Obituaries

Roland Bernard Boucher

Roland Bernard Boucher, 73, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Sunday evening at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in North Adams on June 11, 1930, son of Armand and Edith LaBombard...

Casimer Jacob Wiater Sr

Casimer Jacob Wiater Sr., 87, of 66 Depot St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided in Cheshire for most of his life prior to moving to Pittsfield, where he lived with his son,...

Edmund R. St. John Jr

Edmund R. St. John Jr., 83, a respected attorney and former state senator and representative, died Thursday evening at his home at 102 Orchard St. following a lengthy illness. Born in Adams on...

Joseph Robert Salerno Sr

Joseph Robert Salerno Sr., 82, of 120 Chantilly Ave. died Wednesday at his home. He was a well-known area musician and a longtime music teacher in the Adams-Cheshire Regional School District....

Edna Gifford Phillips

Edna Gifford Phillips, 98, formerly of 56 Bachand Ave., died Thursday at the Village of Fillmore Ponds in Bennington, Vt., where she had resided for three years. Born in Middletown, N.Y., on Feb....

Frances Jean Saunders

Frances Jean Saunders, 71, of Greylock Apartments, 3 Myrtle St., died yesterday at North Adams Commons after a brief illness. Born in Adams on Jan. 27, 1933, daughter of Stanley and Marie Vitali...

Sophie K. Wilson

Sophie K. Wilson, 83, of 705 New Britain Ave., Hartford, Conn., formerly of Adams, died yesterday morning at the Avery Heights Health Care Center in Hartford. Born in Adams on May 14, 1920,...

Helen G. Towne

Helen G. Towne, 86, of Stratton Road died yesterday at her daughter's home in Williamstown. Born in Williamstown on May 22, 1917, daughter of Ernest and Crescent Goodermote Wright, she attended...

Norman L. Chenail, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Norman Louis Chenail, 87, of 79 Tremont St. died Thursday morning, March 4, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Feb. 22. Born in Williamstown...

Francis C. Logan

Francis C. Logan, 76, of Williamstown Commons, died Saturday at the nursing home. Born in France on May 22, 1927, son of Robert Dupyre and Harriet R. Wood, he graduated from Stanford University...

Stanley E. Stachura

Stanley E. Stachura, 74, of 37 Leonard St. died Sunday evening at home, following a two-year battle with cancer. Born in Adams on May 8, 1929, son of Joseph and Clara Gawron Stachura, he was a...

James William Billings

James William Billings, 83, of 855 Middle Road died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted earlier following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on March 21, 1920, the...

Gail Lynn White

Gail Lynn White, 50, of 45 Spring St. died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 13, 1953, daughter of Franklin and Florence Cooke Hutchinson, she attended Lenox...

Katherine B. St. Germain

Katherine B. St. Germain, 59, of 136 North Summer St. died Thursday evening at her home after an illness. Born in Adams on April 21, 1944, daughter of Theodore and Nellie Banas Kaczka, she...

Marilyn Anne Kirby

Marilyn Anne Kirby, 76, of Meadowvale, 35 Adams Road, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since last October. Born in Greenfield on Feb. 8, 1928, daughter of Edward B....

Mary Clementine Gleba

Mary Clementine Gleba, 83, of 19 Rich St. died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Thursday. Born in North Adams on July 24, 1920, daughter of Alexander and Anna...

Francis S. Urbanek

Francis S. Urbanek, 83, of 227 Franklin St. died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 3, 1920, son of Frank and Veronica Szetela Urbanek, he was a 1937 graduate of the former Adams High...

Ann Marie Tokarz

Ann Marie Tokarz, 88, of 703 Massachusetts Ave. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Feb. 23. Born in Chicopee on Feb. 28, 1916, daughter of Lawrence and Agnes...

Lois Jean Tessier

Lois Jean Tessier, 79, of 907 Mohawk Trail died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Saturday following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on July 24,...

Darlene Gail Sherman

Darlene Gail Sherman, 43, of 38 Galvin Road died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted earlier in the evening. Born in North Adams on Oct. 6, 1960, daughter of Laura...

Celia Ostrobinski, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Celia Ostrobinski, 79, of 1 Weber St. died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004, at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 22, 1925, daughter of John and Maria Ciula Nowak, she attended schools...

Ruth Ellen Juhasz

Ruth Ellen Juhasz, 63, of Storrs, Conn., died Saturday at Douglas Manor in Windham, Conn., after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was the mother of Stacey Gurney of Cheshire. Born in...

Ina May Foote

Ina May Foote, 76, of 75 Commercial St. died Feb. 24 at Williamstown Commons after a brief illness. Born in Adams on Nov. 4, 1927, daughter of Ralph E. and Esmay Lapan Foote, she was a 1944...

Serena Marie White

Serena Marie White, 87, of 61 West Mountain Road died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 10, 1916, daughter of Louis and Rina Bettini Brandon,...

Alfreda Mabel Williams

Alfreda Mabel Williams, 66, of 315 Ashland St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted Jan. 23. Born in North Adams on Nov. 15, 1937, daughter of Alfred and Clara Bohl...