Obituaries

Richard Edward Cook

Richard Edward Cook, 63, of 265 Savoy Road, died Wednesday at his home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 28, 1943, son of the late Alfred R. and Anna Blake Cook, he attended local schools. Mr. Cook...

Anita J. Martin

Anita J. Martin, 85, of 27 Greene Ave., died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 8, 1921, daughter of John and Julia Burke Smith, she attended Drury High...

Sara M. Geist-Sirk, 36

ADAMS, Mass. — Sara Marie Geist-Sirk, 36, of 508 Commons Drive, Evans, Ga., formerly of Adams, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2007, at University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. Born in North Adams on Nov....

Helen Bejgrowicz

Helen Bejgrowicz, 88, formerly of 19 Victory St., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Jan. 24, 1919, daughter of John and Sophie Bernat Jasinski, she attended St. Stanislaus'...

Shirley Mildred Choquette

Shirley Mildred Choquette, 82, of 9 Pinnacle Point died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 5, 1925, daughter of Bert and Mildred Hurst Hardy, she...

Raymond R. Regnaiere Jr.

Raymond R. Regnaiere Jr., 51, of 215 East Main St. died yesterday at home. Born in Warwick, R.I., on April 10, 1956, son of Raymond Regnaiere and Evelyn Hudson Regnaiere DiGiammarco, he attended...

Paul A. Martel Sr.

Paul A. Martel Sr., 61, of 3 Myrtle St. died Wednesday at Craneville Center in Dalton, where he had recently been transferred after a six-week stay at the Albany VA Medical Center. Born in...

Lillian May Wiles

Lillian May Wiles, 89, of 61 Foucher Ave. died Tuesday at Sweetbrook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in the Blackinton section on Dec. 15, 1917, daughter of Albert and Eudocha Holland Rondeau,...

Barbara Lynette Munro

Barbara Lynette Munro, 74, of Luce Road, formerly of Buffalo, N.Y., died Sunday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on June 13, 1933, daughter of John and Evelyn Gaston Meidenbauer,...

Mildred E. Moreau, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mildred Evelyn Moreau, 87, of 91 Bachand Ave. died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on Jan. 28, 1920, daughter of Gaylord and...

Thomas Francis Dunn

Thomas Francis Dunn, 63, of 150 Ashland St. died Thursday at home. Born in North Adams on March 6, 1944, son of Germaine Dallaire Dunn and the late Joseph W. Dunn, he attended schools in...

Freda Clermont

Freda Clermont, 85, of Proprietor's Field, 118 Church St., died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in Maldon, England, on Sept. 20, 1921, daughter of Albert and...

Vincent H. Sweeney, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vincent Hilary Sweeney, 85, of 180 Pleasant St., died Tuesday,July 31, 2007, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Brockton on Oct. 21, 1921, son of...

Armand A. Rivard Jr., 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Armand A. Rivard Jr., 61, of 77 Holbrook St. died Monday, July 30, 2007, at home after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 15, 1946, son of Armand A. Rivard Sr....

Carol Ann LeClaire

Carol Ann LeClaire, 72, of Wells Road died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Cheshire on Jan. 10, 1935, daughter of Oliver and Ethel Amadon Chaput, she attended...

John Clyde LaRoche

John Clyde LaRoche, 87, of 67 Dean St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on Aug. 27, 1919, son of Dolphis and Anna Gamache LaRoche, he attended schools there. An Army...

Florence Janet Coussoule

Florence Janet Coussoule, 93, of 36 Richmond St. died Thursday at home. Born in Housatonic on Oct. 1, 1913, daughter of L. Frank and Harriet Wolcott Vincent, she moved to Pittsfield as a child and...

Alice Margaret "Peggy" Mazinski

Alice Margaret "Peggy" Mazinski, 94, of Samuel F. Vilas Home, Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died Saturday at Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital Medical Center in Plattsburgh. Born...

Anthony Raymond Scieszka

Anthony Raymond Scieszka, 76, of 45 Burt St., died Tuesday at his home. Born in Adams on April 6, 1931, son of the late Felix and Aniela (Grzebien) Scieszka, he attended St. Stanislaus Elementary...

Carmen Marguerite Girard

Carmen Marguerite Girard, 88, of 30 Church St., died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 5, 1919, the...

Jean Ann Scarpitto Atwood

Jean Ann Scarpitto Atwood, 75, of 48 Pond Road, Rowe, died Tuesday at the Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams, on March 9, 1932, daughter of the late James Scarpitto and Wanda Sudacki...

Lillian Anita Steffens

Lillian Anita Steffens, 88, of San Diego, died Friday at Scripps Green Hospital. She was a former longtime resident of North Adams. Born in Williamstown on Aug. 17, 1918, daughter of Joseph...

Robert John Morin

Robert John Morin, 74, of 92 Orchard St., died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Sept. 5, 1932, son of Romanus and Helen Albert Morin, he graduated from Drury High...

Lucille L. Crawford, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lucille Lena "Totsy" Crawford, 71, of 24 Watson St. died Sunday, July 22, 2007, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on July...

F. Anthony "Tony" Couture

F. Anthony "Tony" Couture, 57, of 35 Crandall St. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Aug. 14, 1949, son of the late Francis E. and Ann Chwalek Couture, he attended...