Obituaries

William George Shephard Sr.

William George Shephard Sr., 61, of 8 Glen St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born Nov. 10, 1944, in Adams, son of the late Emery and Phyllis Rougeau Shephard, he attended schools in...

Anthony Joseph Guerino

Anthony Joseph Guerino, 66, of 25 Maple St. died Tuesday afternoon at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 10, 1939, son of the late John P. Guerino and Philomena Pisano...

Wayne Edward Ballou

Wayne Edward Ballou, 60, of 156 Main Road, Monroe, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 18, 1945, son of the late Richard Ballou and Genevieve Marie Risch...

Rita M. Aragose, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Maria Aragose, 79, a longtime resident of North Adams, died Monday evening, Jan. 9, 2006, following a long illness. Born in the province of Caserta, Italy, on July...

George L. Quinn Jr.

George L. Quinn Jr., 79, of Agawam, formerly of North Adams, died Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Jan. 11, 1926, son of George L. Quinn Sr. and Ethel...

Claire Menkel

Claire Menkel, 87, of Rockridge Retirement Community in Northampton, formerly of Williamstown, died Sunday at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born in Ogdensburg, N.Y., on Oct. 20, 1918,...

Jean Mattimore

Jean Mattimore, 96, of 287 Mohawk Forest Boulevard, died Monday at North Adams Commons. She was a resident of Clarksburg for 75 years before moving to North Adams. Born in Tillicoultry,...

Giulio G. Brondoni, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Giulio Gino Brondoni, 83, of 189 State St., a resident of North Adams for 71 years, died Monday morning, Jan. 9, 2006, at home. Born in Voghera, province of Pavia,...

Robert A. Martin Sr.

Robert A. Martin Sr., 62, of 152 North Summer St. died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 6, 1943, son of the late William N. and Marian...

Robert H. Flagg

Robert H. Flagg, 53, of 42 Taft St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pownal, Vt., on March 3, 1952, son of George Flagg and Pauline Lincoln Flagg Ames, he attended Drury...

Joyce A. Cote, 65

FLORIDA, Mass. â€' Joyce Anne Cote, 65, of 69 Moores Road died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Florida on March 30, 1940, daughter of R. Harold and Albina...

Preston L. Smith III

Preston L. Smith III, 47, of 163 Pleasant St. died Saturday at North Adams Commons after a long illness. Born in North Adams on April 22, 1958, son of Preston L. Smith Jr. and Patricia Roy Smith,...

Bruno Rufo

Bruno Rufo, 77, of 61 Langlois Ave., a longtime area businessman and entrepreneur, died Saturday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 22, 1928, son of Candido...

Phyllis B. Avery, 88

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Phyllis Burghardt Avery, 88, of 225 Adams St., Brooklyn, N.Y., a former resident of Williamstown, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on July...

Stanley J. "Stash" Sumy

Stanley J. "Stash" Sumy, 77, of 92 Howland Ave. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on June 10, 1928, son of Anthony and Josephine Juras Sumy, he was a 1946...

Madeline A. Boyer, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Madeline Aleta Boyer, 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2006, at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had resided for three years. Born in Williamstown on Dec. 3, 1919,...

Michael J. Kustra

Michael J. Kustra, 58, formerly of Anthony Street, Adams, and a resident of The Commons of North Adams on Franklin Street died Monday morning in The Commons after a lengthy illness. Born March 21,...

Marjorie Boucher Wheeler, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marjorie Rita Boucher Wheeler, 77, of 112 Riverside Drive died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was taken after being stricken at...

Anthony F. Scarpitto, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Francis Scarpitto, 64, of 10 Rand St. died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005, at the home of his former wife, Elizabeth Sinclair, of 75 Commercial St., Adams, after a long...

Lynn Elizabeth Morris

Lynn Elizabeth Morris, 74, of 70 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Friday. She was co-owner of the Golden Eagle Gift Shop and Restaurant on...

Arthur L. Buda

Arthur L. Buda, 47, of 49 Spring Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in Adams on Jan 31, 1958, son of the late Albert Budda, Jr. and Jeannette E. LeMire Buda, he graduated from the former...

Walter A. Sumner Sr.

Walter A. Sumner Sr., 65, of 1095 Mohawk Trail died yesterday at home of natural causes. Born in Clarksburg on April 4, 1940, son of Gertrude Witto Sumner and the late Stuart H. Sumner Sr., he...

Florence M. Netherwood, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Florence Mary Netherwood, 94, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at home. Born in North Adams on March 14, 1911, daughter of Louis P. and...

Lynn Marie Mills

Lynn Marie Mills, 56, of Pearl Street, Auburn, a native of North Adams, died Tuesday at home of cancer. Born on March 26, 1949, daughter of George H. and Mildred Tourjee Forgea, she graduated from...

Ruth Miriam Marsh

Ruth Miriam Marsh, 81, of 75 Emerald Lane died Thursday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided for two weeks. Born in Mechanicville, N.Y., on April 20, 1924, daughter of Ralph P. and Mabel...