Obituaries

Esther May Dickinson, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Esther May Dickinson, 81, of 722 New Ashford Road died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Jan. 2. Born in Williamstown on...

Cecile Adrienne Little

Cecile Adrienne Little, 91, of St. Joseph's Court died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Saturday after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 22,...

David Thomas Wyman

David Thomas Wyman, 81, of 42 Maple St. died Saturday evening at home after a three-year battle with lymphoma. Born in South Dorset, Vt., on Feb. 25, 1921, son of David J. and Helen Tilston Wyman,...

Clara Shakar, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Clara Shakar, 78, of 26 Versailles Ave., died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in Adams on June 26, 1924, daughter of...

Angelina Laino, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Angelina Laino, 98, formerly of 26 Sperry Ave., died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Mondragone, Province of Caserta, Italy, on...

George J. Briggs, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Joseph Briggs, 81, of 93 Cleveland Ave. died Tuesday morning, Dec. 31, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Monday following a brief...

Joseph W. Roberts, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph William Roberts, 79, formerly of 798 Mohawk Trail, died Dec. 29, 2002, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on March 9, 1923, son of Joseph T. and Mary Ann...

Gertrude M. Schmidt, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gertrude Marion Schmidt, 83, of 25 Adams St. died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at home. Born in Monroe on Feb. 23, 1919, daughter of Arthur A. and Margarite Day Trahan, she...

Michael Ernest Murach

Michael Ernest Murach, 37, of 210 Eagle St. died yesterday at home following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 18, 1965, son of Anthony P. Murach Sr. and Doris E. Volff Murach of North...

William A. Lalliberte

William A. Lalliberte, 54, of 1185 Shelburne Road, South Burlington, Vt., died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was admitted shortly after being stricken with a heart attack at...

Catherine M. "Kitty" Southgate

Catherine M. "Kitty" Southgate, 99, of 153 Shadowland Cove died Thursday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 30, 1903, daughter of James and Margaret Quirk...

Lacey Rae Thibert

Lacey Rae Thibert of 466 Horrigan Road died at birth Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Arthur "A.J." Thibert Jr. and Lisa LaFontaine Thibert. Besides her...

William Harry Salavantis

William Harry Salavantis, 53, of 119 Yorkshire Drive died Wednesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 6, 1949, a son of John and...

William Michael Molloy

William Michael Molloy, 81, of 1115 Lake Francis Blvd., Apopka, Fla., formerly of Ashton Avenue, died Wednesday at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1921, a son of James J. and Julia Coons...

John Michael Leonesio

John Michael Leonesio, 30, of 1011 Sandmill Road died Monday morning at his home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 11, 1972, son of Roberta A. Nassif Leonesio Lucia of Adams and John L. Leonesio of...

Jessie Emma Lowe Venable

Jessie Emma Lowe Venable, 100, formerly of 49 Marion Ave. died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1992. Born in North Adams on Jan. 10, 1902, daughter...

Louis V. Daniels, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Louis V. Daniels, 68, of 30 John St. died Friday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2002, at North Adams Commons following a brief illness. Born in Adams on Oct. 24, 1934, son of Leo and...

Ethel Louise Battis McClelland

Ethel Louise Battis McClelland, 79, of 2 Tower Ave., died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had been admitted Saturday. She had resided in Clarksburg and North Adams until...

Michael E. Cunningham, 46

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Michael Edward "Slick" Cunningham, 46, of 35 Hall St. died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at the emergency room at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in...

Julia M. Lominski

Julia M. Lominski, 96, a longtime resident of Putnam Street, Bennington, Vt., formerly of Adams, died yesterday at Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. Born in Adams on Feb. 4,...

David F. Tremblay, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David F. Tremblay, 81, of 32 College Ave. died Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, 2002, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 26, 1921, son of John and Eliza Beaupre...

Agostino "Gus" Baldessarini

Agostino "Gus" Baldessarini, 80, of 35 Lyman St. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Monday following several months of failing health. Born in North Adams on Aug....

Susan Elizabeth Wilbert

Susan Elizabeth Wilbert, 52, of 1 Berkshire Square died Sunday evening at home of cancer. Born in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 30, 1949, daughter of the late Joseph O. and Patricia M. McCluskey...

Catherine Lipa, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Catherine Mary Lipa, 80, of 171 Houghton St., died Wednesday morning, Dec. 11, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 27, 1922, daughter of Giuseppe and Nicolina A....

John E. Hewitt

John E. Hewitt, 81, of 568 River Road died yesterday morning at the Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. Death followed a long illness. Born in Clarksburg on April 1, 1921, son of Frank and Fanny...