Obituaries

Ruth D. Harris

Ruth D. Harris, 61, of Salisbury Road did Sunday evening at home. Born Dec. 5, 1942, in the Bronx, N.Y., daughter of Milton A. and Leah Kessler Bleier, she was a graduate of Herricks High School...

Thomas F. Flynn

Thomas F. Flynn, 88, of Bonita Springs, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at home. Mr. Flynn founded Flynn Volkswagen in 1964. Born in Boston on Aug. 2, 1915, son of Cornelius J. and...

Joseph Anthony Wechter

Joseph Anthony Wechter, 86, formerly of 326 Old Windsor Road, died Wednesday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 24, 1917, son of Emile A. and MaryAnn Brielman Wechter, he...

Bernard Alexis Tremblay Sr

Bernard Alexis Tremblay Sr., 74, of 959 North St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 23, 1929, son of Henry G. and Mary Roulier Tremblay, he was a 1947...

Kathryn A. Romeo, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kathryn A. Romeo, 83, of 13 East Ave. died Jan. 30, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born in North Adams on July 20, 1920,...

Mary P. Pearce

Mary P. Pearce, 81, of 129 Kittredge Road died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 11, 1923, daughter of Frank and Julia Rodrigues...

Walter E. Lewis

Walter E. Lewis, 86, of 217 Harryel St. died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since Oct. 1. Born in Stockbridge on Jan. 3, 1918, son of Garfield F. and Florence A. Pratt Lewis,...

August Francis "Gus" Wandrei II

August Francis "Gus" Wandrei II, 75, of 32 Park St. died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 10, 1928, son of August F. Wandrei Sr. and...

Eunice J. Hoffman Johnston Robinson

Eunice J. Hoffman Johnston Robinson, 70, of 14 Daniels Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Cleveland on April 23, 1933, daughter of Clifford and Hazel...

Stephen Kinnas

Stephen Kinnas, 88, of Robert Street died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 17, 1915, son of Metro and Domka Turchin Kinnas, he attended schools in Pittsfield. He was an Army...

Helen S. Hess

Helen S. Hess, 88, of 87 Fort Hill Ave. died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Dec. 31, 1915, daughter of Howard and Ida Heck Sterling, she attended schools there....

Attilio L. Forte

Attilio L. Forte, 72, of 145 Dewey Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pico, province of Frosinone, Italy, on son of Domenico and Maria C. DiMugno Forte, he emigrated to the...

Phyllis C. Bona

Phyllis C. Bona, 87, of 805 River Road died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided for a number of years. Born in New Britain, Conn., on March 31, 1916,...

Thomas Michael Ancheta

Thomas Michael Ancheta, 54, of 29 Kent Ave., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since Oct. 11, 2003. Born in Boston on Sept. 17, 1949, son of Eustaquio and Mildred Farrell...

Lillian D. Simon, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian D. "Lee" Simon, 78, of 327 State St. died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on June 26,...

Mary K. Luca

Mary K. Luca, 82, of Yonkers, N.Y., a native of Williamstown, died Jan. 27 at home after a long illness. Born on April 20, 1919, daughter of Louis and Vienna Diadoti Tavelli, she moved to New...

Albert A. Jennings

Albert A. Jennings, 86, of 3 Myrtle St. died Friday at Westfield Hospital. Born in North Adams on Jan. 28, 1918, son of Patrick and Cleo Rondeau Jennings, he attended schools there. He was a...

Walter Everett Fuller

Walter Everett Fuller, 83, of 58 Orchard St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. He was a longtime resident of Becket, where he served as chief of police for many years, before moving to...

John R. "Jack" Carrigan

John R. "Jack" Carrigan, 68, of 27 Lenox Ave., owner of Carrigan Electric, died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 5, 1935, son of William J. and Evelyn M. Campbell Carrigan, he was a...

Marilyn Margaret Caccamo

Marilyn Margaret Caccamo, 64, of 42 Harryel St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 25, 1939, daughter of Charles E. Flynn Sr. and Margaret...

Mathias J. Bartels, 16

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Mathias Jessup Bartels, 16, of 42 Thomas St. died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, at home. Born in Munich, Germany, on June 5, 1987, son of Thomas H. and Elizabeth Heekin Bartels,...

Ruth M. Rowley

Ruth M. Rowley, 92, of 220 Cold Spring Road died Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Great Barrington Rehab and Nursing Center in Great Barrington. Born in Otis on Jan. 29, 1911, daughter of Chester W....

Isaac Bronson James

Isaac Bronson James, 5 months old, of North Undermountain Road died unexpectedly early Wednesday morning, Jan. 28, at home. Born on Aug. 21, 2003, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, he was the son...

Earl A. Beals

Earl A. Beals, 89, formerly of 379 East St., Providence Court, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since June 2002. He had also resided at Optimum Care in the...

Genevieve Wondoloski, 87

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Genevieve S. Wondoloski, 87, of 2B Village East, formerly of 801 Mohawk Trail, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, at home. Born in Warren, R.I., on April 28, 1916, daughter...