Obituaries

Norma Betty Marion

Norma Betty Marion, 73, formerly of 21 Harwood St., died Monday at Sweet Brook, where she had resided since May 2000. Born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on July 30, 1929, daughter of Norman V. and...

George A. O’Brien

George A. O’Brien, 94, formerly of 55 Holden St., died Friday at North Adams Commons, where he had resided since 1984. Born in North Adams on July 16, 1909, son of George and Olive Beaupre...

Frank Francis Falbo

Frank Francis Falbo, 89, of 567 Main St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 16, 1913, son of Dominic and Luigia Ricada Falbo, he attended schools in...

Ursula Mae Marceau

Ursula Mae Marceau, 89, of 3A Village East died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Saturday. Born in North Adams on Sept. 22, 1913, daughter of Adelor and Anna...

Romeo Reno Paoletti

Romeo Reno Paoletti, 80, of 274 South County Road, Drury, died yesterday at home. Born in Rowe on Sept. 1, 1922, son of Calisto and Modesta Incenelli Paoletti, he attended school in the Hoosac...

Norman Everett Fielding

Norman Everett Fielding, 76, of 85 Nutmeg Lane died Thursday at the Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. Born in Barre on Aug. 2, 1926, son of Clarence and Helen Hunt Fielding,...

Leo Horace Davignon

Leo Horace Davignon, 77, of 160 East Road died Sunday at Sweet Brook in Williamstown. Born in Clarksburg on Oct. 26, 1925, son of Mederic and Emelia LaFountaine Davignon, he attended schools in...

Harold George Hewitt

Harold George Hewitt, 74, of 45 Porter St. died yesterday at home. He was born in North Adams on March 16, 1929, son of George and Margaret Hurlbut Hewitt. He leaves his wife, the former Mary...

Alfred 'Skeet' Ritcher, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alfred Eugene "Skeet" Ritcher, 67, of 394 Union St., died Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 14, 1936, son of Elroy and Ada Braman...

Harold “Hal” Simon

Harold “Hal” Simon, 88, of 65 Whitman Road died yesterday at home. He was a former selectman in Hancock. Born in New York City on Dec. 25, 1914, son of William and Rae Meisner...

Jeannette Ruth Rarick-Huerta

Jeannette Ruth Rarick-Huerta, 70, of 23 Angeli St. died Tuesday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 16, 1932, daughter of Armond and Helen Gardner Bombardier, she attended schools there. She was...

Nancy Christine Brown

Nancy Christine Brown, 79, of 22 South Road died Tuesday at the Calvin Coolidge Nursing Home in Northampton, following a short illness. Born in Castlerea, Ireland, on Jan. 6, 1924, daughter of...

Barbara Ann Crews Solomon

Barbara Ann Crews Solomon, 60, of 3 Myrtle St. died Sunday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1943, daughter of Maria Miles Duprea MacDonald of the state of...

Anthony John Romaniak

Anthony John Romaniak, 79, of 7 Grant St. died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where he had resided for several months. Born in Adams on May 2, 1924, son of John and...

Genevieve Ann Ferdin

Genevieve Ann Ferdin, 81, of 57 Shelly Drive, Bethpage, N.Y., a native of North Adams, died Saturday at New Island Hospital in Bethpage. Born on March 4, 1922, daughter of John J. and Victoria...

Jeffrey M. LaCosse, 28

HANCOCK, Mass. — Jeffrey Matthew LaCosse, 28, of 2519 Hancock Road, and formerly of Williamstown, died Friday, June 27, 2003, at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 17, 1974, son of Daniel A....

Lucy Alice Armstrong Langlois

Lucy Alice Armstrong Langlois, 82, formerly of 353 West Road, died Wednesday at the Golden Age Home in Lockhart, Texas, where she had resided for four years. Born in Clarksburg on Feb. 29, 1921,...

William Comeau

William Comeau, 78, died Thursday at the home of his cousin and caregiver, Margaret Comeau of 31 North Summer St. Born in Adams on Sept. 2, 1924, the son of René and Rachael Rowe Comeau, he...

Clarice Bourdon

Clarice Bourdon, 73, of 149 Church St., died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 20, 1929, daughter of Joseph W. and Mary L. Bissaillon Bourdon, she attended...

Ronald Tovani Sr

Ronald Tovani Sr., 72, of 23 Blackstone Road died yesterday at 73 North Main St., Webster, the home of his son, Ronald Tovani Jr. Born in North Adams on Aug. 12, 1930, son of Arthur L. and Eva...

Nancy Ann Daniels, 63

FLORIDA, Mass. — Nancy Ann Daniels, 63, of 28 North County Road died Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Cobleskill (N.Y.) Hospital, where she was taken shortly after being stricken with an apparent...

Alice Gertrude Suthers

Alice Gertrude Suthers, 97, of 73 Meade Ave. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Friday evening. Born in North Adams on July 18, 1905, daughter...

Joseph Anthony Falbo Jr

Joseph Anthony Falbo Jr., 67, of 13 Pinnacle Drive died yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 17, 1936, son of Joseph A....

Ralph L. Lavigne, 62

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Louis Lavigne, 62, of 4 Walker St., died Thursday, June 19, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted on June 8. Born in North Adams on July...

Hazel A. Wells

Hazel A. Wells, 86, a longtime resident of Williamstown, died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born in Montague on April 19, 1917, daughter of Cyrus and Clara...