Obituaries

KATHLEEN M. HAMEL

Kathleen M. Hamel, 59, of 15 Cummings Ave., Williamstown, MA, died Thursday, December 14, 2000 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in...

ANNA J. BLONIARZ

Miss Anna J. Bloniarz, 90, of 15 East Hoosac St., Adams, died Thursday morning at Sweetbrook Nursing Home, Williamstown, where she was a client since 1995. Ms. Bloniarz was born in Adams on April...

HERBERT M. COOKIS

Herbert M. Cookis, 62, of 903 South President St., Wheaton, Illinois, died Tuesday, December 12, 2000 at the Central Dupage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. He was born in North Adams, MA on October...

FRANCIS LOIS (CRAWFORD) FLEURY

Mrs. Frances Lois (Crawford) FLEURY, 70, of 154 Mohawk Forest Blvd., North Adams, died Sunday, December 10, 2000, at her residence. Although she had experienced pulmonary dysfunction, death was...

William J. Gazzaniga, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' William John Gazzaniga, 77, of 392 Reservoir Road died Sunday evening, Dec. 10, 2000, at North Adams Regional Hospital, to which he was admitted on Nov. 28. Born in North...

Mitchell J. Perras, 40

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mitchell James Perras, 40, of 59 East Quincy St., died Saturday night, Dec. 9, 2000, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at his...

ROBERTA L. (CADELL) GAMARI

MRS. ROBERTA L. (CADELL) GAMARI, 84, of 525 Church St. North Adams, MA, died Saturday evening Dec. 9, 2000 at the Sweetbrook Care Center in Williamstown, MA. She was born in North Scituate,...

MRS. HILDEGARDE BRUCK

MRS. HILDEGARDE BRUCK 95 of Sweetwood Continuing Care Community, 1611 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown, MA, died Friday December 8, 200O at the Sweet Brook Health Care Center in...

Michael J. Oleskiewicz, 40

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Michael John Oleskiewicz, 40, of 49 Hall St. died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Death followed a short...

Elizabeth Guiltinan, 45

Elizabeth A. Guiltinan, 45, of Wheat Ridge,Colo., formerly of Pittsfield, died Nov. 23 at Exempla Lutheran Hospice in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 15. 1955, daughter of Gerald F....

Louis M. Shogry Jr., 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Louis Michael Shogry, Jr., 73 of 351 South St. died Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, 2000, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 26, 1927, a son Louis M. Shogry Sr. and...

Thomas Robert Gillis

Thomas Robert Gillis, 53, of 81 Church Street, died Sunday evening at his home. Born in Lynn, MA. on Sept. 22, 1947, the son of Rose Molligi Gillis and the late Robert Gillis, he attended schools...

JAMES FOYER ARMSTRONG

MR. JAMES FOYER ARMSTRONG, 80, of 79 Natural Bridge Rd. North Adams, Mass. died Monday evening Dec. 4, 2000 at the Willowood Health Care Center in Williamstown, Mass. He was born in North Adams,...

CARL I. CARLSON

CARL I. CARLSON, 98, a resident for the past year of Monarch Special Care at Laurel Lake Assisted Living Center in Lee, died Wednesday, December 6, 2000. Born on July 20, 1902, in Pittsburgh, PA,...

Gladys V. Caffrey

Mrs. Gladys V. Caffrey, 72, formerly of Castle Lane, Great Barrington died Saturday, December 2, 2000 at Ormond Memorial Hospital in Ormond Beach, FL. She and her husband had been residents of Flager...

Eleanor Cowles Gellhorn

Eleanor Cowles Gellhorn, 98, of Melborne Place, Pittsfield, formerly of the Knoll, Stockbridge, died on December 3, 2000. Born in Plainville, CT on September 3, 1902, she was the daughter of...

Helen N.Pelkey

Helen N.Pelkey,89,formerly of 83 Curtis Ave., Dalton, Ma,., died Sunday, Dec.3,2000, at Hallmark Nursing Center in Glens Falls where she had resided for the past 2 1/2 years. Born on April...

Dorothy E.Hassley Boyle

Dorothy E.Hassley Boyle, 93, born 31 December 1906 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Phillip J. and Cecelia Navin Hassley. Died Monday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee, MA. Educated at...

Harriet R. Decker

Harriet R. Decker, 99, of 89 South St died at Berkshire Retirement Home on Sunday. She had been a resident there since 1992. Born in Canaan, NY November 25,19Ol the daughter of William D. and Louise...

Alma A.Olesiuk

Alma A.Olesiuk, 82, 784 North St., Pittsfield, died Thursday, November 30, 2000, at home. Born on August 28,1918, in Glade Hill, VA she was the daughter of the late H.H. and Mary Blakenship Whitlow....

Kathryn E. Pastor

Kathryn E. Pastor, 80,of 151 Christian Hill Rd., Great Barrington died Monday, December 4, 2000 in Fairview Hospital. She was born on January 7,1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of Elmer...

Raymond A. Nichols Sr., 72

Raymond A. Nichols Sr.. 72, of 36 Pontoosuc Ave. died yesterday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr. Nichols was founder and Owner, along with his brothers, the late Robert Nichols and...

David Raskin, M.D., M.Ed., 63

David Raskin, age 63, of Pollack Avenue in Pittsfield, died of cancer Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Dr. Raskin was born in New York City on January 4, 1937, son of William Raskin and Pearl...

Frank Joseph Messina

Mr. Frank Joseph Messina 80 of 19 Pine Street, Adams, MA died Saturday, December 2, 2000 in the Emergency Room of North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at his home. He was...

Chester F. Grande, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Chester Francis Grande, 83, of 55 Brooklyn St. died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2OOO, in the emergency room of North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at his home....