Obituaries

Nancy J. Brosnihan, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nancy Jean Brosnihan, 73, of 165 North St. died Sunday morning, March 12, 2006, at Noble Hospital in Westfield, where she was admitted on Feb. 19, 2006. Born in...

Leona E. Ostrander, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leona Eva "Babe" Ostrander, 97, of 45 Spring St., died Saturday evening, March 11, 2006, at North Adams Commons. Born in Lynn on July 16, 1908, daughter of William and...

Claire Mae Hurlbut Fortini

Claire Mae Hurlbut Fortini, 76, of 94 Lincoln St., died Sunday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted on Friday. Born in North Adams on Jan. 27, 1930, daughter of...

Joan Lillian Crofts Chenail

Joan Lillian Crofts Chenail, 75, of 1378 Massachusetts Ave. died Saturday morning at her home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 2, 1930, daughter of Thomas Hicks and Lillian Gregory Crofts, she...

Anna May Miner Sweet

Anna May Miner Sweet, 89, formerly of 150 Ashland St., died Wednesday evening at Craneville Place of Dalton, where she had been a resident for several years. Born on Jan. 11, 1917, in Pittsfield,...

Lucy Rita Kenney

Lucy Rita Kenney, 91, of 46 Quincy St. died Wednesday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted on Tuesday March 7th. Born in North Adams on June 13, 1914, daughter of the...

Anthony A. Wojcik, 53

ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony A. Wojcik, 53, of 7 North Summer St. died Wednesday morning, March 8, 2006, at his home following a long battle with cancer. Born on July 2, 1952, son of the late...

Robert Allen Pedercini Sr.

Robert Allen Pedercini Sr., 70, of 150 Ashland St. died Wednesday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 28, 1936, son of Owen Pedercini and Elizabeth Rarick...

Donald Arthur Mahoney

Donald Arthur Mahoney, 77, of 73 Bracewell Ave. died Tuesday morning at his home. Born in North Adams on July 24, 1928, son of the late Arthur and Naomi Dufrain Mahoney, he attended local...

Barbara J. Dowsey

Barbara J. Dowsey, 63, of Westfield, formerly of North Adams and Pittsfield, died Monday at Noble Hospital in Westfield. Born in Chester on Jan. 16, 1943, daughter of Gilbert and Elsie Chaffee...

Kelly Anne Crosier, 43

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kelly Anne Crosier, 43, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Wednesday morning, March 8, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted on...

Rose D. Zieminski Stefanik

Rose D. Zieminski Stefanik, 88, of Clinton Crest and Dundee, N.Y., formerly of Adams, died Tuesday at the Homestead Nursing Home in Penn Yan, N.Y. Born in Adams on April 22, 1917, daughter of...

Alice A. Rowley, 71

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alice Ann Rowley, 71, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 27, 1934,...

Frank M. Maroni, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank M. Maroni, 84, of 26 Greene Ave. died Monday, March 6, 2006, at home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 4, 1922, son of Joseph and Gertrude Vicari Maroni, he attended...

John J. Wisnewski

John J. Wisnewski, 85, formerly of Greenfield, died Sunday at Franklin Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the father of Barbara A. Mallet of Cheshire. Born in Greenfield on March...

David W. Shewczyk

David W. Shewczyk, 20, of 1 Cedar Drive, Latham, N.Y., died Sunday in a snowmobile accident. He was a former resident of Adams. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Feb. 2, 1986, son of John "Jack" Shewczyk...

David W. Foote

David W. Foote, 68, of 7 Nelson St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 16, 1937, son of the late Edward and Mildred Hamilton Foote, he was a 1957 graduate...

Patricia A. Dean

Patricia A. Dean, 72, of 518 White Oaks Road died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on April 6, 1933, daughter of Andrew and Helen Archambeault Nutting, she was a 1952...

Dorothy Hickey

Dorothy Hickey, 90, of Woodcock Road died yesterday at Crescent Manor Care Centers in Bennington, Vt. A licensed nursing home administrator, Mrs. Hickey purchased the main house of the former...

Barbara E. Vanderburgh

Barbara E. Vanderburgh, 67, of 109 Sullivan St. died Thursday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 21, 1939, daughter of the late G. Peter and Leona Porter Anderson, she attended...

Donald W. Wright Sr., 64

ADAMS, Mass. - Donald W. Wright Sr., 64, of 206 Columbia St. died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital as a result of an alimentary canal disruption. Born in North Adams on...

William Richard Kuczynski

William Richard Kuczynski, 76, of 18 Water St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Fall River on Sept. 6, 1929, son of Boleslaus and Bertha Nowak Kuczynski, he moved...

Helen V. Lanoue

Helen V. Lanoue, 96, of 65 Gallup St., North Adams, died Tuesday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Nov. 20, 1909, daughter of John and Sofia Kochanek Walczak, she attended schools in North...

Jessica "Jay" Miner Burnett Pike

Jessica "Jay" Miner Burnett Pike, 93, formerly of 48 Windom Terrace, died Sunday morning at the Belle Reve Nursing Home in Milford, Pa., where she had resided for the last few years. Born in Savoy...

Phyllis J. (Heath) Twombly

Phyllis J. (Heath) Twombly, 64, of 25 College Ave., North Adams, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2006, at home. Born in Rutland, Vt., on June 10, 1941, she was the daughter of Carlisle and Evelyn (Van...