Obituaries

William W. Wojnicki Jr., 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' William Walter Wojnicki Jr., 70, of 189 Kemp Ave. died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 29, 1942, son of William W....

Lena L. Baruzzi, 95

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lena L. Baruzzi, 95, a longtime resident of North Adams, died Friday, March 15, 2013. Born in Whitingham, Vt., on March 10, 1918, the daughter of Silvio and Maria...

Bonnie E. LaLonde, 65

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Bonnie Ellen LaLonde, 65, of Cheboygan, Mich., former of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Hospice House in Cheboygan. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 26, 1947, daughter...

Henry G. Brazeau Sr., 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Henry G. "Hank" Brazeau Sr., 73, of 173 Chantilly Ave. died Monday, March 11, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on March 27, 1939, a son of...

Ida R. Boschetti, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Ida Rita Boschetti, 92, of 222 Bridges Road died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at her home. Born in Adams on March 29, 1920, a daughter of John and Madelina Nicolini...

Philip Apkin, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Philip Apkin, 93, of 19 East Quincy St. died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the home of his daughter, Judith Libby Corwin, in Tyngsboro, with his family by his side. Born...

Charles B. Bostwick, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Benjamin Bostwick, 60, of 385 River St. died Friday, March 8, 2013, at his home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Aug. 10, 1952, a son of Noble Bostwick and...

Robert L. Fisher, 54

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert L. Fisher, 54, of 103 Liberty St. died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at his home. Born in Hornell, N.Y., on Oct. 27, 1958, a son of Marie Coykendall Gagne of North Adams...

Dr. John L. Moresi Sr., 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. John Louis Moresi Sr., 66, of 120 Wells Ave. died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Dr. Moresi had represented the city on the board of...

James A. Brosnihan, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James Alfred Brosnihan, 60, of 31 Veazie St. died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 13, 1952, son of Francis and...

Arlene Mason, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Arlene Mason, 86, of Northwest Hill Road, died Sunday, March 3, 2013. Born in Russell on Sept. 17, 1926, daughter of Harry A. and Clara Alice Martin, she moved to...

John T. Owensby, 46

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Merchant Marine Capt. John T. Owensby, 46, of 251 West Road died Friday, March 1, 2013, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 18, 1966, son of Joan Girardi Owensby of...

Roger R. Serre, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Msss. — Roger Robert Serre, 81, of 125 Barth St. died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Aug. 30, 1931, the son of...

Donald R. Gilbert, 69

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Donald Raymond Gilbert, 69, of 108 Berkshire Drive died Friday, March 1, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 21, 1943, son of George J. Gilbert...

David Naylor, 57

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - David Naylor, 57, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, in Del Ray Beach, Fla. Mr. Naylor, an architectural historian, author and a consultant on America's grand picture palaces, had...

Dora M. Harkins, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Dora Mercedes Harkins, 89, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at Berkshire Place retirement home. Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on March 12, 1923, she was the daughter of...

Bernard J. Courtemanche, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Joseph Courtemanche, 72, of 743 Massachusetts Ave. died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 3, 1941, a son of...

Patricia Ann Welch, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Ann Welch, 75, of 75 Johnson St. died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at her home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 8, 1928, a daughter of Daniel and Gertrude Carleton...

Rudolph F. Canales, 79

HANCOCK, Mass. - Rudolph Francis "Ruby" Canales, 79, of 2258 Hancock Road died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at North Adams Commons. Born in Somerville on June 22, 1933, son of Celio and Cordillia...

Alda A. Wood, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alda A. Wood, 89, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, and formerly of 48 School St., died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Bolentina, province...

Faith E. Nash, 93

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Faith Ellen Nash, 93, of Melbourne Place, 140 Melbourne Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Greenfield on May 20, 1919, daughter of...

David A. Neveu, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - David A. Neveu, 61, of Belair Street, Brockton, died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, surrounded by family. Born in North Adams on April 28, 1951, a son of Elizabeth...

Chester A. Johnson, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Chester Arthur Johnson, 87, of 147 North St. and formerly of Pownal, Vt., died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 10, 1925, son...

Norman J. Estes, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Norman Joseph Estes, 78, of 304 East Main St. North Adams died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at his home. Born in North Adams on April 24, 1934, a son of Melvin and Mary...

Joann T. Gauthier, 48

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joann Tara Gauthier, 48, of 169 Valentine Road died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bennington, Vt., on May 25, 1964, daughter of David B....