Obituaries

Olive E. Vanier

Olive E. Vanier, 63, of Watervliet, N.Y., died Monday at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam, N.Y. She was the sister of Marjorie L. Larkin of Pittsfield. Born in Watervliet on Nov. 27, 1940,...

Carla Lauranzano

Carla Lauranzano, 59, of Henrietta, Texas, formerly of Lenox, died Saturday in Clay County Memorial Hospital in Henrietta after a long illness. Born March 23, 1944, in Los Angeles, daughter of...

Paul Boucher

Paul Boucher, 50, of 25 Evelyn Park died Tuesday at home after a battle with cancer. Born in West Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 24, 1953, son of Paul J. and Constance Wass Boucher, he was educated in...

Mariann M. Jacobs

Mariann M. Jacobs, 54, of 46 Franklin St. died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 6, 1949, daughter of John J. and W. Regina Foley Mawhinney, she was raised in Dalton and graduated in...

Margaret M. Bogino

Margaret M. Bogino, 88, of 1859 East St. died Saturday at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had been admitted in July 2003. Born in Wilmington, Vt., on March 25, 1915, daughter...

Thomas F. Flynn

Thomas F. Flynn, 88, of Bonita Springs, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at home. Mr. Flynn founded Flynn Volkswagen in 1964. Born in Boston on Aug. 2, 1915, son of Cornelius J. and...

Joseph Anthony Wechter

Joseph Anthony Wechter, 86, formerly of 326 Old Windsor Road, died Wednesday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 24, 1917, son of Emile A. and MaryAnn Brielman Wechter, he...

Bernard Alexis Tremblay Sr

Bernard Alexis Tremblay Sr., 74, of 959 North St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 23, 1929, son of Henry G. and Mary Roulier Tremblay, he was a 1947...

Mary P. Pearce

Mary P. Pearce, 81, of 129 Kittredge Road died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 11, 1923, daughter of Frank and Julia Rodrigues...

Walter E. Lewis

Walter E. Lewis, 86, of 217 Harryel St. died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since Oct. 1. Born in Stockbridge on Jan. 3, 1918, son of Garfield F. and Florence A. Pratt Lewis,...

Eunice J. Hoffman Johnston Robinson

Eunice J. Hoffman Johnston Robinson, 70, of 14 Daniels Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Cleveland on April 23, 1933, daughter of Clifford and Hazel...

Stephen Kinnas

Stephen Kinnas, 88, of Robert Street died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 17, 1915, son of Metro and Domka Turchin Kinnas, he attended schools in Pittsfield. He was an Army...

Helen S. Hess

Helen S. Hess, 88, of 87 Fort Hill Ave. died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Dec. 31, 1915, daughter of Howard and Ida Heck Sterling, she attended schools there....

Attilio L. Forte

Attilio L. Forte, 72, of 145 Dewey Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pico, province of Frosinone, Italy, on son of Domenico and Maria C. DiMugno Forte, he emigrated to the...

Thomas Michael Ancheta

Thomas Michael Ancheta, 54, of 29 Kent Ave., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since Oct. 11, 2003. Born in Boston on Sept. 17, 1949, son of Eustaquio and Mildred Farrell...

Walter Everett Fuller

Walter Everett Fuller, 83, of 58 Orchard St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. He was a longtime resident of Becket, where he served as chief of police for many years, before moving to...

John R. "Jack" Carrigan

John R. "Jack" Carrigan, 68, of 27 Lenox Ave., owner of Carrigan Electric, died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 5, 1935, son of William J. and Evelyn M. Campbell Carrigan, he was a...

Marilyn Margaret Caccamo

Marilyn Margaret Caccamo, 64, of 42 Harryel St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 25, 1939, daughter of Charles E. Flynn Sr. and Margaret...

Earl A. Beals

Earl A. Beals, 89, formerly of 379 East St., Providence Court, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since June 2002. He had also resided at Optimum Care in the...

Nathan Albert Pike

Nathan Albert Pike, 74, formerly of 4 Ring St., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided at Hillcrest Commons since 2000. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 7, 1929, son of Frank N. and...

Henry Daniel "Danny" Phillips II

Henry Daniel "Danny" Phillips II, 52, of 1105 North St. died Monday morning at home, following a brief illness. Born in Framingham on July 15, 1951, son of Elizabeth A. Hartland Phillips Galvin...

George W. Taylor

George W. Taylor, 80, of 16 Howe Road died Sunday at home after a battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 31, 1923, son of Charles S. and Ethel Tower Taylor, he was a 1943 graduate of...

Doris Irene Blais

Doris Irene Blais, 85, formerly of 27 Paisley Terrace died Saturday at Berkshire Place, where she had resided since April 1998. Born in Hay Springs, Neb., on April 4, 1918, daughter of Roma and...

Constance D. Schoonmaker

Constance D. Schoonmaker, 88, formerly of 31 Bradford St., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for several years. Born in North Adams on Jan. 31, 1915, daughter of Frank R....

Daniel William "Big Bill" Fallon Sr

Daniel William "Big Bill" Fallon Sr., 68, of 32 Old Stockbridge Road died Thursday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where he had been a patient for two weeks. Born in Pittsfield on July 9,...