Obituaries

Donald A. LeClair, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Anthony LeClair, 75, of 172 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, of emphysema at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted...

James E. Leffingwell

James E. Leffingwell, 90, of Leffingwell Road, Southfield, died Tuesday morning at home. Born on the family farm in Southfield on April 4, 1912, son of Ernest J. and L. Dowd Leffingwell, he...

Joanna "Blondie" Biernacki

Joanna "Blondie" Biernacki, 78, of 45 Hart St., Housatonic, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Poland on April 26, 1924, daughter of Wladyslawa and Teofili Budniak...

Carol Olson

Carol Olson, 56, of Shunpike Road died Wednesday at home, following a long battle with cancer. Born in Canaan, Conn., on April 28, 1946, daughter of Eleanor Hughes Griffiths and the late William...

Dr. Ernest James Manuel

Dr. Ernest James Manuel, 70, of 212-12 73rd Ave., Bayside, N.Y., died Tuesday at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, N.Y., after being stricken earlier in the...

Margaret E. Bentley

Margaret E. Bentley, 91, formerly of 103 Main St. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. She had resided at the former Edgecomb Nursing Home in Lenox before transferring to...

Frances R. Louison, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Frances Rita Louison, 87, formerly of 200 Cheshire Road, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003 at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 22, 1915, daughter...

Catherine Connolly

Catherine Connolly, 83, of 36 Edward Ave. died yesterday morning at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since January 2000. Born in Pittsfield on June 25, 1919, daughter of C. Arthur...

Esther May Dickinson, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Esther May Dickinson, 81, of 722 New Ashford Road died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Jan. 2. Born in Williamstown on...

Dorothy Alice Gary

Dorothy Alice Gary, 69, of 63 Bossidy Drive died early Saturday morning at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1933, daughter of William and Anna Lee LeBarnes, she attended...

Cecile Adrienne Little

Cecile Adrienne Little, 91, of St. Joseph's Court died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Saturday after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 22,...

David Thomas Wyman

David Thomas Wyman, 81, of 42 Maple St. died Saturday evening at home after a three-year battle with lymphoma. Born in South Dorset, Vt., on Feb. 25, 1921, son of David J. and Helen Tilston Wyman,...

Raffaele "Ralph" Comarato

Raffaele "Ralph" Comarato, 80, of Hillsdale Road, South Egremont, died Friday at home. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Jan. 29, 1922, son of Luigi and Anna Maria Addesso Comarato, he graduated from...

Helen R. Nieratka

Helen R. Nieratka, 86, of 1035 North St. died Wednesday morning at home. She had been a resident of Pittsfield for seven years. Born in Detroit on April 27, 1916, daughter of Walter and Rose...

George W. Adams Jr.

George W. Adams Jr., 74, of 6 Adelaide Ave., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1928, son of George W. and Ethel Hathaway Adams, he was a 1946 graduate of...

Dorothy Mae Calderella

Dorothy Mae Calderella, 84, of 16 Walnut St. died yesterday at Side By Side, where she had resided since February 2001. Born in Hartford, Conn., May 17, 1918, daughter of Arthur J. and Effie Mae...

Clara Shakar, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Clara Shakar, 78, of 26 Versailles Ave., died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in Adams on June 26, 1924, daughter of...

Angelina Laino, 98

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Angelina Laino, 98, formerly of 26 Sperry Ave., died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Mondragone, Province of Caserta, Italy, on...

George J. Briggs, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — George Joseph Briggs, 81, of 93 Cleveland Ave. died Tuesday morning, Dec. 31, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Monday following a brief...

Theodore DeMarco

Theodore DeMarco, 95, of Hicks Avenue died Sunday at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. He owned and operated DeMarco's Sporting Goods for many years on Northside...

Helen Woodbeck Rote

Helen Woodbeck Rote, 87, of County Road died Wednesday at Noble Nursing Home in Salisbury, where she had resided since May 1997. A native of Sheffield, she was born at home on Dec. 1, 1915,...

Constance Genevieve Decelles

Constance Genevieve Decelles, 96, of 11 Francis Plaza died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 16, 1906, daughter of Joseph and Amanda Champagne Decelles, she...

Joseph W. Roberts, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph William Roberts, 79, formerly of 798 Mohawk Trail, died Dec. 29, 2002, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on March 9, 1923, son of Joseph T. and Mary Ann...

James J. Maniatis

James J. Maniatis, 52, of 70 Donna Ave. died yesterday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Center in Lenox after a long illness. He owned and operated the former Johnny's Restaurant on Cheshire Road...

Gertrude M. Schmidt, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gertrude Marion Schmidt, 83, of 25 Adams St. died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at home. Born in Monroe on Feb. 23, 1919, daughter of Arthur A. and Margarite Day Trahan, she...