Obituaries

John G. Keesler

John G. Keesler, 41, of Johnson Road died Tuesday at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn. Born in Torrington, Conn., on April 3, 1961, he was the son of Rose Dellaghelfa Keesler and the late...

Alberta A. Doyle

Alberta A. Doyle, 85, formerly of Forest Hill Drive, Williamsville, N.Y., died Tuesday at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, where she had resided since March 2000. Born in Prince Edward...

Nancy A. Holman

Retired Judge Nancy Ann Holman, 66, of Seattle, a retired King County (Wash.) Superior Court judge, a native of Adams, died Sunday at home after a long illness. Daughter of Henry and Helen...

Joseph J. Valotta, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph James Valotta, 79, of 39 Foucher Ave. died April 7, 2002, at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown, where he was admitted Feb. 20. Born in North Adams on...

David J. Ritcher, 16

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David John Ritcher, 16, of Mohawk Forest Boulevard died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in Corona,...

Cecile H. McKay

Cecile Helen McKay, 85, of 302 Eagle St. died Saturday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted March 20. Born in North Adams on Dec. 12, 1916, daughter of Emile and Philomene Labrie...

Ruth E. Arrighini

Ruth Ethel Arrighini, 80, of 144 Church St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center, where she was admitted March 18. Born in North Adams on Dec. 6, 1921, daughter of George and Jenny Bleau...

Richard Russell

Richard F. Russell, 55, of Spring Lake, N.C., formerly of Williamstown, died March 23 at home. Born in North Adams on March 5, 1947, son of Halsey and Shirley Stokes Russell, he graduated from...

Hedy Lenz

Hedy Lenz, 97, of Sweetwood Continuing Care Community, died Sunday at home. Born in Vienna, Austria, on May 23, 1904, daughter of Alexander and Olga Saltzer, she attended schools there. She moved...

Ceceilia Stasiowski

Ceceilia Veronica Stasiowski, 84, of 38 Richmond Lane died Sunday afternoon at home. Born in Adams on July 22, 1917, daughter of Stanley and Catherine Krupczak Ciejka, she attended schools there,...

Martha Gaudreau, 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Martha Alice "Marty" Gaudreau, 47, of 93 Cleveland Ave. died Saturday, March 30, 2002, at home following a long illness. Mrs. Gaudreau was the inspiration for Marty's T-Ball...

Barbara S. Muir

Barbara Starr Muir, 85, of 386 North Hoosac Road died Saturday at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 3, 1917, daughter of Starr and Edna Ciresore Donaldson, she was educated in Brooklyn and...

Marie Herrmann

Marie Lillian Herrmann, 80, of 1 Berkshire Square, formerly of Plunkett Lane, died Tuesday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since March 22. Born in Adams on Oct. 3, 1921,...

Julie T. Kenner

Julie T. Kenner, 80, a native of Adams, died Monday afternoon at North Adams Commons. Born Oct. 15, 1921, daughter of Antoni and Bronislawa Janik Pietrzyk, she attended St. Stanislaus Elementary...

Carl H. Cook, 76

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Carl Herman Cook, 76, of 120 Welch Road died Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after he was admitted. Born in North Adams on May 30,...

Norma V. Pierpan

Norma Victoria Pierpan, 94, of 1115 State Road died Tuesday at Sweetbrook Care Center in Williamstown, where she was admitted March 22 following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Aug. 7,...

Frances M. Bushee

Frances Marie Bushee, 66, of 42 Chase Ave. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Buskirk, N.Y., on May 8, 1935, daughter of Henry J. Coon and Mabel Agnes Condon Coon, she...

Anne Foote, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anne Willey Foote, 80, formerly of 472 Daniels Road, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at Silver Lake Nursing Home in Dover, Del. Born in Monroe on Jan. 16, 1922, daughter...

Henry V. Rabouin

Henry V. Rabouin, 95, of 106 Richmond Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Springfield on Feb. 28, 1907, son of Henry and Flora Bernier Rabouin, he moved to...

Frances Trudeau

Frances Ann Trudeau, 77, of 4 Isbell St. died Sunday at Williamstown Commons, where she had been admitted March 11. Born in North Adams on July 25, 1924, daughter of Charles E. and Florence G....

Charles Mills Jr.

Charles Mills Jr., 73, of 1400 Main Road, Stamford, Vt., formerly of Williamstown, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in South Acton on Oct. 24, 1928, son of Charles Mills Sr. and Zeta...

Marcia Doran

Marcia Doran, 61, of 672 Barbour St., director of Hospice of Northern Berkshire, died yesterday at home of cancer. Born in North Adams on Oct. 23, 1940, daughter of Carlton and Ruth Bates Green,...

Stella Mae Malloy, 61

ADAMS, Mass. — Stella Mae Malloy, 61, of 75 Commercial St. died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where she was admitted earlier that day after being struck...

Thomas DeSanty, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Thomas Vincent DeSanty, 74, of 10 Adams St. died Friday, March 22, 2002, at his home following a prolonged illness. Born in North Adams, a son of Vincent and Antoinette...

Geraldine McBride

Geraldine Claire McBride, 93, of 4 Liberty St. died Wednesday evening at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1991. Born in North Adams on Oct. 19, 1908, daughter...