Obituaries

Janis T. Wong, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Janis Therese Wong, 72, of 51 Liberty St., died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in China, on Dec. 19, 1935, daughter of Pak-Chai...

George D. VanZandt Jr.

Lee - George D. VanZandt Jr., 55, of 110 Fox Run, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center after being stricken at his home. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Aug. 5, 1952, son of George and Eileen Flynn...

Claude Irene St. Jean Rock

Pittsfield - Claude Irene St. Jean Rock, 89, formerly of 21 Norman Ave., died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons, where she resided since 2006. Born in St. Felix de Kingsey, Québec, Canada, on Jan....

Brenton Vaun Pleshaw

Adams - Brenton Vaun Pleshaw, 59, of 15 Sayles St., died Tuesday at the Berkshire Family Resource Center, 37 Elm St. Born in Adams, Feb. 6, 1948, son of Gervin and Gladys A. Griswold Pleshaw, he...

William Fugman Jr.

Dalton - William Fugman Jr., 65, of 68 Pinecrest Drive, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, on Oct. 10, 1942, son of Marion Hinkley Fugman and the late William Fugman...

Charles E. Conner

Dalton - Charles E. Conner, 74, of 996 South St., died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield, on June 16, 1933, son of Fred C. and Rena Gareau Conner, he attended Becket Elementary...

Norma M. Cellana, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Norma Mary Cellana, 92, of 1 Berkshire Square and a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, at the Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born...

Hilda D. Buckheim

Lenox - Hilda D. Buckheim, 95, a former Pittsfield resident, died Tuesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided since 2003. Born in North Adams, on Aug. 10, 1912, daughter of...

Arlin P. Bedard

Adams - Arlin P. Bedard, 81, of 1 Berkshire Square, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams, on May 24, 1926, daughter of Bernard and Antoinette Markiewicz Sirard, she moved to...

Angela Cancilla

Pittsfield - Angela Cancilla, 97, formerly of Providence Court, 379 East St., died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since August 2006. Born in Isnello,...

John C. Thomason, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John C. Thomason, 80, of 151 Lindley Terrace died Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Asheville, N.C., on June 15,...

Bernice B. Fuore

Lenox - Bernice B. Fuore, 78, of East Street died Saturday at home. Born in Lenox on April 12, 1929, daughter of John and Caroline Kruczkowski Baczek, she was a 1947 graduate of Lenox High School,...

Frances P. Kelsey

SHEFFIELD - Frances Perkins Kelsey, 85, a longtime resident of Sheffield, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation in Hadley. Born in Canaan, Conn., on March 23, 1922, the...

Doris J. Southergill, 86

GREAT BARRINGTON - Doris Jean Van Deusen Southergill, 86, of Stockbridge Road, died Wednesday evening, Dec. 25, 2007, at home. Born in Great Barrington on Nov. 11, 1921, daughter of Earle C. and...

Eleanor Ann Weldon

Eleanor Ann Weldon, 89, of 1801 Conestoga Drive SE, Albuquerque, N.M., a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield, June 4, 1918, daughter of George L. and Catherine Doyle...

Stanley John Slonski

Stanley John Slonski, 85, of 108 Madison Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 3, 1922, son of Vincent and Mary Zervenski Slonski, he was a graduate of...

Michelle C. Peets

Michelle C. Peets, 36, of 31 Weller Ave. died of cancer Dec. 22 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Nassau, the Bahamas, on Sept. 3, 1971, daughter of Arnold Carter and Sadie Dennis Carter...

Dawn L. Palmer

Dawn L. Palmer, 66, of Park Street died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 19, 1941, daughter of Charles and Myrtle DeForest Palmer, she attended local schools. Ms. Palmer was employed...

John E. McLaughlin

John E. McLaughlin, 77, formerly of Doreen Street, died Tuesday at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where he had resided since December 2006. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 15, 1930, son of Edward W....

Charlotte Lillian Marcil

Charlotte Lillian Marcil, 85, formerly of 3 Potter St., died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Aug. 30, 1922, daughter of Eugene C. and Mary Koehler Beasley, she...

Helen Madden

Helen Madden, 92, of 148 Maple Ave. died Monday at Great Barrington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Boston on Oct. 9, 1915, daughter of Dennis and Nora Leahy Killeen, she was raised in...

Jean Laag

Jean Laag, 79, formerly of Providence Court, died Tuesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since December 2003. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 21, 1928, daughter of...

Olga Jarem

Olga Jarem, 88, of 209 Mountain Drive died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. She had resided at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown for 20 months. Born in New York City on June 3,...

Carol Ann Dupont

Carol Ann Dupont, 77, of 1379 Chester Road died Tuesday at the home of her son, Harry W. Dupont of 13 Anthony Drive in Hinsdale. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 22, 1930, daughter of Frederick and Rena...

Elizabeth Joan Balardini

Elizabeth Joan Balardini, 89, of 15 Harding Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in Westfield on Nov. 24, 1918, daughter of John and Margaret Blasczak Pitoniak, she moved to Adams as a child and...