Obituaries

Sarah Elizabeth Alcombright

Sarah Elizabeth Alcombright, 83, of 1 Summit St., Whitinsville, died Saturday at Continuing Care Center in Hopedale, where she was admitted Jan. 16. A former longtime resident of North Adams, she...

Roberta Madeline Decensi

Roberta Madeline Decensi, 67, of 1 Tracie Ave. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Lee on March 7, 1936, the daughter of Robert and Madeline Dellea Porrini, she attended schools there and was...

Louis E. Wheeler, 41

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Elwin Wheeler, 41, of 16 Estes St. died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2004, in the town of Florida. Born in North Adams on May 7, 1962, son of Mary Elizabeth Truesdell...

Barbara Lesser

Barbara Lesser, 75, of 405 North Hemlock Lane died Thursday at Lee Memorial Medical Systems Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., of injuries sustained in an automobile accident Jan. 23 in Naples, Fla., that...

Tina-Marie Leja, 41

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Tina-Marie Leja, 41, of 1205 Clark St., Fort Collins, Colo., formerly of North Adams, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, as the result of injuries suffered in an automobile...

Madison Rose Clark

Madison Rose Clark died shortly after birth Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Everett D. and Tammy Gaffey Clark of 191 Prospect St. Besides her parents, she...

Kathryn A. Romeo, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kathryn A. Romeo, 83, of 13 East Ave. died Jan. 30, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born in North Adams on July 20, 1920,...

August Francis "Gus" Wandrei II

August Francis "Gus" Wandrei II, 75, of 32 Park St. died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 10, 1928, son of August F. Wandrei Sr. and...

Phyllis C. Bona

Phyllis C. Bona, 87, of 805 River Road died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided for a number of years. Born in New Britain, Conn., on March 31, 1916,...

Lillian D. Simon, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian D. "Lee" Simon, 78, of 327 State St. died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on June 26,...

Mary K. Luca

Mary K. Luca, 82, of Yonkers, N.Y., a native of Williamstown, died Jan. 27 at home after a long illness. Born on April 20, 1919, daughter of Louis and Vienna Diadoti Tavelli, she moved to New...

Albert A. Jennings

Albert A. Jennings, 86, of 3 Myrtle St. died Friday at Westfield Hospital. Born in North Adams on Jan. 28, 1918, son of Patrick and Cleo Rondeau Jennings, he attended schools there. He was a...

Mathias J. Bartels, 16

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mathias Jessup Bartels, 16, of 42 Thomas St. died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, at home. Born in Munich, Germany, on June 5, 1987, son of Thomas H. and Elizabeth Heekin Bartels,...

Genevieve Wondoloski, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Genevieve S. Wondoloski, 87, of 2B Village East, formerly of 801 Mohawk Trail, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, at home. Born in Warren, R.I., on April 28, 1916, daughter...

Julia Mary Sundbergh

Julia Mary Sundbergh, 90, of 23 Orchard Lane died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she was admitted Dec. 11. Born in Adams on Aug. 3, 1913, daughter of George and Rose Tuma Abraham, she...

Norman P. Robare, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Norman Philip Robare, 70, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Monday, Dec. 31, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a long illness. Born in North Adams on May...

Shirley Mae Gouger

Shirley Mae Gouger, 73, of 227 Franklin St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Jan. 20. Born in Adams on March 31, 1930, daughter of Albert A....

Kathleen Mulcahy

Kathleen Mulcahy 76, of 36 Clark St. died Sunday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted Jan. 13. Born in North Adams on Jan. 12, 1928, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Wilkinson Battersby,...

Lori J. McDonough Lype, 43

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lori Jean McDonough Lype, 43, of 10 Cherokee Drive died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being stricken at home. Born in North...

William Lesser II

William Lesser II, 87, of 405 North Hemlock Lane died Friday in Naples, Fla., as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 26, 1916, son of William and Marjorie May...

Violet B. Donnelly, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Violet Bernice Donnelly, 75, of 63 Montgomery St. died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North Adams...

Ralph H. Cleveland

Ralph H. Cleveland, 94, formerly of 4 Columbia St., died Sunday morning at Renaissance Manor Nursing Facility in Westfield, where he had resided for 15 years. Born in Attleboro on June 11, 1909,...

Frances T. Bissaillon, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances T. Bissaillon, 86, of 27 East Ave. died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on April 16, 1917, daughter of Adriano and Francesca...

Elaine Frances Franceschini

Elaine Frances Franceschini, 67, of 33 Victory St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 11, 1936, daughter of William and Gladys Kurpaska Alibozek, she attended...

Florence L. Chalmers

Florence L. Chalmers, 94, formerly of 127 Riverside Drive, died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 7, 1910, daughter of Amedee and Angelina Trahan Roy, she attended...