Obituaries

W. Robert "Bob" Davis

W. Robert "Bob" Davis, 87, died Saturday at the Western Massachusetts Hospital, Westfield, following a long illness. He was a former resident of Church Street in Williamstown. Born in Williamstown...

Roger J. Cooper, 69

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Roger Joseph Cooper, 69, of 222 State Road died Sunday, Feb. 23, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in the day at home. Born in North Adams on July...

Dorothy Marie Attalla

Dorothy Marie Attalla, 89, of 73 Chestnut St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 8, 1913, daughter of Thomas D. and Mary Elizabeth Corsiglia Miller, she...

Lillie Louise Tankersley

Lillie Louise Tankersley, 90, formerly of 550 River Road, died Friday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since May 30, 2000. Born in Jasper, Tenn., on June 17, 1912, daughter of Jeff...

John Francis Pennock

John Francis Pennock, 73, 1100 Mohawk Trail, formerly of Eagle Street, died Friday in his office at General Cable Corp., 160 Water St., Williamstown, shortly after being stricken by an apparent heart...

Joseph A. Carnevale

Joseph A. Carnevale, 81, of 150 Bull Hill Road, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 28, 1921, son of Dominic and Philomena Renzi Carnevale, he...

Rose Marie Sweeney

Rose Marie Sweeney, 86, formerly of 287 Cross Road, died Thursday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since Feb. 13, 1998. Born in St. Rose, Quebec, Canada, on Aug. 16, 1916, daughter of...

Stephen S. Tetlow

Stephen S. Tetlow, 46, of 451 Crane Ave. died Thursday afternoon at Fairview Care Center in Turners Falls. Born in Pittsfield on May 12, 1956, son of Carolyn D. Tetlow Rousseau and the late George...

James C. Costanzo, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — James C. Costanzo, 83, of 876 Hancock Road died Thursday evening, Feb. 20, 2003, at home surrounded by family. Born in Pittston, Pa., on Aug. 30, 1919, son of Salvatore...

Miguel J. Couture, 16

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Miguel Jesus Couture, 16, of 61 Bridges Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Nicaragua on April 11, 1986, son of Barbara Couture of...

William G. Tisdale

William G. Tisdale, 78, of Wichita Falls, Texas, a former resident of Halls Ground, Clarksburg, died Monday at the W. Erle & Emma White Hospice Center in Wichita Falls. Born in North Adams on...

Kristin Foster Currier

Kristin Foster Currier, 34, of 184 H. Murray Hill Road, Southern Pines, N.C., formerly of Lenox, died yesterday at home. Born in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Feb. 19, 1969, she was the daughter of Randy...

Lillian E. Cohen

Lillian E. Cohen, 74, of 262 Appleton Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Place. Born in Brookline on Dec. 22, 1928, daughter of Julius and Freida Brooks Talmanson, she graduated from...

Harold Steven Briggs

Harold Steven Briggs, 83, of 21 Rickards St. died yesterday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., where he had resided for a week. Born in Adams on Oct. 29, 1919, son of Orlando and...

Lillian F. Bendross

Lillian F. Bendross, 87, of 46 Railroad St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Birmingham, Ala., on Jan. 16, 1916, she was the daughter of Ulysses and Effie Black...

Alice Z. Avedian

Alice Z. Avedian, 93, of Cameron House, died Tuesday morning at home. Born in Jamaica Plain on Dec. 27, 1909, daughter of Hagop and Anna Nalbanjian Mansourian, she was raised in Haverhill and...

Mary L. Tucker

Mary L. Tucker, 66, a longtime resident of East Alford Road, died Monday evening at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home in Great Barrington following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Born Dec....

Stefania "Stacia" Kuza

Stefania "Stacia" Kuza, 82, of 17 East Hoosac St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Commons, where she had been admitted Feb. 11. Born in Adams on March 5, 1920, daughter of Felix and Agatha...

Howard F. Haywood

Howard F. Haywood, 87, formerly of Heaton Court, died Monday evening at Kimball Farms Nursing Home in Lenox, where he had resided since December 2000. Born in Housatonic on Feb. 11, 1916, son of...

Walter F. Erdeski

Walter F. Erdeski, 78, of 101 North Summer St. and for many years a resident of 27 East Road, where he maintained a farm, died of cancer Monday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was...

Fred Ira Baker Jr

Fred Ira Baker Jr., 80, of 59 East Housatonic St. died yesterday morning at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 24, 1922, son of Fred I. Baker Sr. and Mildred I. Rawling Baker, he attended local...

William H. Adkins II, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — William H. Adkins II, 77, 417 North Hemlock Lane, a former judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, died Monday at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in...

Mildred Irene Cellana

Mildred Irene Cellana, 86, of 108 Furnace St. died Saturday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 27, 1916, daughter of Robert P. and Elizabeth Carlow Dach, she attended city...

Mary Adamczyk, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Adamczyk, 82, of 88 North Summer St., died Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16, 2003, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she was admitted Feb. 8. Born in Zamutov,...

Agnes Dunn Murphy

Agnes Dunn Murphy, 94, of 35 East St. died at home on Friday, Feb. 14. Born Jan. 25, 1909, at the Dunn family home at 35 East St. in Great Barrington, daughter of John T. and Margaret Kane Dunn,...