Obituaries

Clayton Howard Gardner II

Clayton Howard Gardner II, 88, formerly of Berlin, N.Y., died Monday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, where he had resided since 1997. He was the father of Kelly S. Gardner and the...

Addison Bruneau

Baby girl Addison Marie Bruneau of 17 Grove St. died Sunday at birth. She was the daughter of Adam Bruneau and Erin Sebastino of North Adams. Besides her parents, she leaves a sister, Kaleigh...

James S. Bownes

James S. Bownes, 97, of 106 Third St. died Sunday at home. Born in Camden, S.C., on Oct. 29, 1907, son of Sam and Mary Carlina Bowens, he graduated from high school there. He came to...

Patricia Bourdon

Patricia Bourdon, 78, of 1101 Lookout Drive, Apollo Beach, Fla., formerly of Adams, died Thursday at Sun Terrace Health Care Center in Sun City Center, Fla. Born in Southampton, England, on Nov....

Martha B. Belanger

Martha B. Belanger, 57, of 55 Highland Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield of cancer. Born in Adams on March 15, 1947, daughter of Stephen T. and M. Wilmer...

Linley Joyce Jones Parker Beckwith

Linley Joyce Jones Parker Beckwith, 69, of 33 Pine Lodge Park died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Monroe on Oct.19, 1935, daughter of Claude and Helen Ballou Wager, she attended...

Olive Patton

Olive Patton, 100, of 1018 Middle Road died yesterday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Stamford, Vt., on July 31, 1904, daughter of Samuel and Mabel Taylor Coulter, she moved to Alcorn,...

Margaret Ann Mole

Margaret Ann Mole, 89, formerly of 38 Dartmouth St., died Sunday at Sugar Hill in Dalton, where she had resided since October 2002. Born in Pittsfield on May 5, 1915, daughter of Giovanni and...

Beulah Warriner

Beulah Warriner, 89, of Sweetwood died Thursday at home. Born in Dayton, Ohio, on Oct. 1, 1915, daughter of Harry F. and Florence Trentman Fox, she graduated from Kiser High School and attended...

Kazimier L. Piekos, 66

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Kazimier L. "Kasey" Piekos, 66, of 828 Sandmill Road, a longtime local businessman, died early Friday morning, Jan. 7, 2005, at his home following a short illness. Born in...

Raymond Hermanski

Raymond Hermanski, 86, of 24 East Cleveland St., Greenfield, died Thursday at the Calvin Coolidge Nursing Home in Northampton. Born in Pittsfield on July 10, 1918, son of Charles and Stella...

Margaret Ann "Margie" Gwozdz

Margaret Ann "Margie" Gwozdz, 57, of 93 Church St., died early yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 29, 1947, daughter of Frank and Stella Augustyniak Gwozdz,...

Arlene M. Rapkowicz

Arlene M. Rapkowicz, 76, formerly of Providence Court, died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for three years. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 4, 1928,...

Gerard A. Nadeau

Gerard A. Nadeau, 87, of 29 Water St. died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 30, 1917, son of Edward and Philomene Blais Nadeau, he attended the former Notre...

Joseph Stanley Les

Joseph Stanley Les, 94, formerly of 17 Pleasant St., died Friday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided for four years. Born in Adams on Nov. 9, 1910, son of Augustine and...

Hazel E. Johnston

Hazel E. Johnston, 82, of 64 Boylston St. died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 26, 1922, daughter of John Foster Jr. and Lena Nash Foster, she attended local schools. Mrs....

Agnes Antoinette Elder

Agnes Antoinette Elder, 96, of 246 Franklin St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 16, 1908, daughter of David S. and Matilda Durocher Trombley, she attended...

John Harley Wampler Sr.

John Harley Wampler Sr., 75, of 99 Second St., Central Annex, died Saturday at home from lung cancer. Born in New Bedford on July 20, 1929, son of Clarence O. and Catherine Hennesey Wampler, he...

Madeline R. Spasyk

Madeline R. Spasyk, 90, of 115 Holliston St., Medway, a former longtime resident of 87 Edward Ave., died Saturday evening at Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital in Milford. Born in Pittsfield...

Frederick Arthur Schneider

Frederick Arthur Schneider, 67, of Boice Road died Saturday at home after a long illness. Born in Great Barrington on March 1, 1937, son of Clinton T. and Sophie McDermott Schneider, he attended...

Elizabeth V. Nugai

Elizabeth V. Nugai, 69, of 95 Longview Terrace died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 7, 1936, daughter of John and Susan Candilore Panetti, she was a 1953...

Shirley Less

Shirley Less, 93, of 503 Colonial Drive, Wilder, Vt., formerly of North Adams, died Friday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., after a long illness. Born in Russia on Nov. 28,...

Sophie Katz

Sophie Katz, 87, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in North Adams on July 16, 1917, daughter of Max and Sarah...

Katharine Hill

Katharine Hill, 84, of Highview Drive and of High Point Drive, Englewood, Fla., died Friday at the home of her daughter, Susan McMahon of 106 Oceanside Drive in Scituate, under the care of Hospice of...

Pauline Sibley Coller

Pauline Sibley Coller, 101, of East Street died Wednesday at Fairview Commons Nursing Home in Great Barrington after a long illness. Born in Springfield on June 1, 1903, daughter of Patrick and...