Obituaries

Mary Albini

North Adams - Mary Albini, 92, of 103 Main St., formerly of Ashland Street, died Thursday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 1, 1915, daughter of Alexander and Rosa Serra...

Janis T. Wong, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janis Therese Wong, 72, of 51 Liberty St., died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in China, on Dec. 19, 1935, daughter of Pak-Chai...

Brenton Vaun Pleshaw

Adams - Brenton Vaun Pleshaw, 59, of 15 Sayles St., died Tuesday at the Berkshire Family Resource Center, 37 Elm St. Born in Adams, Feb. 6, 1948, son of Gervin and Gladys A. Griswold Pleshaw, he...

Norma M. Cellana, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Norma Mary Cellana, 92, of 1 Berkshire Square and a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, at the Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born...

Arlin P. Bedard

Adams - Arlin P. Bedard, 81, of 1 Berkshire Square, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams, on May 24, 1926, daughter of Bernard and Antoinette Markiewicz Sirard, she moved to...

John C. Thomason, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John C. Thomason, 80, of 151 Lindley Terrace died Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Asheville, N.C., on June 15,...

Charlotte Lillian Marcil

Charlotte Lillian Marcil, 85, formerly of 3 Potter St., died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Aug. 30, 1922, daughter of Eugene C. and Mary Koehler Beasley, she...

Elizabeth Joan Balardini

Elizabeth Joan Balardini, 89, of 15 Harding Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in Westfield on Nov. 24, 1918, daughter of John and Margaret Blasczak Pitoniak, she moved to Adams as a child and...

Hazel Virginia Lavigne

Hazel Virginia Lavigne, 84, formerly of 554 Daniels Road, died Sunday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 28, 1923, daughter of Arthur and Lula May Estes Babcock, she attended...

Phyllis Arlene LaRocque

Phyllis Arlene LaRocque, 63, of 1 Horn Place, died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Dec. 6, 1944, daughter of Louis and Marion Griswold Perrier, she attended schools in...

Rose D. Korn

Rose D. Korn, 98, of Sweetwood, 1611 Cold Spring Road, formerly of Rockaway Park, N.Y., died Sunday at home. She moved to Williamstown in 1992. Born in North Adams on June 9, 1909, daughter of...

Eleanor G. "Honey" Jones

Eleanor G. "Honey" Jones, 74, of 82 Nutmeg Lane, died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 6, 1933, daughter of the late Harwood and Eleanor Powers Jones, she...

Judith Emma Bailey

Judith Emma Bailey, 63, of 1021 River Road died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 22, 1944, daughter of Floyd and Margaret Eldridge Kemp, she attended Wahconah...

Eva M. Jowett, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eva M. Jowett, 93, of 1495 Massachusetts Ave., died Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Brattleboro, Vt., on March 4, 1914, daughter of...

Mary K. Germanowski, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Mary Katherine Germanowski, 86, formerly of 10 Hodges Cross Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown after a long illness. Born in...

Stella M. Zatorski

Stella M. Zatorski, 87, of 20 Manners Ave., died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Sept. 26, 1920, daughter of Stanislaus and Catherine Boruta Zoltek, she attended local...

Gladys Arlene Pleshaw

Gladys Arlene Pleshaw, 85, of 15 Sayles St., died Tuesday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since February 2005. Born in Adams on Sept. 19, 1922, daughter of Albert and Marion Lepine...

Augustus E. Walden Jr.

Augustus E. Walden Jr., 85, of 55 Cross Road, died Monday at home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 28, 1922, son of Augustus E. Walden Sr. and Rosa Sabjetyski Walden, he attended North Adams schools,...

William J. DeFazio

William J. DeFazio, 65, of 29 Morningside Drive, died Sunday at home. He was a former longtime resident of Delaware Avenue in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 12, 1942, son of the late...

John Elwood Lamphear Sr.

John Elwood Lamphear Sr., 98, of 901 Discovery Blvd., Cedar Park, Texas, died Dec. 2 at Sagebrook Healthcare Center, Cedar Park, after a long illness. Born in Manchester, N.H., July 12, 1909, son...

Frances E. Green

Frances E. Green, 93, formerly of 118 Church St., died Dec. 5 at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had resided since 2005. Born in North Adams on Aug. 5, 1914, daughter of John F. and Helen...

Leila M. Ferris

Leila M. Ferris, 87, of 96 Lincoln St. died Wednesday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Waterbury, Conn., on July 12, 1920, daughter of Abraham and Martha Haddad Ferris, she...

Dorothy Rita Zoito

Dorothy Rita Zoito, 86, of 97 Wells Ave. died yesterday at North Adams Commons following a long illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 26, 1921, daughter of Clifford E. and Mabel Ryan Brosseau, she...

Zipporah McClendon, 16

NORTH ADAMS - Zipporah Jean McClendon, 16, of 775 West Shaft Road, died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in Boston on Nov. 29, 1991, daughter of Samuel and Lynda...

Benjamin J. Kupiec Jr.

Benjamin J. Kupiec Jr., 71, of 105 Bracewell Ave., died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 26, 1936, son of Benjamin J. and Bernadette Guild Kupiec, he attended local...