Obituaries

Ida B. Barber, 84

ADAMS, Mass. - Ida Barbara Barber, 84, of 51 North Summer St. died Monday, June 27, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Sunday. Born in North Adams on June 2, 1921,...

Gail Patricia Rosier

Gail Patricia Rosier, 59, of 69 Richardson St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center after suffering a fall at home. Born in Adams on June 29, 1945, daughter of Walter G. and Catherine Donovan...

Royce R. Lee, 66

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Royce Richard "Rusty" Lee, 66, of 39 Pines Lodge Park died Wednesday evening, June 22, 2006, in the emergency room of North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was taken...

Louis G. Ferris, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Louis George Ferris, 88, of 35 Olds St. died Wednesday evening, June 22, 2005, at home. He was a longtime businessman and barber. Born in Danbury, Conn., on Oct. 20, 1916,...

Amelia Adams

Amelia Adams, 45, of 585 Pine Cobble Road died Wednesday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Wauwatosa, Wis., on Jan. 25, 1960, daughter of Edward "Ned" Gamsky and Joan Koch Gamsky,...

Patricia E. Larabee

Patricia E. Larabee, 66, of 470 North Hoosac Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 17, 1938, daughter of William H. and Ester D. Larabee Reed, she...

Leon J. Bodzioch

Leon J. Bodzioch, 81, of 71 Great Pines Drive, Mashpee, a native of Adams, died Saturday at Falmouth Hospital in Falmouth. He moved to Mashpee in 1995. Born on June 12, 1924, son of Frank and...

Dorothy Eileen West

Dorothy Eileen West, 80, formerly of 600 North Eagle St., died yesterday at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Oct. 6, 1924, daughter of Thomas V. and Emma...

Joan Marie Fortier

Joan Marie Fortier, 46, of 2867 Humboldt Court, Las Vegas, a native of Adams, died Thursday at home after a short illness. Born in Adams on June 23, 1958, daughter of Joan Jamros Fortier Lillie...

Irene M. Delisle, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irene Marie Delisle, 69, of 35 Willow Dell, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Hartford, Conn., on April 17, 1936,...

Dorothy R. Blanchard, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Rita Blanchard, 86, of 28 Dover St. died Friday, June 17, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 10, 1918, daughter of Severe and...

Claire M. Piaggi, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Claire Marie Piaggi, 73, of The Spruces, 87 Emerald Lane, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at her home. She was the...

Frances Helena Ordyna

Frances Helena Ordyna, 87, of 23 Powers St. died Friday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted June 7. Born in Cheshire on June 7, 1918, daughter of Leo and Helena Cleary...

Martha Marie Rousseau

Martha Marie Rousseau, 88, a former resident, died Wednesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 7, 1916, daughter of Adolphe and Mary Mousseau...

Alexander T. "Pula" Rogalski Jr.

Alexander T. "Pula" Rogalski Jr., 66, of 4 Victory St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Dec. 20, 1938, son of Alexander and Stella Pytko Rogalski, he was...

John Francis Xavier Petroccione

John Francis Xavier Petroccione, 92, of 227 Hemlock Lane died Monday morning at home. Born in Bayonne, N.J., on March 2, 1913, son of John and Maria Minetti Petroccione, he attended schools there...

Elizabeth A. "Lizz" Maynard-Gaskill

Elizabeth A. "Lizz" Maynard-Gaskill, 43, of Hancock Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after being stricken at her residence. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 29, 1961,...

Edward Albert Kosche

Edward Albert Kosche, 70, of 25 Minton Lane, West Barnstable, a native and former resident of Adams, died early Monday morning at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 3, 1935, son of Alfred and Adlena...

Joseph Francis Macksey Jr.,

Joseph Francis Macksey Jr., 72, of 2 Orcutt St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after being transferred from Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Oct. 20, 1932, son of...

Donald J. Boyer, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Donald Joseph Boyer, 77, of 63 Elm St. died Sunday, June 12, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was a former chairman of the Finance Committee and former member of...

Linwood Ernest Farron

Linwood Ernest Farron, 59, of 380 Union St., died Friday afternoon, June 10, at his home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 19, 1945, son of Robert C. and Gladys Penniman Farron, he attended schools in...

Clara A. Perry

Clara A. Perry, 91, of 1428 Massachusetts Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on July 9, 1913, daughter of Robert and Alice Luscier Bardsley, she attended schools there. Mrs....

Donald Eugene Martin

Donald Eugene Martin, 64, of Village East, 546 Union St., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. Born in North Adams on May 10, 1941, son of James F. and...

Sarah A. Sheldon

Sarah A. Sheldon, 41, of Oceanside, Calif., formerly of North Adams, died Saturday at her sister's home in Costa Mesa, Calif., after a six-year battle with breast cancer. Born in North Adams on...

Curtis Gove Callan Sr

Curtis Gove Callan Sr., 88, of Hightstown, N.J., died Saturday at Meadow Lakes Retirement Community. He was the father of Virginia Callan Sheldon of Williamstown. Born in Staten Island, N.Y.,...