Obituaries

Virginia L. "Gini" Dubin

Virginia L. "Gini" Dubin, 44, of Pittsfield died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born in Batavia, N.Y., on Feb. 16, 1960, daughter of Robert L. and Elaine...

Marie Martha Mongeon

Marie Martha Mongeon, 92, of Marian Avenue died Tuesday afternoon at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Holyoke on May 19, 1912, daughter of Alfred and Emelie Morel Vernier, she attended Pittsfield...

Muriel R. "Mike" Gordon

Muriel R. "Mike" Gordon, 82, of Muirfield Drive died Tuesday evening at home. Born in New York City on Oct. 14, 1922, daughter of David and Louisa Danish, she attended New York schools and Beaver...

Rev. Thomas M. Courtney

The Rev. Thomas M. Courtney, 80, of St. Michael's Residence in Springfield died yesterday morning at Holyoke Health Care Center. His first assignment was at Sacred Heart Church, from 1951 to 1967....

David P. Andersen

David P. Andersen, 53, of 48 Windsor Ave. died Tuesday at GE Advanced Materials after being stricken at work there. Born in Westfield on Dec. 1, 1951, son of Harold F. and Catherine Crean...

Katherine A. Kelesa, 36

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Katherine A. Kelesa, 36, of 546 Fenn St. died Friday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center after being stricken at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 11,...

Emil Trova

Emil Trova, 87, of 301 Springside Ave. died Saturday at home following a long illness. Born in Wilmerding, Pa., on Oct. 19, 1917, son of Alexander and Margheriti Marcellino Trova, he moved to...

William J. Schultz Jr.

William J. Schultz Jr., 85, of 4280 6th Lane Southwest, Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. He was a nationally renowned artist, and a...

Eleanor B. Alexander

Eleanor B. Alexander, 91, formerly of Rolling Hills Condominiums, died Sunday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on June 13, 1913, daughter of John B. and Mary E....

William C. Silvernail

William C. Silvernail, 64, of 3404 Glendale Lane, Ellenton, Fla., and Richmond, died Tuesday at Blake Hospital in Bradenton, Fla. For the past five years, he had spent winters in Florida. Born...

Rita C. Radcliffe

Rita C. Radcliffe, 91, formerly of 75 Baldwin Ave., died Tuesday morning at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since June 2003. Born in Pittsfield on July 22, 1913,...

Emma K. Morris

Emma K. Morris, 83, of 38 Greenbrook Drive, Brainard, died Sunday at the Laurel Lake Center of Health and Rehabilitation in Lee. She was the mother of Preston Morris of Lenox. Born in Nutley,...

Evelyn O. Middlebrook

Evelyn O. Middlebrook, 91, of 40 Sunset Ave. died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Home. Born in Pownal, Vt., on July 10, 1913, daughter of Murray and Bertha Smith Niles, she attended...

John D. Bromback

John D. Bromback, 77, of 7 Bentley Terrace, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 9, 1927, son of John J. and Catherine Haggerty Bromback, he was a lifelong...

Antoinette Maria Peaslee

Antoinette Maria Peaslee, 71, of 128 Allengate Ave. died yesterday morning at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 21, 1933, daughter of Guido S. and Alice Albertini...

F. William "Bill" Michaels

F. William "Bill" Michaels, 85, of 90 Euclid Ave. died Monday afternoon at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he was admitted 10 days ago. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 30, 1919, son of...

William Raymond Hoag

William Raymond Hoag, 86, of 17 Churchill St. died Monday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 23, 1918, son of Raymond Hoag and Laura Chase Hoag King, and the stepson of John Howard King,...

Theresa Streit Fosty

Theresa Streit Fosty, 57, of 139 Robbins Ave. died Monday morning at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 9, 1948, daughter of Gordon and Marjorie Jacques Gates, she attended...

Joseph James Borden Sr.

Joseph James Borden Sr., 57, of 2683 State Road died Monday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield from injuries incurred on a job site that day in Peru. Born in Pittsfield on Feb....

Margaret Isabel Stevens

Margaret Isabel Stevens, 83, a former longtime resident of Dalton, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had recently resided at Melbourne Place in Pittsfield. Born in Cheshire on Sept....

C. William "Bill" Strong

C. William "Bill" Strong, 68, of 14 Pease Ave. died Thursday at home. Born in Shaftsbury, Vt., on Sept. 1, 1936, son of Jesse and Bessie Sisco Strong, he graduated from North Bennington High...

Mary T. Smith

Mary T. Smith, 86, of 97 Bromback St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 8, 1918, daughter of John and Philomena Kellar Ziemba, she was...

Gordon Mills

Gordon Mills, 96, formerly of 293 High St., and former resident of Lee, died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where he resided since 2002. Born in Craftsbury, Vt.,...

Annie Mary Albano

Annie Mary Albano, 80, of 65 Hawthorne Ave. died Thursday morning at home. She had resided there for the past 52 years. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 1, 1924, daughter of Concetto and Chiairina...

Anna M. Adamo

Anna M. Adamo, 75, of Mount Kisco, N.Y., died Thursday at Westchester County Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y. She lived in Dalton for many years before moving to Mount Kisco in 2002. She was...