Obituaries

Marie V. Figueroa, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marie Virginia Figueroa, 91, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Monday, April 27, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in New York City on Feb. 12, 1918,...

Mary E. Wheeler, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Elizabeth Wheeler, 74, of 82 Bracewell Ave. died Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2009, at home surrounded by her family. Born in Greenfield on July 24, 1934, daughter...

Madelon M. Ottman, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Madelon Mary Ottman, 97, of 58 Langlois Ave. died Monday, April 20, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. She was a pioneer for women in the local ski industry and was a...

Dorothy B. Blake, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Dorothy B. Blake, 89, formerly of Meadowvale, died Monday, April 20, 2009, at Williamstown Commons following a long illness. Born in Williamstown on Jan 28, 1920,...

Jane A. Morrison, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jane Ann Morrison, 83, of Harrison Avenue died Sunday, April 19, 2009, peacefully at home. Born on March 2, 1926, daughter of Harold S. and Dorothy Sanginet Bastien,...

Mary A. Coyne, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Mary Agnes Coyne, 92, of 445 Church St. died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at her home, where she had been attended by her loving family. Born in North Adams on April 27,...

George E. Couture, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - George Eugene Couture, 88, of 181 Bridges Road died Friday morning, Nov. 23, 2007, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 7, 1918, a son of Alfred and Amelia Poissant...

Ivonnette T. Quirk, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ivonnette Theresa Quirk, 79, of 14 Gallup St. died Thursday, April 16, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 3, 1929, a daughter of...

Jean Levesque, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jean Levesque, 65, of 57 Wells Ave. died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Norwalk, Conn., on Nov. 2, 1943, a daughter of William and...

Paula J. Couture, 52

ADAMS, Mass. — Paula Jean Couture, 52, of Barrett House died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at home following a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan 11, 1957, daughter of George E. and...

Marguerite B. Corbiere, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Marguerite Bertha Corbiere, 79, of 50 1/2 Williams St. died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 14, 1929, daughter...

Doris V. Dickinson, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Doris Virginia Dickinson, 82, of 80 Champagne Ave. died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center from injuries suffered from a fall on Thursday. Born in...

David J. Favreau, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' David John Favreau, 54, of 17 Jackson St. died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at Williamstown Commons after a battle with esophageal cancer. Born in North Adams on Dec. 28,...

Sheila A. O'Neill, 55

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Sheila Anne O'Neill, 55, of 450 Henderson Road died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at home surrounded by family. Born in Canton, N.Y., on Sept. 6, 1953, daughter of Leland and...

William S. Daniels, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - William Stewart "Bill" Daniels, 86, of Maple Street died Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born in North Adams on April 18,...

Helen M. Kawa, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen M. Kawa, 81, of 41 Northern Lights Ave. died Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital surrounded by her daughters, after a long battle with lung...

Adeline L. Segala, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Adeline Lucille Segala, 84, of 13 Pebble St. died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Jan. 1, 1925, a daughter of Louis F. and Gertrude...

Betty-Jo Pettyjohn, 55

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Betty-Jo Pettyjohn, 55, of 9 Sunset Farm died Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. Born in Lewis, Del., on May 6, 1953, daughter of...

Mildred D. Cleary, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mildred Doris Cleary, 89, of 163 Eagle St. died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on March 21, 1920, daughter of Louis Foote and...

James R. Hunter, 34

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James R. "Ross" Hunter, 34, formerly of Williamstown, died Monday, March 23, 2009, at his home in Jamaica Plain. Born in Boston on Feb. 2, 1975, son of James M. Hunter...

Cecelia M. McConnell, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Cecelia M. McConnell, 93, of 82 Langlois Ave. died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Canada on Nov. 28, 1915, daughter of Joseph and...

Northway W. Abbott, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Northway W. Abbott, 87, of Sun City, Ariz., a native of North Adams, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Arizona. Born on March 10, 1922, a son of Samuel Northway and Edith...

Oswald Tower, 90

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Oswald "Ozzie" Tower, 90, of Sand Springs Road died peacefully Tuesday, March 24, 2009, peacefully at home. Born in Andover on Jan. 3, 1919, son of Oswald and Helen...

Frances A. Miller, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Frances Anne Miller, 75, of 150 Ashland St. died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at North Adams Commons. Born in Bennington, Vt., on April 22, 1933, a daughter of Dewey and...

Laurel H. Sweet, 69

ADAMS, Mass. — Laurel H. Sweet, 69, of 79 North Summer St. died Saturday, March 21, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital Born in North Adams on Nov. 25, 1939, a daughter of George "Bud"...