Obituaries

Joseph W. Roberts, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joseph William Roberts, 79, formerly of 798 Mohawk Trail, died Dec. 29, 2002, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on March 9, 1923, son of Joseph T. and Mary Ann...

Gertrude M. Schmidt, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gertrude Marion Schmidt, 83, of 25 Adams St. died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at home. Born in Monroe on Feb. 23, 1919, daughter of Arthur A. and Margarite Day Trahan, she...

Michael Ernest Murach

Michael Ernest Murach, 37, of 210 Eagle St. died yesterday at home following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 18, 1965, son of Anthony P. Murach Sr. and Doris E. Volff Murach of North...

William A. Lalliberte

William A. Lalliberte, 54, of 1185 Shelburne Road, South Burlington, Vt., died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was admitted shortly after being stricken with a heart attack at...

Catherine M. "Kitty" Southgate

Catherine M. "Kitty" Southgate, 99, of 153 Shadowland Cove died Thursday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 30, 1903, daughter of James and Margaret Quirk...

Lacey Rae Thibert

Lacey Rae Thibert of 466 Horrigan Road died at birth Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Arthur "A.J." Thibert Jr. and Lisa LaFontaine Thibert. Besides her...

William Harry Salavantis

William Harry Salavantis, 53, of 119 Yorkshire Drive died Wednesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 6, 1949, a son of John and...

William Michael Molloy

William Michael Molloy, 81, of 1115 Lake Francis Blvd., Apopka, Fla., formerly of Ashton Avenue, died Wednesday at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1921, a son of James J. and Julia Coons...

John Michael Leonesio

John Michael Leonesio, 30, of 1011 Sandmill Road died Monday morning at his home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 11, 1972, son of Roberta A. Nassif Leonesio Lucia of Adams and John L. Leonesio of...

Jessie Emma Lowe Venable

Jessie Emma Lowe Venable, 100, formerly of 49 Marion Ave. died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1992. Born in North Adams on Jan. 10, 1902, daughter...

Louis V. Daniels, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Louis V. Daniels, 68, of 30 John St. died Friday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2002, at North Adams Commons following a brief illness. Born in Adams on Oct. 24, 1934, son of Leo and...

Ethel Louise Battis McClelland

Ethel Louise Battis McClelland, 79, of 2 Tower Ave., died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had been admitted Saturday. She had resided in Clarksburg and North Adams until...

Michael E. Cunningham, 46

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Michael Edward "Slick" Cunningham, 46, of 35 Hall St. died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at the emergency room at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in...

Julia M. Lominski

Julia M. Lominski, 96, a longtime resident of Putnam Street, Bennington, Vt., formerly of Adams, died yesterday at Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. Born in Adams on Feb. 4,...

David F. Tremblay, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David F. Tremblay, 81, of 32 College Ave. died Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, 2002, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 26, 1921, son of John and Eliza Beaupre...

Agostino "Gus" Baldessarini

Agostino "Gus" Baldessarini, 80, of 35 Lyman St. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Monday following several months of failing health. Born in North Adams on Aug....

Susan Elizabeth Wilbert

Susan Elizabeth Wilbert, 52, of 1 Berkshire Square died Sunday evening at home of cancer. Born in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 30, 1949, daughter of the late Joseph O. and Patricia M. McCluskey...

Catherine Lipa, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Catherine Mary Lipa, 80, of 171 Houghton St., died Wednesday morning, Dec. 11, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 27, 1922, daughter of Giuseppe and Nicolina A....

John E. Hewitt

John E. Hewitt, 81, of 568 River Road died yesterday morning at the Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. Death followed a long illness. Born in Clarksburg on April 1, 1921, son of Frank and Fanny...

Rita Rivers Czubryt, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Aldora Rivers Czubryt, 84, formerly of 11 Hermon Ave., died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, where she had resided since March 19,...

Daniel Edward Ralston

Daniel Edward Ralston, 59, of 154 Bonair Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was a longtime businessman and a former school counselor in North Adams. Born in North Adams on...

Ralph Joseph Little

Ralph Joseph Little, 77, of 158 Brooklyn St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a brief illness. He was a well-known auto-body repairman and the founder of Little's...

Jerome Edwin "Chip" Morgan Jr.

Jerome Edwin "Chip" Morgan Jr., 72, of 1052 Beaver Pond Meadow, Jericho Road, died Monday at the North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Friday. Born in Lancaster, Pa., on Aug....

Joseph P. Campedelli, 60

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Peter Campedelli, 60, of 77 Bonair Ave. died Monday evening, Dec. 9, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital following eight months of failing health. He was a...

Grace E. Guertin, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Grace Eleanor Guertin, 77, of 103 Main St. died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 23, 1925, daughter of Joseph M. and...