Obituaries

James C. Costanzo, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James C. Costanzo, 83, of 876 Hancock Road died Thursday evening, Feb. 20, 2003, at home surrounded by family. Born in Pittston, Pa., on Aug. 30, 1919, son of Salvatore...

Miguel J. Couture, 16

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Miguel Jesus Couture, 16, of 61 Bridges Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Nicaragua on April 11, 1986, son of Barbara Couture of...

William G. Tisdale

William G. Tisdale, 78, of Wichita Falls, Texas, a former resident of Halls Ground, Clarksburg, died Monday at the W. Erle & Emma White Hospice Center in Wichita Falls. Born in North Adams on...

Harold Steven Briggs

Harold Steven Briggs, 83, of 21 Rickards St. died yesterday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., where he had resided for a week. Born in Adams on Oct. 29, 1919, son of Orlando and...

Stefania "Stacia" Kuza

Stefania "Stacia" Kuza, 82, of 17 East Hoosac St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Commons, where she had been admitted Feb. 11. Born in Adams on March 5, 1920, daughter of Felix and Agatha...

Walter F. Erdeski

Walter F. Erdeski, 78, of 101 North Summer St. and for many years a resident of 27 East Road, where he maintained a farm, died of cancer Monday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was...

William H. Adkins II, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — William H. Adkins II, 77, 417 North Hemlock Lane, a former judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, died Monday at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in...

Mildred Irene Cellana

Mildred Irene Cellana, 86, of 108 Furnace St. died Saturday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 27, 1916, daughter of Robert P. and Elizabeth Carlow Dach, she attended city...

Mary Adamczyk, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Adamczyk, 82, of 88 North Summer St., died Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16, 2003, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she was admitted Feb. 8. Born in Zamutov,...

Joan M. Markland

Joan M. Markland, 70, of 3 Overlook Terrace, died Friday afternoon, Feb. 14, at Baystate Medical Hospital in Springfield after a brief illness. Born in Adams on Jan. 28, 1933, daughter of Herbert...

Rena R. Sobczyk, 87

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Rena Rachael Sobczyk, 87, of 43 Dean St., died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, at home. Born in Adams on July 2, 1915, daughter of Alfred and Josephine Bechard Champney, she...

David Miner Hill

David Miner Hill, 60, formerly of Wilshire Drive, died Saturday evening at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where he had resided for 11 months. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 6, 1943, son of Lester...

John Arthur Rice Sr

John Arthur Rice Sr., 67, of 55 Woodland Dr., Lakeville, Conn., a former resident of Williamstown, died suddenly on Friday at Sharon Hospital. Born in Williamstown on April 12, 1935, son of Hart...

Clifton C. "Brother" Patten

Clifton C. "Brother" Patten, 74, of 28 Spring St., died yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Lisbon, N.H., on July 15, 1928, son of Clifton L. and Clara Austin Patten, he attended...

John H. Bailey

John H. Bailey, 73, of 1021 River Road, died at North Adams Regional Hospital on Friday. Born in Falls Village, Conn., on July 20, 1929, son of John H. and Sadie V. Murray Bailey, he attended...

Mrs. F. Harriet (Pratt) Sherman

Mrs. F Harriet (Pratt) sherman, 88 of 114 Greene Ave. of Castleton, Ny died Feb, 6 2003 at the Resurrection Rest Home in Castleton, NY. She was a former longtime resident of Longwood, Florida and 80...

Bertha Anlauf

Bertha Anlauf, 79, of 6 Murray St. died Tuesday afternoon at home. Born in Adams on Aug. 31, 1923, daughter of John and Ludwika Pasterczyk Pniak, she attended local schools. Mrs. Anlauf was...

Archie J. LoPresto

Archie J. LoPresto, 83, of 118 Church St., Proprietor Field, formerly of 136 Luce Road, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, after being stricken earlier in the day. Born in...

Joseph L. Bombardier

Joseph L. Bombardier, 85, of 31 Lanesboro Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Dec. 14, 1917, son of Edward and Mary Lamarre Bombardier, he...

Edward B. Shafer

Edward B. Shafer, 59, of 65 East St. died Monday evening at home. Born in Adams on March 21, 1943, son of Robert and Jessie Oslizlo Shafer, he graduated in 1962 from the former Adams High School,...

Yolanda E. Tomasini, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Yolanda Elizabeth Tomasini, 82, of 74 Lincoln St. died Sunday afternoon, Feb. 9, 2003, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Athol on Nov. 24, 1920,...

Frances Mae Pszeniczny

Frances Mae Pszeniczny, 84, of 9 Marietta St. died Sunday evening at Mercy Care of Springfield, where she was admitted Jan. 8. Born in North Adams on June 1, 1918, daughter of Albert C. and...

Bruce E. Pearson, 53

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Bruce E. Pearson, 53, of 19 Pines Lodge died Friday evening, Feb. 7, 2003, at Williamstown Commons after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 17, 1950, son of Alice...

Joseph Paul Damiano

Joseph Paul Damiano, 98, of 47 Amherst St., West Springfield, a former North Adams resident, died yesterday morning at Renaissance Manor Nursing Home in Westfield. Born in Castel Marrone, province...

William H. "Mickey" Bessette

William H. "Mickey" Bessette, 56, of Malden, a native of Adams, died Saturday at Salem Hospital after a long illness. Born on Dec. 7, 1946, son of the late Gerald Bessette and Geraldine Kearns...