Obituaries

Ruth Guartha

Ruth Guartha, 91, formerly of Route 57, died Sunday morning at Fair Oaks Assisted Living Facility in St. Petersburg, Fla., where she had been a resident. Born in Mill River on June 11, 1910,...

Elta N. Seguin

Elta N. Seguin, 77, of Route 2, Shelburne Falls, formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Pauline McNay of Shelburne Falls. Born in Miami on June 1, 1924, daughter of...

Arlene Alarie

Arlene Alarie, 81, of 119 Commercial St. died Tuesday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 28, 1920, daughter of Gustave and Marguerite Krause Stamwitz, she attended...

Sylvia J. McNay

Sylvia J. McNay, 82, of 904 Route 2, Shelburne Falls, formerly of 65 Burke Ave., Pittsfield, died Monday at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on March 10, 1919,...

Robert Higley II

Robert Dale Warren Higley II, 29, of Ridgefield, Conn., formerly of Waverly Street, an insurance executive with Aon Risk Management Services, which had offices on the 92nd floor of the World Trade...

Norman Monette

Norman Monette, 82, of 85 Eagle St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 31, 1919, son of Stanislaus and Alexina Gagne Monette, he attended North Adams schools, including...

James R. Hynes

James Raymond Hynes, 86, of Vinal Avenue died Tuesday morning at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Tewksbury on Aug. 6, 1915, son of Raymond and Theresa Sullivan Hynes, he moved to...

Helen C. Molleur

Helen C. Molleur, 89, of Fairview Commons, formerly of 48 Eleanor Road, died Thursday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Jan. 11, 1912, daughter of George and...

Frances Partenope

Frances Dolores Partenope, 83, of 12 Hospital Ave. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Sept. 14. Born in North Adams on July 28, 1918, daughter of Felice and...

Chester Wotkowicz

Chester Joseph Wotkowicz, 82, of 9 Hoosac St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Adams on Dec. 8, 1918, son of Joseph and Julia Wszolek Wolkowicz, he attended Adams schools and graduated from...

Beatrice L. Panus

Beatrice L. Panus, 87, of 331 Gale Ave. died Monday evening at the Center for Optimum Care Berkshire, where she had resided for three months. Born in Peru on Nov. 2, 1913, daughter of Martin and...

Robert Broderick

Robert E. "Captain" Broderick, 77, of 25 Cliffwood St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 27, 1923, son of Edward and Marion Holland Broderick, he...

Robert B. Carlson

Robert Bertil Carlson, 81, of Sidney, Maine, formerly of Pittsfield and Lenox, died Friday at home. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 23, 1919, son of Frank and Martha Anderson Carlson, he graduated...

Murray Lewis

Murray Lewis, 93, of Pine Hill at Kimball Farms, formerly of Devonshire Estates, died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 7, 1908, son of Isidor and Lena...

Margaret Besancon

Margaret R. Besancon, 84, formerly of 909 South Main St., died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore. She had resided with her granddaughter, Christine Begley, in Baltimore since...

Lorraine Cooney

Lorraine E. Cooney, 62, of 37 Chamberlain Ave. died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 27, 1938, daughter of Paul and Theresa Cronin Depew, she...

John M. Hamilton

John Michael Hamilton, 38, of 291 First St. died Saturday afternoon at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 5, 1963, son of Paul and Phyllis Green Hamilton, he attended local...

Janet Lee Watson

Janet Lee Watson, 42, of Main Street (Route 43) died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 28, 1959, daughter of Mabel LaPier Watson of...

Francis Mongeau

Francis Charles Mongeau, 85, of Columbus Avenue died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lanesboro on Feb. 12, 1916, son of Joseph C. and Amelia Beauvais Mongeau, he graduated...

Florence Vincent

Florence Ellen Vincent, 82, of Boca Raton, Fla., a native of North Adams, formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Hospice by the Sea Care Center in Boca Raton. Born in North Adams on Dec. 23,...

Dorothy Noble

Dorothy Robare Noble, 96, formerly of 175 Lakeway Drive, died Friday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Aug. 9, 1905, daughter of Albert F. and Margaret...

Barbara McCarthy

Barbara E. McCarthy, 76, of 8338 Windway Drive,San Antonio, formerly of Pittsfield, died Aug. 28 at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 10, 1925, daughter of George Van Loon Sr. and Blanche DeLong...

Albert Perras Sr.

Albert Ovide Perras Sr., 79, of Franklin Court Apartments, 227 Franklin St., died Monday at North Adams Commons, where he was admitted Aug. 24. Born in New Bedford on May 30, 1922, son of Louis...

Anne-Marie Archambault, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Anne-Marie Theresa Archambault, 76, formerly of 39 Dean St., died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001, at the home of her daughter Lois A. Hawkins in Old Fort, Tenn. Born in North...

Lucille R. Pellows

Lucille R. Burke Pellows, 81, of 1101 West St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Limoges, Ontario, Canada, on July 26, 1920, daughter of Fred and Eva Lajeunesse Desabrais, she...