Obituaries

William Charles Hanke

William Charles Hanke, 73, of 213 East Road died early yesterday morning at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 11, 1930, son of Walter and Eva Perreault Hanke, he attended schools there. An Army...

Robert D. Goff

Robert D. Goff, 70, of 24 Monroe St. died Friday at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Dec. 13, 1933, son of Edward James Goff Sr. and Lillian Brosseau Goff, he...

Dorothy L. Marchio, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Louise Marchio, 87, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Sunday morning, March 14, 2004, at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since October 2002....

Alfred Richard Kenyon

Alfred Richard Kenyon, 77, of 3B Village East died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 31, 1926, son of Richard and Viola Charron Kenyon, he attended schools...

Allan H. Clark, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Allan Harry Clark, 77, of 46 Benlise Drive died Saturday, March 13, 2004, at home. He was a former vice president of operations at Cascade School Supplies Co. Inc. in...

Jean Morel

Jean Morel, 70, of 992 Green River Road died Tuesday evening at home. Born in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, on Oct. 2, 1933, son of Claudius and Emilie Temporel Morel, he attended schools in France...

Valida Columbus Loszynski, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Valida Columbus Loszynski, 92, of 75 Commercial St. died Tuesday afternoon, March 9, 2004, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on June 3, 1911, daughter of William...

Sam Blachinsky

Sam Blachinsky, 90, of 38 East Road and Renaissance Gardens, 16565 Northeast 4th Ave., North Miami Beach, Fla., died yesterday morning at his Florida home. Born in New York City on July 1, 1913,...

Robert Thomas Arnold Jr

Robert Thomas Arnold Jr., 79, of Dennisport and Naples, Fla., formerly of Adams, died Tuesday in Naples. A longtime area businessman, he had owned the former R.T. Arnold Lumber Co. Born in...

Robert J. Charon

Robert J. Charon, 81, of 101 Connecticut Blvd., East Hartford, Conn., formerly of North Adams, died yesterday at Hartford (Conn.) Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 15, 1922, son of Arthur and...

Roland Bernard Boucher

Roland Bernard Boucher, 73, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Sunday evening at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in North Adams on June 11, 1930, son of Armand and Edith LaBombard...

Casimer Jacob Wiater Sr

Casimer Jacob Wiater Sr., 87, of 66 Depot St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided in Cheshire for most of his life prior to moving to Pittsfield, where he lived with his son,...

Edmund R. St. John Jr

Edmund R. St. John Jr., 83, a respected attorney and former state senator and representative, died Thursday evening at his home at 102 Orchard St. following a lengthy illness. Born in Adams on...

Joseph Robert Salerno Sr

Joseph Robert Salerno Sr., 82, of 120 Chantilly Ave. died Wednesday at his home. He was a well-known area musician and a longtime music teacher in the Adams-Cheshire Regional School District....

Edna Gifford Phillips

Edna Gifford Phillips, 98, formerly of 56 Bachand Ave., died Thursday at the Village of Fillmore Ponds in Bennington, Vt., where she had resided for three years. Born in Middletown, N.Y., on Feb....

Frances Jean Saunders

Frances Jean Saunders, 71, of Greylock Apartments, 3 Myrtle St., died yesterday at North Adams Commons after a brief illness. Born in Adams on Jan. 27, 1933, daughter of Stanley and Marie Vitali...

Sophie K. Wilson

Sophie K. Wilson, 83, of 705 New Britain Ave., Hartford, Conn., formerly of Adams, died yesterday morning at the Avery Heights Health Care Center in Hartford. Born in Adams on May 14, 1920,...

Helen G. Towne

Helen G. Towne, 86, of Stratton Road died yesterday at her daughter's home in Williamstown. Born in Williamstown on May 22, 1917, daughter of Ernest and Crescent Goodermote Wright, she attended...

Norman L. Chenail, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Norman Louis Chenail, 87, of 79 Tremont St. died Thursday morning, March 4, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Feb. 22. Born in Williamstown...

Francis C. Logan

Francis C. Logan, 76, of Williamstown Commons, died Saturday at the nursing home. Born in France on May 22, 1927, son of Robert Dupyre and Harriet R. Wood, he graduated from Stanford University...

Stanley E. Stachura

Stanley E. Stachura, 74, of 37 Leonard St. died Sunday evening at home, following a two-year battle with cancer. Born in Adams on May 8, 1929, son of Joseph and Clara Gawron Stachura, he was a...

James William Billings

James William Billings, 83, of 855 Middle Road died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted earlier following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on March 21, 1920, the...

Gail Lynn White

Gail Lynn White, 50, of 45 Spring St. died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 13, 1953, daughter of Franklin and Florence Cooke Hutchinson, she attended Lenox...

Katherine B. St. Germain

Katherine B. St. Germain, 59, of 136 North Summer St. died Thursday evening at her home after an illness. Born in Adams on April 21, 1944, daughter of Theodore and Nellie Banas Kaczka, she...

Marilyn Anne Kirby

Marilyn Anne Kirby, 76, of Meadowvale, 35 Adams Road, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since last October. Born in Greenfield on Feb. 8, 1928, daughter of Edward B....