Obituaries

Julia G. Toohey, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Julia Grace Toohey, 96, of 137 West Main St., died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at Williamstown Commons with her loving family by her side. Born in North Adams on Dec. 2,...

Fred C. Perry Jr., 83

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Fred Charles Perry Jr., 83, of 911 River Road died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Mr. Perry had been the town's constable, dog officer and...

Vincent R. Corsi, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vincent R. Corsi, 85, of 74 Frederick St. died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 24, 1926, a son of Antonio and Maria Pieri Corsi, he...

Georgimae Lord, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Georgimae Lord, 72, of 45 Spring St. died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 30, 1938, a daughter of Arthur and Georgimae...

Vera Gangel, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vera Gangel, 84, of 1436 Belmont Ave., Schenectady, N.Y., died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, Fla., after a courageous and arduous...

Elisabeth A. Donaj, 95

ADAMS, Mass. — Elisabeth A. Donaj, 95, of 5 Elm Terrace, Greenfield, formerly of Adams, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Germany on Feb. 9, 1916, daughter of...

Eleanor M. Felix, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eleanor M. Felix, 90, of 321 Eagle St. died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1920, daughter of Frederick "George" and...

James H. Thayer, 88

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - James H. Thayer, 88, of North Main Street died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on June 17, 1923, the son of Clifford Ray Thayer Sr. and...

Raymond A. Duprea, 69

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Raymond A. Duprea, 69, of 594 Bowen Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams, Mass., on May 19, 1942, son of Theodore Duprea...

Ralph A. Morgan Sr., 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph A. Morgan Sr., 71, of 4 Iroquois Drive died Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, at his home. Born in Plattsburg, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 1939, a son of Henry and Leona Goodrow...

Lillian Sawicki, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lillian Sawicki, 89, of 64 College Ave. died Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Poland on Jan. 28, 1922, daughter of Stanislaw and Stefania Mals...

Doris A. Simon, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris Anna Simon, 91, of Garden Grove, Calif., formerly of North Adams, died Friday, March 25, 2011, in Orange, Calif. Born in North Adams on Nov. 6, 1919, a daughter of...

Benjamin J. Betti, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Benjamin John Betti, 85, formerly of 150 Ashland St., died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington surrounded by his family. Born in North...

Francis E. Craven, 93

ADAMS, Mass. - Francis E. Craven, 93, of 39 Elm St. died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Springfield on May 19, 1918, he was the son of Ernest Craven and Rose...

Henry E. Bratcher Jr., 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Henry E. Bratcher Jr., 85, of Cold Spring Road died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at home after a brief illnes. Mr. Bratcher was a local conservationist and historian, and a...

James J. Dougherty, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James J. Dougherty, 84, of 20 Highland View Drive, Bayville, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Bayville. Born in North Adams on Sept. 5,...

Janice M. Law, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janice Marie Law, 62, of 96 Hawthorne Ave. died unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at her home. Born North Adams on Dec. 16, 1948, a daughter of Theresa Charron...

Everett F. Stone, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Everett Franklin Stone, 87, of 113 Main St. died Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on Oct. 27, 1923, son of Elmer and Bessie Elwell...

Laurence 'Al' Jacques, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Laurence Allen "Al" Jacques, 82, of 41 Johnson St. died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital of complications from prostate cancer. He served on the...

Rene F. Konopka, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rene Florence Konopka, 93, of North Adams died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on July 19, 1918, daughter of Sylibert and Marie...

John E.J. Kuczynski, 51

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John E.J. Kuczynski, 51, of 45 Adams Road died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 14, 1959, son of Edwin and Anita Burdick Kuczynski, he...

James P. Rowley, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — James Patrick Rowley, 85, of 40 Paula Ave. died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 8, 1926, son of James L. and Mary McDonnell Rowley, he was...

Victor F. Modena Sr., 89

ADAMS, Mass. - Victor Ferdinand Modena Sr., 89, of 126 Howland Ave. died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1921, son of Carlo and Carolina Brondoni Modena, he...

Jean E. Massari, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jean E. Massari, 80, of 40 Summer St. and formerly of 372 Tunnel St., Readsboro, Vt., died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at North Adams Regional Hospital, surrounded by her...

Merrill L. Cook, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Merrill Linwood Cook, 92, of 1360 South Church St. died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. Born at home in North Adams on June 26,...