Obituaries

Chelsea L. Crowley, 18

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Chelsea L. Crowley, 18, of 160 Barlow Ave., died Wednesday evening, Jan. 3, 2001, as a result of an automobile accident. Born in North Adams on Sept. 23, 1982, a...

DONALD MICHAEL DIX

Donald Michael Dix, 17, of 121 Richview Avenue, North Adams, MA, died Wednesday night, January 3, 2001 as the result of an automobile accident on State Road, North Adams. He was born in North...

CECELIA F. SITNIK

Cecelia F. Sitnik, 94, of 19 Gilmore Avenue, Great Barrington, died Wednesday, January 3, at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington January 19, 1906 she was the oldest child of John T. and...

REED SHELDON BARROWS, JR.

Reed Sheldon Barrows, Jr., 78 of Spring Park Apartment #508, 45 Spring Street, North Adams, MA died, Saturday December 30, 2000 at his home. He was a former longtime businessman in North Adams,...

CONOR JOSEPH ARCHIBALD

Conor Joseph Archibald, 4, of 212 Park Street, Williamstown, MA died peacefully Monday January 1, 2001 at his home. He was born in Springfield, MA on January 20, 1997, a son of David Archibald and...

William T. Quirk, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Thomas Quirk, 72, of 546 Mohawk Trail, Village East Apartment 15, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted on Dec. 24....

RUSSELL WEBB CONKLIN

Mr. Russell Webb Conklin, 79, of Green Avenue, Canaan, died Sunday, December 31, 2000 at Sharon Hospital. Born April 30, 1921 in Sheffield he was one of seven children of Charles M. and Margaret...

MARIA Z. GIMENEZ

Maria Z. Gimenez, 91, of 235 Walker St. died Friday evening at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Philadelphia on May 13, 1909, daughter of Tomas and Maria Lequerica Zarraga, she attended...

MARGARET POLLOCK

Margaret M. Pollock, 96, of Side by Side assisted-living facility at 114 Onota St., formerly of 16 Delancy Ave., died Saturday afternoon at Side by Side. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 10, 1904,...

Lena C. Copeland, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lena Corine Copeland, 84, of 44 George Ave. died Sunday evening, Dec. 31, 2000, at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 25, 1916, daughter of Henry and Corine Filiault...

JOSEPH T. FLANAGAN, JR.

Joseph Thomas Flanagan Jr., 66, of Swanton, Vt., a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday morning at Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt. He had served as chairman of the Swanton Democratic...

JOHN D. NIELSEN

John D. Nielsen, 87, died Sunday morning at Fairview Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on May 24, 1913, son of George D. and Mary Dunn Nielsen, he was a 1930 graduate of the former Searles High...

JOAN P. PEASE

Joan P. Pease, 64, of Williams Road died yesterday morning at home after a five-year battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on March 12, 1936, daughter of Irene Rogers Bushey Hover and the late...

JAMES E. DENAULT

James E. Denault, 83, High Street, Ashaway, R.I., a native of Adams, died Friday at South Kingstown (R.I.) Nursing and Rehabilitation Home. Born Aug. 24, 1917, son of Eugene and Mary Ryan Denault,...

HELEN B. FORTIER

Helen B. Fortier, 85, of 61 Langlois Ave. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Oct. 22, 1915, daughter of Alexander and Kamilia Demby Cwalinski, she...

Gladys E. Siciliano, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gladys Edna Siciliano, 78, of St. Joseph's Court, 85 Eagle St., died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Dec. 22. Born in...

GEORGE VanZANDT, SR

George D. VanZandt Sr., 73, of Goose Pond and 20603 Candle Wood Hollow Road, Estero, Fla., died Thursday at North Collier Hospital in Naples, Fla. He owned and operated George D. VanZandt Co. in...

FRIEDA MAKOWER

Frieda Makower, 78, formerly of North Miami, Fla., and Far Rockaway, N.Y., died Saturday at Laurel Lake Center. Born in Brest-on-bug, Poland, on Dec. 24, 1921, daughter of Chaim and Bella Grossman...

Elizabeth W. McGrath, 73

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Elizabeth W. "Betty" McGrath, 73, of Swamp Road died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was a long-serving member of the West...

Dudley W. R. Bahlman, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dudley W.R. Bahlman, 77, of 39 Sabin Drive died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at home after a long illness. He was the James Phinney Baxter III professor of history and public...

DEAN A. NEWTON

Dean A. Newton, 75, of 105 Bailey Road died yesterday at home. He operated Newton's Maple Syrup for many years. Born in Lanesboro on Sept. 14, 1925, son of Dean E. and Nettie Whitman Newton, he...

CHARLES L. GRAVEL

Charles L. Gravel, 79, of Clayton Road, Ashley Falls, died Saturday at Geer Nursing Center in Canaan, Conn. Born in Leominster on July 19, 1921, son of Charles H. and Elizabeth DeBlois Gravel, he...

AUGUSTA CLEMETT

Augusta Elaine Clemett, 65, of 298 West Road died Sunday morning at home. She and her husband, Donald R. Clemett, owned and operated the school buses that transported Richmond children to...

AMELIA H. SERAFIN

Amelia H. Serafin, 73, of 26 Alcove St. died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 5, 1927, daughter of Stanley and Blanche Parda Ciezar, she was a 1945 graduate...

RUTH O. LEVESQUE

Ruth O. Levesque, 87, of 99 Second St. died Wednesday at home. Born in East Kingston, N.Y., on Aug. 25, 1913, daughter of James J. and Delia Curtis O'Bryan, she moved to Cheshire in 1920 and...