Obituaries

William R. Rice

William R. Rice, 70, of 1635 Hewins St., Ashley Falls, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Sheffield on Dec. 28, 1933, son of Albert and Abbie Golden Rice, he...

Maria Mysliwy

Maria Mysliwy, 78, of 370 Park St., Housatonic, died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Szczalki, Poland, on July 12, 1925, daughter of Stanislaw and Anastazia Glowcka, she was educated...

Raymond Stanley Chojnowski

Raymond Stanley Chojnowski, 75, of 204 Linden St. died Monday evening at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 23, 1929, son of Anthony and Mary Zarzucka Chojnowski, he was a 1947 graduate of...

Joseph J. Barry Jr

Joseph J. Barry Jr., 82, of 44 Dan Ave. died Monday at Hillcrest Commons after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 23, 1921, son of Joseph J. Barry Sr. and Anna Ryan Barry, he was a 1940...

Emma A. Bailey

Emma A. Bailey, 70, of 35 Ocean St. died Monday at home following a long illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 25, 1933, daughter of Joseph and Amelia Bertozzi Maggioli, she was a graduate of...

Letizia I. Perra, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Letizia Irene "Lettie" Perra, 87, of 51 Frederick St. died Monday, May 10, 2004, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since November 2003. Born...

Nancy E. Pelkey

Nancy E. Pelkey, 71, formerly of 31 Pomeroy Ave., died yesterday at Craneville Place, where she had resided since Jan. 26, 2001. Born in Mallory, N.Y., on Sept. 5, 1932, daughter of Raymond and...

Eleanor Page

Eleanor Page, 98, of Berkshire Place died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 21, 1905, daughter of Joseph and Mabel Brockway Ressler, she was a 1923 graduate of...

Aileen Marie McPhillips

Aileen Marie McPhillips, 88, of Melbourne Place retirement community died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pawtucket, R.I., on Nov. 17, 1915, daughter of Dr. James F. McGinn...

Grace Arthur

Grace Arthur, 105, died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for five years. Born in Pittsfield on July 21, 1898, daughter of Leander and Paulina Budlong Hall, she was a 1917...

Donald Eugene Wilker

Donald Eugene Wilker, 93, formerly a longtime resident of 39 Forest Place and later of Rose Manor, died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had been a resident since January. Born in...

Jennie Pierce

Jennie Pierce, 94, of 499 Green River Road died Thursday at the Sweet Brook Health Care Centers, where she had been admitted on April 16. Death followed a brief illness. Born in Adams on Dec....

Anthony Joseph Moitozo

Anthony Joseph Moitozo, 85, formerly of 8 Baker St., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where he had resided since January. Born in North Grosvenordale, Conn., on June 21, 1918,...

Estelle Guerin

Estelle Guerin, 84, of 611 State Road died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Candia, N.H., on Sept. 20, 1919, daughter of Adelard and Josephine Lariviere Lemaire, she moved to...

Loriana Estes, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Loriana "Lori" Estes, 84, of 88 Langlois St. died yesterday at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where she was admitted on Thursday, April 29,...

Kathleen E. Daoust

Kathleen E. Daoust, 61, of 76 Winnicut Road, North Hampton, N.H., died yesterday at her home after a lengthy illness. She is the daughter of Evelyn D. Maces of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield...

Harold Jacob Linker Jr

Harold Jacob Linker Jr., 73, of 1029 South St. died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 28, 1930, son of Harold J. Linker Sr....

Helen Elizabeth Grover

Helen Elizabeth Grover, 90, of Kimball Farms, Lenox, formerly of 117 Dean St., died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Sept. 28, 1913, daughter of...

Hugh Daniel Gardner

Hugh Daniel Gardner, 73, of Harding Street, Milford, formerly of Lenox, died Friday morning at the Geriatric Authority in Milford. Born in Cambridge on Jan. 27, 1931, son of John E. and Mary E....

Normand Albert Ayotte

Normand Albert Ayotte, 70, of 23 Savoy Road died Friday evening at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in St. Agatha, Maine, on Feb. 21, 1934, son of Albert and Anne Marie Paradise Ayotte,...

John Stephen Trzpis

John Stephen Trzpis, 76, of 357 Lanesboro Road died Friday afternoon at home after a courageous six-year battle with cancer. Born in Adams on Aug. 19, 1927, son of Stefan and Mary Nowak Trzpis,...

Beverly Anne Jenks

Beverly Anne Jenks, 71, of 17400 SE 82nd St., Roslyn Court, The Villages, Fla., died Friday at Leesburg (Fla.) Regional Hospital. A longtime resident of 472 North St., Windsor, she had resided in...

Paul E. Hebert

Paul E. Hebert, 86, of 330 Kirchner Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in St. John, Quebec, Canada, on April 9, 1918, son of Wilfred and Bernadette Laurin Hebert,...

Rocco DiNicola

Rocco DiNicola, 53, of 8 Spring St. died yesterday at home. Born in Sambuceto, province of Chieti, Abruzzi, Italy, on Oct. 11, 1950, son of Marianna Spelorzi DiNicola of Sambuceto and the late...

Polly Bell

Polly Bell, 65, of 255 Hancock Road and Palm Beach, Fla., died Friday at home in Williamstown. Born in New York City on Aug. 2, 1938, daughter of William B. Putney III and Peggy Russell Putney,...