Obituaries

Bernard G. Blanchard, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard George Blanchard, 80, of 227 Franklin St. died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2006, at North Adams Commons. He was a past chairman and longtime member of the North Adams...

Jennie L. Melito, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jennie Louise Melito, 92, of 231 North St. died Tuesday evening, Feb. 7, 2006, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on July 7, 1913, daughter of Alfonso and...

Viola L. Jacobs

Viola L. Jacobs, 84, formerly of 11 Stearns Road, died at Springside of Pittsfield on Saturday. She had resided there since September 2002. Born in Nassau, N.Y., Feb. 20, 1921, the daughter of...

Donald P. Brookman, 79

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Donald Phelps Brookman, 79, of 370 Pine St., Springfield, a formerly of Williamstown, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born on...

Dorothy Roche

Dorothy Roche, 84, of 101 Brooklyn St. died Sunday at the Sweetbrook Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on May 8, 1921, daughter of Alfred and Mary Timothy Foote, she attended...

Anthony Vigna, 85

ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Vigna, 85, of 14 Haggerty St. died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Sept. 1, 1920, son of Frank and Carolina Gaglianese...

Gertrude Stella Noel

Gertrude Stella Noel, 86, of 25 Adams Road, Williamstown Commons, died there Saturday. She had resided there for five years. Born in Clarksburg on April 10, 1919, daughter of William and Agnes...

Dorothy R. Porio, 73

ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Rose Porio, 73, of 48 Melrose St. died in her sleep Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on April 15, 1932, daughter of...

Rachel C. Daniels

Rachel C. Daniels, 84, of 813 Simonds Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on May 8, 1921, daughter of J. Fred and Ruth C. Torry Cummings, she attended...

George J. Ciuk

George J. Ciuk, 87, of 47 Leonard St. died early Wednesday at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Oct. 28, 1918, son of Jacob and Anna Mlecek Ciuk, he attended Adams schools. A veteran of the...

Arthur H. Brown

Arthur H. Brown, 92, of 135 Orchard St., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cranston, R.I., on Aug. 15, 1913, he was the son of Arthur and Laura Harrop Brown. He graduated...

Eleanor Cumm

Eleanor Cumm, 86, formerly of 567 State Road, died Sunday at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 2, 1919, daughter of Samuel and Addie Chittenden Foster, she attended schools there and in...

Gertrude Mary "Peggy" Falvey Churchill

Gertrude Mary "Peggy" Falvey Churchill, 98, of 1096 North Hoosac Road died Saturday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Clarendon, Vt., on May 13, 1907, daughter of Fred and Catherine McAllister...

Marian Claire Bradley

Marian Claire Bradley, 90, of 110 Riverside Drive died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on July 16, 1915, daughter of Willard and Katherine Hastings Perry, she graduated...

Stella Oparowski

Stella Oparowski, 79, of 139 Willow Cove Road died Thursday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 29, 1926, daughter of Walter and Tekla Musialek Jzyk, she attended schools there. She moved to...

Richard Henry Frew Sr.

Richard Henry Frew Sr., 52, of 196 Phelps Ave. died yesterday at home from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig disease. Born in Walpole on Sept. 19, 1953, son...

Martha Blanchard

Martha Blanchard, 89, of 23 Gilead St. died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Sept. 1, 1916, daughter of Fritz and Elfreida Kleiner Koch, she was 1933 graduate of the...

Rosie L. Anthony

Rosie L. Anthony, 94, of 219 Church St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown, where she had resided since July 2004. Born in Adams on July 4, 1911, daughter of Walter and Nancy...

Wanda E. Dolle, 99

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Wanda E. Dolle, 99, of 541 West Road died Wednesday evening, Jan. 24, 2006, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on March 18, 1906, daughter of Paul and Selma Thiel...

Carol Ann Schneider

Carol Ann Schneider, 71, of 9 Elm St. died Tuesday afternoon at her home. Born in Adams on Jan. 15, 1935, daughter of Alphonse and Dorothy Steele Brodeur, she attended Adams schools, graduating...

Beatrice Meranti, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Beatrice Meranti, 90, of 34 North St. died Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, 2006, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on June 28, 1915, daughter of Antonio and Rosaria...

Rita McLear

Rita McLear, 78, of 49 Meadow St. died Tuesday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 4, 1927, daughter of the late Josephat and Katherine Scott Daigneault, she...

Irene E. Hewitt, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Irene E. Hewitt, 84, of 200 East Quincy St., died Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at home surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams, Jan, 1, 1922, a daughter of Levi and Odna...

Hazel E. Rondot, 92

POWNAL, Vt. — Hazel Emily Rondot, 92, of Route 346 died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at Williamstown (Mass.) Commons. Born in Chesterfield, N.Y., on May 6, 1913, daughter of Albert and Louise Hull...

Delphine Martha Jenks

Delphine Martha Jenks, 84, of 3 Myrtle St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in West Stockbridge on Oct. 18, 1921, daughter of Andrew and Maria Balardini...