Obituaries

Francis N. Ramer

Francis N. Ramer, 74, of 74 Lanesboro Road, Cheshire, a native and longtime resident of 3 Quaker St., died Thursday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on Dec. 17, 1929, son of Henry and...

Willard Hubbard Mason III

Willard Hubbard Mason III, 79, of 25 Veazie St. died Friday at North Adams Commons, where he was admitted Sept. 30. Born in Williamstown on Oct. 3, 1925, son of William H. and Mildred Montague...

John A. Hartwig Sr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — John Alfred Hartwig Sr., 77, of 75 Commercial St., died Friday evening, Nov. 5, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Aug. 10, 1927, son of...

Frederick J. Strek

Frederick J. Strek, 92, of 52 Richmond Lane, Adams, died Wednesday at his home. Born in Adams on Sept. 29, 1912, son of John and Katherine Dachowska Strek, he attended Adams schools. Mr....

Ruth Evelyn Jayne

Ruth Evelyn Jayne, 97, of 58 Champagne Ave., The Spruces, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had been admitted in August. Born in North Adams on Nov. 15, 1906, the daughter of John...

Janice Chesbro Gold, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janice Margaret Chesbro Gold, 77, formerly of 195 Elberon Ave., died Saturday morning, Sept. 4, 2004, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where she had been admitted three...

Verne F. "Zeke" Harrington

Verne F. "Zeke" Harrington, 79, of 7 Quality St. died Saturday afternoon at home. Born in Covington, Pa., on March 7, 1925, son of Orville and Lottie Fitzroy Harrington, he was raised in Adams...

Erminia Alida Zocchi, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Erminia Alida "Amy" Zocchi, 91, of 54 Bradford St. died Monday morning, Nov. 1, 2004, at home. Born in Rowe on March 8, 1913, daughter of Severino and...

John Joseph Gravel

John Joseph Gravel, 64, of 237 White Oaks Road died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 21, 1940, son of John H. and Rose H. Jeffers Gravel, he was raised in...

Marian DeMastrie

Marian DeMastrie, 93, of 72 Lincoln St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Oct. 19. Born in North Adams on Oct. 8, 1911, daughter of Salvatore and Virginia...

Margot H. Archer

Margot H. Archer, 83, of 64 Sabin Drive died Friday evening at home. Born in Passaic, N.J., on Jan. 28, 1921, daughter of Arthur and Julia Lakotsy Hanko, she was educated in the Los Angeles...

Joan F. Hyndman, 74

ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Frances Hyndman, 74, of 281 West Road, died Thursday morning, Oct. 21, 2004, at Craneville Place in Dalton after a long battle with diabetes. Born in Adams on June 6,...

Lillian Delia Fulginiti

Lillian Delia Fulginiti, 82, formerly of 131 State St., died Thursday at Springside of Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 21, 1922, daughter of Giuseppe and Adele...

Donald Thomas "Red" Livsey

Donald Thomas "Red" Livsey, 82, of Port Charlotte, Fla., a former longtime resident of Williamstown, died Oct. 18 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte. Born in Adams on May 11, 1922,...

Cecelia Dufresne, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cecelia Dufresne, 86, a native of North Adams, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at St. Mary's Home in West Hartford, Conn., where she had resided for 10 years. Born on...

Henry T. Mach, 86

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Henry Thaddeus Mach, 86, of 1454 Windsor Road died early Tuesday morning, Oct. 19, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being admitted Oct. 15 with an acute infection....

Mary A. Knapp, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Annietta "Mabel" Carrier Knapp, 86, of 45 Spring St. died Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 19, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Oct. 9,...

Margaret Elliott

Margaret Elliott, 74, formerly of North Adams, died Saturday at Farren Care Center in Turners Falls. Born in North Adams on July 1, 1930, daughter of John and Margaret Ford Fenton, she was a 1947...

Gerard Burke

Gerard Burke, 77, of 40 Curran Road died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on Dec. 19, 1926, son of Ralph and Margaret LaFave Burke, he attended schools in North Adams. He also had resided on...

Max R. Liebich

Max R. Liebich, 96, of 30 Highland Ave., died Monday at home. Born in Roesendoerff, Germany on March 9, 1908, son of Gustaf and Emma Keller Liebich, he came to Adams in 1922, where he attended...

Inez M. Fierro, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Inez Maria Fierro, 78, of St. Joseph's Court died Friday evening, Oct. 15, 2004, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in North Adams on Jan. 25, 1926,...

Cecile Pamela White

Cecile Pamela White, 79, of 42 Kinnicutt Road, Worcester, died yesterday afternoon at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, where she had been admitted 10 days ago. Born in...

William E. Davis Sr., 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Edward Davis Sr., 87, of 7 Murray Ave. died Tuesday evening, Oct. 12, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted earlier in the day. Death...

Leonardo Alcaro Jr.

ADAMS, Mass. — Leonardo Alcaro Jr., 61, of 205 East Road died Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 12, 2004, at home, following a long illness. Born in North Adams on May 23, 1943, son of Leonardo and...

Aaron J. Worthington

Aaron J. Worthington, 81, of 111 Meadow St. died Monday at his home. Born in Williamstown on July 31, 1923, son of John Worthington and Runette Holt Worthington Nicklien, he attended schools in...