Obituaries

Frances Wojcik

Frances Wojcik, 88, of 4 Columbia St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Scranton, Pa., on Nov. 22, 1915, daughter of Marcin and Anna Prucnal Gajda, her family moved to Poland when she was...

Frances I. Gajda

Frances I. Gajda, 91, formerly of 27 Commercial St., died Saturday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on March 9, 1913, daughter of John and Mary Ciesla Gajda, she attended schools...

G. Lawrence Vankin

G. Lawrence Vankin, 72, of 88 Cole Ave. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was a Williams College professor of biology, emeritus. Born in Baltimore on April 22, 1931,...

The Rev. Joseph C. Paciorek

The Rev. Joseph C. Paciorek, 92, a native of Adams, died yesterday at St. Joseph's Residence in Enfield, Conn., where he had resided since 1999. Born April 14, 1911, son of Frank and Agnes...

Evelyn Adeline "Pat" Gallagher

Evelyn Adeline "Pat" Gallagher, 81, of St. Joseph's Court died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 7, 1922, daughter of Raoul and Maude Bechard...

Theresa Marie Dolle

Theresa Marie Dolle, 72, of 495 West Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Marlboro on Feb. 18, 1932, daughter of Francis and Marie Moran Ouimette, she was raised and...

Ruth Elizabeth "Liz" Morey

Ruth Elizabeth "Liz" Morey, 15, of 344 State Road died March 23 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield as a result of an automobile accident on Route 8 in Adams on March 21. Born in...

Elizabeth Ann Lord, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Ann "Betty Ann" Lord, 76, of 120 Harding Ave. died Monday, March 29, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after being stricken earlier at home....

Arthur A. "Sonny" Felix Jr

Arthur A. "Sonny" Felix Jr., 63, of 254 Mohawk Forest Boulevard died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where he had been admitted March 23. Born in North Adams on Oct. 5, 1940,...

Francis J. Champagne, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Francis J. Champagne, 81, of 1556 Massachusetts Ave. died Monday afternoon, March 29, 2004, at home. Born in North Adams on April 2, 1922, son of Joseph A. and Anna M....

Doris Helen Landy

Doris Helen Landy, 87, formerly of 15 Avon St., died Sunday evening at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on March 23, 1916, daughter of William J. and Martha Bostwick...

Mary F. Ziarnik

Mary F. Ziarnik, 83, of 41 Friend St. died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on April 30, 1920, daughter of Stephen and Agnes Hawryta Finik, she attended the...

James E. Kinner

James E. Kinner, 74, of 135 Rathbun Road died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Denver on Oct. 22, 1929, son of Lynn and Vera Williams Kinner, he was a 1949 graduate of...

Robert James DeMarsico

Robert James DeMarsico, 69, of 17 Tyler St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Sunday following a battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Oct. 28,...

Jeannette Rita Couture

Jeannette Rita Couture, 86, of 2 Forest Park Ave. died Tuesday evening at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Dec. 5, 1917, daughter of Eli and Sylvany Lavigne Fortier, she...

John L. Jennings

John L. Jennings, 76, of 11 East Walnut St. died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Jan. 20, 1928, son of John and Sylvia Jandran Jennings, he moved...

William W. Baker, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Wolcott Baker, 80, of 1388 Massachusetts Ave. died Monday afternoon, March 22, 2004, at home. Born in Adams on June 4, 1923, son of William A. and Evelyn...

Harold Edwin Powell

Harold Edwin Powell, 91, formerly of 109 Marion Ave., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided since 1998. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1912, son of George and Elizabeth...

Veronica Kapp

Veronica Kapp, 101, 150 Ashland St., died yesterday morning at Sweetbrook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Gorice, Poland, on July 6, 1902, daughter of John and Antonina Kozow Szczerba, she...

Vera V. Flood

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vera V. Flood, 95, of 999 Massachusetts Ave., died Friday, March 19, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted on March 14. Born in North Adams...

N. Janet Olson, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — N. Janet Olson, 78, of 96 Emerald Lane died Saturday, March 20, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 30, 1925,...

Ernest Roy "Bud" Nicklien Sr

Ernest Roy "Bud" Nicklien Sr., 74, of 342 Potter Road died yesterday at home. Born in Williamstown on April 4, 1929, son of Walter and Bernice Hewes Nicklien, he attended local schools, including...

Doris Desroches

Doris Desroches, 82, of 16 Albert St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Adams on May 23, 1921, daughter of Eugene and Angelina Berube Poupart Serre,...

Ann Stella Luczynski

Ann Stella Luczynski, 89, of 341 Heathen Hill Road, Franklin, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died yesterday at Ashtabula (Ohio) Medical Center. Born in Reading, Pa., on Jan. 31, 1915, daughter of...

Richard H. Guettler

Richard H. Guettler, 68, of 12 East Orchard Terrace died yesterday morning at home after a prolonged illness. Born in Adams on Feb. 1, 1936, son of George J. Guettler Jr. and Gladys E. Orr...