Obituaries

Ernest R. LaCasse, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ernest R. LaCasse, 83, of 557 Church St. died Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Aug. 8, 1930, son of Ernest and Mabel Herzog...

Charles H. Cardinal, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Charles H. Cardinal, 75, of 149 Pleasant St. died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at North Adams Commons after a long fight with cancer. Born in North Adams on Aug. 26, 1938, son of...

Sophie J. Gwozdz, 83

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Sophie J. Gwozdz, 83, of 308 Fales Road died early Thursday morning, Oct. 24, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cheshire on Oct. 17, 1930, a daughter of Jan...

Kenneth J. Morray, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Kenneth Jerry Morray, 93, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, formerly of Richmond, died Oct. 16, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital three days after his birthday. Born in...

Mary Ellen Morgan, 44

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mary Ellen Morgan, 44, of 3 Alan Drive died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 5, 1968, daughter of George H....

Anne E. Thibert, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anne E. Thibert, 77, of 150 Ashland St. died Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on March 10, 1936, daughter of Arthur and Emaline...

David J. Polumbo, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Joseph Polumbo, 76, of 102 Harding Ave. died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his family....

Valentina M. Clermont, 60

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. - Valentina Marie Clermont, 60, of 95 Roys Road died after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by...

Iris E. Angeli, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Iris Eleanor Angeli, 84, of 189 Stratton Road died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 29, 1929, a daughter of Frank and Emma...

Audrey Dobek-Bell, 68

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Audrey Marie Dobek-Bell, 68, of 110 Trowbridge St., Cambridge, formerly of Williamstown, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. Born in...

Edward G. Sprague, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Gerald Sprague, 84, of 611 State Road died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in North Adams on Jan. 6, 1929, son of Gerald...

Barbara W. Davine, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Warfield Davine, 87, of 1474 Church St. died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Rutland, Vt., on July 10, 1926, daughter of Fred and...

Bertha Dame Young, 92

HANCOCK, Mass. — Bertha Isabelle Dame Young, 92, of Hancock Road died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on March 9, 1921, daughter of William H. and Harriet Gardner...

Alice Rose Delisle, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Alice Rose Delisle, 92, of North Adams died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Sept. 17, 1921, daughter of...

Eleanor G. Tower, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Eleanor Gascoigne "Ele" Tower, 93, of Williamstown died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Born in Andover on May 15, 1920, daughter of Roy...

Eleanor P. Murphy, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Eleanor P. Murphy, 89, of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 28, 1923, daughter of Herbert V. and Pearl I....

Joseph H. Koonz Jr., 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph Hayes Koonz Jr., 78, of Washington, D.C., died peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. He was a well-known attorney in Washington, practicing personal injury and workers'...

Llewellyn F. Sprague, 88

READSBORO, Vt. - Llewellyn F. "Skee" Sprague, 88, of 18 West Road, Orleans, Mass., formerly of Readsboro and Pownal, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at Cape Cod Hospital. Born in Readsboro on July...

Edward A. Cancro, 84

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Edward Anthony Cancro, 84, of North Adams, a longtime resident of Clarksburg, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec....

Theresa L. Gerry, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Theresa L. Gerry, 74, of Arnold Street died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after fighting a courageous battle over the past four...

Gwendolyn A. Hayes, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gwendolyn A. Hayes, 80, of Florence, formerly of Orange, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, in Northampton after a long struggle with cancer. She was the mother of State Police Lt....

Donald R. Adams, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Donald Roland Adams, 80 of 106 Cliff St. died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at North Adams Commons.   Born in North Adams on May 12, 1933, son of Aurelian J. and Helena E. Giroux...

Clara L. Myers, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Clara Linda Myers, 64, of 26 Francis St. died Monday, Oct. 1, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Dec. 14, 1948, daughter of Arthur and...

Elizabeth Costa St. Hilaire, 91

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elizabeth Hazel Costa St. Hilaire, 91, formerly of North Adams and Williamstown, died on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Ridgewood, N.J. Born in Concord, Maine, on July...

Roy W. Dupree, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Roy William Dupree, 73, of 45 Spring St. died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at his home. Born in Waterbury, Conn., on March 8, 1940, a son of Clarence and Nellie Johnson...