Obituaries

Lucille A. LeSage

Lucille A. LeSage, 86, of 11 Beech St. died yesterday morning at Mary Lyon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hampden. Born in Adams on July 14, 1917, daughter of Herman and Almina Royal...

Francis J. Armstrong

Francis J. Armstrong, 81, of 9 Park Drive died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Peru on Sept. 3, 1922, son of Frank and Mary Quoos Armstrong, he was a graduate of...

Frances Wojcik

Frances Wojcik, 88, of 4 Columbia St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Scranton, Pa., on Nov. 22, 1915, daughter of Marcin and Anna Prucnal Gajda, her family moved to Poland when she was...

Richard R. Rabideau

Richard R. Rabideau, 64, of 16A Duncan Drive, South Deerfield, formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at North Shore University Hospital in Syosset, N.Y., after suffering a heart attack. Born in...

Frances I. Gajda

Frances I. Gajda, 91, formerly of 27 Commercial St., died Saturday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on March 9, 1913, daughter of John and Mary Ciesla Gajda, she attended schools...

G. Lawrence Vankin

G. Lawrence Vankin, 72, of 88 Cole Ave. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was a Williams College professor of biology, emeritus. Born in Baltimore on April 22, 1931,...

Elizabeth Matilda Peaslee

Elizabeth Matilda Peaslee, 86, of 10 Keeler St. died Tuesday morning at home. Born March 21, 1918, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wayne, she attended Pittsfield schools. A homemaker, Mrs....

The Rev. Joseph C. Paciorek

The Rev. Joseph C. Paciorek, 92, a native of Adams, died yesterday at St. Joseph's Residence in Enfield, Conn., where he had resided since 1999. Born April 14, 1911, son of Frank and Agnes...

Louis "Larry" Lucaroni

Louis "Larry" Lucaroni, 80, of 1733 Briarwood Drive, Santa Clara, Calif., formerly of Pittsfield, died March 9 at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, Calif. Born in Pittsfield on May 22, 1923, son of...

Mary C. "Marion" Hurley

Mary C. "Marion" Hurley, 90, died Monday at Jewish Nursing Home in Longmeadow. She was the mother of William J. Hurley of Dalton. Born in Springfield, daughter of Thomas J. and Rosanna B....

Albert C. Hayford Sr., 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Albert C. "Buddy" Hayford Sr., 80, of 201 Brown St. died Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center following a yearlong battle with lung cancer. Born in...

Evelyn Adeline "Pat" Gallagher

Evelyn Adeline "Pat" Gallagher, 81, of St. Joseph's Court died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 7, 1922, daughter of Raoul and Maude Bechard...

Theresa Marie Dolle

Theresa Marie Dolle, 72, of 495 West Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Marlboro on Feb. 18, 1932, daughter of Francis and Marie Moran Ouimette, she was raised and...

Kevin Matthew Quinn

Kevin Matthew Quinn, 74, of 71 Lexington Parkway died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack earlier at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 26, 1929, son...

John J. Quinn Sr

John J. Quinn Sr., 77, of 71 Lexington Parkway died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 8, 1926, son of Dr. John R. and Sara Collins Quinn, he graduated from St....

Mary A. McGovern

Mary A. McGovern, 92, of 34 Daniels Ave. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Pittsfield Feb. 14, 1912, daughter of Peter T. and Mary Ann Dunn McGovern, she was a 1930 graduate of Pittsfield...

Norman Andrew Lappies

Norman Andrew Lappies, 83, of 250 Pittsfield Road died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in Chatham, N.Y., on April 28, 1920, son of Raymond and Mabel Rathbun Lappies, he attended schools in...

Elinor A. Collins

Elinor A. Collins, 78, of 175 Spring St. died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 4, 1925, daughter of Dr. Patrick J. and Margaret Maher Sullivan, she was a 1942 graduate of the former...

Ruth Elizabeth "Liz" Morey

Ruth Elizabeth "Liz" Morey, 15, of 344 State Road died March 23 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield as a result of an automobile accident on Route 8 in Adams on March 21. Born in...

Elizabeth Ann Lord, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Ann "Betty Ann" Lord, 76, of 120 Harding Ave. died Monday, March 29, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after being stricken earlier at home....

Arthur A. "Sonny" Felix Jr

Arthur A. "Sonny" Felix Jr., 63, of 254 Mohawk Forest Boulevard died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where he had been admitted March 23. Born in North Adams on Oct. 5, 1940,...

Francis J. Champagne, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Francis J. Champagne, 81, of 1556 Massachusetts Ave. died Monday afternoon, March 29, 2004, at home. Born in North Adams on April 2, 1922, son of Joseph A. and Anna M....

Doris Helen Landy

Doris Helen Landy, 87, formerly of 15 Avon St., died Sunday evening at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on March 23, 1916, daughter of William J. and Martha Bostwick...

Harold M. "Barney" Johnson

Harold M. "Barney" Johnson, 83, of 5 Gilmore Ave. died yesterday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Lee on June 25, 1920, son of Floyd and Pearl R. Loomis Johnson, he moved to...

Josephine Theresa Iwanowicz

Josephine Theresa Iwanowicz, 86, of 551 Summit Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in Adams on June 7, 1917, daughter of Joseph and Helen Nida Gwozdz, she was a graduate of the former Adams...