Obituaries

Rita Mary McAndrews

Rita Mary McAndrews, 85, of 97 Columbia St. died Friday afternoon at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where she had resided since November 2002. Born in North Adams on April 18, 1918, daughter of...

Dorothy Ann Oliveri

Dorothy Ann Oliveri, 63, of 13 Weber St. died Saturday evening at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on July 4, 1940, daughter of Ernest N. Belleau and Tessie Baldyga Belleau Martin, she...

Peter Robert Bassi

Peter Robert Bassi, 64, of 21 Highland Ave. died yesterday morning at home as a result of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Born in Adams on Jan. 9, 1939, son of Carmen...

Donald A. Moulton Sr., 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Albert Moulton Sr., 73, of 111 Prospect St. died Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, 2003, at home. Born in Manchester, N.H., on Nov. 3, 1930, son of Leroy Moulton and...

Louis A. Dickinson, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis A. Dickinson, 66, of 780 Reservoir Road died peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at home, surrounded by family. Born in North Adams on Nov. 22, 1936, son of Alfred...

Mary N. O'Leary, 86

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Mary Noela O'Leary, 86, of 24 Wheeler Ave. died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on July 11, 1917, daughter of Henry Sorel and Mary...

Josephine Mary Cernauskas

Josephine Mary Cernauskas, 87, of 121 Brooklyn St. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Jan. 20, 1916, daughter of Adam and Marcella Bajorin Cernauskas, she...

Ruth L. LaPier, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth Laura Bailey Baumann LaPier, 92, of 85 Eagle St. died Monday, Sept. 3, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Saturday. Born on July...

Fred E. King, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Fred Edward King, 57, of 117 Furnace St. died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2003, in the North Adams Regional Hospital emergency room. Born in North Adams on Dec. 8, 1945, son of...

Norman Leo Devio

Norman Leo Devio, 90, formerly of 16 Drossey Place died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided for more than a year. Born in North Adams on May 29, 1913, son of Olyzan and Mary...

Blanche Tenczar

Blanche Tenczar, 87, of 46 Friend St. died late Thursday night, Oct. 30, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 13, 1916, daughter of John and Mary Zeman Szukala, she attended...

Beatrice E. McCarthy, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Beatrice E. McCarthy, 93, of 130 Versailles Ave. died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 26, 1910, daughter of Henry and M....

Claire A. Rondeau, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire Ann Rondeau, 67, formerly of 19 Navajo Drive, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, at Springside Nursing Home of Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 18, 1935,...

Annette Trombley

Annette Trombley, 82, of 75 Commercial St. died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 1921, daughter of Louis and Annette LaChance Roy, she moved to Adams...

Sheralyn M. Gregory

Sheralyn M. Gregory, 60, of 1270 South Church St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted earlier in the day. Born in Greenfield on May 23, 1943, daughter of Homer H....

Marilyn Gertrude Felix

Marilyn Gertrude Felix, 63, of 254 Mohawk Forest Boulevard died yesterday in the emergency room of North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was taken after being stricken earlier at home. Born in...

Carolyn M. Briggs, 68

FLORIDA, Mass. - Carolyn Mae Briggs, 68, of 40 Moores Road died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 9, 1935, daughter of Aileen Peck Cooper Booth and the late Joseph...

Anna M. Dydynczuk, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Anna Mary Dydynczuk, 92, of 26 Richmond Lane died Friday morning, Oct. 24, 2003, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on April 1, 1911, daughter of John and Mary Ciula...

Malcolm L. "Mel" Picard

Malcolm L. "Mel" Picard, 68, of 118 Church St., Proprietor's Field, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 29, 1935, son of Walter and Corrine Archambeau...

Doris Loraine Charon

Doris Loraine Charon, 81, of 31 Grove St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Sept. 30. Born in Adams on Feb. 18, 1922, daughter of Emile and...

Dominic Joseph Blasi

Dominic Joseph Blasi, 79, of 42 Sperry Ave. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Oct. 9. Born in North Adams on Nov. 28, 1923, son of Joseph...

Joan Rozell

Joan Rozell, 79, of Proprietor's Field, 118 Church St., died Sunday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Toronto on Oct. 12, 1924, daughter of Francis and Gertrude Dowd Walsh, she attended schools...

John Perras

John Perras, 60, of 28 Railroad Square, Nashua, N.H., a native of North Adams, died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Nashua as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born on Jan. 27, 1943, in...

William Macmillan

William Macmillan, 90, of 85 Eagle St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Oct. 12. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 29, 1912, son of Gordon S. and Alison R. Peden...

Ruth Ellen LeMay

Ruth Ellen LeMay, 73, died yesterday at North Adams Commons, following a long illness. Born in Adams on March 2, 1930, daughter of Irving and Violet Tattersall LeMay, she attended local schools....