Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Marion Sorel, 82
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marion Sorel, 82, of Spring Park, 45 Spring St., died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on April 6, 1919, daughter of Henry Sorel and Marie LaBonte...Janet Sugden
Janet Sugden, 68, of Lynchburg, Va., died Wednesday at Lynchburg General Hospital after a five-year battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on June 17, 1933, she was the daughter of Dean W. and...Edward J. Zoltek
Edward J. "Sharkey" Zoltek, 81, of 12 Hoosac St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Wednesday. Born in Adams on May 18, 1920, son of John and Sophie...Wanda J. Peters
Wanda J. Peters, 84, of New Port Richey, Fla., a former resident of Housatonic, died Jan. 22 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Hospital in New Port Richey. Born in Holyoke on April 16, 1917, daughter of...Ronald S. Bayles
Ronald S. Bayles, 65, of East Longmeadow died Jan. 21 at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. He was the father of Lawrence E. Bayles of Stockbridge. Born in Oklahoma City on Dec. 7, 1936,...Roman Kaczmarczyk
Roman Kaczmarczyk, 78, of 912 Cold Spring Road died Sunday at home. Born in Szklanow, Poland, on July 10, 1923, son of Jozef and Wiktoria Kosmaia Kaczmarczyk, he attended schools there and resided...
Emma Balardini, 80
ADAMS, Mass. — Emma Rosetta Balardini, 80, of 19 Apremont St. died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at home. Born in Adams on May 13, 1921, daughter of John and Madeline Nicolini Morelli, she...Bertha Havey
Bertha Havey, 79, of 35 Pleasant St. died Tuesday at North Adams Commons Health Care Center. Born in Berlin, N.Y., on Feb. 8, 1922, daughter of Allan and Orcelia Horton Southard, she attended...
Anthony J. Valotta, 77
CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Anthony Joseph Valotta, 77, of 346 Crossroads died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Williamstown Commons, where he was admitted Jan. 18. He was involved in the operations of North...Louise P. Daniels
Louise P. Daniels, 81, of 45 North St. died Monday at the home of her son, Stephen Daniels of 32 Monument Valley Road. Born in Shoreman, N.Y., on Jan. 23, 1921, she moved to Great Barrington as a...Dario J. DiVirgilio
Dario J. DiVirgilio, 85, formerly of Miami Beach, a native of Florida, died Jan. 18 at Gulf Crest Nursing Home in Hollywood, Fla., where he was admitted Aug. 30, 2000. Born in Pittsfield on Dec....Roderick Bates Sr.
Roderick L. Bates Sr., Navy retired, 76, of Route 20, Nassau, N.Y., formerly of Dalton, died yesterday at the Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. Born in Dalton on April 17,...Mildred Gasperini
Mildred Josephine Gasperini, 87, of Clayton Road, Ashley Falls, died yesterday in Great Barrington. Born in New Marlboro on Oct. 28, 1914, daughter of Dwight H. and Mary Rood Bentley, she attended...Leona M. Audette
Leona M. Audette, 82, of 145 West Housatonic St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 19, 1919, daughter of Joseph and Irene Packard Levitre, she was a graduate of...Helene Whitehead
Helene "Sandy" Whitehead, 76, of 235 Walker St. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Kimball Farms for two years. Born in Newton on July 26, 1925, daughter of...Helen Cleary
Helen Cleary, 81, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Cornelia Webster of Southfield. She was the mother of Eugene Cleary of New Marlboro. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on June 16,...Florence L. Miner
Florence L. Miner, 86, of 550 South Main St. died yesterday at the Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center. Born in Tyringham on July 14, 1915, daughter of Benjamin and Georgia...
Flora L. Laliberte, 48
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Flora Leona Laliberte, 48, of 165 Lindley Terrace died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital of cancer. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1953, daughter...Charles E. Stone
Charles Edward Stone, 76, of Melbourne Place, 140 Melbourne Road, died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had resided for two weeks. Born in Pittsfield on March 30, 1925,...Albert D'Ilio
Albert D'Ilio, 84, of 76 Elaine Drive died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in San Giovanni Teatino, province of Chieti, Italy, on Jan. 10, 1918, son of Livino and Anna DiNicola D'Ilio,...Patricia Monahan
Patricia M. Monahan, 62, of 463 Crane Ave. died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1939, daughter of Maurice F. and Elsie Duclos Gero, she moved to North...Mary M. Palucci
Mary Margaret Palucci, 85, of Rutland, Vt., died Saturday morning at Providence Care Center. Born in Proctor, Vt., on June 16, 1916, daughter of Charles and Mary Kulya Belock, she attended Mount...Janne Blocker
Janne Blocker, 82, of 26 Summer St. died Friday morning at home. Born in Huntington, Ind., on Aug. 16, 1919, daughter of Earl and Dessie Moore Steele, she graduated from Huntington High School in...Colwyn H. Hurst
Colwyn H. Hurst, 81, of St. Ann's Ave. died Saturday at Curtis Manor in Dalton. Born in Lenox on April 24, 1920, son of Herbert F. and Mary Ann Radley Hurst, he was a 1938 graduate of Lenox High...
Una K. Schwedner, 84
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Una Kate Schwedner, 84, of 877 Simonds Road, formerly of 138 Riverside Drive, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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