Obituaries

Rena L. Lamas

Rena L. Lamas, 87, died yesterday at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Torrington, Conn., on April 19, 1916, daughter of Joseph and Caroline Zarini Saporite, she attended...

Albert J. Jurczak Jr.

Albert J. Jurczak Jr., 55, of 7 Leh's Lane died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, following a brief illness. Born in Adams on Jan. 23, 1948, son of the late Albert J. Jurczak...

Robert B. Elliott

Robert B. Elliott, 58, of 65 Columbus Ave. died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for a brief time. Born in Niskayuna, N.Y., on June 3, 1945, son of Alexander and Winifred...

Melissa "Jo" Ann O'Malley

Melissa "Jo" Ann O'Malley, 39, of 11 Linden St. died Tuesday morning at North Adams Commons, where she had been a patient since Dec. 30. Born in Great Barrington on Oct. 16, 1964, daughter of...

Edward Chyla

Edward Chyla, 62, of 135 High St. died at Berkshire Medical Center on Thursday following a long illness. Born in Garfield, N.J., on March 7, 1941, son of Edward and Mary Kwarta Chyla, he was a...

Jessamine Agnes Taylor Chalifoux

Jessamine Agnes Taylor Chalifoux, 95, a former resident of Hopper Road, died Thursday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on Dec. 19, 1908, daughter of Jesse and Fairhope Burdick...

Victoria "Vickie" A. Ptak

Victoria "Vickie" A. Ptak, 92, former longtime resident of Taconic Avenue, died yesterday at Laurel Lake Assisted Living Center in Lee, where she had resided for three years. Born in Housatonic...

Arlene Eunice Blanchard

Arlene Eunice Blanchard, 86, of 30 Hall St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Dec. 31. Born in North Adams on March 28, 1917, daughter of Jesse and Eva...

Rita Lazarczyk

Rita Lazarczyk, 79, of 745 Savoy Road died early yesterday morning at home with her family at her side. Born in Adams on Feb. 21, 1924, daughter of Arthur and Mary Parker Daignault, she moved to...

Hector E. Henault

Hector E. Henault, 85, of 379 East St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. He lived at Colonial Gardens before moving to East Street. Born in Burriville, R.I., on Aug. 25, 1918, son of...

Carol J. DeLuca

Carol J. DeLuca, 45, of 40 Stoddard Ave. died Saturday at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 18, 1958, daughter of Donald A. and Constance...

Edward S. Clairmont, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Edward S. "Todd" Clairmont, 78, of 118 Bracewell Ave. died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Williamstown Commons, where he was admitted Dec. 29. Born in Adams on Aug. 11, 1925,...

Rocco Joseph Yetz Jr.

Rocco Joseph Yetz Jr., 55, of 200 Mason Run Road, Rising Sun, Md., formerly of Pittsfield, died Dec. 29 at Union Hospital in Elkton, Md., from complications of diabetes. Born in Pittsfield on...

Venice Cecelia Partenope

Venice Cecelia Partenope, 101, of 10 Hospital Ave. died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she was admitted July 21, 2003, after a short illness. A longtime community...

Patricia A. O'Neil

Patricia A. O'Neil, 84, of 150 Ashland St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Nov. 20, 2003. Born in Middlebury, Vt., on Jan. 23, 1919, daughter of George and...

Gloria M. Metallo

Gloria M. Metallo, 81, formerly of 176 Columbus Ave., died yesterday at Country Estates Nursing Home in Agawam. Born in Cheshire on Feb. 17, 1922, daughter of Gabriel and Germena Graziani Osanni,...

The Rev. Cyril A. LeBeau Jr.

The Rev. Cyril A. LeBeau Jr., 80, of 30 Julio Drive, Shrewsbury, formerly of Cheshire, died yesterday at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. Born in Cheshire, son of Cyril A. LeBeau Sr. and...

Neil Matthew Gillooly

Neil Matthew Gillooly, 59, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Sunday at home following a long illness. Born in North Adams on April 28, 1944, son of Neil F. Gillooly of Blairsville, Ga., and the late...

Sister Mary Genevieve

Sister Mary Genevieve, 96, formerly Anna Esther Cox, of the Sisters of Providence died yesterday at the Providence Mother House in Holyoke. Born in Pittsfield on March 30, 1907, daughter of James...

Donald E. Tyler

Donald E. Tyler, 73, of Dewey Court died Friday at Fairview Commons, where he had resided for a few months. Born in Stratford, Conn., on Dec. 1, 1930, son of Douglas and Alice Hopkins Tyler, he...

Francis W. Scutt

Francis W. Scutt, 79, of 111 Melbourne Road died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since August 2002. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 5, 1924, son of Francis W. and Edna L. Moore...

Susan M. Karch

Susan M. Karch, 41, of Main Street died Saturday at the home of her longtime friend, Eugene Kirchner of Hillsdale, N.Y., of an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 23, 1962,...

Rita J. McClintock Doherty

Rita J. McClintock Doherty, 83, formerly of St. Joseph's Court, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where she had resided for three years. Born in North Pownal, Vt., on Dec. 31,...

Margaret Cecilia Blanquart

Margaret Cecilia Blanquart, 87, formerly of Ashland Park Apartments, died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since November 2001. Born in North Adams on...

Robert R. Warriner

Robert R. Warriner, 85, died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Center. He was a former resident of 1611 Cold Spring Road. Born in Arthur, Neb., on Jan. 13, 1918, son of Edwin and Mabel Reckerd...