Obituaries

Mary Clementine Gleba

Mary Clementine Gleba, 83, of 19 Rich St. died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Thursday. Born in North Adams on July 24, 1920, daughter of Alexander and Anna...

Francis S. Urbanek

Francis S. Urbanek, 83, of 227 Franklin St. died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 3, 1920, son of Frank and Veronica Szetela Urbanek, he was a 1937 graduate of the former Adams High...

Ann Marie Tokarz

Ann Marie Tokarz, 88, of 703 Massachusetts Ave. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Feb. 23. Born in Chicopee on Feb. 28, 1916, daughter of Lawrence and Agnes...

Lois Jean Tessier

Lois Jean Tessier, 79, of 907 Mohawk Trail died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Saturday following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on July 24,...

Darlene Gail Sherman

Darlene Gail Sherman, 43, of 38 Galvin Road died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted earlier in the evening. Born in North Adams on Oct. 6, 1960, daughter of Laura...

Celia Ostrobinski, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Celia Ostrobinski, 79, of 1 Weber St. died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004, at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 22, 1925, daughter of John and Maria Ciula Nowak, she attended schools...

Ruth Ellen Juhasz

Ruth Ellen Juhasz, 63, of Storrs, Conn., died Saturday at Douglas Manor in Windham, Conn., after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was the mother of Stacey Gurney of Cheshire. Born in...

Ina May Foote

Ina May Foote, 76, of 75 Commercial St. died Feb. 24 at Williamstown Commons after a brief illness. Born in Adams on Nov. 4, 1927, daughter of Ralph E. and Esmay Lapan Foote, she was a 1944...

Serena Marie White

Serena Marie White, 87, of 61 West Mountain Road died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 10, 1916, daughter of Louis and Rina Bettini Brandon,...

Alfreda Mabel Williams

Alfreda Mabel Williams, 66, of 315 Ashland St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted Jan. 23. Born in North Adams on Nov. 15, 1937, daughter of Alfred and Clara Bohl...

Gwendolyn M. Primmer, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gwendolyn May Primmer, 90, of 440 East Main St. died Friday evening, Feb. 20, 2004, at home. Born at home in the city's Blackinton section on May 7, 1913, daughter of Fred E....

Earl Francis Kelley

Earl Francis Kelley, 73, of 3 Daniels Court died yesterday at Williamstown Commons following a brief illness. He was a longtime Adams selectman. Born in Adams on June 27, 1930, son of Francis...

William F. Paradise Sr

William F. Paradise Sr., 65, of Boynton Beach, Fla., formerly of Williamstown, died at home Feb. 9. He was under the care of Hospice of Palm Beach, Fla. Born in Adams on March 12, 1938, son of...

Louis S. Gagliardi

Louis S. Gagliardi, a local Realtor and businessman who was active in community affairs, died yesterday at the Mayflower Rehabilitation Center in Plymouth following a brief illness. Mr. Gagliardi,...

Eudocha Richard, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Eudocha "Dolly" Richard, 92, formerly of McCauley Lane, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had resided for five years. Born in North...

Dorothy Mae Spencer

Dorothy Mae Spencer, 83, of Village East, 564 Union St., died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she was admitted Feb. 10. Born in North Adams on Aug. 3, 1920, daughter of James C. and...

Frances Isabelle Lepak

Frances Isabelle Lepak, 87, of 18 Victory St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Aug. 18, 1916, daughter of John and Tekla Golembiowski Lepak, she attended schools there....

Margaret A. Hart, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Margaret A. Hart, 92, of 24 Ide Road died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had resided for a few months. A longtime teacher in Pittsfield and a...

Lillian A. LaFleur, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian Annette LaFleur, 84, of 49 Angeli St. died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004, in the emergency room of the North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been taken after...

Ethel Ida Satko

Ethel Ida Satko, 89, formerly of 11 Thompson St., died Tuesday afternoon at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since 2000. Born in Saratoga, N.Y., on Sept. 10, 1914, daughter of Benjamin...

Kathleen A. "Honey" Quintal

Kathleen A. "Honey" Quintal, 65, of Main Street died yesterday afternoon at home. Born in Rensselaer, N.Y., on Feb. 20, 1938, daughter of Gertrude McGee of Rensselaer and the late James W. McGee,...

Christopher H. Norton, 51

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Christopher Haywood Norton, 51, of Jensen Beach, Fla., formerly of Williamstown, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, in Stuart, Fla. Born in Williamstown on Feb. 2, 1953, son of...

Arthur W. Norman, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Arthur William Norman, 78, of 59 Langlois Ave. died Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 18, 2004, at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where he was admitted a week ago. Born in Williamstown...

Marian Ruth Holmes

Marian Ruth Holmes, 83, formerly of Cheshire, died Tuesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where she had resided for two years. Born in Philadelphia on May 15, 1920,...

Walter R. O'Dell

Walter R. O'Dell, 39, of 37 Elm St. Adams, died yesterday morning at home following a long illness. Born in North Adams on July 31, 1964, son of Walter H. O'Dell Jr. and Geraldine Farr O'Dell, he...