Obituaries

Beatrice Thibert

Beatrice Thibert, 93, of 475 Union St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since December. Born in Clarksburg on Nov. 5, 1908, daughter of Fabian and Caroline Castanguay...

Sidney D. Ross

Sidney David Ross, 84, of 30 Colonial Ave., former director of research for Sprague Electric Co., died Thursday at home. Born in Lynn on Jan. 31, 1918, son of Sam and Dora Pross Ross, he graduated...

Marion Sorel, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marion Sorel, 82, of Spring Park, 45 Spring St., died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on April 6, 1919, daughter of Henry Sorel and Marie LaBonte...

Edward J. Zoltek

Edward J. "Sharkey" Zoltek, 81, of 12 Hoosac St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Wednesday. Born in Adams on May 18, 1920, son of John and Sophie...

Roman Kaczmarczyk

Roman Kaczmarczyk, 78, of 912 Cold Spring Road died Sunday at home. Born in Szklanow, Poland, on July 10, 1923, son of Jozef and Wiktoria Kosmaia Kaczmarczyk, he attended schools there and resided...

Emma Balardini, 80

ADAMS, Mass. — Emma Rosetta Balardini, 80, of 19 Apremont St. died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at home. Born in Adams on May 13, 1921, daughter of John and Madeline Nicolini Morelli, she...

Bertha Havey

Bertha Havey, 79, of 35 Pleasant St. died Tuesday at North Adams Commons Health Care Center. Born in Berlin, N.Y., on Feb. 8, 1922, daughter of Allan and Orcelia Horton Southard, she attended...

Anthony J. Valotta, 77

CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Anthony Joseph Valotta, 77, of 346 Crossroads died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Williamstown Commons, where he was admitted Jan. 18. He was involved in the operations of North...

Flora L. Laliberte, 48

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Flora Leona Laliberte, 48, of 165 Lindley Terrace died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital of cancer. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1953, daughter...

Janne Blocker

Janne Blocker, 82, of 26 Summer St. died Friday morning at home. Born in Huntington, Ind., on Aug. 16, 1919, daughter of Earl and Dessie Moore Steele, she graduated from Huntington High School in...

Una K. Schwedner, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Una Kate Schwedner, 84, of 877 Simonds Road, formerly of 138 Riverside Drive, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on...

Mildred C. Scully

Mildred Catherine Scully, 89, formerly of 86 Holbrook St., died Tuesday at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Aug. 23, 1912, daughter of Jasper and Mary E. O'Neil...

Normand LaFlamme

Normand LaFlamme, 55, of 121 Bracewell Ave. died Jan. 17 at North Adams Commons. Born in Ludlow on Jan. 28, 1946, son of the late Ernest and Freida Vincelette LaFlamme, he attended schools in...

Laura M. West

Laura M. West, 81, of 254 Notch Road died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Jan. 8. Born in North Adams on May 8, 1920, daughter of Alfred and Anne Hollis Davison,...

Vivian Gibbs Bail

Vivian Mae Gibbs Bail, 90, a resident of Sweet Brook Health Care Center, formerly of 76 Fullerton Ave., Whitman, died Jan. 16 at Sweet Brook Health Care Center. Born in Whitman on Sept. 3, 1911,...

Theresa Robert

Theresa H. Robert, 77, formerly of 59 Park St. died Monday at Williamstown Commons Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in St. Leon, Canada, on Nov. 6, 1924, daughter of Fortuna and Rose Alma...

Louise E. Meaney

Louise Elizabeth Meaney, 88, of 2310 North Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach, N.C., formerly of 100 Furnace St., died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 26, 1913, daughter of Robert P....

Diane Scott Upton

Diane Scott Upton, 57, of 75 Nutmeg Lane died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Holyoke on Aug. 29, 1944, daughter of the late Richard and Clara Stalker Scott, she attended...

Theodore Uyrus

Theodore Uyrus, 86, of 24 Water St. died Sunday afternoon at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Sept. 16, 1915, son of Joseph and Victoria Ruscdova Uyrus, he attended Adams...

Marcella R. Plante

Marcella Roxie Plante, 88, of 8 Highland Ave. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Oct. 19, 1913, daughter of Elrich D. and Emma Rabsal Gaines, she was a 1931 graduate of...

John R. Law

John Robert Law, 66, of 44 Bradford St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted earlier in the day. Born in North Adams on Nov. 17, 1935, son of the late John A. and...

Jeannette Cady

Jeannette Irene Cady, 78, of 253 Mohawk Forest Boulevard died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on March 22, 1923, daughter of Felix and Minnie...

Doris J. Crosier, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Doris Jane Crosier, 89, of 89 Wells Ave. died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 10, 1912, daughter of...

Clifford Bourdon, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Clifford James Bourdon, 88, of 426 East Main St. died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at Albany (N.Y.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 25, 1913,...

Victor Rancourt Jr.

Victor Alfred Rancourt Jr., 76, of 40 Brooklyn St. died yesterday at home. Born in Adams on Feb. 8, 1925, son of Victor Alfred Rancourt and Mabel Baker Rancourt, he attended Adams schools,...