Obituaries

James Birch Hadley

James Birch Hadley, 90, of 85 Eagle St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 28, 1916, son of G. Clarence and Christine Birch Hadley, he resided in the area...

Margaret Petravice, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Margaret Petravice, 91, of 23 Murray St. died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Oct. 14, 1915, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Petz Diesz, she...

Robert William Dalmaso

Robert William Dalmaso, 72, of 80 North Holden St. died Thursday at his home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 9, 1934, son of William Edgar and Rose Dumas Dalmaso, he attended schools in North Adams...

Frank P. Wilk, 94

ADAMS, Mass. — Frank Peter Wilk, 94, of 21 Paul's Hill Road, West Falmouth, a native of Adams, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at JML Care Center in Falmouth. Born on Oct. 13, 1912, son of Justyn...

Helen Dolores Monette

Helen Dolores Monette, 76, of 14 Isbell St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Sept. 9, 1930, daughter of Joseph and Adrienne Kuza Rodovick, she attended the former...

Helen G. Lord

Helen G. Lord, 89, formerly of 25 Grove St., died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Sept. 5, 1917, daughter of Albert T. and Mary Beaubien Gregoire, she...

William Matthew Czelusniak

William Matthew Czelusniak, 88, of 19 Mill St. died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in Fall River on Dec. 7, 1918, son of John and Mary Soltys Czelusniak, he...

Doris P. Scrivens, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris Pauline Scrivens, 82, of 118 Church St., died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on June 9, 1924, daughter of Wilfred...

Elizabeth M."Beth" Cariddi

Elizabeth M."Beth" Cariddi, 58, of 211 Church St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Malden on April 4, 1948, daughter of Madeline Williamson Marchand Grasso and the late...

Patricia Deanna Romeo

Patricia Deanna Romeo, 67, of 81 Park St. died early Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Carla Martel of Savoy. Born in North Adams on Oct. 4, 1939, daughter of Harold R. Palmer and Mary...

Mary Ann Gwozdz

Mary Ann Gwozdz, 93, of 418 Fales Road died Monday at her home. Born in Adams on May 16, 1913, daughter of Johann and Maria Breidenbach Schneider, she moved with her family to a farm on Stafford...

Edward P. Whalen, 84

ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Patrick Whalen, 84, of 2 Kittler Ave., a longtime Adams teacher and coach, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 9, 1922, son...

Helen Eleanor Kordek

Helen Eleanor Kordek, 87, of 19 Spring St. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 15, 1919, daughter of Frank and Rose Grzib Kordek, she attended schools...

Stanley Frank Chwalek

Stanley Frank Chwalek, 88, of 36 Crandall St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Nov. 8, 1918, son of Joseph and Mary Jacubicz Chwalek, he attended schools...

Sylvia Sarah Joppich

Sylvia Sarah Joppich, 78, of 70 East St. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 1928, daughter of William and Concettina Tomassone Venero, she...

Sylvia Sarah Joppich

Sylvia Sarah Joppich, 78, of 70 East St. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 1928, daughter of William and Concettina Tomassone Venero, she...

Werner Bacher

Werner Bacher, 81, of 1150 West Main St. died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers. He and his wife, Marina, owned and operated Chimney Mirror Motel. Born in Switzerland on June 20, 1925, son of...

Stanley Janik

Stanley Janik, 94, of 34 Crotteau St. died yesterday, Dec. 15, 2006, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Aug. 2, 1912, son of Joachim and Amalia Brach Janik, he attended local schools. A...

Robert James Reardon

Robert James Reardon, 79, of 16 Birchwood Terrace died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 5, 1927, son of Charles and Beatrice Marran...

Anne Lynne Bergeron

Anne Lynne Bergeron, 63, of 73 Nutmeg Lane died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Thursday. Born in North Adams on Aug. 7, 1943, daughter of Arthur and Pearl...

Cecile Margaret Descoteaux

Cecile Margaret Descoteaux, 90, of 49 Phelps Ave. died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 20, 1916, daughter of Phillip and Amanda Mousseau...

Celia Barcomb, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Celia Theresa Barcomb, 80, of Village East, 546 Union St., died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 12, 1926,...

James Henry Smith Jr.

James Henry Smith Jr., 80, of 84 Notch Road died Tuesday at the Sweetbrook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Dec. 7, 1926, son of James Henry and Eva Sarah Gauthier Smith, he...

Gisela Lainer

Gisela Lainer, 76, of 227 Franklin Court died Tuesday at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Bielefeld, Germany, on March 22, 1930, daughter of Otto and Wilhelmine Jurgens...

David G. Depew, 75

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — David George Depew, 75, of 17 May St. died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 15, 1930, son of George and Rose Major...