Obituaries

Jacqueline Zielonko, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline Zielonko, 67, of 33 Central Ave. died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, of a brief illness at North Adams Commons, where she had been admitted July 26. Born in North...

John Stanley Skowron

John Stanley Skowron, 83, of 227 Onota St. died Monday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Indian Orchard on Feb. 26, 1922, son of Albert and Sophia Kryzak Skowron, he graduated from...

Norma Claire Shatan

Norma Claire Shatan, 73, of 415 Central Park West, New York City, died yesterday at home after a four-year battle with cancer. She also was a resident of the Beachwood section of Stockbridge....

Margaret M. Lanoue

Margaret M. Lanoue, 88, of 66 Quincy St. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in the day. She was a retired longtime educator and librarian at Drury High...

Roy William Kerr

Roy William Kerr, 92, of Epoch Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, a former resident of North Adams, died Monday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Adams on March 9, 1913, son of George...

Carol Rosalie Conte

Carol Rosalie Conte, 62, of 2512 Highvale Ave., Las Vegas, died Sunday as a result of a motorcycle accident near Tonopah, Nev. Born in Great Barrington on March 3, 1943, daughter of Louis and...

Henry S. Soha, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Henry Stanislaus Soha, 76, of 4 Columbia St. died Sunday afternoon, July 24, 2005, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Aug. 13, 1928, son of Andrew and Victoria Obara Soha, he...

Sophia Niksa

Sophia Niksa, 79, of Wahconah Heights died Friday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since March. Born in Dickson, Pa., on June 18, 1926, daughter of Machiej and Anna Malicki...

Julia May Johnson, 83

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Julia May Johnson, 83, formerly of Rose Manor, died Saturday evening, July 23, 2005, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since December 2002....

Rosemary M. Thomson D'Alessandro

Rosemary M. Thomson D'Alessandro, 77, of 2518 67th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. Born in Pittsfield on Aug....

Florence T. Young

Florence T. Young, 87, of 194 Allengate Ave. died Thursday at home. Born in Canton on March 14, 1918, daughter of Jeremiah F. and Katherine Monaghan McCarthy she was a graduate of St. John's High...

Alfred Abramson Talbert

Alfred Abramson Talbert, 85, of PineHill at Kimball Farms, 235 Walker St., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided in Lenox for 1 1/2 years. Previously, he had been a 50-year...

Mary S. Maruk

Mary S. Maruk, 77, of 29 Potter Mountain Road died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 14, 1928, daughter of Stanley and Anna Mikasz Mezzack, she was a 1946 graduate...

Margaret E. Duby Lockenwitz

Margaret E. Duby Lockenwitz, 73, of 780 Greylock St., formerly of 125 Pine St., South Lee, died Thursday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Pittsfield on April 27, 1932, daughter...

Richard G. "Bud" Vickery

Richard G. "Bud" Vickery, 68, of 30 Lucille St. died Friday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 21, 1937, son of Winfred and Nellie Houghtlin Vickery, he was educated in...

Edward A. Sherman

Edward A. Sherman, 71, of 46 Elaine Drive died Friday morning at home. Born in Lanesborough on March 11, 1934, son of Rolland and Mary LeBarron Sherman, he was a 1952 graduate of Pittsfield High...

Alfred N. Daily

Alfred N. Daily, 83, of 103 Hancock Road and Sarasota, Fla., died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 3, 1922, son of Edward F. and Anna Dillon...

Helen Catherine Borowski

Helen Catherine Borowski, 101, of 6940 Pan American Blvd., North Port, Fla., formerly of 32 Washington Ave., died Sunday at Quality Health Care Center in North Port. Born in Adams on Oct. 18,...

David Allan Glasier

David Allan Glasier, 63, of 291 Outlook Ave. died Saturday evening at home after a long illness. Born in Granville, N.Y., on Nov. 5, 1941, son of Mark and Hazel DeKalb Glasier, he was a 1959...

Martha A. Phillips, 102

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Martha Ann Phillips, 102, of 43 Jackson St. died Sunday, July 17, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, following a month of failing health. Born in Bennington,...

Robert Duane Sheehan Sr.

Robert Duane Sheehan Sr., 72, of Longmeadow, died Sunday, July 17, at Heritage Nursing Home in Agawam. His mother's family grew up in Housatonic and he summered there for many years. Born in...

Rita C. Pandell

Rita C. Pandell, 85, formerly of 85 Windsor Road, died Monday, July 18, at Kimball Farms in Lenox after a long illness. Born in Lanesborough on June 10, 1920, daughter of Charles and Delina A....

Nancy Ellen Kelson

Nancy Ellen Kelson, 74, of 61 West Mountain Road died Monday afternoon, July 18, at home. Born in Cheshire on Sept. 25, 1930, daughter of Wesley C. and Ruth M. Davis Kelson, she was a graduate of...

Shirley Ann Pierce

Shirley Ann Pierce, 68, of 93 Cleveland Ave. died Wednesday at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on April 2, 1937, daughter of the late Richard and Grace Blay Miller, she...

Robert Eugene Foley

Robert Eugene Foley, 50, of 23 Lake St., formerly of Worcester, died Thursday at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. Born in Worcester on Oct. 15, 1954, son of Eugene R. "Red" and Evelyn Mayo...