Obituaries

Mildred May Rivers

Mildred May Rivers, 93, formerly of 55 Franklin St., died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since October 2003. Born in North Adams on Feb. 7, 1911, daughter of Edward J....

Donna Marie Fields

Donna Marie Fields, 50, of 80 Chase Ave. died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where she was admitted Dec. 11. Born in Hawley on April 6, 1954, daughter of Russell and...

Thomas A. Luczynski

Thomas A. Luczynski, 78, of 5465 Chapel Road, North Madison, Ohio, a native of North Adams, died Thursday at the home of his son, retired Army Gen. Thomas P. Luczynski of 11838 Lockage Road in Canal...

Josephine Virginia "Chick" King

Josephine Virginia "Chick" King, 76, of Holy Family Terrace died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Sept. 7, 1928, daughter of Herman D. and Mary Ellen Tinney...

Wilfred L. Beaulieu

Wilfred L. Beaulieu, 89, formerly of Cheshire, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. He had resided at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield for seven years....

Ruth Shapiro

Ruth Shapiro, 79, of 6444 Pumpkin Seed Circle, Boca Raton, Fla., a former resident of 142 Marion Ave., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Born in...

Gertrude Pearl Voghel Persons

Gertrude Pearl Voghel Persons, 88, of 2834 South West Pontiac Place, Stuart, Fla., formerly of Cheshire, died Saturday evening at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart after a short illness....

Paul H. Dolle

Paul H. Dolle, 70, of 495 West Road died Sunday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Wednesday. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1934, son of Peter A. and Julia S....

Russell L. Dionne

Russell L. Dionne, 87, of 6 Simon Ave. died Sunday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on May 12, 1917, son of Joseph and Josephine MacDougall Dionne, he attended Adams schools. Mr. Dionne...

Kirk Wayne "Corky" Benoit

Kirk Wayne "Corky" Benoit, 46, of 52 Langlois Ave. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 15, 1958, son of Nancy Jennings Benoit...

Blanche C. Bednarz

Blanche C. Bednarz, 93, formerly of 3 Myrtle St., died early Friday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Oct. 9, 1911, daughter of Adam and Josephine Miesiaszek Lipinski, she...

Lynn Francis Barschdorf

Lynn Francis Barschdorf, 62, of 79 Bellevue Ave., died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital, shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on March 30, 1942, son of Eunice M. Vuillemot...

Mary Patricia Coryat

Mary Patricia Coryat, 84, formerly of 716 High Street Hill Road, died Tuesday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for two years. Born in New York City on July 30, 1920,...

Patricia Altiere, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Patricia Altiere, 84, of 112 Gallup St. died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Tuesday. Born in Altoona, Pa., on Dec....

Wanda Lee Hillard

Wanda Lee Hillard, 49, of 98 Barbour St. died Tuesday evening in the emergency room of North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was taken after being stricken earlier at home. Born in Bennington,...

Harold William Guiden

Harold William Guiden, 78, of 1241 Oblong Road died yesterday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. He owned and operated H.W. Guiden Plumbing Co. until his retirement in 1989. Born in...

Helen Frances Mazzoli

Helen Frances Mazzoli, 77, of 34 First St., died yesterday morning at home. Born in Adams on Aug. 6, 1927, daughter of Peter and Helen Szpila Kurpaska, she attended St. Stanislaus' School, and...

Aline F. Mandeville

Aline F. Mandeville, 74, of 3 Myrtle St. died Saturday morning at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Feb. 26, 1930, daughter of Lawrence and Alida Clermont Mandeville, she...

Daniel Stanley "Beeler" Gardzina

Daniel Stanley "Beeler" Gardzina, 76, of 136 Meadow St. died yesterday morning at Webster Manor Nursing Home in Webster after a short illness. Born in North Adams on March 11, 1928, son of John...

Thomas J. "Joe" Caffrey Sr

Thomas J. "Joe" Caffrey Sr., 84, of 7 Harding Ave. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided since Dec. 13. Born in Ludlow on Aug. 26, 1920, son of Thomas and Hazel Ouellette...

Florence Skorupski

Florence Skorupski, 79, formerly of 4 Garfield Ave., died Monday at Heritage Hall in Agawam, where she had resided for three years. Born in Adams on May 9, 1925, daughter of Andrew F. and Anna K....

Alice Irene Danaher

Alice Irene Danaher, 69, of 537 Main St. died Monday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. Born in Pownal, Vt., on Feb. 3, 1935, daughter of Allen Darwin Clark Sr. and Alice...

John V. Michalenko Sr., 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John Victor Michalenko Sr., 66, of 173 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 8, 1938, son of John and...

Margaret Kelley

Margaret Kelley, 84, formerly of 84 Bachand Ave., died Thursday at Arleigh Burke Pavilion skilled-care facility in McLean, Va. Born in Bennington, Vt., on June 5, 1920, daughter of William and...

Frances Mary Shanahan

Frances Mary Shanahan, 85, formerly of 24 Wesleyan St., died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Barbara Randall, at 42 Wheeler Ave. in Clarksburg. Born in Clarksburg on June 27, 1919,...