Obituaries

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...

Leona Esther Porter Anderson

Leona Esther Porter Anderson, 83, of 487 Union St., died Thursday evening at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Williamstown on March 17, 1919, daughter of Richard Lansing and...

Edward William DeGere

Edward William DeGere, 74, of 134 Bellevue Ave., a longtime Adams businessman and civic leader, died early Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center following several weeks of failing health. Born in...

Edith Phelps

Edith Phelps, 88, of 41 Stetson Ave., Plainfield, died Thursday afternoon at the Williamstown Commons Health Care Center. Born in Adams on Oct. 17, 1914, daughter of Louis and Anna Allard Smith,...

Imelda "Mel" Vincelette

Imelda "Mel" Vincelette, 86, of Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown died Wednesday evening. She was a former resident of Adams. Born in Adams on Aug. 17, 1916, daughter of Joseph and Evelina...

Philip Spencer Hart

Philip Spencer Hart, 91, of Sweetwood died Tuesday at home. He was a longtime businessman and community leader. Born in Springfield on Oct. 26, 1911, son of Walter J. and Mary Ann Spencer Hart,...

Jean Perin

Jean Perin, 79, of 2523 Monument Ave., Bennington, Vt., died yesterday at Weston Haddon Convalescent Center in Bennington after a long illness. Born in North Adams on March 1, 1923, daughter of...

Alton L. Perry, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Alton L. Perry, 96, of 89 Gale Road, a local businessman and civic leader, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital. A gregarious man who dressed...

John P. Miller, 38

ADAMS, Mass. — John Patrick Miller, 38, of 82 Park St. died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at home following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Oct. 31, 1964, son of Frances Anne Hurley Miller...

Constance M. Caron, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Constance Marguerite Caron, 77, of 1585 Massachusetts Ave. died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2003, at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 27, 1925, daughter of Simeon A. and...

Peter Louis Rancatti Sr.

Peter Louis Rancatti Sr., 94, of 102 Harding Ave. died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, following a brief illness. Born in the Hoosac Tunnel section of the town of Florida on...