Obituaries

John R. Law

John Robert Law, 66, of 44 Bradford St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted earlier in the day. Born in North Adams on Nov. 17, 1935, son of the late John A. and...

Jeannette Cady

Jeannette Irene Cady, 78, of 253 Mohawk Forest Boulevard died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on March 22, 1923, daughter of Felix and Minnie...

Doris J. Crosier, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris Jane Crosier, 89, of 89 Wells Ave. died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 10, 1912, daughter of...

Clifford Bourdon, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Clifford James Bourdon, 88, of 426 East Main St. died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at Albany (N.Y.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 25, 1913,...

Victor Rancourt Jr.

Victor Alfred Rancourt Jr., 76, of 40 Brooklyn St. died yesterday at home. Born in Adams on Feb. 8, 1925, son of Victor Alfred Rancourt and Mabel Baker Rancourt, he attended Adams schools,...

Shirley Collette

Shirley Mae Collette, 75, of 201 East Road died yesterday at North Adams Commons on Franklin Street. Born in Greenfield on Jan. 12, 1927, daughter of John Francis Young and Gertrude Dorothy Smead...

George Reinhold

George Arthur Reinhold Sr., 73, of 80 South St. died Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield in September 1928, son of C. Arthur and Lolita Bassett Reinhold, he attended...

Richard Hooker

Richard A. Hooker, 40, of Fish Hatchery Road, Cambridge, N.Y., died Tuesday in Salem, N.Y. He was currently employed as a chef at the Main Street Cafe in Williamstown. Born in Lebanon, N.H., on...

James W. Haley, 74

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' James William Haley, 74, of 118 Church St., Proprietors Fields, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in North Adams on April 15, 1927, son of...

Eugene J. LeBeau

Eugene Joseph "Ray" LeBeau, 91, of 541 Church St. died yesterday afternoon at home. Born in Adams on March 7, 1910, son of Eugene and Almina Beaudin LeBeau, he grew up in Savoy and Adams, where he...

Thomas Beall

Thomas Beall, 84, of 36 Highland Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in Greenock, Scotland, on Dec. 4, 1917, son of Robert and Grace McKinnon Beall, he came to the United States at the age of 8 with...

Nelson Foster Jr.

Nelson Joseph Foster Jr., 70, of 2438 Mohawk Trail died yesterday while working at 610 Main St., Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 4, 1931, son of Nelson Joseph Foster Sr. and Alice...

Rosa Sternberger

Rosa Sternberger, 93, formerly of 4174 Inverrary Drive, Lauderhill, Fla., died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Center. Born in Fehegyarmat, Hungary, on Feb. 28, 1908, daughter of Herman and Ester...

Robert R. Sauve

Robert R. Sauve, 72, of Edwin Drive, Charlton, N.Y., a native of Adams, died Saturday at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y., after a short illness. Born on Sept. 15, 1929, son of Joseph and...

Rev. John Bourque

The Rev. John R. Bourque, 77, of Englewood, Colo., a former pastor of St. Francis' Church, died Tuesday in Colorado. Born in Holyoke on March 22, 1924, son of Amedee J. and Agnes Rohan Bourque, he...

Matthew F. Juras

Matthew F. Juras, 82, of 70 Columbia St. died yesterday morning at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Adams on Sept. 14, 1919, son of Peter and Hedwig Cynar Juras, he attended local...

Clayton Shaw Jr.

Clayton E. Shaw Jr., 93, of Watson House Community Care Center in North Bennington, Vt., formerly of Williamstown, died Wednesday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. He had resided...

Virginia L. Russell

Virginia L. Russell, 92, a resident of the Orleans Convalescent Home in Orleans, died Monday at Cape Cod Hospital. She was a former Williamstown resident. Born in Clintonville, Pa., on Aug. 20,...

Roy J. Wood

Roy James Wood, 82, of 61 Melrose St. died Tuesday afternoon at home. Born in Plymouth, England, on Oct. 30, 1919, son of James and Lillian Mildren Wood, he came to the United States at the age of...

Rose A. Berti

Rose Ann Berti, 84, of 66 Furnace Hill died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 2, 1917, daughter of Mario and Mildred Bondini Coppolino, she attended local schools...

William Healey Sr.

William John Healey Sr., 81, of 490 North St. died Sunday at Sunbridge Rehabilitation Center in Newton, following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Oct. 22, 1920, son of Timothy W. and...

Francis J. McKay

Francis Joseph "Frank" McKay, 88, of 85 Eagle St. died Tuesday at the Vermont Veterans Home, Bennington, Vt., where he had been admitted March 2, 2001. Born in North Adams on Dec. 25, 1913, son of...

William Beliveau

William George Beliveau Sr., 76, of 150 Ashland St., Apartment 804, died Saturday evening at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in North Adams on Sept. 2, 1925, son of Armand...

Lucille T. Bessette

Lucille Theresa Bessette, 87, of 43 Taft Ave. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Dec. 22. Born in Adams on Sept. 26, 1914, daughter of Louis and Roseanna...

Casimer Trela

Casimer Trela, 80, of 7 Water St. died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 25, 1921, son of Francizek and Aniela Gora Trela, he...