Obituaries

Donald F. Lyman

Donald F. Lyman, 74, of 993 South St. died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had resided for four months. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 25, 1932, son of William H. and...

Robert Francis Balise

Robert Francis Balise, 87, of Springfield died Thursday at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke. He was the father of Carol R. Balise of Monterey. Born in Hatfield on Aug. 3, 1919, son of Paul N. and...

Lillian M. Catelotti Williamson

Lillian M. Catelotti Williamson, 80, of Crossway Village, formerly of Fairview Street, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 18, 1926, daughter of Henry and Mary...

Rosanna Marlowe

Rosanna Marlowe, 83, a formerly of Lenox, died Saturday at Springside Nursing Home of Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in Cleveland on Dec. 26, 1923, daughter of Alexander and Esther...

Edward Francis Genovese

Edward Francis Genovese, 97, formerly of 265 Fenn St. and Providence Court Apartments died Saturday at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where he had resided since March 2005. Born in Pittsfield on...

Mary E. "Eleanor" Collins

Mary E. "Eleanor" Collins, 88, of 176 Columbus Ave. died Jan. 8 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Springfield on Oct. 5, 1918, daughter of James F. and Helen O'Neill Flannery, she was educated...

Colleen M. Chambers

Colleen M. Chambers, 48, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at home after a long battle with colon cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 15, 1958, daughter of William and Carol...

Harry Wellington Brown

Harry Wellington Brown, 75, of 140 Riverside Drive died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where he was admitted on Dec. 27. Born in Stratford, N.H., on Nov. 2, 1931, son of Earl...

Florence Gagliano Pettibone

Florence Gagliano Pettibone, 71, a former resident of North Adams, died Wednesday at Eventide Home for Women in Exeter, N.H., after a long illness. She moved to Eventide 18 months ago. Born in...

Dorothy T. LeFebvre

Dorothy T. LeFebvre, 78, of 204 Church St. died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Ann M. Ross, in Averill Park, N.Y., where she had resided for the past three weeks. She served as clerk to...

Rev. Sinclair D. Hart, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —The Rev. Sinclair Danforth Hart, 84, of 260 South St. died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Oct. 8, 1922, son of William C....

Leonora Lucy Axt

Leonora Lucy Axt, 90, of 17 Ide Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Newton, N.J., on Sept. 16, 1916, daughter of Alvah S. and Stella Smith Keen, she graduated from...

Arthur P. Gennari Sr.

Arthur P. Gennari Sr., 87, of 40 Albany Road died Tuesday at home. Mr. Gennari also was a 22-year winter resident of Jupiter, Fla. Born in West Stockbridge on May 2, 1919, son of Victor and...

Ruth Mae Brenner Crawford

Ruth Mae Brenner Crawford, 82, of 167 North Summer St. died Sunday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Born in Adams on May 4, 1924, daughter of Frank and Alice Varno Brenner, she attended schools...

Rita B. Hamel Vanasse

Rita B. Hamel Vanasse, 90, of 50 Smith Ave. died early Tuesday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Lawrence on Oct. 2, 1916, daughter of the late Peter Hamel and Helen Charest Hamel, she...

Charles John Sullivan

Charles John Sullivan, 66, of Canaan, N.Y., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., June 15, 1940, he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Edith Saich Sullivan. He...

Edgar Fuller Sewell

Edgar Fuller Sewell, 88, of 110 East St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center following a brief illness. Born June 29, 1918, in Medford, son of Thomas E. and Myrtie Fuller Sewell, he...

Beatrice "Alice" Scelsi

Beatrice "Alice" Scelsi, 85, of 81 Maple Grove Drive died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., on April 29, 1921, daughter of Edward and Helen Disceault Ducharme, she...

Gertrude Mae Wittig Armstrong

Gertrude Mae Wittig Armstrong, 81, of 79 Natural Bridge Road died Monday at Sweetbrook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams Nov. 28, 1925, daughter of the late Gustave Wittig and Norma...

Beatrice "Alice" Scelsi

Beatrice "Alice" Scelsi, 85, of 81 Maple Grove Drive died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., on April 29, 1921, daughter of Edward and Helen Disceault Ducharme, she...

Walter A. "Doc" Hutchinson

Walter A. "Doc" Hutchinson, 95, of New Lenox Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being stricken at home. Born in Lenox on June 12, 1911, son of Garfield and Minnie...

Evelyn Frances Dollar

Evelyn Frances Dollar, 95, formerly of 6 Main St. died yesterday at Providence Care Center. Born in Great Barrington on Nov. 13, 1911, daughter of Charles F. and Ada Harmon Wichmann, she attended...

Paul B. Dixon

Paul B. Dixon, 67, of West Street died Sunday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born Feb. 17, 1939, in Beverly, son of Bertram and Carrie Wiggin Dixon, he attended school there and...

Jeannette W. Thomas

Jeannette W. Thomas, 72, of 82 Second St. died Friday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 11, 1933, daughter of Aaron Thomas and Loretta Curry Kenney, she graduated from Pittsfield High...