Obituaries

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...

Anna I. MacLean, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Anna Isabel "Izzy" MacLean, 85, of formerly of 118 Church St., Williamstown, died Sunday, June 15, 2003, in Summerfield, Fla. Born in Fitchburg on Sept. 29,...

Virginia DiNicola

Virginia DiNicola, 83, a formerly of Williamstown, died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided for several years. Born in Williamstown on May 16, 1920, daughter of Byron F. and...

Herbert Miller Jr., 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Herbert "Bud" Miller Jr., 73, of 32 Washington Ave. died Wednesday, June 17, 2003, at home. Born in Meadville, Pa., on Feb. 15, 1930, son of Herbert Miller Sr. and...

Francesca M. Mancini, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Francesca Mildred "Frances" Mancini, 88, of 5 Windsor Lake Road, died Sunday, June 15, 2003, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by family. Born in...

Rose Marie Blair

Rose Marie Blair, 85, of 141 Veazie St., died yesterday at the North Adams Commons. She was born in New York City on Aug. 13, 1917. The daughter of Rosario Troia and Josephine DeBella Mantica...

Nellie W. Kaczka

Nellie W. Kaczka, 89, formerly of 34 Powers St., died Saturday afternoon at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Dec. 8, 1913, daughter of Henry and Blanche Dabrowski Banas,...

Joseph E. Moreau, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph Edward Moreau, 88, of 5 Navajo Drive died June 14, 2003, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Chicopee on March 27, 1915, son of Edward J. and Clemencia Menard Moreau, he...

Carl William Dolle Jr

Carl William Dolle Jr., 40, of 11 Owens Ave. died yesterday from injuries sustained in a fire at his home. Born in North Adams on May 28, 1963, son of Carl W. Dolle Sr. and Shirley Alcombright...

Louisa A. Delano

Louisa A. Delano, 74, of Knickerbocker Road, Schaghticoke, N.Y., a native of North Adams, died Friday at home after a brief fight with cancer. Born on July 9, 1928, daughter of Ottavio and Maria...