Obituaries

Melvin Band

Melvin Band, 58, of 290 Luce Road, longtime mathematics professor at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier...

Walter F. Juras

Walter F. Juras, 83, of 3 Marshall Ave. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where he was admitted in September. Born in Adams on March 11, 1918, son of Peter and Hedwig Cynar Juras, he...

Sophie L. Ziter

Sophie L. Ziter, 88, of 33 Washington St., Brattleboro, Vt.., a former Pittsfield resident, died Sunday evening at Thompson House Nursing Home in Brattleboro. Born in Barre, Vt., on Sept. 15,...

Viola Mary (Capella) Richardello

Viola Mary (Capella) Richardello, 87, formerly of 186 Shadowland Cove, Cheshire, MA died Thursday June 14, 2001 at the North Adams Commons, 175 Franklin Street North Adams, MA. She had resided there...

Elizabeth Kordek

Elizabeth Rose Kordek, 87, of 19 1/2 Spring Street Extension died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 11, 1913, daughter of Frank...

Leona D. Chenail

Leona D. Chenail, 93, formerly of 45 Spring St., died yesterday morning at Side By Side Assisted Living Facility at 114 Onota St., Pittsfield. She had also resided on Luce Road in Williamstown for 33...

Sara C. Foote

Sara C. "Sally" Foote, 91, of Williamstown died Tuesday in Williamstown. . Born in Chicago on Nov. 11, 1909, daughter of William N.C. Carlton and Sara Hayden Carlton, she moved to Williamstown in...

Raymond Rarick

Raymond Charles Rarick, 76, of 490 Middle Road died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Friday. Born in North Adams on Sept. 26, 1924, son of Abraham L. and Adelina...

Frederick Chichester

Frederick Chichester, 72, of 11548 Hollyridge Drive, Tyler, Texas, died May 25 at home. He was the husband of the former Neoma A. Joppich of Adams. Born in New Haven, Conn., on April 28, 1929, son...

Dwight Martin

Dwight Martin, 65, of 53 Chase Ave., formerly of Worcester, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on June 9, 1936, son of William Martin and Marion Hazel Martin...

Charles R. Palmer

Charles Raymond Palmer, 90, of 5 Melrose St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Saturday. Born in Adams on April 29, 1911, son of Charles E. and Margaret...

Lillian R. Ritcher, 65

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Lillian Rita Ritcher, 65, of 35 Jordan Ave. died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a 10-year battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Jan....

Irene F. Leitch

Irene Frances Leitch, 82, of 39 Morningside Ave. died Sunday afternoon at Williamstown Commons. Born in West Warren on Aug. 20, 1918, daughter of Ladislaw and Alexandria Ziak Lemanski, she moved...

Sylvia Paradis

Sylvia Paradis, 93, of 17 Forest Park Ave. died Wednesday evening at the Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on July 6, 1907, daughter of William H. and Mary L. Seymour Paradis,...

Rev. Milton Rohane, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Rev. Milton Alan Rohane, 78, of San Diego, Calif., formerly of North Adams, died May 28, 2001, in London, England, while on his annual trip to Europe. Born in North...

Germaine Blanchette

Germaine Blanchette, 96, of 4 Columbia St. died yesterday at the Williamstown Commons Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on July 4, 1905, daughter of Hilaire and Eugenie La Belle...

John R. Murphy

John Richard Murphy, 52, of 23978 Circle Drive, Quail Valley, Calif., died Tuesday at home, following a long battle with cancer. Born in Long Island, N.Y., on Aug. 26, 1948, son of Veronica Hickey...

Lionel A. Danis

Retired Air Force Col. Lionel Arthur Danis, 69, of Fairfax, Va., formerly of North Adams, died May 9 at his home of congestive heart failure. He had maintained a home in Fairfax since the early...

Andrew Rumgay

Andrew C. Rumgay, 78, of 17 Pleasant St. died Monday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Sunday. Born in North Adams on Nov. 3, 1922, son of Andrew C. Rumgay Sr....

Gladys Ruth St. Pierre

Mrs. Gladys Ruth (Foster) St. Pierre, 79, of 71 Bachand Ave., Williamstown, MA, died Friday morning June 1, 2001 at the North Adams Commons. She was the widow of Henry St. Pierrre whom she married...

Esther B. Rivest, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Esther Barbara Rivest, 79, of South Hadley, a native of North Adams, died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Meadowood Nursing Home in South Hadley after a short illness. Born on...

Francis LaPointe

Francis John "Frenchy" LaPointe, 40, of 1156 Russell Drive, Mount Pleasant, S.C., a native of North Adams, died Monday at home. Born in North Adams on April 7, 1961, son of Marguerite Theresa...

Frances M. Mace

Frances M. Mace, 82, of 62 Charles St., a former longtime resident of Chelmsford, died Wednesday afternoon at Sweet Brook Care Center. Born in Arlington on May 20, 1919, daughter of Oscar and Mary...

Walter Richardson Jr., 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Walter Charles Richardson Jr., 77, of 60 Bachand Ave. died Wednesday morning, May 29, 2001, at home. Born in Adams on March 25, 1924, son of Walter C. and Elizabeth I....

H. Norton Schell

H. Norton Schell, 93, formerly of 90 Candlewood Drive, died May 14 at Willowood Health Care Center. Born in North Adams on June 20, 1907, son of Harlan P. and Elizabeth Horton Schell, he graduated...