Obituaries

Richard Morin, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Morin, 76, of 532 State St. died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at home. Born in Providence, R.I., on Jan. 5, 1925, son of Carl and Anna Nicholas Morin, he attended...

Alfred J. Shaker

Alfred J. Shaker, 88, formerly of 55 North Holden St., died Saturday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 19, 1913, son of Abraham and Julia David Shakar, he was a 1931 graduate of...

Douglas Shepley

Douglas Shepley, 78, of 227 Franklin St., Franklin Court Apartments, formerly a longtime resident of Church Street, died Wednesday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Stockport, Cheshire,...

Lucian Siciliano, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lucian Benedict Siciliano, 86, of 745 West Heber St., Glendora, Calif., formerly of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, at Foothill Presbyterian...

Nancy I. Blaisdell

Nancy Irene Blaisdell, 63, of 90 Bachand Ave. died Sunday at home. Born in Adams on Feb. 16, 1938, daughter of Albert A. and Irene Brousso Duprey, she attended Adams schools, including the former...

George E. Bushika, 68

FLORIDA, Mass. — George Edward Bushika, 68, of 58 Tilda Hill Road died Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, at Williamstown Commons, where he was admitted Oct. 17. He was a longtime town assessor and poll...

George Harrington

George E. Harrington, 75, of Prospect Street, formerly of Bennington, Vt., died Sunday at North Adams Commons, where he had resided for three days. Born in Bennington on Aug. 12, 1926, son of Lynn...

Catherine Couture, 85

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Catherine Pauline Couture, 85, of 181 Bridges Road died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since July 6. Born in Worcester on July...

Margaret Ann Madigan, 66

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Margaret Ann "Peggy" Madigan, 66, of 85 Bachand Avenue, The Spruces, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001, in the emergency room of North Adams Regional Hospital after being...

Joseph R. Tassone, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Joseph Rocco Tassone, 83, of 93 Nutmeg Lane, The Spruces, died Oct. 26, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Wednesday. Born in North Adams on...

Carol A. Perras, 61

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carol Ann Perras, 61, of 158 Prospect St., died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in the day. Born in North...

Rena Mae (Coope) Louison

Rena Mae (Coope) Louison, 93, of Franklin Courts, North Adams, an Adams native and former resident, died Thursday morning at her residence. Death was attributed to a heart seizure. Born on April...

Minerva Alto Goldenson

Minerva Alto Goldenson, 86 of 1940 Park Ave., Apt. 307, Miami Beach, Florida died Thursday, October 25, 2001 at her home. Death followed a brief illness. She was born in Chicago, IL on May 13,...

Irene Clairmont

Irene Clairmont, 88, of 9 Gavin Ave. died yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons Health Care Center. Born in Adams on Oct. 20, 1913, daughter of Exemer and Josephine Bouchard Pinsonneault, she...

Donna Lee Smith, 60

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Donna Lee Smith, 60, of 47 Pines Lodge Park, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Jan....

Caleb S. Harriman

Caleb Samuel Harriman, 69, of 45 Bridges Road died Wednesday at home. Born in Lowell on Dec. 30, 1931, son of Lawrence Manning Harriman Sr. and Minnie Evangeline Dursthoff Harriman, he attended...

William P. Taylor

William Paul Taylor Sr., 51, of Newburgh, N.Y., a native of North Adams, died Monday at St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh. Born in North Adams on Oct. 16, 1950, son of Antoinette Russett Taylor of...

J. Michael Silsby

J. Michael Silsby, 51, of 16 Belmar Drive died Friday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he had been admitted Oct. 6. Death followed a brief illness. Mr. Silsby was known for his...

Mildred O'Grady, 77

Mildred U. "Dollie" O'Grady, 77, of Barefoot Bay, Fla., died Sept. 26, 2001, at Sebastian River Medical Center, Roseland, after a prolonged illness. She was born Jan. 3, 1924, in North Adams and...

Robert F. Lucia, 34

ADAMS -- Robert Francis Lucia, 34, of 22 Crandall St. died of cystic fibrosis Monday. Born in North Adams on Sept. 11, 1967, son of Donald and Dorothy Wooley Lucia of Adams, he attended Adams...

Helen I. Stohlman, 96

ADAMS -- Helen Irene Stohlman, 96, of 128 East Hoosac St. died Monday. Born in Adams on Feb. 5, 1905, daughter of John G. and Villa A. Sandford Mogul, she attended Adams schools. She assisted...

William E. Casper, 37

ADAMS -- William E. Casper, 37, of 2 South Willow St. died Sunday at home. Born in Gary, Ind., on Oct. 23, 1963, he was the son of Elizabeth Doe Casper Oparowski of Adams. He moved to Adams as a...

Mary A. Luczynski, 96

ADAMS -- Mary A. Luczynski, 96, of 545 Martha Drive, Holly Hill, Fla., formerly of Allen Street, Adams, died Friday at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Born in Adams on Aug. 16, 1905,...

Marion F. Higham

ADAMS -- Marion F. Higham, 93, of 50 Dean St. died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Westminster on June 2, 1908, daughter of Frank R. and Alma Johnstone Murdock, she...

Lillian I. Adams, 95

NORTH ADAMS -- Lillian Ilene Adams, 95, of 105 Front St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 21, 1906, daughter of Joseph and Celia Fountaine Levesque, she attended...