Obituaries

Charles E. Shaylor, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles Edward Shaylor, 68, of 25 Bryant St. died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at his home. Born in Worcester on Oct. 31, 1945, a son of George and Eva King Shaylor, he...

Dr. William L. Sands, 90

MENANDS, N.Y. — Dr. William Leon Sands, 90, of Sage Hill Lane died Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Boston. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Dr. Irving J. Sands and Cecile R. Sands, prominent leaders of...

James S. Wondoloski, 75

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - James Stanley Wondoloski, 75, of 10 White Oaks Road died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Greenfield on May 23, 1938, a son of...

Rose E. Girardi, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Rose Elizabeth Girardi, 91, of 281 Walnut St. died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on March 26, 1922 daughter of Luigi and Elizabeth...

Beverly L. Duquette, 72

ADAMS, Mass. - Beverly Lorraine Duquette, 72, of 44 East Jordan St. died Thursday, Feb, 20, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Rowe on Dec. 22, 1941, daughter of Travis Del...

G. John Velyvis, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - G. John Velyvis, 82, of 104 Chenaille Terrace died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at his home. Born in Vilkaviskis, Lithuania, on Dec. 8, 1931, son of Joseph and Anna Jurksaitis...

John S. Pralat, 70

ADAMS, Mass. — John S. Pralat, 70, of 23 Manners Ave. died Monday afternoon, Feb. 17, 2014, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Adams on May 6, 1943, son of Marian and Julia...

Sylvia Kaigle Kateley, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Sylvia Alice Kaigle Kateley, 85, died on Monday, Feb. 18, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on June 25, 1928 a daughter of Louis and Alice Wright Chalifoux,...

Mary J. Ruzicka, 94

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Josephine Ruzicka, 94, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since June 12, 2012. Born in the Morsemere section of Ridgefield,...

Susan M. Murphy, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Susan Marie Murphy, 66, of 140 Crest St. died Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on May 9, 1947, daughter of James and Yvonne Martelle Garvie,...

Lillian Rose Budz, 97

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lillian Rose Budz, 97, of Saulnier Drive died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, at her home, supported by her daughters Diane Budz of Williamstown and Carol Budz Blanchard of...

Milton A. Perras, 52

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Milton A. Perras, 52, of 209 Ashland St. died on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, at his home. Born in North Adams on Jan. 26, 1962, a son of Madelyn Moreau Perras of North...

Paul G. Allegra, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul George Allegra, 87, of 45 Spring St. died Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born on Jan. 25, 1927, in Ahmeek, Mich., to Orazio Allegra and Francesca...

Joseph G. Guertin, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph George Guertin, 89, of Benedict Road died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his friends and family. Born in North Adams on May 13, 1924, son of...

Maureen F. Depew, 82

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Maureen Frances Depew, 82, of 17 May St., died on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Matthew Hood, at 855 Dockbridge Way, Milton,...

Jay Floyd Barton, 84

STAMFORD, Vt. — Jay Floyd Barton, 84, of 706 Jepson Road died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at his home. Born in North Adams, Mass., on May 20, 1929, the son of Daniel C. and Irene Kenyon Barton,...

Gioconda Vecellio, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gioconda Marie "Connie" Vecellio, 98, of 127 River St. died Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by her loving family. Born in...

Kristine M. Fierro, 36

CHESHIRE, Mass. - Kristine Marie Fierro, 36, of 33 Lake Shore Drive died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a five-year courageous battle with cancer, surrounded...

Hazel C. Burdick, 105

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Hazel Christine Burdick, 105, formerly of Champagne Avenue died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Savoy on Aug. 26, 1908, daughter of John...

David A. Atwell, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Arthur Atwell, 67, of 611 State Road died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 1, 1946, son of Melvin Atwell and...

Samuel R. Fulginiti, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Samuel R. Fulginiti, 92, of 15 Myers Ave. died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 1, 1921, son of Giuseppe and Angelina Cirullo...

Jerome H. Norton, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Jerome Haywood Norton, 92, of 118 Church St. died Friday, Feb. 1, 2014, at his home. Born in Northampton on Sept. 9, 1921, a son of Carl and Dorothy Haywood Norton, he...

Joseph O. Volff, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Joseph Octave Volff, 79, of 398 Houghton St. died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in the town of Washington on Oct. 21, 1934, son...

Margaret M. Green, 93

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Margaret Mabel "Johnnie" Green, 93, of 26 May St. died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on May 2, 1920, a daughter of Harry...

Janice O'Keefe-Billings, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Janice Irene O'Keefe-Billings, 64, of East Greenwich, R.I., formerly of North Adams, died on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at Kent County Hospital in Rhode Island, surrounded by her...