Obituaries

Elaine Fortier

Elaine Fortier, 71, of 891 North State Road died Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Nov. 14, 1934, daughter of John N. and Stella Starsiak Decker, she moved to...

Martha B. Beall

Martha B. Beall, 84, of 140 Scott Hill Rd., formerly of Kenilworth and Evanston, Ill., died Tuesday at the Sweetbrook Health Care Centers in Williamstown. She was born in Rochester, N.Y., on Oct....

John Benjamin Howland Sr.

John Benjamin Howland Sr., 80, of 21 Pine Lodge Park died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital where he was admitted on Friday, June 30. Born in Brandon, Vt. on June 14, 1926, son of Wendell...

Maurice R. Bushee, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, — Maurice Raymond "Cricket" Bushee, 57, of 40 Chase Ave. died Tuesday evening, July 18, 20116, at the emergency room of North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was taken...

Bruno Raymond Dubis

Bruno Raymond Dubis, 93, of 22 Belvedere Terrace, Yarmouth Port, a native of Adams, died Wednesday at Mayflower Place Nursing Center in West Yarmouth after a battle with cancer. Born on June 1,...

Mrs. Joan Patricia ( Nichols) Bushika

Mrs. Joan Patricia ( Nichols) Bushika, 77, of 23 Goodrich Street, North Adams, Mass died Sunday July 9, 2006 at the North Adams Regional Hospital. She was born in North Adams, Mass on February 25,...

Arlene Josephine Kendrick

Arlene Josephine Kendrick, 95, of 86 Cleveland Ave. died early yesterday morning at the Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Dec. 24, 1910, daughter of...

Bernard D. Morris

Bernard D. Morris, 78, of 52 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Sunday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born in North Adams on March 13, 1928, son of the late Arthur J. Morris and Aurora St....

Barbara Wagner

Barbara Wagner, 67, of 173 Church St. died Saturday at home after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Cambridge on Jan. 18, 1939, daughter of Frederick V. and Martha Wall Nissen. Her...

Michael J. Mach Jr., 22

ADAMS, Mass. - Michael Joseph Mach Jr., 22, of 12 Manners Ave. died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on July 14, 1983, son of Michael J. Mach Sr. and...

Helen C. Casuscelli

Helen C. Casuscelli, 94, of 20 Sperry Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on June 17, 1912, daughter of Ferdinando Scerbo and Maria Scerbo Scerbo, she attended schools in North...

Russell Battis

Russell Battis, 83, of 165 West Road, formerly of North Adams, died Tuesday at his daughter's home at 31 Summer St., Adams. Born in Clarksburg on Aug. 6, 1922, son of Purcell John and Agnes Helen...

James Terrence MacIvergan

James Terrence MacIvergan, 67, of Hendersonville, N.C., died peacefully on Monday, June 26, 2006, at the Kateri Residence in New York. Born in North Adams on Oct. 16, 1938, son of the late James...

John Arthur LeClair Sr.

John Arthur LeClair Sr., 76, of 35 Rand St. died Thursday morning at the North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on March 28, 1930, son of the late Zephyr Osias LeClair and Lillian Huttle...

Joseph S. George

Joseph S. George, 93, of Palm Bay, Fla., formerly of Adams died Wednesday at his home. Born in Adams on Sept. 2, 1912, son of Salem J. and Freda Shakar George, he attended Adams schools and...

Harry E. Greenlaw, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Harry Edwin Greenlaw, 74, of 740 Daniels Road died Sunday evening, July 2, 2007, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, following a long illness. Born in Calais, Maine,...

Alice Agnes Sheldon

Alice Agnes Sheldon, 93, formerly of 103 Main St., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 2, 1913, daughter of Charles and Alice Birch Sheldon, she lived in Pownal,...

Sophie Kalisz, 94

ADAMS, Mass. — Sophie Kalisz, 94, of 16 Siara St. died Monday, July 3, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Sept. 13, 1911, daughter of John and Mary Banas Leja, she...

Marion Collins

Marion Collins, 82, of 432 Eagle St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 26, 1923, daughter of William J. and Gladys Francis Geddes, she graduated from...

Lillian Monica Piwko

Lillian Monica Piwko, 87, of 4 Second St. died yesterday at Medway Country Manor in Medway. Born in Adams on Jan. 20, 1919, daughter of Charles and Katherine Lenartowicz Gutowski, she attended...

Michael D. Gauthier, 45

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael David Gauthier, 45, of 423 Pattison Road died Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at his home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 18, 1960, son of David Gauthier of Pownal, Vt.,...

Paul A. Danis, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Paul Andrew Danis, 68, of 22 Demond Ave. died Monday, June 26, 2006, at his home. Born in Burlington, Vt., on June 28, 1937, son of Charles and Lucienne Campagna Danis,...

Ida Mae Soldo

Ida Mae Soldo, 78, of 108 Furnace Hill died Tuesday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since June 14. Born in Lanesborough on May 23, 1928, daughter of Lawrence and Laura Girard...

Gladys June Gilbert

Gladys June Gilbert, 87, of 2403 Antigua Circle, Coconut Creek, Fla., died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. She had been a resident of Sweet Brook Nursing Home in Williamstown for a...

William E. Card

William E. Card, 80, of 51 Mountain View St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1925, son of Homer and Mary Dupree Card, he attended schools in North Adams...