Obituaries

Rev. Isabelle G. King, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' The Rev. Isabelle G. King, 101, of 85 Eagle St. died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 13, 1907, daughter of John and...

John T. Mulder, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — John Thomas Mulder, 79, of 471 East Road died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Lindenhurst, N.Y., on Aug. 29, 1929, son of John and Ruth...

William T. Gillooly, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' William Thomas Gillooly, 89, of Wood Street died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Williamstown on Oct. 2, 1919, son of Thomas E....

Olive R. Deering, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Olive R. Deering, 90, a native of North Adams, died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at the Fountainview Center for Alzheimer's Disease in Atlanta. Born on Nov. 6,...

Joseph L. Crowley, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Leon Crowley, 82, formerly of 363 River St. and longtime resident of Williamstown Commons, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in...

Laura G. Daniels, 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. â€' Laura Grace Daniels, 83, of 743 North State Road died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at home. Born in Aberdeen, Md., on March 16, 1922, daughter of James A. and Grace Street...

Marjorie E. McLain, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Marjorie E. McLain, 80, of 750 North Hoosac Road died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 16, 1928, daughter of...

Ralph J. Lesure Sr., 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Joseph Lesure Sr., 83, of 223 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 6, 1925, son of Harold...

Barbara Mahon, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Barbara Mahon, 81, of 195 Pine Cobble Road died Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, at home. Born in Hackensack, N.J., on Sept. 15, 1927, daughter of Richard W. and Lucinda Baltz...

Joan C. Tovani, 76

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Joan Carol Tovani, 76, of 25 Pines Lodge Park died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on June 10, 1932, daughter of Anthony and...

Kenneth C. Buck, 60

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Kenneth C. Buck, 60, of 76 Main St. died Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, at Albany, N.Y., after a brief illness. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Adams on Aug....

William J. Gaffey, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William James Gaffey, 76, of 33 Rich St. died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on June 17, 1932, son of James and Evelyn...

Marion E. Emerson, 93

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Marion Ethel Emerson, 93, of Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, formerly of 34 Fisk St., died Monday evening, Dec. 22, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born...

Wallitta E. Jordan, 82

ADAMS, Mass. â€' Wallitta Eleanor Jordan, 82, of 36 Notch Road died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on June 17, 1926, daughter of Walter and...

Norman L. Tatro, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Norman Leo Tatro, 86, of 40 Central Ave. died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 11, 1922, son of Leo and Blanche Lamarre...

Rita F. Cullen, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Frances Cullen, 88, of 400 Bouchell Drive, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Tuesday evening, Dec. 13, 2005, at home. Born in North Adams on...

Thomas W. Cullen Sr., 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Thomas William Cullen Sr., 93, of 400 Bouchell Drive, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., formerly of 218 Prospect St., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at Fairgeen Assisted Living Center...

Omer A. Richard, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Omer A. "Al" Richard, 76, of 33 Northern Lights Ave. died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at home, surrounded by his family. Born on April 16, 1932, son of Omer and Albina Guerin...

Maria P. Guzzi, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Maria Philomena Guzzi, 96, of 85 Eagle St. died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Migliarina, province of Catanzaro, Italy, on Dec. 27, 1911,...

Patricia A. Darling, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Patricia Anne Darling, 70, of 648 State Road North died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, at home, surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Adams on Jan. 2, 1938, daughter of...

Dorothy Moorehouse, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dorothy Moorehouse, 94, of The Field Home-Holy Comforter Nursing Home in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., formerly of 12 Orchard Lane, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at Hudson Valley...

Kevin M. Robare, 48

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kevin Michael Robare, 48, of 11 Spencer Road, Mohawk Trail, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in North Adams, on Sept. 23,...

John M. Shartrand, 45

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Michael Shartrand, 45, of Pompano Beach, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died in Florida on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005. Born in North Adams, he was the son of Edward M....

Edward M. Shartrand III, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Maurice Shartrand III, 59, of 18 Parker St. died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 28, 1949, son of Edward M....

Eleanor Kronick, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eleanor Kronick, 89, of 1 Overlook Terrace, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 28, 1918, daughter of Charles Z. and Lena...