Obituaries

Anna M. Wojtaszek

Anna M. Wojtaszek, 87, of 75 Commercial St. died yesterday afternoon at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on May 11, 1915, daughter of Stephen and Maria Nowak...

Vivian Mae Senecal

Vivian Mae Senecal, 78, of 329 West Main St. died early yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on April 29, 1924, daughter of Delphis J. and Margaret...

Sister Gertrude Kiely

Sister Gertrude Kiely, 90, formerly Sister John Francis, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield for 70 years, died yesterday at Holyoke Hospital. Born in North Adams, daughter of...

Helen Veronica Tarjack (Twardzik)

Helen Veronica Tarjack (Twardzik), 92, formerly of 12 Union St., died Saturday at Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke, where she had resided since 1999. Born in the Housatonic section of...

Lena Angelina Puppolo

Lena Angelina Puppolo, 89, of 80 Autumn Drive died yesterday morning at the home of her son, John Michael Puppolo Jr., of Kingston, N.Y., after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Aug. 17,...

Isabelle Gertrude Paquette Lively

Isabelle Gertrude Paquette Lively, 85, of 254 Walker St., died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she had been admitted Jan. 28, 2002. Born in North Adams on Oct. 10, 1917, daughter of Albert...

Patricia Edwards

Patricia Edwards, 58, of 61 Howland Ave., died Wednesday morning at the home of her sister Mellissa Murphy of 4 Albert St. in Adams. She had been ill for a long time. Born in Adams on Jan. 6,...

John J. Grosz

John J. Grosz, a longtime area educator who served as principal of the former Adams Memorial High School, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center following a chronic illness. He was...

Joan M. Gwozdz Raimer

Joan M. Gwozdz Raimer, 55, of 22 Water St. died yesterday at home, following a battle with cancer. Born in Adams on March 11, 1948, daughter of Joseph P. Gwozdz and Mary S. Styczynski Gwozdz, she...

Guy C. Dickinson

Guy C. Dickinson, 79, of 722 New Ashford Road, died yesterday at home. Born on the Dickinson family farm in South Williamstown on March 4, 1924, son of Clarence and Eva Roys Dickinson, he attended...

Melva Heelan Hoynoski, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Melva Heelan Hoynoski, 91, of 211 Reservoir Road, Westfield, a native of North Adams, died early Wednesday morning, March 12, 2003,at East Longmeadow Nursing Home. Born...

Gertrude Margaret Brazeau

Gertrude Margaret Brazeau, 100, formerly of 37 Phelps Ave., died Tuesday at the Inn at Fox Run Senior Assisted Living in Fairborn, Ohio. Born in the Greylock section of North Adams on Sept. 25,...

James Thomas Malloy Sr

James Thomas Malloy Sr., 87, formerly of Richmond Hill, died yesterday afternoon at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided for several years. Born in Adams on Dec. 24, 1915, son of John Malloy...

Dena Kneipfer

Dena Kneipfer, 83, of 17 West Road, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on April 13, 1919,daughter of Anthony and Mary Delmolino Delmolino, she was a graduate of...

Lawrence Henry "Butch" Gross

Lawrence Henry "Butch" Gross, 82, of 47 Charles St., a former longtime resident of Adams, died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. Born in...

Evelyn I. Murphy, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Evelyn Irene Murphy, 80, of 49 Willow Dell died early Thursday morning, March 6, 2003, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 23, 1922, daughter of Joseph...

William Jay Johnson Jr

William Jay Johnson Jr., 79, of 363 Walker St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Feb. 27. Born in North Adams on July 13, 1923, son of William J. and...

Alice Elizabeth "Betsy" Postle

Alice Elizabeth "Betsy" Postle, 80, a former resident, died Monday at Leesburg (Fla.) Regional Medical Center. She moved to Williamstown in 1947, to Seminole, Fla., in 1978, and to Leesburg in...

Beatrice Rita Gattuso

Beatrice Rita Gattuso, 86, of 62 Foucher Ave. died yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on May 2, 1916, daughter of Philip E. and Euphemie Daoust Plante, she attended local...

Rita M. Sharron, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Mary Sharron, 86, of 59 Chestnut St. died early Saturday morning, March 1, 2003, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on April 6, 1916,...

Mildred Katherine Paciorek

Mildred Katherine Paciorek, 89, of 68 Maple St. died early yesterday morning at her home. Born in Adams on Feb. 8, 1914, daughter of Franciszek and Aniela Swistak Srama, she attended local...

Mary Elizabeth VanDerBiesen

Mary Elizabeth VanDerBiesen, 93, of 1757 County Route 11 in Martindale, N.Y., died Thursday at home. where she resided with her daughter JoAnn Kromer. One of her daughters, Jeanette Wildermuth,...

William R. Senecal, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Robert Senecal, 73, of 17 Bryant St. died Wednesday morning, Feb. 26, 2003, at home after a long illness. Born in Rutland, Vt., on Jan. 22, 1930, son of William...

Neil Philip Cain

Neil Philip Cain, 58, of 634 West Cross Road died yesterday at the Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Lee. Born in North Adams on April 28, 1944, son of Joseph F. and Marjorie E....

Mary Oleskiewicz

Mary Oleskiewicz, 94, formerly of 75 Commercial St., died Tuesday evening at Sweet Brook in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1998. Born in Oswego, N.Y., on Nov. 10, 1908, daughter of Paul...