Obituaries

Marguerite "Peg" Doherty

Marguerite "Peg" Doherty, 91, formerly of 133 Higgins Drive, died yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Adams on Nov. 18, 1911, daughter of James F. and Nora E. Gardner Kernahan,...

Bruce David Taft

Bruce David Taft, 44, of 11 Hartwell St., Waltham, a native of North Adams, died in his sleep yesterday morning while visiting at the home of his family at 278 Houghton St. Born on Nov. 2, 1958,...

David John Arigoni

David John Arigoni, 47, of 52 Tilda Hill Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North Adams on April 28, 1956, son of Henry C. and...

Viola Louise Galli

Viola Louise Galli, 81, of 212 Eagle St. died Tuesday at the Williamstown Commons, where she had been admitted Dec. 2, 2002. Born in North Adams on Jan. 15, 1922, daughter of Myron and Mary...

Hugh Herbert Williams

Hugh Herbert Williams, 67, of 14 Phillips Hill died yesterday at Sweetbrook Care Center, Williamstown, where he had been a resident for a short time. Born on April 19, 1936, in Adams, son of Hugh...

Theodore Frank Blazejewski

Theodore Frank Blazejewski, 87, of 20 Second St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on Dec. 18, 1915, son of Frank and...

Carl Paul Myers

Carl Paul Myers, 60, of 179 State St. died yesterday at home, following seven months of poor health. Born in North Adams on Feb. 5, 1943, son of Charles Henry and Myrtle Avis Pratt Myers, he was...

Dolores M. Housman

Dolores M. Housman, 64, of 63A Fourth St., Turners Falls, formerly of North Adams, died Friday at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Born in North Adams on Dec. 2, 1938, daughter of Henry and...

Marguerite Beatrice Field Gould

Marguerite Beatrice Field Gould, 87, of 1322 Massachusetts Ave. died Saturday at the Williamstown Commons. Born in Somerville on Sept. 10, 1916, daughter of John Alexander and Mabel Agnes Muggah...

Mary Clare Judge

Mary Clare Judge, 92, formerly of 165 Water St., died yesterday morning at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston, R.I. Born in New York City on Aug. 2, 1911, daughter of James Boland and Gertrude Barry...

Arthur P. Lemaire Sr., 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Arthur Pierre Lemaire Sr., 80, of 190 Eagle St. died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at home. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Nov. 25, 1922, son of Edward and Matilda Lemiux Lemaire, he...

Gerald P. Bedard

Gerald P. Bedard, 80, of 110 Cherry St., Holyoke, formerly of Adams died Saturday at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke. Born in Adams on Dec. 21, 1922, son of Joseph P. and Almina Sauve Bedard, he...

Barbara Ann Merrick

Barbara Ann Merrick, 63, of 1422 Massachusetts Ave. died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Poland, N.Y., on July 15, 1940, daughter of Harold and Mae Taft Goodney, she...

Grace B. Denno

Grace B. Denno, 100, formerly of 4 Columbia St., Columbia Valley Housing, died Sunday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided a short time. Born in North Adams on Sept. 4, 1903,...

Lorraine Dupre Bentley, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Doris Dupre Bentley, 64, of 3 Myrtle St., died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003,  at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on June 4, 1939, daughter of Walter...

Lorraine DiLorenzo Townes, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Mary DiLorenzo Townes, 72, of 74 Meadow St. died Sunday morning, Sept. 28, 2003, surrounded by her family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born...

Lawrence Leo "Pete" McKane

Lawrence Leo "Pete" McKane, 82, of 21 Morningside Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on June 3, 1921, son of Louis L. and Emelia Caron McKane, he attended Drury High School. A...

Stanley F. Fryc Sr

Stanley F. Fryc Sr., 69, of 4 Kittler Ave. died yesterday at home after a brief illness. Mr. Fryc was town registrar of voters from 1987 to 1997, and a member of the School Committee from 1971 to...

Arthur Walter Durwin

Arthur Walter Durwin, 77, of 1 Harmony St. died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 29, 1925, son of Joseph J. and Jennie Benway Durwin, he attended...

Donald Arthur Beaudin

Donald Arthur Beaudin, 82, of 41 Melrose St. died Friday of pancreatic cancer at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where he had been a patient for a month. Born in Adams on June 25, 1921,...

Vitaline Yvette "Sunny" Cairns

Vitaline Yvette "Sunny" Cairns, 76, of 140 North Summer St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since September 2001. Born in Verdun, Quebec, Canada, on Aug. 21, 1927,...

Michele A. Bessette

Michele A. Bessette, 34, of 55 Harris St. died of cancer yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 16, 1969, daughter of Robert E. Bessette Sr. and Olive "Pat"...

Philip F. "Flip" Taylor Jr

Philip F. "Flip" Taylor Jr., 69, of 41 Thornliebank Road died yesterday at home. Born in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 24, 1934, son of Philip Taylor Sr. and Helen Burrows Taylor, he attended St....

Lillian Alice LaPlante

Lillian Alice LaPlante, 93, of 248 Green River Road, Greenfield, a former resident of North Adams, died Tuesday evening at Poet's Seat Nursing Home in Greenfield. She and her husband, the late...

Mary Louise Daniels

Mary Louise Daniels, 88, of 408 Spring St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons after two months of illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 16, 1914, daughter of John and Catherine Faustini...