Obituaries

Mary Elizabeth Filerius

Mary Elizabeth Filerius, 86, of 39 North Summer St. died Sunday at The Commons of North Adams, where she had been a client since September 1997. Born in New Brunswick, N.J., on Oct. 24, 1915,...

Mae A. Pytko

Mae A. Pytko, 82, of 107 Summer St. died Monday at the Commons of North Adams, where she was admitted in 1995. Born in Adams on May 23, 1919, daughter of Stanislaus F. and Sophia Kogut Bator, she...

Hartley Shearer

Hartley Shearer, 57, of 202 Pine Cobble Road, part-time lecturer in art at Williams College, died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in New York City on Oct. 30, 1944, son of F. Hartley...

Fred E. Schultz

Fred Edward Schultz Sr., 74, of Los Angeles, a native of Adams, died Friday at home. Born on Nov. 15, 1927, son of Friedrich and Katherine Garozolona Schultz, he attended the former Adams High...

Charles Reardon Jr.

Charles Harold Reardon Jr., 77, of 183 Phelps Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on April 28, 1924, son of Charles H. Reardon Sr. and Beatrice Marran Reardon, he was a 1942 graduate...

Thomas R. Sheehan, 20

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Richard Sheehan, 20, of 133 Oak Hill Road died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, as a result of a two-car accident on Route 8 in Lanesborough. Born in North Adams on May...

Mary V. Kleiner

Mary V. Kleiner, 88, of 18 Richmond St. died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on May 17, 1913, daughter of Frank and Katherine Ciolkosz Czarnik, she attended local...

Jean D. Delisle

Jean D. Delisle, 68, of 164 Cross Road died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Torrington, Conn., on Jan. 1, 1934, daughter of George and Florence O'Dell McKinney, she moved to North...

Harriet M. Brewer

Harriet M. Brewer, 94, of Colonial Village, Monson, formerly of North Adams, died Thursday at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer. Born in Astoria, N.Y., on Sept. 5, 1907, daughter of Stanley and...

Annette Urbanek

Annette Ruby Urbanek, 98, formerly of 27 Second St., died Tuesday at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, where she had resided since Aug. 11, 2000. Born in Adams on Nov. 29, 1903, daughter of...

Dominick Vecellio, 48

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dominick Anthony Vecellio, 48, of 51 Hathaway St. died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 10, 1953, son of Rita Fulginiti Vecellio of North...

Beatrice Thibert

Beatrice Thibert, 93, of 475 Union St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since December. Born in Clarksburg on Nov. 5, 1908, daughter of Fabian and Caroline Castanguay...

Sidney D. Ross

Sidney David Ross, 84, of 30 Colonial Ave., former director of research for Sprague Electric Co., died Thursday at home. Born in Lynn on Jan. 31, 1918, son of Sam and Dora Pross Ross, he graduated...

Marion Sorel, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marion Sorel, 82, of Spring Park, 45 Spring St., died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on April 6, 1919, daughter of Henry Sorel and Marie LaBonte...

Edward J. Zoltek

Edward J. "Sharkey" Zoltek, 81, of 12 Hoosac St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Wednesday. Born in Adams on May 18, 1920, son of John and Sophie...

Roman Kaczmarczyk

Roman Kaczmarczyk, 78, of 912 Cold Spring Road died Sunday at home. Born in Szklanow, Poland, on July 10, 1923, son of Jozef and Wiktoria Kosmaia Kaczmarczyk, he attended schools there and resided...

Emma Balardini, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Emma Rosetta Balardini, 80, of 19 Apremont St. died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at home. Born in Adams on May 13, 1921, daughter of John and Madeline Nicolini Morelli, she...

Bertha Havey

Bertha Havey, 79, of 35 Pleasant St. died Tuesday at North Adams Commons Health Care Center. Born in Berlin, N.Y., on Feb. 8, 1922, daughter of Allan and Orcelia Horton Southard, she attended...

Anthony J. Valotta, 77

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Anthony Joseph Valotta, 77, of 346 Crossroads died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Williamstown Commons, where he was admitted Jan. 18. He was involved in the operations of North...

Flora L. Laliberte, 48

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Flora Leona Laliberte, 48, of 165 Lindley Terrace died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital of cancer. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1953, daughter...

Janne Blocker

Janne Blocker, 82, of 26 Summer St. died Friday morning at home. Born in Huntington, Ind., on Aug. 16, 1919, daughter of Earl and Dessie Moore Steele, she graduated from Huntington High School in...

Una K. Schwedner, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Una Kate Schwedner, 84, of 877 Simonds Road, formerly of 138 Riverside Drive, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on...

Mildred C. Scully

Mildred Catherine Scully, 89, formerly of 86 Holbrook St., died Tuesday at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Aug. 23, 1912, daughter of Jasper and Mary E. O'Neil...

Normand LaFlamme

Normand LaFlamme, 55, of 121 Bracewell Ave. died Jan. 17 at North Adams Commons. Born in Ludlow on Jan. 28, 1946, son of the late Ernest and Freida Vincelette LaFlamme, he attended schools in...

Laura M. West

Laura M. West, 81, of 254 Notch Road died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Jan. 8. Born in North Adams on May 8, 1920, daughter of Alfred and Anne Hollis Davison,...