Obituaries

Richard D. Kordek

Pittsfield - Richard D. Kordek, 66, of 99 Second St. died Tuesday at home. Born in New Britain, Conn., on Oct. 25, 1941, son of Jean Prachniak Kordek and the late Boleslaw Kordek, he was educated...

Michael F. Ciuk

Adams - Michael F. Ciuk, 95, of 27 Spring St. died Friday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided since 2000. Born in Adams on Aug. 31, 1912, son of Jacob and Julia Milicek Ciuk, he...

Lois J. Burns

Adams - Lois J. Burns, 79, of 89 Summer St. died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown after a long illness. Born in Buckland on Aug. 14, 1928, daughter of Murton and Minnie Billiel...

Mary Martha Sorrentino

Lenox - Mary Martha Sorrentino, 69, of West Street died Friday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 28, 1938, daughter of John J. and Mary Toolan Shalley, she was a 1955 graduate of Lenox High...

William J. Rousseau

ADAMS - William Joseph Rousseau, 64, of 11 Daniels Court died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Aug. 2, 1943, son of Raymond and Bertha Davignon Rousseau, he...

Mary Albini

North Adams - Mary Albini, 92, of 103 Main St., formerly of Ashland Street, died Thursday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 1, 1915, daughter of Alexander and Rosa Serra...

Eugene C. "Gene" Fairfield

Dalton - Eugene C. "Gene" Fairfield, 71, of 111 High St., died Monday at home following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield, May 30, 1936, son of Clifford and Doris M. Crawford Fairfield, he...

Carol A. Deane

Washington - Carol A. Deane, 53, of 282 Stonehouse Road, a lifelong resident of Washington, died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield, on Aug. 6, 1954, daughter of Lorraine Campbell Deane and the...

Laburn Austin

Pittsfield - Laburn Austin, 93, formerly of BerkshireTown Apartments, died Wednesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since 2003. Mr. Austin came to Pittsfield in the 1950s, later...

Janis T. Wong, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janis Therese Wong, 72, of 51 Liberty St., died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in China, on Dec. 19, 1935, daughter of Pak-Chai...

George D. VanZandt Jr.

Lee - George D. VanZandt Jr., 55, of 110 Fox Run, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center after being stricken at his home. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Aug. 5, 1952, son of George and Eileen Flynn...

Claude Irene St. Jean Rock

Pittsfield - Claude Irene St. Jean Rock, 89, formerly of 21 Norman Ave., died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons, where she resided since 2006. Born in St. Felix de Kingsey, Québec, Canada, on Jan....

Brenton Vaun Pleshaw

Adams - Brenton Vaun Pleshaw, 59, of 15 Sayles St., died Tuesday at the Berkshire Family Resource Center, 37 Elm St. Born in Adams, Feb. 6, 1948, son of Gervin and Gladys A. Griswold Pleshaw, he...

William Fugman Jr.

Dalton - William Fugman Jr., 65, of 68 Pinecrest Drive, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, on Oct. 10, 1942, son of Marion Hinkley Fugman and the late William Fugman...

Charles E. Conner

Dalton - Charles E. Conner, 74, of 996 South St., died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield, on June 16, 1933, son of Fred C. and Rena Gareau Conner, he attended Becket Elementary...

Norma M. Cellana, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Norma Mary Cellana, 92, of 1 Berkshire Square and a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, at the Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born...

Hilda D. Buckheim

Lenox - Hilda D. Buckheim, 95, a former Pittsfield resident, died Tuesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided since 2003. Born in North Adams, on Aug. 10, 1912, daughter of...

Arlin P. Bedard

Adams - Arlin P. Bedard, 81, of 1 Berkshire Square, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams, on May 24, 1926, daughter of Bernard and Antoinette Markiewicz Sirard, she moved to...

Angela Cancilla

Pittsfield - Angela Cancilla, 97, formerly of Providence Court, 379 East St., died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since August 2006. Born in Isnello,...

John C. Thomason, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John C. Thomason, 80, of 151 Lindley Terrace died Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Asheville, N.C., on June 15,...

Bernice B. Fuore

Lenox - Bernice B. Fuore, 78, of East Street died Saturday at home. Born in Lenox on April 12, 1929, daughter of John and Caroline Kruczkowski Baczek, she was a 1947 graduate of Lenox High School,...

Frances P. Kelsey

SHEFFIELD - Frances Perkins Kelsey, 85, a longtime resident of Sheffield, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation in Hadley. Born in Canaan, Conn., on March 23, 1922, the...

Doris J. Southergill, 86

GREAT BARRINGTON - Doris Jean Van Deusen Southergill, 86, of Stockbridge Road, died Wednesday evening, Dec. 25, 2007, at home. Born in Great Barrington on Nov. 11, 1921, daughter of Earle C. and...

Eleanor Ann Weldon

Eleanor Ann Weldon, 89, of 1801 Conestoga Drive SE, Albuquerque, N.M., a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield, June 4, 1918, daughter of George L. and Catherine Doyle...

Stanley John Slonski

Stanley John Slonski, 85, of 108 Madison Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 3, 1922, son of Vincent and Mary Zervenski Slonski, he was a graduate of...