Obituaries

Nicolena Pugliese

Nicolena "Lena" Pugliese, 98, formerly of 384 Ashland St., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road, Williamstown, where she had resided since January 28, 1998. Born in North Adams on...

Loisanne C. Ware

Loisanne Claire Ware, 72, of Shepherd House, 405 Smith Level Road, Chapel Hill, N.C., formerly of Williamstown, died early yesterday morning at Britt Haven Nursing Home in Chapel Hill. Born in...

Lena Rita Calvano

Lena Rita Calvano, 87, of 86 Lyman St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road, Williamstown, where she had resided since February 2001. Born in the Hoosac Tunnel section of Rowe on...

Gerard Levesque

Gerard Levesque, 70, of 20 Riverview Homes died Sunday at home. Born in St. Donat, Quebec, Canada, on Nov. 9, 1931, son of Louis and Alice Halle Levesque, he attended school there. He moved to...

Elizabeth Gardner

Elizabeth "Libby" Barker Gardner, 75, of Walker Street died Sunday at home after a diagnosis of cancer in May. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sept. 7, 1926, daughter of Ralph and Miriam Abrams Epstein,...

Elaine Carnevale

Elaine M. Carnevale, 85, of 88 Calumet St. died Saturday evening at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for five years. Born in Pittsfield on July 27, 1916, daughter of Emile and Helene...

Donald M. Ziegler

Donald M. Ziegler, 71, of 446 Boardman St. died Sunday at home. He was the owner of the Corn Crib. Born in Flushing, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 1930, son of Valentine and Nina Ketron Ziegler, he was a 1948...

Clara P. Tini

Clara P. Tini, 90, formerly of Rose Manor Apartments died Sunday at Craneville Place of Dalton, where she was admitted in April 1999. Born in New York City on Oct. 24, 1911, daughter of Angelo and...

Robert LaBombard Sr., 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Robert John LaBombard Sr., 70, of 55 Seminole Drive died Friday, July 5, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 6, 1931, son of Wilfred L. and Marion Walden LaBombard, he...

Ralph Blanchard Sr., 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Verne Blanchard Sr., 84, of 28 Dover St. died Saturday, July 6, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted June 29. Born in North Adams on May...

Nellie M. Karrey

Nellie Mary Karrey, 92, of 18 Marion Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 22, 1910, daughter of James F. and Irene Therieu Karrey, she was a 1928 graduate of Drury High School, where...

Anthony Pacholec

Anthony S. Pacholec, 75, of 54 Stoneybrook Drive, Millis, formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at Metro West Medical Center in Framingham. Born in Holyoke on May 8, 1927, son of Stanley and...

Anna M. Demary

Anna M. Demary, 68, of Englewood, Fla., a native of Pittsfield, died July 1 at home. She moved to Englewood in 1989. Born on Aug. 18, 1933, daughter of Francisco and Angela Amendologinon DeVanna,...

Theodore H. Lieberman

Theodore H. Lieberman, 72, of 13 Muirfield Drive, Lenox, and 3040 Grand Bay Blvd., Florida, died July 3, 2002 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in New York City, son of the late Jacob and...

Philip D. Litano

Philip D. Litano Sr., 89, of 6 Orchard Ave. died Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 28, 1912, son of Frank and Elvera Tramentozzi Litano, he attended...

Lawrence Dupuis, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Sawyer Dupuis, 79, of 73 Furnace St. died Thursday, July 4, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 25, 1922, son of Victor E. and Mary Brown Dupuis, he...

Douglas R. Bond

Douglas Rice Bond, 73, of 8 Crandall St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 13, 1928, son of Nelson H. and Marion Alderman Bond, he attended school in Adams...

Aldora Babeu

Aldora Babeu, 93, formerly of 354 Kemp Ave., died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since Aug. 22, 1997. Born in North Adams on Aug. 17, 1908, daughter of Hormidas and Ann...

Albert Dambrauskas

Albert J. Dambrauskas Jr., 54, of 42 Southpoint Drive, Amherst, formerly of 311 Osceola Road, died Wednesday at home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on June 16, 1948, son of Albert J. Dambrauskas Sr....

Effie Pechewlys

Effie Pechewlys, 86, formerly of Appleton Avenue, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Nashua, N.H., on Aug. 10, 1915, she attended Nashua schools. She had resided in Pittsfield since...

Dorothy M. Potter

Dorothy M. Potter, 51, of 80 Bay State Road died Monday at home after a brief illness. Born in Stewartstown, N.H., daughter of Richard Smith and Warnetta L. Potter, she attended schools there and...

William O'Brien Jr.

William H. O'Brien Jr., 84, of 375 Marble St. died Saturday at Holyoke Soldiers' Home, where he had lived for two years. He had served on the Board of Selectmen, the Housing Authority and the Board...

Victor Malloy Jr.

Victor R. "Mugsy" Malloy Jr., 82, of Bradford Drive, West Springfield, a native of Adams, died Saturday at East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Adams on Jan. 15, 1920, son of Victor...

Mildred Sprowson, 82

ADAMS, Mass. - Mildred H. Sprowson, 82, of 27 Overlook Terrace died Monday morning, July 1, 2002, at home. Born in Adams on Feb. 12, 1920, daughter of William A. and Dora Noel Johnson, she...

Michael J. Cullen

Michael J. Cullen, 61, of Clearwater, Fla., a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Mease Hospital in Dunedin, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on June 6, 1941, son of Donald F. Cullen Sr. and Katherine...