Obituaries

Robert A. Johnson

Robert Anthony Johnson, 73, of 175 Franklin St., a former resident of Holy Family Terrace, died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after he was admitted. Born in Fall River on March...

Dorothy Brooks

Dorothy Brooks, 74, of 15 Hermon Ave. died Thursday at Sweet Brook Health Care Center on Cold Spring Road in Williamstown after a long illness. Born in Carrollton, Ala., on June 25, 1928, daughter...

Francis P. 'Pat' Cariddi

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Francis P. "Pat" Cariddi, 69, of 117 Church St. died Thursday evening, July 11, 2002, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he was admitted June 17 after a...

Edward L. Farinon, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Edward L. "Fiock" Farinon, 77, of 32 Pebble St. died Saturday, July 13, 2002, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, where he was admitted July 2. Born in North Adams on March 14,...

Raymond G. Paul

Raymond George Paul, 93, of 400 Britton St., Chicopee, a former Adams resident, died Saturday evening at Geriatric Authority in Holyoke. Born in Chicopee on Aug. 8, 1908, son of George E. and...

Lawrence Wikander

Lawrence E. Wikander, 86, of 21 Cluett Drive, former librarian at Williams College, died Saturday evening at home. Born in Pittsburgh on Dec. 16, 1915, son of Oscar R. and Mary Gerdes Wikander, he...

John B. Tetreault

John Baptiste Tetreault, 99, of 455 East Main St. died Saturday at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown, where he had resided since May 31. Born in Taftville, Conn., on Sept. 11, 1902,...

Ruth E. Vergunst

Ruth E. Vergunst, 78, of 39 Chesbro Ave. died Wednesday at North Adams Commons. Born in Charleston, S.C., on Dec. 16, 1923, daughter of Ralph and Beatrice Millar, she graduated from schools in...

James D. Thrasher

James Dale Thrasher, 64, of 27 1/2 Commercial St. died yesterday morning at the North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had recently been admitted. Death followed a brief illness. Born in...

Alice McAndrews

Alice McAndrews, 76, of Todd Drive, Attleboro, formerly of Clarksburg, died yesterday at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. Born in Clarksburg on June 23, 1926, she was the daughter of Richard...

Robert L. Roach

Robert Lee Roach, 73, of 345 Eagle St. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on April 12, 1929, son of Miles and Beatrice Lee Roach, he attended Drury High School. He enlisted in the Navy...

Nicolena Pugliese

Nicolena "Lena" Pugliese, 98, formerly of 384 Ashland St., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road, Williamstown, where she had resided since January 28, 1998. Born in North Adams on...

Loisanne C. Ware

Loisanne Claire Ware, 72, of Shepherd House, 405 Smith Level Road, Chapel Hill, N.C., formerly of Williamstown, died early yesterday morning at Britt Haven Nursing Home in Chapel Hill. Born in...

Lena Rita Calvano

Lena Rita Calvano, 87, of 86 Lyman St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road, Williamstown, where she had resided since February 2001. Born in the Hoosac Tunnel section of Rowe on...

Robert LaBombard Sr., 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Robert John LaBombard Sr., 70, of 55 Seminole Drive died Friday, July 5, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 6, 1931, son of Wilfred L. and Marion Walden LaBombard, he...

Ralph Blanchard Sr., 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Verne Blanchard Sr., 84, of 28 Dover St. died Saturday, July 6, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted June 29. Born in North Adams on May...

Nellie M. Karrey

Nellie Mary Karrey, 92, of 18 Marion Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 22, 1910, daughter of James F. and Irene Therieu Karrey, she was a 1928 graduate of Drury High School, where...

Lawrence Dupuis, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Sawyer Dupuis, 79, of 73 Furnace St. died Thursday, July 4, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 25, 1922, son of Victor E. and Mary Brown Dupuis, he...

Douglas R. Bond

Douglas Rice Bond, 73, of 8 Crandall St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 13, 1928, son of Nelson H. and Marion Alderman Bond, he attended school in Adams...

Aldora Babeu

Aldora Babeu, 93, formerly of 354 Kemp Ave., died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since Aug. 22, 1997. Born in North Adams on Aug. 17, 1908, daughter of Hormidas and Ann...

Victor Malloy Jr.

Victor R. "Mugsy" Malloy Jr., 82, of Bradford Drive, West Springfield, a native of Adams, died Saturday at East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Adams on Jan. 15, 1920, son of Victor...

Mildred Sprowson, 82

ADAMS, Mass. - Mildred H. Sprowson, 82, of 27 Overlook Terrace died Monday morning, July 1, 2002, at home. Born in Adams on Feb. 12, 1920, daughter of William A. and Dora Noel Johnson, she...

Martha Fortier

Martha Fortier, 89, of 33 Pleasant St. died Saturday evening at North Adams Commons Health Care Center. Born in Adams on Dec. 27, 1912, daughter of John and Julia Plue Scott, she attended Adams...

Evelyn Craig

Evelyn Craig, 87, of Boston died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Center, where she had resided for 10 years. Born in Groton, Conn., on July 14, 1914, daughter of Thomas and Anne Tomlinson, she...

Ralph Tirrell Sr.

Ralph E. Tirrell Sr., 88, of 21 Harold Ave., Westfield, formerly of Windsor, died yesterday at home. He was the brother of Donald Tirrell of East Windsor. Born in Cummington on Jan. 12, 1914, son...