Obituaries

Roger Ernest Rose

Roger Ernest Rose, 59, of 569 Union St., owner of Roger's Auto Sales, died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted May 5 after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on...

Victor Thomas Aubin

Victor Thomas Aubin, 83, of 611 State Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 2, 1922, son of Thomas and Louise Gilbert Aubin, he attended the former St. Joseph's High...

Irene Jeannette LeBeau

Irene Jeannette LeBeau, 85, of 42 Commercial St. died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Sept. 28, 1919, daughter of Arsene and Vitaline Breault Guerin, she...

Clare K. DeFalco

Clare K. DeFalco, 81, of 123 Marion Ave. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Adams on March 8, 1924, daughter of William H. and Mary A. Nolan...

Willard L. Stone, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Willard Leon Stone, 89, of 127 Shenandoah Trail, Warner Robins, Ga., a longtime resident of 9 First St., died Tuesday morning, May 10, 2005, at home. Born in North Adams on...

Michele J. Chiota

Michele J. Chiota, 57, of 110 Commercial St. died early Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Kingston, N.Y., on June 10, 1947, daughter of Michael J. and Julia Saban...

Frank Zoltek, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank Zoltek, who coached and taught generations of North Berkshire students, was remembered yesterday as someone who helped to mold many young people. Mr. Zoltek, 63,...

Kenneth Allan Lamb

Kenneth Allan Lamb, 47, of 19 Holbrook St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Thursday after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 27,...

Barbara Hogan

Barbara Hogan, 83, of 385 Ingalls Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Aug. 21, 1921, daughter of Ralph B. and Mildred Withopper Jones, she was a 1939...

Louise Ella Owczarski

Louise Ella Owczarski, 91, of 709 Savoy Road died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since Dec. 30. Born in North Adams on Sept. 3, 1913, daughter of John...

Alfio Vincent Girgenti

Alfio Vincent Girgenti, 54, of 6 Donald Ave., a longtime local contractor and businessman, died early Sunday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Saturday. Born in...

Shirley Ann Shea

Shirley Ann Shea, 74, formerly of 93 Cleveland Ave., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided for three years. Born in North Adams on June 21, 1930, daughter of Howard E. and...

Leslie A. Kent

Leslie A. Kent, 94, of 37 Lois St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was the grandfather of former acting Gov. Jane M. Swift. Born in Lee on Feb. 20, 1911, son of...

Raymond J. Calvi, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Raymond J. Calvi, 89, of 103 East Ave. died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown after a short illness. Born in Boston on Oct. 27, 1915, son...

Leo P. Godbout, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Leo Paul Godbout, 91, of 157 North St. died Friday, April 29, 2005, at the home of his daughter, Anne Marie Williams of 51 Murray Ave. Born in North Adams on Jan. 25,...

Hazel Lee Boyd

Hazel Lee Boyd, 98, of Spring Street Apartments, 45 Spring St., died Thursday, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on July 29, 1906, daughter of Henry J. and Mary Ann Godfrey Exford,...

Pauline A. Sadlowski

Pauline A. Sadlowski, 82, of 5 Cherry St. died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Brattleboro, Vt., on Oct. 11, 1922, daughter of Joseph and Sophie Bozek Urus, she came to...

Dorothy Bell Baker Parmelee

Dorothy Bell Baker Parmelee, 91, formerly of 75 Commercial St., died yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since December 2000. Born in Pittsfield,...

Louis C. "Jack" Coviello

Louis C. "Jack" Coviello, 79, of 3 Myrtle St. died Friday morning at North Adams Commons, where he had resided since March. Born in Chelsea on Feb. 28, 1926, son of Louis B. and Louise Carrey...

Kenneth E. Tower, 71

MONROE, Mass. â€' Kenneth Edward Tower, 71, of 126 Main Road died Saturday, April 30, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Friday after a brief illness. Born in North...

Julian Szpila

Julian Szpila, 82, of 380 Old Columbia St. died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 29, 1922, son of Joseph and Catherine...

Louis Perrier

Louis Perrier, 92, of 2 Horn Place died yesterday morning at the Commons of Williamstown, where he had resided for two years. Born in Champlain, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1912, son of Isaac and Bridget...

Alice Frances Baczek

Alice Frances Baczek, 79, of 38 Burt St. died early yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Feb. 6, 1926, daughter of Alexander and Kamilia Demby Cwalinski,...

John E. Lee

John E. Lee, 68, of 45 Spring St. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in Williamstown on March 10, 1937, son of Hazel Exford Lee Boyd of Williamstown and the...

Marion Jarvis

Marion Jarvis, 87, of 75 Commercial St. died Sunday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital after suffering cardiac arrest. Born in North Adams on July 1, 1917, daughter of Nathan and Rose...