This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: okie_marti Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5752/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not related to the families - posted to help other researchers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: The North Adams Massachusetts, Transcript May 4, 1956 Miss Bertha Pearl Brown, 19 of Chester, a native of North Adams, died this morning at Pittsfield .General hospital where she had been a patient since Friday. She had been confined to her home for about two.. weeks, suffering from heart ailment. -..-.. . Miss Brownn, a senior as Chester high school, was the daughter of William Brown of Adams, and the late Mrs. Myrtle (Estes) Brown McLen. She left North Adams as a child and resided with foster parents at New Salem until she moved to Chester about five years ago. She leaves her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zisk of Chester; a brother, Pvt. 1s Class- James D. Brown of tills city, who is stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va.; four sisters, Mrs. Francis Robinson of North Adams, Miss.Gladys Brown.of Adams, Miss- Charlotte Brown, of Springfield, and Miss Sarah Brown of Chester; a half-sister, Miss Mariene McLen of North Adams, and three nephews. Miss Brown attended the United church at Chester, where funeral services will take place at 2 o'clock Sunday, with Re v.Wilfred LaPoint officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill cemetery, Friends may call at the Haley funeral parlors, in Huntington, tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.