Obituaries

Rosemarie V. Gelinas, 69

FLORIDA, Mass. — Rosemarie Veronica Gelinas, 69, of 11 Moores Road died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Stamford, Conn., on Jan. 16, 1940, daughter of Hugo and...

Jessica E. Bolognani, 18

READSBORO, Vt. - Jessica Elise Bolognani, 18, of 3420 West Hill Drive died Saturday Jan. 2, 2010, as a result of a snowmobile accident in Heartwellville. Born in Bennington on July 11, 1991,...

Mary Salisbury, 80

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mary Salisbury, 80, of Pine Lane, Ashley Falls, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Great Barrington on Feb. 6, 1929, daughter...

Deana M. Deschaine, 29

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Deana Marie Deschaine, 29, of Angeli Street died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at home. Born in Holyoke on March 13, 1980, daughter of Dean A. and Susan M. Merritt Deschaine...

Clara R. Zinnermon, 94

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Clara Ruth Bell Zinnermon, 94, of South Main Street died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, at Fairview Commons. Born in Atlantic City, N.J., on Aug. 2, 1915,, daughter of...

Arnold S. Caplin, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arnold S. Caplin, 80, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 8, 1929, he was the son of...

Sister Angela Bisol, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Sister Angela Bisol, 94, of the Venerini Sisters of Worcester died there on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Sister Angela taught in the former St. Anthony's Parish from the late...

Arthur J. Dassatti, 91

READSBORO, Vt. — Arthur James Dassatti, 91, of 74 Canal Drive died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center. He served on the Board of Selectman from 1957 to...

Irene I. Larese, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Irene Isabel Larese, 92, of 4 Grimes St. died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on July 1, 1917, daughter of Lawrence and Maria Wojciek Pikul,...

Mary Ann Shand, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mary Ann Shand, 76, of 94 Meadow St. died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at home. Born in Union City, N.J., on Aug. 13, 1933, daughter of James and Celia Floriani Oliveri, she...

Anna May Tryon, 90

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Anna May Tryon, 90, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at home, of congestive heart disease. Born in Sheffield on July 8, 1919, daughter of Frederick and Mary Clarke Woodbeck,...

Margaret Leete, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret "Peg" Leete, 93, of 332 North St. died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cambridge on Aug. 22, 1916, daughter of James and...

Richard H. Gatland, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Richard H. Gatland, 94, of Sweetwod Retirement Community, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Lancaster, Pa., on Dec. 10, 1914, son of...

Rita L. Girardi, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Louise Girardi, 88, of 391 Walnut St. died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 7, 1921, daughter of Louis and Julia Ercoliani...

Eleanor Cutler, 80

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Eleanor "MiMi" Cutler, 80, of 417 North Houghton St. died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Commons, surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Jan. 19,...

Raymond A. Lavigne, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Raymond Alfred Lavigne, 71, of 353 Walnut St. died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on July 12, 1938, son of Arsene and Marguerite...

Angelina A. Williams, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Angelina A. Williams, 86, of 470 North St. died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on March 25, 1923, a daughter of Vito and...

Hubert M. 'Hugh' Muir, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Hubert Machado "Hugh" Muir, 83, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at home. Born in New Bedford on June 14, 1926, son of Hubert J. and...

Rita Styczynski, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rita Styczynski, 93, of 38 Biltmore Ave. died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 18, 1916, daughter of Calix "Chick" and Edith...

Rev. Lois D. Wilson, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — The Rev. Lois Dolores Wilson, 79, of 59 Howland Ave. died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1930, daughter of Leslie Tenney and the Rev. Ethel...

Henry Chiera Jr., 76

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Henry "Joe" Chiera Jr., 76, of VanDeusenville Road, Housatonic, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Sharon, Conn., on...

John L. Tatro, 62

STAMFORD, Vt. — John Leonard Tatro, 62, of 138 Tatro Road died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at home surrounded by family. Mr. Tatro was road commissioner for the town of Stamford for 25 years. Born...

Thomas O. Smith, 70

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Thomas Orlando Smith, 70, of Cottage Street died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Great Barrington on May...

Ethel E. Hitchcock, 90

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Ethel E. Hitchcock, 90, of Home Road died Monday, Dec. 1, 2009, at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Sheffield on Aug. 4, 1919, one of nine...

Brian D. Marlow, 55

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Brian David "Bear" Marlow, 55, of 70 McArthur Drive died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 14, 1954, son of Donald A. Marlow and of Angela...