Obituaries

Elsie Carpenter Turner

Elsie Carpenter Turner, 96, of Maple Ave. died Sunday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center where she had been a resident for the last 8 years. Born in Austerlitz, N.Y., March 23,...

Joan H. Sykes

Joan H. Sykes, 72, of Northport, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Venice Regional Medical Center, Venice, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on April 24, 1933, she was the daughter of Thomas F....

David Sargent Pafenbach

David Sargent Pafenbach, 56, of 994 Shaw Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 11, 1948, son of Fred and Phyllis Sargent...

Jack V. MacHaffie

Jack V. MacHaffie, 91, formerly of 61 Carolina St., died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had been a resident since March 2004. Born Aug. 27, 1914, in Pittsfield, the son of Earl and...

Mary Davis "Weezie" Kellogg

Mary Davis "Weezie" Kellogg, 86, of 235 Walker St. died Sunday in Lenox from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Troy, N.Y., on May 9, 1919, daughter of John S. and Adeline...

Marcella Bastion Ferry Flynn

Marcella Bastion Ferry Flynn, 98, died Monday at her home in Berkshire Place, on 89 South St. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 24, 1907, daughter of former State Representative John J. and Cecilia...

Ruth Sutherland Filkins

Ruth Sutherland Filkins, 86, of Kimball Farms died early Monday morning at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield from injuries sustained in a car accident in Lenox on Sunday afternoon. She was a...

Grace May Clifford

Grace May Clifford, 103, died Friday at her home in Berkshire Place on South Street. Born in Pittsfield on January 29, 1902, the daughter of Arthur and Julia Gauthier May. Mrs. Clifford...

Mary Ford Broderick

Mary Ford Broderick, 80, of 25 Cliffwood St. died yesterday at the Laurel Lake Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 20, 1925, daughter of William A. and Veronica Fogarty Ford, she was a 1943...

Lillian R. Bragdon

Lillian R. Bragdon, 79, of 1675 Home Road died Monday at Great Barrington Nursing Home and Rehab Center. Born in Ansonia, Conn., on August 7, 1926, daughter of Herbert and Irene Quillette Tyler,...

Walter Liszka

Walter Liszka, 87, of 6 School St. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Putnam, Conn., on Aug. 21, 1918, son of Maciej and Monica Bigosz Liszka, he came to Adams as a child with his family,...

Eleanor Kay

Eleanor Kay, 88, of 216 Oak St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Housatonic on July 29, 1917, daughter of Boleslaw and Eleanor Bubrzycki Siok, she was a 1934...

Louise Clara Davis

Louise Clara Davis, 70, of Pittsfield died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 14, 1935, daughter of Frank Raymond Derby and Doris Scully Derby Grasso, she spent her...

William J. Millis

William J. Millis, 63, of 651 Lancer Lane, Corona, Calif., a native of North Adams, died Wednesday in Corona. Born on Dec. 22, 1941, son of William and Flora Chenette Millis, he attended local...

William J. Higgins

William J. Higgins, 86, of 140 Melbourne Road died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 20, 1919, son of William and May McCormick Higgins, he was...

L. Blanche Goss

L. Blanche Goss, 103, died yesterday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home. Born in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, on Sept. 3, 1902, daughter of John and Susanna Smith Tucker, she attended...

Mary "Bobbie" Bossidy

Mary "Bobbie" Bossidy, 89, of 92 Livingston Ave. died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 6, 1915, daughter of Fritz H. and Anna...

Arvid H. Anderson Jr.

Arvid H. Anderson Jr., 79, of East Otis, formerly of Bristol, Conn., died Wednesday at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn. Born in Bristol on June 13, 1926, son of Arvid H. Anderson Sr....

James Francis Adams

James Francis Adams, 59, of 8255 Metto Road, Jacksonville, Fla., died Sept. 16 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville. Born in North Adams on Sept. 25, 1945, son of John and Anne Lynch...

Susan Jane McGee

Susan Jane McGee, 56, of 68 B Standish Road, Coventry, Conn., died Thursday at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Pittsfield on Feb....

Allen Rex Henry

Allen Rex Henry, 54, of 921 North St., and 1003 Lauren Place, Nokesville, Va., died Friday morning at his home in Pittsfield. Born in Camden, N.J., on May 13, 1951, son of Elizabeth Muir Henry...

Arnold Lloyd Garber

Arnold Lloyd Garber, 76, formerly of Tyringham Road, died Thursday, Sept. 15, in Boynton Beach, Fla. He had recently moved to Boynton Beach after living in Monterey since 1975. Born in New...

Kenneth Demers

ADAMS, Mass. — Kenneth Demers, 38, of 92 Summer St. died early Friday morning, Sept. 23, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken at home. Born in Adams on May 18, 1967,...

Joseph Henry Lyons

Joseph Henry Lyons, 79, of 473 West Main St. died Monday evening at Albany Medical Center. Born in the Farnams section of Cheshire on Jan. 8, 1926, son of Paul and Lulu Curtis Lyons, he attended...

Gertrude Cecilia Harvey

Gertrude Cecilia Harvey, 91, formerly of Clarksburg and Lake Worth, Fla., died Saturday at Wingate in South Hadley after a short illness. Born in North Adams on April 16, 1914, daughter of Louis...