Obituaries

Sol Toscher

Sol Toscher, 86, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 18, 1917, son of David and Molly Toscher, he was raised in Denver but...

Ann Stella Luczynski

Ann Stella Luczynski, 89, of 341 Heathen Hill Road, Franklin, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died yesterday at Ashtabula (Ohio) Medical Center. Born in Reading, Pa., on Jan. 31, 1915, daughter of...

Diane L. Webb

Diane L. Webb, 53, of 25 Miner Road died Sunday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on June 6, 1950, daughter of Eugene Galvagni Sr. and Edith Cavallo Galvagni,...

Ethel Mary Sumi Sleeper

Ethel Mary Sumi Sleeper, 96, formerly of Great Barrington, died Saturday at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Born in Prescott, Iowa, on Nov. 16, 1907, daughter of James and...

Betty A. Sinico

Betty A. Sinico, 74, of 5 Commonwealth Ave. died Sunday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on May 25, 1929, daughter of George and Helen Maston Race, she attended local schools,...

Eleanor A. LaRochelle

Eleanor A. LaRochelle, 75, of 29 Richmond Ave. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she was admitted in December 2003. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 31, 1929, daughter of Sofio...

Richard H. Guettler

Richard H. Guettler, 68, of 12 East Orchard Terrace died yesterday morning at home after a prolonged illness. Born in Adams on Feb. 1, 1936, son of George J. Guettler Jr. and Gladys E. Orr...

Julia Elizabeth Filip

Julia Elizabeth Filip, 90, of 14 Hoosac St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Sept. 25, 1913, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Kluska Filip, she graduated from the former...

Wayne Upton Bidwell

Wayne Upton Bidwell, 85, of 245 Cheshire Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in St. Albans, Vt., on Jan. 29, 1919, son of Ernest and Katie Loveland Bidwell, he attended schools in...

Anna Mordia Benco

Anna Mordia Benco, 92, formerly of 50 Hollenbeck Ave., died Sunday at Fairview Hospital. She had resided at Laurel Lake in Lee since August 2000. Born in New York City on June 14, 1911,...

Dorothy E. Leab

Dorothy E. Leab, 84, of 59 Carson Ave. died yesterday at Craneville Place. Born in Dalton on Jan. 4, 1920, daughter of Charles D. and Carrie J. Rarick Zink, she was a 1937 graduate of the former...

Richard Franklin Lacatell

Richard Franklin Lacatell, 85, of EPOCH Assisted Living, 140 Melbourne Road, died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he was admitted two weeks ago. Born in Pittsfield on Feb....

Cecilia "Sissy" Gaudet

Cecilia "Sissy" Gaudet, 47, of 8 Lower Linden St. died March 9 at University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester following a short illness. Born in Marion, S.C., on March 9,...

Faith A. Trepania

Faith A. Trepania, 62, of Berkshiretown Apartments, 176 Columbus Ave., died Saturday at home following a long illness. Born in Albany, N.Y., on June 9, 1941, daughter of Grayce Laramee Rogers,...

Lois Wheeler Spring

Lois Wheeler Spring, 90, of Ashley Falls Road died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Boston on April 13, 1913, daughter of Miles Washburn Weeks and Lois Richards Frost...

Edna Lee Gregalis

Edna Lee Gregalis, 93, of formerly 75 Commercial St., Mill Houses, died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had lived for several years. Born in Adams on Oct. 11, 1910, daughter of...

Merle Niles Bottum

Merle Niles Bottum, 73, of 101 Willow Cove and Davie, Fla., died Saturday at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Weston, Fla. Born in Williamstown on April 12, 1930, son of Norman D. and Mildred...

Sally S. Bergmans

Sally S. Bergmans, 76, of East Main Street died Sunday at home. Born in Larchmont, N.Y., on Nov. 5, 1927, daughter of Kenneth H. and Adelaide Wright Stevens, she attended schools in Pelham Manor,...

John A. Zaloga

John A. Zaloga, 79, of 85 Pine St., Frostburg, Md., a native and longtime resident of Adams, died March 2 at his home. Born in Adams on March 12, 1924, son of Caroline Janik Zaloga of...

Anna Elizabeth Sukanek

Anna Elizabeth Sukanek, 90, formerly of 22 Wood Lane, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1999. Born in Cheshire on Oct. 2, 1913, daughter of John...

Lillian V. Schwarzer

Lillian V. Schwarzer, 90, formerly of 72 Richardson St. and formerly of Adams, died Thursday at the Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since August 1996. Born in...

Mary T. Melle

Mary T. Melle, 84, of Maple Street, a native of Lenox, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center, where she had been a patient for a week. Born in Lenox on Aug. 26, 1919, daughter of Giuseppe...

Clara Mandel

Clara Mandel, 88, of 349 Haydenville Road, Leeds, died Thursday at Linda Manor Extended Care Facility following a long illness. Born in Turok, Russia, on March 15, 1915, daughter of Benzion and...

Elizabeth M. Gaylord

Elizabeth M. Gaylord, 88, formerly of 696 Cheshire Road, died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in the Berkshire section of Lanesboro on July 1, 1915, daughter of Arthur W. and Lillie Carrow...

Edna M. Blanchard

Edna M. Blanchard, 99, of North Falmouth and formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at Harborside Healthcare of Falmouth. She was the sister of Lillian Anderson of Pittsfield. Born in...