Obituaries

Michael J. Latura

Michael J. Latura, 71, of 160 Newell St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 18, 1934, son of John and Angelina Castronova Latura, he attended...

Joan A. Arndt

Joan A. Arndt, 70, of 151 New Windsor Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center, where she had been a patient for two weeks. Born in Pittsfield on March 2, 1935, daughter of Edmund E. and Edna...

Mary A. Kirby

Mary A. Kirby, 90, of Hillsdale Drive, died Christmas night at her home. Born in Pittsfield on May 14, 1915, daughter of Emil A. and Mary A. Brielman Wechter, she was a 1932 graduate of St....

Richard L. Brazeau

Richard L. Brazeau, 65, of 43 Jason St. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 31, 1940, son of Lionel and Muriel Boudreau Brazeau, he was a lifelong resident of Pittsfield. He...

The Rev. Charles E. McNeice, S.S.E.

The Rev. Charles E. McNeice, S.S.E., 71, of Colchester, Vt., formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday, Dec. 19, in Underhill (Vt.) State Park while on his daily walk. Born in Pittsfield on May 28,...

Stanley Lazor

Stanley Lazor, 85, of Danvers died Wednesday at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, son of Peter and Mary Lazor, he was educated in New York City. A...

Rose Marie Suriner

Rose Marie Suriner, 84, of 386 North St. died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since August. Born in Dalton on April 20, 1921, daughter of David and Theresa...

Galen Andrew Davis

Galen Andrew Davis, 68, of Southwick, formerly of Pittsfield, died at home on Dec. 17 from melanoma. Born in Dexter, Maine, on Aug. 24, 1937, son of John A. and Pauline Ramsay Davis, he was a 1955...

Charles Walter Bonin

Charles Walter Bonin, 78, of 12 Egremont Ave. died Friday at his winter home in Arroyo Grande, Calif. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 10, 1927, son of J. Leon and Yvonne Dube Bonin, he was a 1945...

Alan "Skip" Summers

Alan "Skip" Summers, 56, of 1634 North St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Great Barrington on Jan. 4, 1949, son of Doris Love Warner, he was educated in...

Robert Milton Hunt

Robert Milton Hunt, 74, of 117 Danforth Ave. died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 31, 1931, son of James H. and Ruth Van Buren Hunt, he was a 1949 graduate of Pittsfield...

Fred A. "Art" Gwinnell

Fred A. "Art" Gwinnell, 77, of 88 McArthur St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. For more than 25 years, he was a basketball referee at the Boys' Club and umpired baseball games...

Ann M. Archey

Ann M. Archey, 73, of 47 Springside Ave. died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 31, 1932, daughter of John and Agnes Kelly Herrick, she was a 1950 graduate of...

Bernard Joseph Simoneau Sr.

Bernard Joseph Simoneau Sr., 78, of 115 Memorial Drive died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Auburn on Jan. 1, 1927, son of Ferdinand and Marguerite Simoneau, he...

Albert A. Blaney

Albert A. Blaney, 83, of West Heights Lane, Ozark, Mo., a former resident of Lenoxdale, died Thursday at home. He moved to Ozark in 2000. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 23, 1922, son of Arthur and...

Thomas Joseph Maguire

Thomas Joseph Maguire, 78, of 107 Allengate Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lowell on Nov. 26, 1927, son of Philip and Alice Reidy Maguire, he was a 1945 graduate...

John J. O'Brien Jr.

John J. O'Brien Jr., 77, of Taconic Avenue died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 25, 1928, son of John J. O'Brien Sr. and Elizabeth Keegan O'Brien, he was...

George X. Geoffrion

George X. Geoffrion, 82, of 52 Sunset Drive died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on Sept. 6, 1923, son of Louis and Louise Mercier Geoffrion, he attended schools there and...

Iive M. Rouse

Iive M. Rouse, 70, of 126 Mountain Drive, died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 19, 1935, daughter of Ursula Rogar Aldre and the late Manivald Aldre,...

Arthur J. Conlon Jr.

Arthur J. Conlon Jr., 80, of Crofut Street died Tuesday evening at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Boston on May 26, 1925, the son of Arthur J. and Miriam O'Callaghan Conlon, he moved with his family...

Agnes F. Brooksbank

Agnes F. Brooksbank, 81, of Gertrude Road and of Margate, Fla., died Monday at Coral Springs Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Holyoke on Feb. 28, 1924, daughter of James F. and Mary...

Mary Katherine O'Leary

Mary Katherine O'Leary, 75, of Colonial Gardens, 123 Highview Drive, a longtime teacher, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 7, 1930, daughter of George F. and...

David Jasewicz

David Jasewicz, 48, of 10 Evergreen Road, Leeds, died of natural causes at 600 Main St. in Dalton. He was the father of Morgan E. Jasewicz of Pittsfield. Born in Boston on July 19, 1957, son of...

Joseph R. Ginthwain Sr., 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph Rodger Ginthwain Sr., 58, of 212 Springside Ave. died Monday, Jan. 5, 2005, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 11,...

Rina DiOrio

Rina DiOrio, 97, formerly of 27 Joan Drive, died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since June 17. Born in San Gimignano, Italy, on June 23, 1908, daughter of...