Obituaries

Stanley J. "Stash" Sumy

Stanley J. "Stash" Sumy, 77, of 92 Howland Ave. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on June 10, 1928, son of Anthony and Josephine Juras Sumy, he was a 1946...

Madeline A. Boyer, 86

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Madeline Aleta Boyer, 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2006, at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had resided for three years. Born in Williamstown on Dec. 3, 1919,...

Michael J. Kustra

Michael J. Kustra, 58, formerly of Anthony Street, Adams, and a resident of The Commons of North Adams on Franklin Street died Monday morning in The Commons after a lengthy illness. Born March 21,...

Marjorie Boucher Wheeler, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marjorie Rita Boucher Wheeler, 77, of 112 Riverside Drive died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was taken after being stricken at...

Anthony F. Scarpitto, 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anthony Francis Scarpitto, 64, of 10 Rand St. died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005, at the home of his former wife, Elizabeth Sinclair, of 75 Commercial St., Adams, after a long...

Lynn Elizabeth Morris

Lynn Elizabeth Morris, 74, of 70 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Friday. She was co-owner of the Golden Eagle Gift Shop and Restaurant on...

Arthur L. Buda

Arthur L. Buda, 47, of 49 Spring Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in Adams on Jan 31, 1958, son of the late Albert Budda, Jr. and Jeannette E. LeMire Buda, he graduated from the former...

Walter A. Sumner Sr.

Walter A. Sumner Sr., 65, of 1095 Mohawk Trail died yesterday at home of natural causes. Born in Clarksburg on April 4, 1940, son of Gertrude Witto Sumner and the late Stuart H. Sumner Sr., he...

Florence M. Netherwood, 94

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. â€' Florence Mary Netherwood, 94, of Sweetwood Retirement Community, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at home. Born in North Adams on March 14, 1911, daughter of Louis P. and...

Lynn Marie Mills

Lynn Marie Mills, 56, of Pearl Street, Auburn, a native of North Adams, died Tuesday at home of cancer. Born on March 26, 1949, daughter of George H. and Mildred Tourjee Forgea, she graduated from...

Ruth Miriam Marsh

Ruth Miriam Marsh, 81, of 75 Emerald Lane died Thursday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided for two weeks. Born in Mechanicville, N.Y., on April 20, 1924, daughter of Ralph P. and Mabel...

Eleanor M. Stack

Eleanor M. Stack, 81, of 832 W. 36th St., Yuma, Ariz., died Tuesday at her home. She was formerly a resident of 10 Marshall St. She moved to Yuma five years ago. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on Aug....

Alojzy F. "Al" Rysz

Alojzy F. "Al" Rysz, 66, of Waterville, Maine, died Wednesday at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia. He was formerly of Adams. Born in Adams on Oct. 22, 1939, son of Alojzy S. and...

Adella Gamache

Adella Gamache, 79, of 28 Valley St., died Friday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Adams on Nov. 9, 1926, daughter of Andrew and Katarzyna Bryda Rogowski, she attended local...

Natalie Stacia Maznicki Wronski

Natalie Stacia Maznicki Wronski, 79, of 44 Fisk Road, died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Adams on Jan. 15, 1926, daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Frodyma Maznicki,...

Beatrice Melissa Walde Schmidt

Beatrice Melissa Walde Schmidt, 79, of Apt #105, Ashland Park Apartments, 150 Ashland Street, died Christmas Day at Williamstown Commons following a short illness. Born in Bennington, Vt., on...

Albert P. Denelli

Albert P. Denelli, 81, of 277 Shadowland Cove, died Sunday morning in Raynham at the home of his daughter. Born on April 4, 1924, in North Adams, son of the late Giovanni and Maria Barbieri...

Margaret Connors

Margaret Connors, 92, of 129 Southworth St. died Tuesday at her home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 5, 1913, daughter of William and Anna Crowley Sullivan, she graduated in 1931 from Drury High...

Aline B. Parmenter, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Aline Beatrice Parmenter, 84, of Valley Drive, Bridgeport, W.Va., formerly of North Adams, died early Tuesday morning, Dec. 20, 2003, at United Hospital Center, Clarksburg,...

Edward Theodore Jamros

Edward Theodore Jamros, 93, of 13 Haggerty St. died Monday evening. Born in Adams on Jan. 12, 1912, son of the late Michael and Catherine Lukaszewski Jamros, he attended Adams schools. Mr....

Laura M. Benedetti

Laura M. Benedetti, 78, of 325 McClure Road, Franklin, N.C., died Friday at Angel Medical Center in Franklin after a long illness. She was a former resident of Bennington, Vt., Williamstown and...

Bruce C. Bard

Bruce C. Bard, 68, of 1095 Mohawk Trail died Sunday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long battle with squamous cell cancer. Born in Adams on Feb. 6, 1937, son of Edgar O. and Anna...

Sydelle Shapiro

Sydelle Shapiro, 78, of Sweetwood Continuing Care Community on Cold Spring Road, a former longtime resident of 81 Appleton Ave., Pittsfield, died Thursday night at Berkshire Medical Center. Born...

Tadeusz Piekos, 73

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Tadeusz Piekos, 73, of Daniels Road, Ransomville, N.Y., a native of Cheshire, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at Kenmore (N.Y.) Mercy Hospital. Born on Oct. 14, 1932, son of...

Dorothy M. Gageant

Dorothy M. Gageant, 87, of 34 Phelps Ave. died Thursday at home. Born in Adams on July 14, 1918, daughter of Philias and Lillian Perrault Sauve, she attended schools there. Mrs. Gageant was a...