Obituaries

Mary R. Wick

Mary R. Wick, 88, of 43 Lincoln St. died Sunday at home. Born in Salem on March 10, 1918, daughter of Antonio and Sophie Cassella Masone, she was educated in local schools. Before moving to...

Minnianna VanDeusen

Minnianna VanDeusen, 84, of 92 Boice Road, a longtime resident of Egremont and Great Barrington, died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Hillsdale, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1922, daughter of Raymond...

Leslie R. Swartzer

Leslie R. Swartzer, 86, of 386 Columbia St. died Sunday at North Adams Commons, where he had resided since July 26. Born in North Adams on April 2, 1920, son of Paul and Martha Weidick Schwartzel,...

Paula Murphy

Paula Murphy, 75, of 66 Northwest Hill Road died Saturday at home. Born in Quincy on Sept. 25, 1931, daughter of Walter and Mary Twomey Keating, she was a 1949 graduate of Mount St. Joseph's...

Anthony Peter Alizio

Anthony Peter Alizio, 75, formerly of 47 Taft St., died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Boston on Aug. 30, 1931, son of Salvatore and Miranda Quilici Alizio, he graduated from...

Janet H. Nesbit

Janet H. Nesbit, 92, of Berkshire Place died there yesterday. She was a former longtime resident of 79 Lenox Ave. Born in Pittsfield on June 4, 1914, daughter of Clifford E. and Julia Surette...

Joseph Andrew Nigrelli

Joseph Andrew Nigrelli, 87, of 760 Dalton Division Road, a former 50-year resident of 14 Marcella Ave., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 3, 1919, son of...

Andrew "Gumpy" Fosty Jr.

Andrew "Gumpy" Fosty Jr., 57, of 65 Columbus Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 30, 1949, son of the late Andrew Fosty Sr. and Nancy Spence Fosty, he was a...

Alice Ann Bourdeau

Alice Ann Bourdeau, 69, of Frederick, Md., formerly of Pittsfield and Germantown, Md., died Friday at Northampton Manor Health Care Center in Frederick. Born in Pittsfield on July 19, 1937,...

Catherine C. Taylor

Catherine C. Taylor, 64, of 253 High St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hartford, Conn., on April 14, 1942, daughter of Thomas H. and Catherine Gaul Taylor, she was a graduate...

Joseph Harry Lester

Joseph Harry Lester, 88, of 1000 North St., Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on March 16, 1918, son of Harry A. and...

Thomas J. Brown

Thomas J. Brown, 81, of Westfield, formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Governors Center, a nursing facility in Westfield. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., on April 12, 1925, son of Emile and Marion...

Margaret Rathbone

Margaret Rathbone, 97, of 235 Walker St. died Wednesday morning at Kimball Farms in Lenox. Born in Cheshire, England, on Oct. 1, 1909, the daughter of Thomas Percy and Ada Burrows Rathbone, she...

Jamie L. Kruger

Jamie L. Kruger, 25, of 110 Roselyn Dr. died yesterday morning at her sister's home on Merriam Street. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 17, 1981, the daughter of Michael and Jeanne McNeil Kruger, she...

Patricia E. Suriner

Patricia E. Suriner, 78, formerly of Colonial Gardens, died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on July 20, 1928, daughter of Michael R. Haley Sr. and Elizabeth Butler...

Donald MacWhinnie

Donald MacWhinnie, 69, of 476 Fenn St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 23, 1937, son of the late Harry and Evelyn Proctor MacWhinnie, he was a graduate of...

Annie E. Harrison

Annie E. Harrison, 96, of Manville Street died Monday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Great Barrington on June 13, 1910, daughter of Victor and Giocomina...

Helen Lucille Ferris

Helen Lucille Ferris, 84, of Rose Manor, formerly of Town Hill Road, Middlefield, died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since May 2. She had lived at Rose Manor for three...

Francis W. Connolly

Francis W. Connolly, 89, of 16005 Indus Drive, Woodbridge, Va., a native of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at Burke (Va.) Healthcare Center. Born on July 9, 1917, son of John J. and Mary Feeney...

Stella Orilla Graney Bastion

Stella Orilla Graney Bastion, 92, of 99 Middle Pownal Road, Pownal, Vt., a native of Williamstown, died Tuesday at Williamstown Commons. Born on Nov. 16, 1913, daughter of Lawrence and Orilla...

Doris Elizabeth Starr

Doris Elizabeth Starr, 84, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for nine years. Born in North Adams on June 8, 1922,...

Charles J. Spiess III

Charles J. Spiess III, 68, of Lake Buel Road died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born in New York on June 16, 1938, son of Charles J. Spiess Jr. and Virginia Larkin Spiess, he graduated...

Dolores F. Senk

Dolores F. Senk, 79, of Sanibel Island, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at home. Born in Waterford, N.Y., on Aug. 20, 1927, daughter of John and Martha Nicholson Liberty, she attended...

Lois H. Russell

Lois H. Russell, 74, of 174 Mohegan St. died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Adams on Feb. 15, 1932, daughter of Henry and Helen Haskins Frederick, she was a graduate of...

Cora F. Crosby

Cora F. Crosby, 92, of 242 Main St., Salem, N.H., formerly of 31 Springside Ave., died Saturday at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H. She moved to Salem a year ago. Born in Pittsfield on...