Obituaries

Vera V. Flood

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vera V. Flood, 95, of 999 Massachusetts Ave., died Friday, March 19, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted on March 14. Born in North Adams...

N. Janet Olson, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — N. Janet Olson, 78, of 96 Emerald Lane died Saturday, March 20, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 30, 1925,...

Ernest Roy "Bud" Nicklien Sr

Ernest Roy "Bud" Nicklien Sr., 74, of 342 Potter Road died yesterday at home. Born in Williamstown on April 4, 1929, son of Walter and Bernice Hewes Nicklien, he attended local schools, including...

Doris Desroches

Doris Desroches, 82, of 16 Albert St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Adams on May 23, 1921, daughter of Eugene and Angelina Berube Poupart Serre,...

Ann Stella Luczynski

Ann Stella Luczynski, 89, of 341 Heathen Hill Road, Franklin, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died yesterday at Ashtabula (Ohio) Medical Center. Born in Reading, Pa., on Jan. 31, 1915, daughter of...

Richard H. Guettler

Richard H. Guettler, 68, of 12 East Orchard Terrace died yesterday morning at home after a prolonged illness. Born in Adams on Feb. 1, 1936, son of George J. Guettler Jr. and Gladys E. Orr...

Julia Elizabeth Filip

Julia Elizabeth Filip, 90, of 14 Hoosac St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Sept. 25, 1913, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Kluska Filip, she graduated from the former...

Cecilia "Sissy" Gaudet

Cecilia "Sissy" Gaudet, 47, of 8 Lower Linden St. died March 9 at University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester following a short illness. Born in Marion, S.C., on March 9,...

Edna Lee Gregalis

Edna Lee Gregalis, 93, of formerly 75 Commercial St., Mill Houses, died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had lived for several years. Born in Adams on Oct. 11, 1910, daughter of...

Merle Niles Bottum

Merle Niles Bottum, 73, of 101 Willow Cove and Davie, Fla., died Saturday at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Weston, Fla. Born in Williamstown on April 12, 1930, son of Norman D. and Mildred...

John A. Zaloga

John A. Zaloga, 79, of 85 Pine St., Frostburg, Md., a native and longtime resident of Adams, died March 2 at his home. Born in Adams on March 12, 1924, son of Caroline Janik Zaloga of...

Anna Elizabeth Sukanek

Anna Elizabeth Sukanek, 90, formerly of 22 Wood Lane, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1999. Born in Cheshire on Oct. 2, 1913, daughter of John...

Lillian V. Schwarzer

Lillian V. Schwarzer, 90, formerly of 72 Richardson St. and formerly of Adams, died Thursday at the Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since August 1996. Born in...

Lewis M. Smith Jr

Lewis M. Smith Jr., 82, of 3 Whitcomb Hill Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Thursday. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 11, 1922, son of Lewis M. Smith Sr....

Eleanor Frances McCarthy Horton

Eleanor Frances McCarthy Horton, 85, formerly of 62 Bachand Ave., died Friday evening at Sweetbrook Care Centers, where she had resided since March 1995. Born in Haverhill on Jan. 17, 1919,...

William Charles Hanke

William Charles Hanke, 73, of 213 East Road died early yesterday morning at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 11, 1930, son of Walter and Eva Perreault Hanke, he attended schools there. An Army...

Robert D. Goff

Robert D. Goff, 70, of 24 Monroe St. died Friday at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Dec. 13, 1933, son of Edward James Goff Sr. and Lillian Brosseau Goff, he...

Dorothy L. Marchio, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Louise Marchio, 87, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Sunday morning, March 14, 2004, at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since October 2002....

Alfred Richard Kenyon

Alfred Richard Kenyon, 77, of 3B Village East died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 31, 1926, son of Richard and Viola Charron Kenyon, he attended schools...

Allan H. Clark, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Allan Harry Clark, 77, of 46 Benlise Drive died Saturday, March 13, 2004, at home. He was a former vice president of operations at Cascade School Supplies Co. Inc. in...

Jean Morel

Jean Morel, 70, of 992 Green River Road died Tuesday evening at home. Born in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, on Oct. 2, 1933, son of Claudius and Emilie Temporel Morel, he attended schools in France...

Valida Columbus Loszynski, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Valida Columbus Loszynski, 92, of 75 Commercial St. died Tuesday afternoon, March 9, 2004, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on June 3, 1911, daughter of William...

Sam Blachinsky

Sam Blachinsky, 90, of 38 East Road and Renaissance Gardens, 16565 Northeast 4th Ave., North Miami Beach, Fla., died yesterday morning at his Florida home. Born in New York City on July 1, 1913,...

Robert Thomas Arnold Jr

Robert Thomas Arnold Jr., 79, of Dennisport and Naples, Fla., formerly of Adams, died Tuesday in Naples. A longtime area businessman, he had owned the former R.T. Arnold Lumber Co. Born in...

Robert J. Charon

Robert J. Charon, 81, of 101 Connecticut Blvd., East Hartford, Conn., formerly of North Adams, died yesterday at Hartford (Conn.) Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 15, 1922, son of Arthur and...