Obituaries

Julia Mary Sundbergh

Julia Mary Sundbergh, 90, of 23 Orchard Lane died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she was admitted Dec. 11. Born in Adams on Aug. 3, 1913, daughter of George and Rose Tuma Abraham, she...

Venice Jane Rock

Venice Jane Rock, 100, of 23 Upper Sargent Road died Monday at home. Born in Holyoke on May 16, 1903, daughter of James (Jacques) J. Madru and Mary A. Kern Madru Rock, she attended schools in...

Norman P. Robare, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Norman Philip Robare, 70, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Monday, Dec. 31, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a long illness. Born in North Adams on May...

Nathan Albert Pike

Nathan Albert Pike, 74, formerly of 4 Ring St., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided at Hillcrest Commons since 2000. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 7, 1929, son of Frank N. and...

Gage Andrew Pietras

Gage Andrew Pietras, 20 months old, of North Main Road died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield of heart-related problems. Born in Great Barrington on May 24, 2002, he was...

Henry Daniel "Danny" Phillips II

Henry Daniel "Danny" Phillips II, 52, of 1105 North St. died Monday morning at home, following a brief illness. Born in Framingham on July 15, 1951, son of Elizabeth A. Hartland Phillips Galvin...

Anita M. Homeyer

Anita M. Homeyer, 82, of Copp Drive, Fremont, N.H., formerly of Great Barrington, died Saturday at home. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Feb. 12, 1921, daughter of Edward and Anna Rausch Arnheiter,...

George Daniel Hayden

George Daniel Hayden, 90, of Park Street North died Sunday at home. Born in Housatonic on July 19, 1913, son of Dewey D. and Frances Murphy Hayden, he graduated from the former Searles High...

Shirley Mae Gouger

Shirley Mae Gouger, 73, of 227 Franklin St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Jan. 20. Born in Adams on March 31, 1930, daughter of Albert A....

George W. Taylor

George W. Taylor, 80, of 16 Howe Road died Sunday at home after a battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 31, 1923, son of Charles S. and Ethel Tower Taylor, he was a 1943 graduate of...

Kathleen Mulcahy

Kathleen Mulcahy 76, of 36 Clark St. died Sunday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted Jan. 13. Born in North Adams on Jan. 12, 1928, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Wilkinson Battersby,...

Lori J. McDonough Lype, 43

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lori Jean McDonough Lype, 43, of 10 Cherokee Drive died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being stricken at home. Born in North...

William Lesser II

William Lesser II, 87, of 405 North Hemlock Lane died Friday in Naples, Fla., as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 26, 1916, son of William and Marjorie May...

Violet B. Donnelly, 75

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Violet Bernice Donnelly, 75, of 63 Montgomery St. died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North Adams...

Ralph H. Cleveland

Ralph H. Cleveland, 94, formerly of 4 Columbia St., died Sunday morning at Renaissance Manor Nursing Facility in Westfield, where he had resided for 15 years. Born in Attleboro on June 11, 1909,...

Doris Irene Blais

Doris Irene Blais, 85, formerly of 27 Paisley Terrace died Saturday at Berkshire Place, where she had resided since April 1998. Born in Hay Springs, Neb., on April 4, 1918, daughter of Roma and...

Frances T. Bissaillon, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frances T. Bissaillon, 86, of 27 East Ave. died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on April 16, 1917, daughter of Adriano and Francesca...

Constance D. Schoonmaker

Constance D. Schoonmaker, 88, formerly of 31 Bradford St., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for several years. Born in North Adams on Jan. 31, 1915, daughter of Frank R....

Elaine Frances Franceschini

Elaine Frances Franceschini, 67, of 33 Victory St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 11, 1936, daughter of William and Gladys Kurpaska Alibozek, she attended...

Daniel William "Big Bill" Fallon Sr

Daniel William "Big Bill" Fallon Sr., 68, of 32 Old Stockbridge Road died Thursday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where he had been a patient for two weeks. Born in Pittsfield on July 9,...

Ralph Lee "Bud" Rood

Ralph Lee "Bud" Rood, 70, of 123 Pine St. died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Dalton on Sept. 13, 1933, son of Anna Connelly Rood of Dalton and the late Ralph...

Florence L. Chalmers

Florence L. Chalmers, 94, formerly of 127 Riverside Drive, died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 7, 1910, daughter of Amedee and Angelina Trahan Roy, she attended...

Bernard Francis Caffrey

Bernard Francis Caffrey, 70, of 70 Oak St. Extension died Friday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 24, 1933, son of Walter J. Caffrey Sr. and Florence E. Kelly Caffrey, he was a 1951 graduate...

Michael John Angelo

Michael John Angelo, 46, of 107 Union St. died Tuesday at home after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 17, 1957, son of Barbara Keehnle Angelo Keyes of Pittsfield and the late John...

Clement J. Rafferty

Clement J. Rafferty, 94, of 216 Pleasant St., Housatonic, died Saturday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Housatonic on March 18, 1909, son of Patrick and Bridget Gallagher...