Obituaries

Katherine E. Heywood Magdalenski

Katherine E. Heywood Magdalenski, 95, of 6 Smith St. died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Sept. 12, 1909, daughter of Anthony and Mary Gebarowski Godek, she...

Elizabeth Rummell

Elizabeth Rummell, 64, of Hancock died Sunday at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Born in Hempstead, N.Y., on Jan. 18, 1941, daughter of Ralph...

Lillian V. Morey

Lillian V. Morey, 78, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was a local civic leader and advocate for the elderly Born in North Adams on...

Janette L. Anderson

Janette L. Anderson, 70, of 16 North Summer St. died Wednesday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since July 22. Born in Adams on Oct. 20, 1934, daughter of Joseph A. and Norma Mazur...

Oliver Kingsbury

Oliver Kingsbury, 103, died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where he had resided for three years. He received the oldest resident's cane when he was 101. Born in Clifton, N.J., on July 17,...

Marceline V. "Polly" Gilman

Marceline V. "Polly" Gilman, 75, of Navajo Drive died Tuesday morning at home after a brief illness. Born in Williamstown on March 16, 1930, daughter of Allen and Hazel Katut Lowry, she was a...

Eleanor Brown

Eleanor Brown, 90, a resident of Sweetwood, died Thursday at her residence following a long illness. Born Oct. 19, 1914, she was the only child of Albert and Lillian Hiltensmith Schalkenbach....

Jacqueline Zielonko, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline Zielonko, 67, of 33 Central Ave. died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, of a brief illness at North Adams Commons, where she had been admitted July 26. Born in North...

Margaret M. Lanoue

Margaret M. Lanoue, 88, of 66 Quincy St. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in the day. She was a retired longtime educator and librarian at Drury High...

Henry S. Soha, 76

ADAMS, Mass. — Henry Stanislaus Soha, 76, of 4 Columbia St. died Sunday afternoon, July 24, 2005, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Aug. 13, 1928, son of Andrew and Victoria Obara Soha, he...

Helen Catherine Borowski

Helen Catherine Borowski, 101, of 6940 Pan American Blvd., North Port, Fla., formerly of 32 Washington Ave., died Sunday at Quality Health Care Center in North Port. Born in Adams on Oct. 18,...

David Allan Glasier

David Allan Glasier, 63, of 291 Outlook Ave. died Saturday evening at home after a long illness. Born in Granville, N.Y., on Nov. 5, 1941, son of Mark and Hazel DeKalb Glasier, he was a 1959...

Martha A. Phillips, 102

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Martha Ann Phillips, 102, of 43 Jackson St. died Sunday, July 17, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, following a month of failing health. Born in Bennington,...

Rita C. Pandell

Rita C. Pandell, 85, formerly of 85 Windsor Road, died Monday, July 18, at Kimball Farms in Lenox after a long illness. Born in Lanesborough on June 10, 1920, daughter of Charles and Delina A....

Nancy Ellen Kelson

Nancy Ellen Kelson, 74, of 61 West Mountain Road died Monday afternoon, July 18, at home. Born in Cheshire on Sept. 25, 1930, daughter of Wesley C. and Ruth M. Davis Kelson, she was a graduate of...

Shirley Ann Pierce

Shirley Ann Pierce, 68, of 93 Cleveland Ave. died Wednesday at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on April 2, 1937, daughter of the late Richard and Grace Blay Miller, she...

Rachel Y. Rodowicz

Rachel Y. Rodowicz, 86, of 204 East Road died yesterday at North Adams Commons in North Adams. Born in Adams on Oct. 26, 1918, daughter of Henry and Lillian Morin Paré, she attended local...

Lucille LaBombard, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lucille LaBombard, 83, of 46 Washington Ave. died Sunday, July 17, 2005, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 10, 1921, daughter of Ernest W. and Lillian...

Frances B. Dewey

Frances B. Dewey, 82, of Salisbury Street, Worcester, formerly of Williamstown, died Saturday at home after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Providence, R.I., on July 7, 1923, daughter of...

Kathleen M. Mullen

Kathleen M. Mullen, 84, of 55 Lakeshore Drive died Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She moved to Cheshire in 1998. Born in North Adams on May 16, 1921, daughter of...

Rita O. Marino, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita O. Marino, 84, of 20 Elder Ave. died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Fitchburg on July 16, 1920, daughter of Michael...

Harry J. Carey Jr., 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Harry J. Carey Jr., 74, of Simonds Road died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at home after a brief illness. Born in North Adams, Mass., on Feb. 24, 1931, son of Harry Carey Sr. and...

Emile John Satko

Emile John Satko, 86, of 22 Thompson St. died Monday evening at home. Born in Adams on April 11, 1919, son of Jozef and Tekla Grzebien Satko, he was a 1937 graduate of the former Adams High...

Rachel Gillette

Rachel Gillette, 96, of 4 Columbia St., died Monday morning at Williamstown Care Centers, where she had resided since April. Born in Adams on May 11, 1909, daughter of Oscar and Mary Bissaillon...

Joseph P. McCann, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph P. McCann, 87, of 535 Barbour St., a former longtime resident of Williamstown, died Monday, July 11, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Mr. McCann was the first...