Elm St., died Sunday morning, Feb. 15, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Aug. 15, 1917, daughter of Jacob and...

Josephine B. Dean, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Josephine Blanche "Bobbie" Dean, 80, of 2 Albert St., died early Saturday morning, Feb. 14, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on April 6, 1928,...

Mary E. Paquette,86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Erma Paquette, 86, of 45 Spring St. died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in the Farnams section of Cheshire on May 3, 1922, daughter...

Jeanne Sullivan, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jeanne Sullivan, 82, of 76 Cherry St. died Thursday, Feb, 12, 2009, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 5, 1926, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah Giroux...

Francis C. Wilson, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Francis Charles "Tank" Wilson, 91, of 48 Prospect St. died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Mr. Wilson was long active in town civic and...

David W. Jones Sr., 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' David Wayne Jones Sr., 59, of 45 Porter St. died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on April 6, 1949, son of Raymond...

Antoinette M. Richer, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Antoinette Marie Richer, 76, 675 Reservoir Road died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at home. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Sept. 19, 1933, daughter of Raymond and Almina LeBeau...

E. Reda Sirard, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — E. Reda Sirard, 86, of 11 Glenndale Drive died Sunday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2009, at home surrounded by family. Born in England on Jan. 16, 1923, daughter of Joseph and Mary...

Gary W. Lesniak, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gary William Lesniak, 59, of 150 Ashland St. died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 16, 1950, son of Shirley...

William A. Steuer, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William A. Steuer, 82, of 104 Greylock Ave. died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Jan. 29, 1927, son of William A. and Julia...