Obituaries

Rev. Sinclair D. Hart, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —The Rev. Sinclair Danforth Hart, 84, of 260 South St. died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Oct. 8, 1922, son of William C....

Leonora Lucy Axt

Leonora Lucy Axt, 90, of 17 Ide Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Newton, N.J., on Sept. 16, 1916, daughter of Alvah S. and Stella Smith Keen, she graduated from...

Ruth Mae Brenner Crawford

Ruth Mae Brenner Crawford, 82, of 167 North Summer St. died Sunday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Born in Adams on May 4, 1924, daughter of Frank and Alice Varno Brenner, she attended schools...

Rita B. Hamel Vanasse

Rita B. Hamel Vanasse, 90, of 50 Smith Ave. died early Tuesday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Lawrence on Oct. 2, 1916, daughter of the late Peter Hamel and Helen Charest Hamel, she...

Gertrude Mae Wittig Armstrong

Gertrude Mae Wittig Armstrong, 81, of 79 Natural Bridge Road died Monday at Sweetbrook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams Nov. 28, 1925, daughter of the late Gustave Wittig and Norma...

Kathryn M. Lescarbeau, 80

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Kathryn M. Lescarbeau, 80, of 1131 River Road died Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, at home. Born in Stamford, Vt., on March 26, 1926, daughter of William and Maude Sherman Dunn,...

Aldo S. Belini

Aldo S. Belini, 83, of 3 Myrtle St. died Friday at Williamstown Commons. Born in the Farnams section of Cheshire on Nov. 17, 1923, son of Dominic and Adlia Montana Belini, he attended Cheshire...

Cecelia Rose Lepak

Cecelia Rose Lepak, 94, of 56 Orchard St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Aug. 12, 1912, daughter of Joseph and Aniela Furtek Wanat, she moved to Cheshire as a child and...

Helen Koza

Helen Koza, 92, of 7 Daniels Court died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in New Britain, Conn., on Dec. 29, 1914, daughter of Thomas and Frances Hejnar Wysocki, she moved to Adams...

James Birch Hadley

James Birch Hadley, 90, of 85 Eagle St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 28, 1916, son of G. Clarence and Christine Birch Hadley, he resided in the area...

Margaret Petravice, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Petravice, 91, of 23 Murray St. died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Oct. 14, 1915, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Petz Diesz, she...

Robert William Dalmaso

Robert William Dalmaso, 72, of 80 North Holden St. died Thursday at his home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 9, 1934, son of William Edgar and Rose Dumas Dalmaso, he attended schools in North Adams...

Frank P. Wilk, 94

ADAMS, Mass. — Frank Peter Wilk, 94, of 21 Paul's Hill Road, West Falmouth, a native of Adams, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at JML Care Center in Falmouth. Born on Oct. 13, 1912, son of Justyn...

Helen Dolores Monette

Helen Dolores Monette, 76, of 14 Isbell St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Sept. 9, 1930, daughter of Joseph and Adrienne Kuza Rodovick, she attended the former...

Helen G. Lord

Helen G. Lord, 89, formerly of 25 Grove St., died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Sept. 5, 1917, daughter of Albert T. and Mary Beaubien Gregoire, she...

William Matthew Czelusniak

William Matthew Czelusniak, 88, of 19 Mill St. died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in Fall River on Dec. 7, 1918, son of John and Mary Soltys Czelusniak, he...

Doris P. Scrivens, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris Pauline Scrivens, 82, of 118 Church St., died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on June 9, 1924, daughter of Wilfred...

Elizabeth M."Beth" Cariddi

Elizabeth M."Beth" Cariddi, 58, of 211 Church St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Malden on April 4, 1948, daughter of Madeline Williamson Marchand Grasso and the late...

Patricia Deanna Romeo

Patricia Deanna Romeo, 67, of 81 Park St. died early Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Carla Martel of Savoy. Born in North Adams on Oct. 4, 1939, daughter of Harold R. Palmer and Mary...

Mary Ann Gwozdz

Mary Ann Gwozdz, 93, of 418 Fales Road died Monday at her home. Born in Adams on May 16, 1913, daughter of Johann and Maria Breidenbach Schneider, she moved with her family to a farm on Stafford...

Edward P. Whalen, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Patrick Whalen, 84, of 2 Kittler Ave., a longtime Adams teacher and coach, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 9, 1922, son...

Helen Eleanor Kordek

Helen Eleanor Kordek, 87, of 19 Spring St. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 15, 1919, daughter of Frank and Rose Grzib Kordek, she attended schools...

Stanley Frank Chwalek

Stanley Frank Chwalek, 88, of 36 Crandall St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Nov. 8, 1918, son of Joseph and Mary Jacubicz Chwalek, he attended schools...

Sylvia Sarah Joppich

Sylvia Sarah Joppich, 78, of 70 East St. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 1928, daughter of William and Concettina Tomassone Venero, she...