Obituaries

Joseph M. Blair

Joseph M. Blair, 68, of 201 Mohegan St. died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 17, 1938, son of the late Milton and Elizabeth Russell Blair, he was a 1956...

Walter Bieniek

Walter Bieniek, 88, formerly of 66 Park St., died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Savoy on Oct. 1, 1917, son of Kazimierz and Katarzyna Glowacki Bieniek, he moved to...

Doris N. Vallone

Doris N. Vallone, 80, of 349 Lenox Ave. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in West Stockbridge on July 9, 1926, daughter of Giulio and Rose Sondrini Delmolino, she attended schools...

Mary E. Reilly

Mary E. Reilly, 87, of 92 Mohegan St. died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 7, 1919, daughter of George and Mary Favre Dausch, she graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lowell...

Eleanor Louise Previtali

Eleanor Louise Previtali, 71, formerly of 379 East St. died Thursday at the Hannah Duston Health Care Center in Haverhill. Born in Pittsfield on June 1, 1935, daughter of Abrian and Lucy Daly...

Lino E. Piantoni

Lino E. Piantoni, 74, of 40 Richmond Lane died yesteday at his home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 16, 1932, son of Erminio and Lucy Cattaneo Piantoni, he was educated there and graduated from...

Stanley Henry Leja

Stanley Henry Leja, 89, of 44 East Hoosac St. died Thursday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Sept. 16, 1917, son of John and Mary Banas Leja, he attended Adams schools....

Valmore S. Cloutier Sr.

Valmore S. Cloutier Sr., 72, formerly of 490 Savoy Road died Thursday at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Nov. 8, 1933, son of Valmore R. and Mildred Stone Cloutier, he attended schools...

Nellie A. Quinn

Nellie A. Quinn, 86, of 110 Depot St. died at the home of her granddaughter, Tracy Crouch, with whom she had made her home for three years. Born in Belton, S.C., on Feb. 9, 1920, daughter of...

Mary E. Reilly

Mary E. Reilly, 87, of 92 Mohegan St. died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 7, 1919, daughter of George and Mary Favre Dausch, she graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lowell...

Marion Notis

Marion Notis, 84, of 7 Kalliste Hill Road died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New York on April 13, 1922, daughter of Leo and Jean Schwartz Fish, she was raised in...

Yvonne Rita Neville

Yvonne Rita Neville, 88, of 67 Langlois Ave., The Spruces, died Wednesday at her home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 12, 1917, daughter of Homer J. and Mary Kennedy Smith, she attended schools...

Rose Angela Moore

Rose Angela Moore, 89, of 75 Briggs Ave. died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for three months. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 18, 1917, daughter of Francesco and Angela...

Darla J. Ciempa, 59

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Darla Jean Ciempa, 59, of 215 Houghton St. died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, at her home. Born in Adams on June 13, 1947, daughter of Evelyn Kleiner Ciempa and the late...

Lisa Vollmer

Lisa Vollmer, 45, of Welcome Street died Sept. 15 in a two-vehicle accident in Lee. Born in New York on Jan. 6, 1961, daughter of Dr. Albert Vollmer and Dorothy Hood Vollmer, she was raised in...

Helen O'Hagerty

Helen O'Hagerty, 87, of 75 Commercial St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 17, 1919, daughter of Alfred and Angelina Trombley Beauchemin, she graduated from...

Gary W. O'Brien

Gary W. O'Brien, 51, of 280 Summer St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 16, 1955, son of Elizabeth Salice O'Brien and the late William H....

Phyllis Louise Hall

Phyllis Louise Hall, 86, of 89 Burnt Hickory Road, Cartersville, Ga., a former longtime resident of Dalton, died Monday at home after a long illness. Born in Portland, Maine, on Feb. 20, 1920,...

June Calder

June Calder, 91, of 63 Boylston St., a former longtime resident of Lenox Road, Richmond, died Saturday at home. Born in East Hartford, Conn., on July 18, 1915, daughter of Arthur B. and Helen...

Maurice C. Bredin Jr.

Maurice C. Bredin Jr., 86, of 18 Sunset St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Housatonic on Feb. 17, 1920, son of Maurice C. Bredin Sr. and Ella Gillette Bredin, he attended the...

Mary H. Vadala

Mary H. Vadala, 83, formerly of 84 Dodge Ave., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility for a year and a half. Born in Pittsfield on...

Karen J. Stolynas

Karen J. Stolynas, 42, of Jesters Lane died in her sleep Tuesday at home. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Jan 3, 1964, daughter of the late George and Marie Prislupsky Stolynas, she graduated from...

Daniel Kevin Small

Daniel Kevin Small, 53, of East Road died Saturday at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a short battle with cancer. Born in Somerville on Dec. 16, 1952, son of James and Patricia Ryder...

Rose Angela Moore

Rose Angela Moore, 89, of 75 Briggs Ave. died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for three months. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 18, 1917, daughter of Francesco and Angela...

Shirley F. Linker

Shirley F. Linker, 70, of 1029 South St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 6, 1936, daughter of Francis and Lillian Cuddahy Watkins, she...