Obituaries

Celia R. Hennessy

Celia R. Hennessy, 95, formerly of 379 East St., Providence Court, died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since October 2004. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 8, 1909,...

Jeff Michael Laraway

Jeff Michael Laraway, 46, of Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Lenox, died Tuesday at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., while awaiting a liver transplant. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 8, 1958, son...

Stanley Twarog

Stanley Twarog, 80, of 32 South Carolina Ave. died Thursday at home. Born in New York Mills, N.Y., on May 8, 1925, son of Stanley and Anna Warchalowski Twarog, he was a 1934 graduate of...

Richard H. Sabot

Richard H. Sabot, 61, a scholar, teacher, entrepreneur and adventurer who was committed to worldwide social and economic change, died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken...

Claire I. Pignone

Claire I. Pignone, 76, of 8 Grove St. died Friday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 7, 1929, daughter of William and Elizabeth Pierce Marcel, she attended local schools....

Stephen A. Boisvert Jr.

Stephen A. Boisvert Jr., 80, of 131 Clayton Ave., Stamford, Vt., died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at his home. Born in North Adams, Mass., on Dec. 14, 1924, he was the son of Stephen and Louise...

C. Donald Mac Lean

C. Donald Mac Lean, 84, of Taconic Avenue died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was a former member of the Department of Public Works board and the Lenox Fire...

Franklin Edward Gwara

Franklin Edward Gwara, 64, of 21 Francis Ave. died Wednesday morning at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 8, 1941, son of Chester L. and Gladys M. Thomas Gwara, he was a...

Orville Henry Barnes Jr.

Orville Henry Barnes Jr., 86, of Englewood, Fla., formerly of Great Barrington, died early Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Susan Pullaro of 396 Crane Ave., Pittsfield. Born in...

Alma Pierce

Alma Pierce, 85, formerly of Dalton, died Friday at Mountainview Health Care Center in Montgomery. Born in Northampton on Sept. 12, 1919, she was the daughter of John and Nellie Shugrue Roberts....

Earl G. Palmer

Earl G. Palmer, 82, of 4 Columbia St. died Monday at Williamstown Commons Care Center. Born in North Adams on Feb. 22, 1923, son of Lawrence E. and Orilla Thayer Palmer, he attended North Adams...

Charles Hadley Samler King Jr.

Charles Hadley Samler King Jr., 78, of 84 Moorland St., a retired bank officer and lawyer, died Sunday at home. He was a member of the Conservation Commission. Born in Baltimore on Jan. 1,...

Reginald C. Galvin

Reginald C. Galvin, 62, of 273 North St. died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 10, 1942, son of Reginald H. and Jeannette Chadwell Galvin, he...

Mary Treadwell

Mary Treadwell 98, of 15 Blue Hill Road, Great Barrington, died Saturday July 2, 2005 at Great Barrington Rehab and Nursing Center where she had lived for the past 3 weeks. She was born in Great...

Beatrice May Savage

Beatrice May Savage, 91, of 85 West Housatonic St. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 11, 1913, at her West Housatonic home, daughter of John T. and...

Robert Charles Plourde

Robert Charles Plourde, 69, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Amesbury on May 18, 1936, son of Charles Plourde of Pittsfield and the late Cora Nolan Plourde, he was...

Monique Lavigne

Monique Lavigne, 54, of 26 Bellevue Ave. died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Sept. 12, 1950, daughter of Leo and Yvette Caron Chouinard, she...

Robert E. Kushi

Robert E. Kushi, 84, of 20 Worthen St. died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 15, 1920, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Cronin Kushi, he was a 1938 graduate of Pittsfield High School....

Shirley Ann Fox

Shirley Ann Fox, 70, of 121 Pleasantview Drive died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 4, 1934, daughter of Eddie T. and Leda M. Cyr Cyr, she was a 1952 graduate of St. Joseph's High...

Grace M. DeFelippo

Grace M. DeFelippo, 86, of 950 Hale St., Beverly Farms, died yesterday at Salem Hospital in Salem. Born in Pittsfield on March 15, 1919, daughter of Agosto F. and Concetta Leone Rossi, she was a...

Albert J. Maillow

Albert J. Maillow, 94, of Walker Street died Monday afternoon at Providence Care Center, where he had resided since February. Born in Pittsfield on June 22, 1911, son of Armand and Lena Grant...

John A. MacGruer Jr.

John A. MacGruer Jr., 87, of Fairview Commons died Thursday of pneumonia at Fairview Hospital. He was a former Pittsfield lawyer. Born in Glen Ridge, N.J., on Dec. 24, 1917, son of John A....

Arthur Harvey

Arthur Harvey, 90, formerly of Clarksburg and Lake Worth, Fla., died Saturday at Wingate, a skilled nursing facility in South Hadley. Born in Pittsfield on March 16, 1915, son of George and Mary...

Mary C. Casivant

Mary C. Casivant, 71, of 295 First St. died Thursday morning at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Great Barrington on June 19, 1934, daughter of Ernest and Lillian Stannard...

Charles W. "Chuck" Vallone

Charles W. "Chuck" Vallone, 55, formerly of 48 Third St., died Friday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since April. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 31, 1950, son of Anthony and Iola Caliento...