Obituaries

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,...

Helen Kozik

Helen Kozik, 82, formerly of 15 Richmond St., died Friday afternoon at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on April 16, 1922, daughter of John and Julia Golebiowski...

Pamela Jean Leonard

Pamela Jean Leonard, 58, of 52 Emily Lane, Northampton, died Monday after a long illness. She was the mother of Kevin Leonard of Hancock. Born in Providence, R.I., on Feb. 16, 1946, daughter...

Florence A. Sanguinette

Florence A. Sanguinette, 93, of 17 West St. died Sunday morning at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had resided since 1997. Born in Adams on Nov. 18, 1911, daughter of Felix and Sarah Mochon...

Harry Douglas "Digger" Klein

Harry Douglas "Digger" Klein, 55, of 182 Veazie St. died Sunday afternoon at home after a short illness. Born in Putnam, Vt., on Oct. 17, 1949, son of Harold T. and Ruth O. Drescher Klein, he...

Robert E. Ames Sr

Robert E. Ames Sr., 73, of 688 Walker St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in Endicott, N.Y., on Sept. 30, 1931, son of Clare R. and Helen Parker Ames,...

Marion Selma Kennedy

Marion Selma Kennedy, 79, of 7 Grandview Terrace, died Thursday afternoon at North Adams Commons. Born in Utica, N.Y., on May 8, 1925, a daughter of the late John and Ida Coury Peters, she moved...

Norman Joseph Marlowe

Norman Joseph Marlowe, 82, of 943 Massachusetts Ave. died yesterday at North Adams Commons after a short illness. Born in North Adams on March 30, 1922, son of Herman J. and Helen Josephine...

Emily Macek

Emily Macek, 86, of 97 Summer St. died Sunday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she was admitted Nov. 9. Born in North Adams on Nov. 25, 1918, daughter of Stanislaus and Victoria Mazur...