Obituaries

Dorothy M. Connors

Dorothy M. Connors, 87, of 169 Valentine Road died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 25, 1916, daughter of William and Irene Johnson O'Boyle, she attended local schools...

Mary E. Matthews

Mary E. Matthews, 95, formerly of 39 Windsor Ave., died Monday at the Thirty-Thirty Park nursing home in Fairfield, Conn. Born in Chester on May 1, 1908, daughter of John H. and Bridgett A....

Robert B. Elliott

Robert B. Elliott, 58, of 65 Columbus Ave. died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for a brief time. Born in Niskayuna, N.Y., on June 3, 1945, son of Alexander and Winifred...

Melissa "Jo" Ann O'Malley

Melissa "Jo" Ann O'Malley, 39, of 11 Linden St. died Tuesday morning at North Adams Commons, where she had been a patient since Dec. 30. Born in Great Barrington on Oct. 16, 1964, daughter of...

Edward Chyla

Edward Chyla, 62, of 135 High St. died at Berkshire Medical Center on Thursday following a long illness. Born in Garfield, N.J., on March 7, 1941, son of Edward and Mary Kwarta Chyla, he was a...

Hector E. Henault

Hector E. Henault, 85, of 379 East St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. He lived at Colonial Gardens before moving to East Street. Born in Burriville, R.I., on Aug. 25, 1918, son of...

Carol J. DeLuca

Carol J. DeLuca, 45, of 40 Stoddard Ave. died Saturday at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 18, 1958, daughter of Donald A. and Constance...

Rocco Joseph Yetz Jr.

Rocco Joseph Yetz Jr., 55, of 200 Mason Run Road, Rising Sun, Md., formerly of Pittsfield, died Dec. 29 at Union Hospital in Elkton, Md., from complications of diabetes. Born in Pittsfield on...

Gloria M. Metallo

Gloria M. Metallo, 81, formerly of 176 Columbus Ave., died yesterday at Country Estates Nursing Home in Agawam. Born in Cheshire on Feb. 17, 1922, daughter of Gabriel and Germena Graziani Osanni,...

Sister Mary Genevieve

Sister Mary Genevieve, 96, formerly Anna Esther Cox, of the Sisters of Providence died yesterday at the Providence Mother House in Holyoke. Born in Pittsfield on March 30, 1907, daughter of James...

Francis W. Scutt

Francis W. Scutt, 79, of 111 Melbourne Road died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since August 2002. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 5, 1924, son of Francis W. and Edna L. Moore...

William E. Rayner

William E. Rayner, 91, of 28 Delaware Ave., died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. Born in Ansonia, Conn., on Aug. 8, 1912, he was the son of William H....

Lois Janette McRell

Lois Janette McRell, 89, of Yarmouth Port, formerly of Reading, died Sunday at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was the sister of Muriel Jenks of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 21,...

Frank Alexander Grosso

Frank Alexander Grosso, 78, of 69 Circular Ave. died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 25, 1925, son of Peter and Angelina Russo Grosso, he was a 1942...

Benjamin "Ben" Stanley Chelstowski

Benjamin "Ben" Stanley Chelstowski, 81, of 48 Root Place died Tuesday afternoon at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 30, 1922, son of Felix and Mary Nosal Chelstowski, he attended local schools....

Jacob Block

Jacob Block, 87, of 22 South St., Vernon, Conn., died Tuesday evening at Fox Hill Nursing Home in Vernon. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1916, son of Samuel and Rebecca Kalman Block, he was a...

Arthur J. Magner

Arthur J. Magner, 90, of 24 James St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 7, 1913, son of John and Katherine Clary Magner, he was a 1930 graduate of St. Joseph's...

Robert G. Herd

Robert G. Herd, 79, of 34 Bellmore Drive died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 10, 1924, son of John A. and Emma Snavely Herd, he was a 1941 graduate of Pittsfield High School. He...

Leona Clara Curry

Leona Clara Curry, 97, of 119 East Park Terrace died yesterday morning at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where she had resided for 18 months. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on April 8, 1906, daughter of...

Edward John Slonski Sr

Edward John Slonski Sr., 57, of 15 Brooks Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 30, 1945, son of William Slonski Sr. and Jessie Pekosz...

Robert Milton "Pop" Ludbrook

Robert Milton "Pop" Ludbrook, 79, of 49 Wealthy Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 7, 1924, son of Harry and Viola Sprague Ludbrook, he attended...

Carrie Rose Bosma

Carrie Rose Bosma, 89, of 54 Maple Grove Drive died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New York City, daughter of Joseph and Anna Henry, she was educated in schools in New Jersey....

Susan J. Sarro

Susan J. Sarro, 89, of 15 Lisa Lane, Westfield, formerly of 7 Chestnut St., died Friday at home. Born in Lee on May 3, 1914, daughter of Biagio and Palma Blasioli Meledeo, she attended Pittsfield...

Richard C. Freehan

Richard C. Freehan, 85, of 140 Melbourne Road, Apartment 330, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for about a month. Born in Pittsfield on June 21, 1918, son of Philip E. and...

Robert C. Buckwalter

Robert C. Buckwalter, 87, of 259 High St. died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 8, 1916, son of Jesse Otto and Louise Gauthier Buckwalter, he was a 1933 graduate of Pittsfield High...