Obituaries

Burton Ford Dopp

Burton Ford Dopp, 81, formerlyof 75 Commercial St., died Monday in the emergency room at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in the day. He had been residing at North Adams...

Clara Jane Burgmaster

Clara Jane Burgmaster, 77, of Roaring Brook Road died yesterday at home. Born in Williamstown on Jan. 14, 1928, daughter of Walter and Bernice Hughes Nicklien, she was educated there. Mrs....

Velma H. Swiers

Velma H. Swiers, 77, of 22 Williamsburg Terrace died yesterday morning at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where she was recently admitted. Born in Schuyler Lake, N.Y., on...

James "Russ" Stockley Sr.

James "Russ" Stockley Sr., 83, of 88 Moores Road died at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown on March 24 following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 17, 1922, son of Walter J. and...

Eleanor Sack

Eleanor Sack, 89, of Oakwood Condominiums died yesterday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 12, 1916, daughter of Jules and Bess Wilinsky Reiner, she...

Thomas H. Mairo Sr.

Thomas H. Mairo Sr., 67, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Sunday at home. Born in Malden on July 24, 1937, son of Louis and Sadie Ruggles Mairo, he was a 1955 graduate of...

Pearl Leona Helems

Pearl Leona Helems, 92, of 24 Silver St. died Sunday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Facility, where she had resided since May 2004. Born in Peru, Vt., on Jan. 28, 1913, daughter of Harvey and Emma...

Gertrude Elizabeth Harvey

Gertrude Elizabeth Harvey, 94, of 128 East Road died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Nov. 15, 1910, daughter of George and Elizabeth Goodermote Frenya, her...

Charles J. French Sr.

Charles J. French Sr., 78, of 1 Herbert Drive died Sunday at Bay State Hospital in Springfield. He was long involved in area motel and automotive businesses. Born in West Lebanon, N.Y., on...

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...

Wayne H. Champagne

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wayne H. Champagne, 60, of 65 Quincy St. died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at home after being stricken there. Born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Aug. 5, 1944, son of Betty M....

Frederick C. Lindley

Frederick C. Lindley, 69, died yesterday, at his residence on Henderson Road following a long illness. Born Sept. 7, 1935, son of Frederick C. and Helen Decker Lindley, he was a 1953 graduate of...

William DeWitt Horrocks Sr.

William DeWitt Horrocks Sr., 95, died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital. A resident of Sweet Brook Care Centers, in recent years he had lived in retirement facilities in Vero Beach, Fla.,...

Walter "Bud" Hewins Jr.

Walter "Bud" Hewins Jr., 74, died at his home, 840 Hewins St., on Thursday. Born on March 17, 1931, son of Walter D. Sr. and Ella Humes Hewins, he graduated from Sheffield High School. He was...

Clifford E. Dallmeyer Sr.

Clifford E. Dallmeyer Sr., 94, of Church Street died at Berkshire Medical Center on Thursday. Born in Pittsfield on March 18, 1911, son of John H. and Harriet Hall Dallmeyer, he attended...

Robert F. Cheney Sr.

Robert F. Cheney Sr., 84, of Pine Street, South Lee, died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on Dec. 27, 1920, son of Leslie and Myrtle Webb Cheney, he was a 1939 graduate of...

Raymond D. Canales, 85

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Raymond Diego Canales, 85, of 423 Route 7 died early Saturday morning, April 2, 2005, at home. Born in Quincy on Sept. 8, 1919, son of Ramon Diego and Valentina Canales,...

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...

T. Norman Bleau, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — T. Norman Bleau, 85, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Saturday morning, April 2, 2005, at home. Mr. Bleau had owned and operated Norm's Barber Shop from 1963...

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...

Robert F. Cheney Sr.

Robert F. Cheney Sr., 84, of Pine Street, South Lee, died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on Dec. 27, 1920, son of Leslie and Myrtle Webb Cheney, he was a 1939 graduate of...

Claire Massaconi

Claire Massaconi, 55, of 38 Victoria Lane died yesterday morning at Baystate Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Chicopee on Jan. 28, 1950, daughter of Loretta Ablicki Asselin and the...

Marianne Lipsky

Marianne Lipsky, 80, died Wednesday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Sweden on July 2, 1924, daughter of Gunnar and Inga Sandstrom, she graduated from The Fashion School of...