Obituaries

Eva Columbia Puppolo

Eva Columbia Puppolo, 83, formerly of 114 Francis St., died Tuesday at Crescent Manor Care Center in Bennington, Vt. She was a longtime elementary school teacher. Born in North Adams on Feb. 21,...

Barbara J. Randall, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Barbara Jean Randall, 68, of 656 Reservoir Road died Feb. 26, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on...

Albert Bachand, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Albert Bachand, 88, of 48 Champagne Ave., The Spruces, a longtime area businessman and founder of The Spruces Mobile Home Park, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at Sweet...

Henry Raymond Valenti

Henry Raymond Valenti, 76, of 930 Pirate Cove Lane, Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died yesterday at Hospice House of Vero Beach. Born in Springfield on April 11, 1926, son of Aldo and...

Harvey LaBonte

Harvey LaBonte, 83, of 49 Brooklyn St., died Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on March 5, 1919, son of Arthur and Rosanna Gates LaBonte, he attended schools in...

George Franklin "Sonny" Busby

George Franklin "Sonny" Busby, 77, of 347 Beaver St. died Monday at Williamstown Commons, where he was admitted Jan. 16 following a short illness. Born in North Adams on May 28, 1925, son of Frank...

Charis D. Rose

Charis D. Rose, 39, of 61 Daniels Ave. died yesterday at home following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 6, 1963, daughter of G. Rozena Mitchell Rose and the late Charles Rose, she...

Nora Scalise

Nora Scalise, 79, of 265 Luce Road died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield as a result of an automobile accident in Williamstown earlier in the day. Born in Adams on June 10, 1923,...

Sally A. McKeon

Sally A. McKeon, 61, of 31 Veazie St. died Monday at home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 26, 1942, daughter of Robert F. and Janet Wright Grogan, she attended local schools, including Drury High...

W. Robert "Bob" Davis

W. Robert "Bob" Davis, 87, died Saturday at the Western Massachusetts Hospital, Westfield, following a long illness. He was a former resident of Church Street in Williamstown. Born in Williamstown...

Roger J. Cooper, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Roger Joseph Cooper, 69, of 222 State Road died Sunday, Feb. 23, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in the day at home. Born in North Adams on July...

Dorothy Marie Attalla

Dorothy Marie Attalla, 89, of 73 Chestnut St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 8, 1913, daughter of Thomas D. and Mary Elizabeth Corsiglia Miller, she...

Lillie Louise Tankersley

Lillie Louise Tankersley, 90, formerly of 550 River Road, died Friday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since May 30, 2000. Born in Jasper, Tenn., on June 17, 1912, daughter of Jeff...

John Francis Pennock

John Francis Pennock, 73, 1100 Mohawk Trail, formerly of Eagle Street, died Friday in his office at General Cable Corp., 160 Water St., Williamstown, shortly after being stricken by an apparent heart...

Joseph A. Carnevale

Joseph A. Carnevale, 81, of 150 Bull Hill Road, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 28, 1921, son of Dominic and Philomena Renzi Carnevale, he...

Rose Marie Sweeney

Rose Marie Sweeney, 86, formerly of 287 Cross Road, died Thursday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since Feb. 13, 1998. Born in St. Rose, Quebec, Canada, on Aug. 16, 1916, daughter of...

Stephen S. Tetlow

Stephen S. Tetlow, 46, of 451 Crane Ave. died Thursday afternoon at Fairview Care Center in Turners Falls. Born in Pittsfield on May 12, 1956, son of Carolyn D. Tetlow Rousseau and the late George...

James C. Costanzo, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James C. Costanzo, 83, of 876 Hancock Road died Thursday evening, Feb. 20, 2003, at home surrounded by family. Born in Pittston, Pa., on Aug. 30, 1919, son of Salvatore...

Miguel J. Couture, 16

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Miguel Jesus Couture, 16, of 61 Bridges Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Nicaragua on April 11, 1986, son of Barbara Couture of...

William G. Tisdale

William G. Tisdale, 78, of Wichita Falls, Texas, a former resident of Halls Ground, Clarksburg, died Monday at the W. Erle & Emma White Hospice Center in Wichita Falls. Born in North Adams on...

Kristin Foster Currier

Kristin Foster Currier, 34, of 184 H. Murray Hill Road, Southern Pines, N.C., formerly of Lenox, died yesterday at home. Born in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Feb. 19, 1969, she was the daughter of Randy...

Lillian E. Cohen

Lillian E. Cohen, 74, of 262 Appleton Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Place. Born in Brookline on Dec. 22, 1928, daughter of Julius and Freida Brooks Talmanson, she graduated from...

Harold Steven Briggs

Harold Steven Briggs, 83, of 21 Rickards St. died yesterday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., where he had resided for a week. Born in Adams on Oct. 29, 1919, son of Orlando and...

Lillian F. Bendross

Lillian F. Bendross, 87, of 46 Railroad St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Birmingham, Ala., on Jan. 16, 1916, she was the daughter of Ulysses and Effie Black...

Alice Z. Avedian

Alice Z. Avedian, 93, of Cameron House, died Tuesday morning at home. Born in Jamaica Plain on Dec. 27, 1909, daughter of Hagop and Anna Nalbanjian Mansourian, she was raised in Haverhill and...