Obituaries

Alcide Ernest Guisti

Alcide Ernest Guisti, 92, of 103 Main St., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 1, 1915, son of Henry and Rose Mancini Guisti, he attended local schools and was a...

David F. Murphy, 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Francis Murphy, 51, of 59 Birchwood Terrace died at home on Saturday, June 17, 2007, of cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 30, 1955, son of Eleanor Spring Murphy...

Emanuel H. Cohen

Emanuel H. Cohen, 87, of 5465 Cedar Village Drive, Mason, Ohio, formerly of 75 Biltmore Ave., died yesterday at Hospice of Cincinnati. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Sept. 8, 1919, son of Harry and...

Arthur Alfred Boulerice

Arthur Alfred Boulerice, 84, of 144 Windsor Road, died Wednesday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided since May 30. Born in North Adams on Sept. 23, 1922, son of Arthur O. and Ethel...

Irene J. Parmelee

Irene J. Parmelee, 87, of 266 Shadowland Cove, a former longtime resident of 125 Onota St. in Pittsfield, died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Holyoke on July 14, 1919, daughter of...

Dennis D. LaBelle Sr.

Dennis D. LaBelle Sr., 52, of 229 Mohawk Trail, died Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Adams on July 13, 1954, son of the late Arthur W. and Geraldine Windrow LaBelle, he...

Frank W. James Jr.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank W. James Jr., 87, of 227 Franklin St., Apt. 6A, Franklin Court, formerly of 25 Sunset Drive, Williamstown, died Tuesday< June 12, 2007, at North Adams...

Ruth Coleman

Ruth Coleman, 86, of Williamstown Commons, died there Monday. Born in Merryville, La., on June 20, 1920, daughter of Frank and Eliza Byley Bowie, she was educated in schools in Louisiana. A...

Alfred C. Griswold

Alfred C. Griswold, 84, of 47 Windsor Court, Keene, died Sunday morning at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene following a short illness. Born Sept. 13, 1922, in Cheshire, the son of Alfred W....

Jerod John Beckwith

Jerod John Beckwith, 26, of 28 Valley St. died Thursday following a motorcycle accident on East Road. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 20, 1980, son of John J. and Linda Corbiere Beckwith, he attended...

Marjorie Claire Robare

Marjorie Claire Robare, 79, of 45 Spring St. died Friday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted June 1 after suffering a stroke. Born in North Adams on Oct. 5, 1927, daughter of Clarence...

Ann R. Smith

Ann R. Smith, 63, of Myrtle Street Apartments, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 23, 1944, daughter of Paul B. and Marion Pezinelli...

Beatrice M. Pierce, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beatrice M. Roy Pierce, 93, of 1100 Mohawk Trail, died Monday, June 4, 2007, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 15, 1913, daughter of Calix "Chick" and...

Geraldine E. Accetta, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Geraldine Evelyn Accetta, 72, of 5681 Isabelle Ave., Port Orange, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Friday, June 1, 2007, at Halifax Medical Center in Port...

John R. "Chip" Taft Jr.

John R. "Chip" Taft Jr., 53, of 278 Houghton St., died Sunday at West Haven (Conn.) Veterans Hospital. He was the veterans' agent for the city of North Adams and a former president of the City...

Nancy Marie Pierce

Nancy Marie Pierce, 74, of 90 Veazie St., died Sunday at home of cancer. Born in Adams on June 30, 1932, daughter of Alice Alarie Davis Sweeney, she was a 1950 graduate of the former Adams High...

William D. Lepine

William D. Lepine, 51, of 75 Center St., Rock Springs, Wyo., a former resident of Cheshire, died Thursday at home. He moved to Wyoming in 1980. Born in Adams on Feb. 13, 1956, son of Theresa...

Frank Stanley Kruzel

Frank Stanley Kruzel, 94, of 86 North Summer St., died yesterday at home. Born in the town of Florida on Sept. 21, 1912, son of Matthew and Helen Meczywor Kruzel, he attended schools in...

Percy G. Dodge

Percy G. Dodge, 50, of 152 School St., died Tuesday at home after a short illness. Born in Marlboro, Vt., on April 25, 1957, son of Ralph Dodge and the late Ilene O'Dell Dodge, he graduated from...

Mary C. Dailey

Mary C. Dailey, 86, of 1226 Massachusetts Ave. died Wednesday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Jan. 4, 1921, daughter of Frank and Lucy Scavo DePari, she...

Albert Arthur Bourdon

Albert Arthur Bourdon, 92, formerly of 79 Nutmeg Lane, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on April 10, 1915, son of George A. and Annie Martin Bourdon, he attended schools...

Irene Kittler

Irene Kittler, 92, formerly of 19 West Road, died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Oct. 22, 1914, daughter of Wilfred and Isabelle Bourdon Paquette, she...

Bernadette M. Jones

Bernadette M. Jones, 82, of 76 Myers Ave., died Sunday at her home. Born in Granby, Québec, on Dec. 3, 1924, daughter of Hector and Delia St. Amand Foisy, she moved to North Adams as a child...

Mary Dunaj

Mary Dunaj, 92, a former longtime resident of Adams, died Monday at Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Windber, Pa., on Aug. 30, 1914, daughter of Anthony and Katherine Leja...

Joseph John Rosse

Joseph John Rosse, 83, of 1100 Mohawk Trail, Lot 61, died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 12, 1923, son of Giovanni and...