Obituaries

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...

Isabelle Peterson

Isabelle Harriet Peterson, 92, formerly a resident of Hopper Road and Rye, N.Y., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on April 23, 1910, daughter of Clayton and Alice...

Elsie E. Serrano, 64

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elsie E. Serrano, 64, of Elm Street died Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born in New Ashford on March 26, 1938,...

Arthur Siciliano

Arthur Glen Siciliano, 82, of 3 Rickards St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Sunday. Born in North Adams on Jan. 19, 1920, son of Jerry J. and Exilda Betti...

John C. Gaudreau, 49

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - John Charles Gaudreau, 49, of 443 State Road died Monday, June 24, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 1, 1952, son of Norman M. and Mary Cardinal Gaudreau of North...

Adele R. Starsiak

Adele R. Starsiak, 82, of 15 Arnold Court died Saturday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Oct. 24, 1919, daughter of Peter and Apolonia Gawron Stec, she attended...

Lawrence LaBombard, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence W. LaBombard, 73, of 46 Washington Ave. died Thursday morning, June 20, 2002, at home after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Dec. 11, 1928, son of Wilfred...

Lawrence LaBombard, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Lawrence W. LaBombard, 73, of 46 Washington Ave. died Thursday morning, June 20, 2002, at home after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Dec. 11, 1928, son of Wilfred L....

Franklin Rosier

Franklin Rosier, 60, of 39 Elm St. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cheshire on Oct. 27, 1941, son of the late Franklin Rosier and Mary Randall Rosier Sondrini, he spent his...

Dingena van Luling

Dingena van Luling, 84, of 478 Water St. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in the Netherlands on Feb. 14, 1918, daughter of Bartholomeus Adrianus van der Blum and Dingena...

Amanda N. Roy

Amanda Naomi Roy, 98, of 90 Nutmeg Lane died Sunday evening at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Williamstown on April 2, 1904, daughter of Zephrin and Maude Giroux Rancourt,...