Obituaries

John Ziaja

John Ziaja, 89, of 236 East Road died Tuesday afternoon at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in Adams on May 16, 1915, son of Martin and Anna Orzechowski Ziaja, he attended...

Fleta Bragdon Wellcome

Fleta Bragdon Wellcome, 97, died Wednesday at Sweetbrook Nursing Home. She had moved to Williamstown in 1955. Born in Limerick, Maine, on March 15, 1907, daughter of Franklin Augustus and...

Mary C. Battis Bishop

Mary C. Battis Bishop, 88, of 4 Columbia St. died early yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 27, 1916, daughter of Brayton and Josephine...

Helen O'Brien

Helen O'Brien, 88, of 3655 West Lake Mary Blvd., Lake Mary, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died early Monday morning at South Seminole Community Hospital in Longwood, Fla., where she was admitted...

Rita M. Moreau, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita M. Moreau, 85, of 5 Navajo Drive died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 4, 1920, daughter of Joseph H. and Alice Moreau Allard, she was...

Andrea C. Gillooly

Andrea C. Gillooly, 52, of 287 River St. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Bennington, Vt., on May 30, 1952, daughter of Edward Gaudette and Eva...

George Leonard Lacross

George Leonard Lacross, 88, formerly of 29 Mohawk Forest Boulevard, died Monday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 24, 1917, son of Edmond and Exilda Cote Lacross, he attended...

George E. Drewniak

George E. Drewniak, 64, of 62 Smith Ave. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Chicopee Falls on Aug. 5, 1940, son of John and Hazel Frances Voudren Drewniak, he attended schools...

Jack Vernon Beverly

Jack Vernon Beverly, 67, of Ballou Lane died Monday afternoon at home following a long illness. Born in Williamstown on Jan. 28, 1937, son of C. Frederick and Frances Louise Sweet Beverly, he...

Margaret Constance Astorino

Margaret Constance Astorino, 99, formerly of 86 Lincoln Court, died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since May 28, 2004. Born in North Adams on Sept. 16,...

Richard L. George

Richard L. George, 82, of 38 Fisk Road died Sunday morning at home after a long illness. Born in Adams on Jan. 16, 1923, son of Louis J. and Jamellia Shaker George, he was a 1941 graduate of the...

Dr. Elliot Marshall Goldberg

Dr. Elliot Marshall Goldberg, 74, of 2 Independence Place, Philadelphia, formerly of North Adams, died Thursday at home. He was an author, media personality and social activist. Born in North...

Marilyn D. Gaskill

Marilyn D. Gaskill, 68, of Hancock Road died Jan. 6 at Farren Care Nursing Facility in Turner Falls. Born in Andover on Nov. 22, 1936, daughter of Sumner and Mildred Prior Davis, she graduated...

Edward DunDonald Foote Jr.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward DunDonald Foote Jr., 79, of 380 Barbour St. died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at home after four months of failing health. He was known for many years as Edward D....

Lesa Mary Bormolini

Lesa Mary Bormolini, 93, formerly of 42 Northern Lights Ave., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Charlemont on Sept. 12, 1911, daughter of Nicholas and...

Florence Packard

Florence Packard, 70, formerly of Spring Street, died Monday evening at North Adams Commons following a long illness. She had resided at the nursing home five years. Born in Stephentown, N.Y.,...

Mabel Maino, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mabel "Tootie" Maino, 83, of 92 Nutmeg Lane died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 9, 1921, daughter of Frank M....

Aloysius Michalenko, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Aloysius Michalenko, 71, of 164 North Summer St. died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 16, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on June...

Antoinette "Tony" Toomey

Antoinette "Tony" Toomey, 41, of 111 Bracewell Ave. died Wednesday after being stricken at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on Jan. 16, 1963, daughter of Anita Rosa Bassi and the late Timothy...

Michael Trisorio

Michael Trisorio, 96, of Apt. A-7, St. Joseph's Court, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Cannoza di Puglia, province of Bari, Italy, on Feb. 19,...

June M. Nelson

June M. Nelson, 66, of 81 South St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Far Rockaway, N.Y., on March 29, 1938, daughter of De Max and Reva VanDyke Morgan Mays,...

Mary C. Skalski

Mary C. Skalski, 77, of 16 Turners Avenue died early yesterday morning at her home following a short illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1927, daughter of Vincent and Josephine Naso Rotolo,...

Lucy A. King

Lucy A. King 83, of 9 Windflower Way, Greylock Village, died yesterday at the Williamstown Commons, where she was admitted on Sept. 17, 2004. Born in Springfield on Jan. 25, 1921, daughter of...

Robert K. Tart

Robert K. Tart, 75, of Williamstown died Tuesday evening at home following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 23, 1929, son of Raymond and Adeline Aubin Tart, he was a 1947 graduate of...

Mirdza Ozolins

Mirdza Ozolins, 89, of 20 Wood St. died Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Rigas Jurmala, Latvia, on June 16, 1915, daughter of Janis and Matilda Spalveters Gailis, she...