Obituaries

Cecile Marie Begin

Cecile Marie Begin, 84, of 245 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Monday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided for a few months. Born in Rumford, Maine, on March 31, 1923, daughter of Rosario and...

Olga J. Hayer

Olga J. Hayer, 93, formerly of 34 Anthony St., died Wednesday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on May 18, 1914, daughter of John and Sophie Gowadska Golka, she attended...

Elizabeth P. Sharkey, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Elizabeth Patricia Sharkey (Sarchi), 93, of St. Joseph's Court, 85 Eagle St., a former longtime resident of 193 Church St., died Wednesday< Aug. 15, 2007, at Albany (N.Y.)...

Mary Mierzejewski

Mary Mierzejewski, 89, formerly of Wells Road, died Wednesday at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on March 20, 1918, daughter of Joseph and Katherine Petka Wojcik, she...

Rachael B. Ferguson

Rachael B. Ferguson, 95, of the Heron House, Fort Myers, Fla., a native of Adams, died Wednesday at home after a long illness. Born on Aug. 25, 1911, daughter of Nelson and Delia Bechard Bedard,...

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...