Obituaries

Elizabeth Frances Dougherty

Elizabeth Frances Dougherty, 66, of 122 Notch Road died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Jan. 5, 1936,...

Emeline Agnes Courtney

Emeline Agnes Courtney, 102, of 83 Franklin St. died Wednesday afternoon at the Fowler Nursing Center in Guilford, Conn. Born in Perth, Ontario, Canada, on Dec. 24, 1899, daughter of James and...

Michael Craig Smith

Michael Craig Smith, 47, of 150 Ashland St. died Monday at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 18, 1954, son of David Addison Smith and Dorothy Lois Cimonetti Smith, he attended local schools,...

Edmund Jenks Burdick

Edmund Jenks Burdick, 95, formerly of 85 Eagle St., died Monday at the Sweet Brook Care Center, where he had been admitted Feb. 11, 1999. Born in Adams on July 1, 1907, son of Elmer and Mary...

Charles T. Hunt Jr., 76

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Charles T. Hunt Jr., 76, of 10 Cummings Ave. died Monday, Oct. 21, 2002, at home. He was the father-in-law of acting Gov. Jane Swift, who is married to his son, Charles T....

Dana J. Gibeau, 56

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Dana James Gibeau, 56, of 288 Shadowland Cove died Monday, Oct. 21, 2002, at University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. Born in North Adams on June 28, 1946,...

Paul D. Blanchard

Paul D. Blanchard, 80, of Wallingford, Pa., died Sunday at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby, Pa. Born in North Adams on Jan. 19, 1922, son of Floyd D. and Florence Eldredge Blanchard, he...

Thaddeus Stanley Dziegiel

Thaddeus Stanley Dziegiel, 81, of 128 North Summer St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on May 19, 1921, son of Stanislaw...

Isabella Lancashire

Isabella Lancashire, 103, of 67 Smith Ave. died Thursday at North Adams Commons in North Adams, where she was admitted Sept. 2. Born in Village Drum, County Monaghan, in southern Ireland, on May...

Thomas Ventura

Thomas Ventura, 96, of 1 Berkshire Square died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Palermo, Sicily, on Jan. 10, 1906, son of Salvatore and Alfonsa Scanella Ventura, his...

Exilda Helen Beauchamp

Exilda Helen Beauchamp, 96, of 13 Phelps Ave. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Oct. 14, 1906, daughter of Adelor and Josephine Scarbo Gelinas, she was educated there....

Anna V. Grillone, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anna Veronica Grillone, 79, of 45 Furnace St. died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital, after she was admitted because of a brief illness. Born in...

Frances Elizabeth Paradise

Frances Elizabeth Paradise, 81, of 94 Belden St. died Wednesday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Sunday. Born in North Adams on Nov. 7, 1920, daughter of Harry...

SisterMary Cantalicia Filip

SisterMary Cantalicia Filip, 105, died yesterday at the Holy Family Infirmary of the Felician Sisters' Convent in Enfield, Conn. Born in Adams on Dec. 29, 1896, daughter of Joseph and Catherine...

Howard J. Delisle, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Howard Joseph Delisle, 79, of 121 Johnson St. died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 27, 1922, son of Israel Joseph...

Angelena A. Colo, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Angelena Anna Colo, 84, of 73 Veazie St. died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2002, at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since 2000. Born in North Adams on Jan. 11, 1918,...

Hazel Merriam Geraghty

Hazel Merriam Geraghty, 103, formerly of Meadowvale, Apt. B1, 35 Adams Road, died Sunday morning at Sweet Brook Health Care Center, where she had resided since April 20, 1994. Born in Pittsfield...

Gerald Edward Varuzzo

Gerald Edward Varuzzo, 81, of 1386 South Church St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided since March. Born in North Adams on Nov. 4, 1920, son of Joseph and Frances Myers...

Rose A. Sudacki

Rose A. Sudacki, 88, of 8 Baskin Lane died Saturday evening at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on July 23, 1914, daughter of Joseph and Anna Kciuk Dobrowolski,...

Edward J. Morin

Edward J. Morin, 65, of 896 North Hoosac Road died Saturday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., after being stricken earlier in the day. He was the owner of Sand Springs...

Alfred R. Boulerice, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Alfred Raymond Boulerice, 88, of 1 Pinnacle Lane died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2002, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 12, 1913, son of Rosario and Rose Alma Bleau...

Corrine Marie D'Errico

Corrine Marie D'Errico, 62, of 150 Ashland St., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Aug. 28, following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 21, 1939,...

Susan K. Kaufmann

Susan K. Kaufmann, 47, of 115 Adams Road died Friday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 13, 1955, daughter of Jan and June Piper Pedersen, she attended schools in the state of...

Patricia Benoit

Patricia Benoit, 77, of Devonshire Estates, 329 Pittsfield Road, Lenox, a former longtime resident of 857 North Hoosac Road, died yesterday at Sunridge Nursing Home in East Longmeadow. Born in...

Joseph Exzear St. Cyr

Joseph Exzear St. Cyr, 83, of 85 Eagle St., Apt. 411, died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Jan. 3, 1919, son of Joseph E. and Exilia Bergeron St. Cyr, he...