Obituaries

Helen Ruth Shulman

Helen Ruth Shulman, 84, of Menorah Manor in St. Petersburg, Fla., died there Friday. She was co-founder of the former Jim's Department Store and former co-owner of Jim's House of Shoes. Born...

Josephine Marie Shaw

Josephine Marie Shaw, 81, of 547 South St. died Saturday at home after a long illness. Born in Troy Grove, Ill., on Dec. 11, 1923, daughter of Harry L. and Edna Nelson Foster, she was a graduate...

Hector Molleur

Hector Molleur, 96, formerly of 224 New Lenox Road, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided several months. Born in Adams on Nov. 25, 1908, son of Mose and Eucharist "Carrie"...

Lenore Catherine Richardson

Lenore Catherine Richardson, 85, of Epworth Arms, 350 West St., formerly of Lantana, Fla., died Monday morning at Providence Care Center of Lenox after a short illness. Born in Littleton on May...

Janet Marie Patrie

Janet Marie Patrie, 68, of 78 College Ave., died Sunday evening at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. Born in North Adams on Feb. 11, 1937, daughter of Alphonse Leo and...

Edward Stephen Olszowy

Edward Stephen Olszowy, 78, of 4 Richmond St., a longtime Adams Police officer, died early Wednesday morning at home. Born in Adams on April 6, 1927, son of John and Catherine Salamon Olszowy, he...

Mavis June Munger

Mavis June Munger, 72, of Berkshiretown Apartments, 176 Columbus Ave., died Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 25, 1932, daughter of Richard C. and Ida Jansen...

Marian Dzbenski

Marian Dzbenski, 74, of 17 Wall St. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Siemien, Poland, on Oct. 28, 1930, son of John and Mariana Dzbenski, he attended schools in Poland....

Rudolph W. Potak

Rudolph W. Potak, 84, of 78 Harryel St., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Amsterdam, N.Y., on March 23, 1921, son of John and Elizabeth Hajney Potak, he attended schools there...

Eva Marie Bush

Eva Marie Bush, 92, of 150 Ashland St. died yesterday afternoon at Williamstown Commons. Born in Ford City, Ontario, on March 4, 1913, daughter of Narcisse and Sylvia Dupras Tessier, she attended...

Catherine Welch

Catherine Welch, 87, of St. John's Retirement Village in Woodland, Calif., formerly of Dalton, died May 9 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Sept. 6, 1917, daughter of Edmund and Rose Gunkel...

Madelyn Joan Serrano

Madelyn Joan Serrano, 83, of 55 Hall St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 26, 1921, daughter of George H. and Edith Farley Tubbs, she grew up on the West Side and...

Aldina Esoldi

Aldina Esoldi, 90, of 35 Marjorie St. died Saturday at Laurel Lake Center. Born in Lee on June 6, 1914, daughter of Peter and Pavina Barbieri Zorzin, she was a graduate of Lee High School and the...

June M. Carmichael

June M. Carmichael, 74, of 63 Wilshire Drive died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Putnam, Conn., on June 1, 1930, daughter of Joseph and Lena Hendrickson Miller, she graduated...

Roger Ernest Rose

Roger Ernest Rose, 59, of 569 Union St., owner of Roger's Auto Sales, died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted May 5 after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on...

Victor Thomas Aubin

Victor Thomas Aubin, 83, of 611 State Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 2, 1922, son of Thomas and Louise Gilbert Aubin, he attended the former St. Joseph's High...

Anthony J. Marchetti

Anthony J. Marchetti, 80, of 37 Lillian St., died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since April. Born in Pittsfield on June 2, 1924, son of Luigi and Josephine Tesoniero...

Olga Skochinsky

Olga Skochinsky, 85, of 509 Tyler St. died Saturday, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 21, 1919, daughter of Nicholas and Nadezhda Kaznersry, she was a 1938 graduate of Pittsfield...

Kenneth S. Shepard Sr.

Kenneth S. Shepard Sr., 89, of Clyde Morris Boulevard, Ormond Beach, Fla., and 47 Sunrise St., Lanesborough, died May 10 at home in Ormond Beach. Born in Pittsfield, son of Lloyd and Jenni...

Irene Jeannette LeBeau

Irene Jeannette LeBeau, 85, of 42 Commercial St. died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Sept. 28, 1919, daughter of Arsene and Vitaline Breault Guerin, she...

Clare K. DeFalco

Clare K. DeFalco, 81, of 123 Marion Ave. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Adams on March 8, 1924, daughter of William H. and Mary A. Nolan...

Willard L. Stone, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Willard Leon Stone, 89, of 127 Shenandoah Trail, Warner Robins, Ga., a longtime resident of 9 First St., died Tuesday morning, May 10, 2005, at home. Born in North Adams on...

Anthony R. Silva

Anthony R. Silva, 92, of 51 Edward Ave. died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Cural, Portugal, on Aug. 19, 1912, son of Germano and Rosaria Rodriguez Silva, he came to the...

Andrea Rose Rocke

Andrea Rose Rocke, 60, of 9 Cypress Lane died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 4, 1944, daughter of Edgar S. Tufts of Daytona Beach, Fla., and...

Fred Gardieff

Fred Gardieff, 82, of 415 East Housatonic St. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on July 4, 1922, son of Walter and Mary Mosel Gardieff, he...