Obituaries

Gladys May Brown

Gladys May Brown, 77, of 45 Spring St. died Thursday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 8, 1929, daughter of William Brown and Myrtle Estes Brown McLen, she attended schools in...

Emily H. Rogge, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Emily Helen Rogge, 88, of 23 Randall St. died Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 21, 2006, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Nov. 20, 1918, a daughter of...

Leslie R. Swartzer

Leslie R. Swartzer, 86, of 386 Columbia St. died Sunday at North Adams Commons, where he had resided since July 26. Born in North Adams on April 2, 1920, son of Paul and Martha Weidick Schwartzel,...

Paula Murphy

Paula Murphy, 75, of 66 Northwest Hill Road died Saturday at home. Born in Quincy on Sept. 25, 1931, daughter of Walter and Mary Twomey Keating, she was a 1949 graduate of Mount St. Joseph's...

Anthony Peter Alizio

Anthony Peter Alizio, 75, formerly of 47 Taft St., died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Boston on Aug. 30, 1931, son of Salvatore and Miranda Quilici Alizio, he graduated from...

Stella Orilla Graney Bastion

Stella Orilla Graney Bastion, 92, of 99 Middle Pownal Road, Pownal, Vt., a native of Williamstown, died Tuesday at Williamstown Commons. Born on Nov. 16, 1913, daughter of Lawrence and Orilla...

Doris Elizabeth Starr

Doris Elizabeth Starr, 84, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for nine years. Born in North Adams on June 8, 1922,...

Lois H. Russell

Lois H. Russell, 74, of 174 Mohegan St. died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Adams on Feb. 15, 1932, daughter of Henry and Helen Haskins Frederick, she was a graduate of...

Lawrence Charles Lemoine

Lawrence Charles Lemoine, 77, of 6 Valley St. died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Adams on June 5, 1929, son of Ovide and Helen LaBelle Lemoine, he was educated in local schools...

Frank David Hart

Frank David Hart, III, 41, of 2152 North 6th St., Harrisburg, Pa., father of Davion Francis Hart of North Adams, died Sunday at Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh. He spent summers in...

Theodore L. Bazinet Jr.

Theodore L. Bazinet Jr., 84, of 10 School St. died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in Adams on July 21, 1922, son of Theodore L. Bazinet Sr. and Amy Howland...

Russell H. Lesure, 77

CLARKSBURG, Mass. Russell H. Lesure, 77, of 420 North Houghton St., died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 12, 1929, son of William E. Lesure Sr. and Alice Kegresse...

George Harold Whipple Jr.

George Harold Whipple Jr., 79, of 55 Langlois Ave. died Wednesday at home. Born in North Adams on June 17, 1927, a son of the late George H. Whipple Sr. and Gladys Palmer Whipple, he attended...

Harriet Michaels

Harriet Michaels, 94, of 22 Willowford Road, South Dennis, died Wednesday at Epoch Nursing Home in Brewster. Born in North Adams on Feb. 14, 1912, daughter of Frank and Harriet Williams Hermon,...

Nancy Briaddy

Nancy Briaddy, 71, of 91 Columbia St., formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at home, where she lived with her daughter. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Aug. 25, 1935, daughter of Theodore and Marie...

Dorothy M. Pinsonneault

Dorothy M. Pinsonneault, 95, of 118 Union St. died Thursday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on March 23, 1911, daughter of Nicholas and Annie Dougherty Hillard, she attended schools...

Justin Peter Markou

Justin Peter Markou, 31, of 97 Summit Ave., Catskill, N.Y., a native of North Adams, died Friday at Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains, N.J. Born on Dec. 20, 1974, son of Peter J. Markou...

Madeline Mary Bennett

Madeline Mary Bennett, 84, of 277 Luce Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 22, 1922, daughter of James T. and Harriet Fountain Horrigan, she attended...

Shirley Jean Reopell

Shirley Jean Reopell, 71, of 116 Riverside Drive died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on April 12, 1935, daughter of Elwin N. and Dorothy Cutler Fuller, she was a 1953...

Dorothy May Kozik

Dorothy May Kozik, 72, of 2 Burnett St. died Saturday at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. Born in Adams on May 27, 1934, daughter of Bruno and Helen Sikora Loc, she was a 1951 graduate of the...

Muriel "Kit" King

Muriel "Kit" King, 80, of 198 Shadowland Cove and 300 West Airport Blvd., Sanford, Fla., died Wednesday, at Orlando (Fla.) Regional Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Aug. 21, 1926, daughter...

Joan Marie Ziter

Joan Marie Ziter, 69, of 69 Davenport St. died Wednesday evening at the Berkshire Medical Center after a three-year battle with multiple myeloma. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1937, daughter of...

Donna Marie Morrison

Donna Marie Morrison, 42, of 106 Howland Ave. died Thursday at her home. Born in Adams on Aug. 18, 1964, daughter of the late Richard and Theresa Gazaille Briggs, she attended Adams schools,...

Helen V. Gould

Helen V. Gould, 94, of 21 Mohawk Forest Blvd., died Thursday on her birthday at her home. Born in New York City on Nov. 2, 1912, daughter of Patrick and Bessie Golden Toohey, she attended schools...

Wanda M. Gale

Wanda M. Gale, 92, of 3 Conrad St., died Wednesday at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Jan. 30, 1914, daughter of Henry and Mary Mazur Nowak, she attended schools in Adams. She worked...