Obituaries

Sandra Jean Cresswell

Sandra Jean Cresswell, 56, of 379 East St., Providence Court Apartments, died Sunday at the home of her former sister-in-law, Judy Gelpi of 22 Olive St., Lee, where she had resided since January...

Cynthia M. Chase

Cynthia M. Chase, 62, of 22 Grove St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Ludlow on Oct. 5, 1942, she was the daughter of Royal and Mary Mentel Chase. She had resided in Becket...

Harold MacArthur "Hal" Booth Jr.

Harold MacArthur "Hal" Booth Jr., 85, of Pomeroy Manor died early Friday morning at Springside Nursing Home of Pittsfield after a brief illness. Born in Chester, Pa., on Jan. 10, 1920, son of...

Theresa C. Vasko

Theresa C. Vasko, 85, of 176 Columbus Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Liberty, N.Y., on April 11, 1919, daughter of John and Isabelle Kerney Sheahan, she was a 1937 graduate of Liberty High...

Regetta A. "Dolly" Musacchio Ross

Regetta A. "Dolly" Musacchio Ross, 74, of 253 Kassik Circle, Orlando, Fla., a former resident of Pittsfield, died Friday at Conway Lakes Health and Rehabilitation Center in Orlando, Fla. Born in...

Anna Dill

Anna Dill, 86, of 65 Columbus Ave. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 12, 1918, daughter of Demko and Anna Gernick Senyk, she was a 1936 graduate of Pittsfield...

Mary M. Decelles

Mary M. Decelles, 97, formerly of Churchill Crest, died Monday afternoon at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since May 2003. Born in Pittsfield on May 3, 1907, daughter of Thomas J. and...

Mary T. Ano

Mary T. Ano, 76, of 83 Mountainview Terrace, formerly of Oak Street, died Sunday at home. Born in Dalton on Aug. 5, 1928, daughter of Roy J. and Margaret M. Schepard Ano, she graduated as...

Merna Lytle

Merna Lytle, 51, of 127 Memorial Drive died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Queens, N.Y., on Nov. 17, 1953, daughter of Emanuel Lytle Sr. and Boleyn Coleman Lytle, she...

C. William "Skip" Bontell

C. William "Skip" Bontell, 61, of 40 Old Stockbridge Road died Sunday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 7, 1943, son of Mary...

Peggy H. Sottile

Peggy H. Sottile, 74, of 7 Cypress Lane died Saturday morning at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for three months. Born in the St. George section of Staten Island,...

Marion Prentice

Marion Prentice, 86, formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Pittsfield on July 11, 1918, daughter of Edward H. and Mona Jean Shankland Prentice, she was a...

Catherine T. Derivan

Catherine T. Derivan, 93, of Kimball Farms died Wednesday evening at its Nursing Care Center. She had resided at Kimball Fams since 1990. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 9, 1911, daughter of...

Rudolph Clary

Rudolph Clary, 78, of Valley Drive, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., a former resident of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born in Roanoke Rapids on Dec. 14, 1926, son of Thomas E. and Annie Mills Clary,...

Lulu Dee Jones

Lulu Dee Jones, 84, of 95 Lincoln St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Panama City, Fla., on Jan. 15, 1921, daughter of Edward and Jessie Maebelle Darby Pollard, she attended...

Leila Bona

Leila Bona, 89, of Roaring Brook Road died Tuesday afternoon at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided since September 2004. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 18, 1916, daughter of...

Dante Botto

Dante Botto, 90, a former longtime resident of 26 Foote Ave., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. He had resided at Laurel Lake Center in Lee since July...

Major Gen. Garth Bryant Dettinger

Retired Air Force Major Gen. Garth Bryant Dettinger, 83, of 9120 Belvoir Woods Parkway, Fort Belvoir, Va., formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday of heart disease at Inova Fairfax (Va.) Hospital. He...

Catherine A. Cadorette

Catherine A. Cadorette, 93, formerly of 32 Stockbridge Road, died Thursday at Providence Care Center, where she had resided for the past few years. Born in Pittsfield on May 11, 1911, daughter of...

Holly Sipma

Holly Sipma, 45, of 219 Saratoga Ave., Chicopee, died Wednesday at home after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 5, 1959, daughter of Russell Clark and Joan D. Couch...

Dolores M. Passardi

Dolores M. Passardi, 69, of 16 Walnut Lane, Essex Junction, Vt., formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday evening at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt. She moved to Essex Junction in 1987....

Michaelina G. Handerek

Michaelina G. Handerek, 83, of 37 Albro St., died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Montague on Nov. 5, 1921, daughter of Michael and Stella Aptacy Saharceski, she was a 1939 graduate of...

Mark Kenneth Stevens

Mark Kenneth Stevens, 37, of 5465 Curry Ford Road, Hollowbrook Apartments, Orlando, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Florida Hospital East in Orlando after a brief illness. Born in...

John C. "Butch" Procopio Jr.

John C. "Butch" Procopio Jr., 63, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where he was admitted this month. Born in Pittsfield on July 10, 1941, son of...

Evelyn Mae Elliott

Evelyn Mae Elliott, 83, of 5312 Royal Cypress Circle, Tampa, Fla., formerly of Imperial Avenue, died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. Born Evelyn M. Prockett in Springfield on July 5,...