Obituaries

Martha B. Belanger

Martha B. Belanger, 57, of 55 Highland Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield of cancer. Born in Adams on March 15, 1947, daughter of Stephen T. and M. Wilmer...

Linley Joyce Jones Parker Beckwith

Linley Joyce Jones Parker Beckwith, 69, of 33 Pine Lodge Park died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Monroe on Oct.19, 1935, daughter of Claude and Helen Ballou Wager, she attended...

Olive Patton

Olive Patton, 100, of 1018 Middle Road died yesterday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Stamford, Vt., on July 31, 1904, daughter of Samuel and Mabel Taylor Coulter, she moved to Alcorn,...

Beulah Warriner

Beulah Warriner, 89, of Sweetwood died Thursday at home. Born in Dayton, Ohio, on Oct. 1, 1915, daughter of Harry F. and Florence Trentman Fox, she graduated from Kiser High School and attended...

Kazimier L. Piekos, 66

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Kazimier L. "Kasey" Piekos, 66, of 828 Sandmill Road, a longtime local businessman, died early Friday morning, Jan. 7, 2005, at his home following a short illness. Born in...

Margaret Ann "Margie" Gwozdz

Margaret Ann "Margie" Gwozdz, 57, of 93 Church St., died early yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 29, 1947, daughter of Frank and Stella Augustyniak Gwozdz,...

Gerard A. Nadeau

Gerard A. Nadeau, 87, of 29 Water St. died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 30, 1917, son of Edward and Philomene Blais Nadeau, he attended the former Notre...

Joseph Stanley Les

Joseph Stanley Les, 94, formerly of 17 Pleasant St., died Friday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided for four years. Born in Adams on Nov. 9, 1910, son of Augustine and...

Agnes Antoinette Elder

Agnes Antoinette Elder, 96, of 246 Franklin St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Jan. 16, 1908, daughter of David S. and Matilda Durocher Trombley, she attended...

Shirley Less

Shirley Less, 93, of 503 Colonial Drive, Wilder, Vt., formerly of North Adams, died Friday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., after a long illness. Born in Russia on Nov. 28,...

Clara L. Johnson Maynard

Clara L. Johnson Maynard, 87, a longtime resident of Hancock Road, died Tuesday evening at the Williamstown Commons following a long illness. Born in New Ashford on May 14, 1917, daughter of Asa...

Salema Rachel Miller

Salema Rachel Miller, 77, of 32 Washington Ave. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 21, 1927, daughter of Anthony and Emma Otis Ziter, she attended local...

Evelyn Margaret Senecal

Evelyn Margaret Senecal, 75, of 360 Eagle St., died Thursday at the Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on April 20, 1929, daughter of Stephen and Mary Piech Danylowitz, she attended...

Albert Joseph Messina Sr.

Albert Joseph Messina Sr., 86, of 96 Veazie St., died Thursday at Sweetbrook Health Care Center in Williamstown after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 15, 1918, son of Gregorio and...

Robert Stephen Walshaw

Robert Stephen Walshaw, 62, of 123 Davis St., Greenfield, formerly of North Adams, died Friday at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 7, 1942,...

Mildred May Rivers

Mildred May Rivers, 93, formerly of 55 Franklin St., died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since October 2003. Born in North Adams on Feb. 7, 1911, daughter of Edward J....

Donna Marie Fields

Donna Marie Fields, 50, of 80 Chase Ave. died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where she was admitted Dec. 11. Born in Hawley on April 6, 1954, daughter of Russell and...

Thomas A. Luczynski

Thomas A. Luczynski, 78, of 5465 Chapel Road, North Madison, Ohio, a native of North Adams, died Thursday at the home of his son, retired Army Gen. Thomas P. Luczynski of 11838 Lockage Road in Canal...

Josephine Virginia "Chick" King

Josephine Virginia "Chick" King, 76, of Holy Family Terrace died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Sept. 7, 1928, daughter of Herman D. and Mary Ellen Tinney...

Wilfred L. Beaulieu

Wilfred L. Beaulieu, 89, formerly of Cheshire, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. He had resided at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield for seven years....

Ruth Shapiro

Ruth Shapiro, 79, of 6444 Pumpkin Seed Circle, Boca Raton, Fla., a former resident of 142 Marion Ave., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Born in...

Gertrude Pearl Voghel Persons

Gertrude Pearl Voghel Persons, 88, of 2834 South West Pontiac Place, Stuart, Fla., formerly of Cheshire, died Saturday evening at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart after a short illness....

Paul H. Dolle

Paul H. Dolle, 70, of 495 West Road died Sunday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Wednesday. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1934, son of Peter A. and Julia S....

Russell L. Dionne

Russell L. Dionne, 87, of 6 Simon Ave. died Sunday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on May 12, 1917, son of Joseph and Josephine MacDougall Dionne, he attended Adams schools. Mr. Dionne...

Kirk Wayne "Corky" Benoit

Kirk Wayne "Corky" Benoit, 46, of 52 Langlois Ave. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 15, 1958, son of Nancy Jennings Benoit...