Obituaries

E. Sylvia Morawiec

E. Sylvia Morawiec, 85, formerly of 1 East St., died Friday afternoon at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Civitavechia, Italy on March 14, 1921, daughter of Emilio and Italia...

Ronald H. Bishop

Ronald H. Bishop, 70, of 37 Upton St. died Thursday at home after a long battle with cancer. He was a member of the Historical Society and the Zoning Board, an Adams Free Library trustee and a...

Anthony John "Dog Catcher" Zoito Sr.

Anthony John "Dog Catcher" Zoito Sr., 79, of 33 Forrest St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted on April 25. Born in North Adams on June 23, 1926, son of the...

Bernard F. Lavigne

Bernard F. Lavigne, 64, longtime resident of 29 Alger St. and a resident of Naples, Fla., died Friday afternoon at Naples Community Hospital. Born in Adams on Aug. 15, 1941, son of the late...

Jacqueline Diana Wein

Jacqueline Diana Wein, 79, of 201 Phelps Ave. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted on Monday. Born in Springfield on Sept. 2, 1926, daughter of Nathan and Bessie...

Nickolas M. Devio, 26

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nickolas M. Devio, 26, of 153 Corinth St., died Monday, May 1, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at his home. Born in Pittsfield on...

Stewart K. Morton

Stewart K. Morton, 79, of 5 Clifford Lane died Sunday at Fenwood Manor Nursing Home in Manchester, Conn. Born in Easthampton on Jan. 13, 1927, son of Elmer J. Morton Sr. and Ruth Graves Morton,...

Gertrude Helen Graziola

Gertrude Helen Graziola, 80, of 6B Village East died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 22, 1925, daughter of Andrew and Anna Burnash Durocher, she was a graduate of...

Wanda Stella Scholz Armstrong

Wanda Stella Scholz Armstrong, 87, of 3 Second St. died yesterday at home. Born in Adams on Oct. 23, 1918, daughter of Frank and Katherine Ciolkosz Czarnik, she attended the former Adams High...

Frank Stanley "Stan" Reynolds

Frank Stanley "Stan" Reynolds, 78, of 45 Fred Mason Road died Friday at his store apartment at H.D. Reynolds General Merchandise, 52 Church St. Born in the Farnums section of Cheshire on June 9,...

Mabel Christina Bishop

Mabel Christina Bishop, 84, of 75 Commercial St. died Saturday at North Adams Commons. Born in Williamstown on Dec. 11, 1921, daughter of Clement and Harriet Robare Laliberte, she attended schools...

Thomas Robert Sears

Thomas Robert Sears, 89, of 59 Champagne Ave., formerly of 422 Church St., North Adams, died yesterday afternoon at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was taken after being stricken earlier in...

Elaine Anne Ellsworth

Elaine Anne Ellsworth, 72, of 241 Mohawk Forest Boulevard died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 24, 1934, daughter of George A. and Sheriban Nahmie Nassif,...

Lucille C. Hanke

Lucille C. Hanke, 85, of 32 Columbia St. died Friday at home. Born in Limekiln, Vt., on Nov. 25, 1920, daughter of Stephen and Katherine Krovack Cravish, she attended Beeman Academy. She moved...

Rhoda Zablow

Rhoda Zablow, 95, of 1611 Cold Spring Road, died Tuesday at her home. Born in Manhattan on Feb. 22, 1911, daughter of Louis Goldshein and Sophie Nizimowitz Goldshein, she attended schools in New...

Anna Jaworski

Anna Jaworski, 101, of 5 Cherry St., died Tuesday evening at Williamstown Commons Care Center. Born in Adams on April 18, 1904, daughter of August and Frances Szamanska Wandrei, she attended...

Loretta Matthews

Loretta Matthews, 88, of 123 Commercial St. died Sunday evening at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on June 28, 1917, daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Raposki Bezzie, she attended North...

Marjorie Eileen Cutler

Marjorie Eileen Cutler, 81, of 17 Pleasant St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Friday. Born in North Adams on Feb. 22, 1925, daughter of John J. and Eileen...

Anna Helena Billings

Anna Helena Billings, 89, of 855 Middle Road died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 20, 1917, daughter of Milton O. and Anna Rooney Wilbur, she was a graduate of Pittsfield High...

Anthony F. Fachini, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Francis Fachini, 74, of 57 D St. died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted April 1. Born in North Adams on Dec. 28,...

Roland George Morgan

Roland George Morgan, 67, of 27 Apache Drive died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on July 21, 1938, son of the late Henry F. and Leona Goodrow Morgan, he...

Inez Marie Roe

Inez Marie Roe, 79, of 64 Henderson Road died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Providence, R.I., on April 20, 1926, daughter of Frank and Mabel Logan Walters, she was a 1943...

Geraldine Lillian McGowan

Geraldine Lillian McGowan, 91, of 193 North St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 15, 1914, daughter of Henry E. and Ora Anderson Arnold, she attended...

Harriet Welch

Harriet Welch, 98, of 40 Laurie Dr. died Thursday at her home. Born in North Adams on June 27, 1907, daughter of George B. and Marian Gallup Flood, she attended schools in North Adams and...

Jerry Allen Whitney Jr.

Jerry Allen Whitney Jr., 64, of 61 Chase Ave. died Monday morning at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Edinburgh, N.Y. on Dec. 7, 1941, son of the late Henry J. Whitney Sr. and Anna Ruth...