Obituaries

Mary L. Tucker

Mary L. Tucker, 66, a longtime resident of East Alford Road, died Monday evening at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home in Great Barrington following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Born Dec....

Stefania "Stacia" Kuza

Stefania "Stacia" Kuza, 82, of 17 East Hoosac St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Commons, where she had been admitted Feb. 11. Born in Adams on March 5, 1920, daughter of Felix and Agatha...

Howard F. Haywood

Howard F. Haywood, 87, formerly of Heaton Court, died Monday evening at Kimball Farms Nursing Home in Lenox, where he had resided since December 2000. Born in Housatonic on Feb. 11, 1916, son of...

Walter F. Erdeski

Walter F. Erdeski, 78, of 101 North Summer St. and for many years a resident of 27 East Road, where he maintained a farm, died of cancer Monday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was...

Fred Ira Baker Jr

Fred Ira Baker Jr., 80, of 59 East Housatonic St. died yesterday morning at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 24, 1922, son of Fred I. Baker Sr. and Mildred I. Rawling Baker, he attended local...

William H. Adkins II, 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — William H. Adkins II, 77, 417 North Hemlock Lane, a former judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, died Monday at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in...

Mildred Irene Cellana

Mildred Irene Cellana, 86, of 108 Furnace St. died Saturday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 27, 1916, daughter of Robert P. and Elizabeth Carlow Dach, she attended city...

Mary Adamczyk, 82

ADAMS, Mass. — Mary Adamczyk, 82, of 88 North Summer St., died Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16, 2003, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she was admitted Feb. 8. Born in Zamutov,...

Agnes Dunn Murphy

Agnes Dunn Murphy, 94, of 35 East St. died at home on Friday, Feb. 14. Born Jan. 25, 1909, at the Dunn family home at 35 East St. in Great Barrington, daughter of John T. and Margaret Kane Dunn,...

Wilfrid Jacques Millet

Wilfrid Jacques Millet, 90, of 81 Taconic Ave., died Friday, Feb. 14, at Fairview Hospital on his 56th wedding anniversary. A well-known local dentist, he practiced up until his death. Born in...

Joan M. Markland

Joan M. Markland, 70, of 3 Overlook Terrace, died Friday afternoon, Feb. 14, at Baystate Medical Hospital in Springfield after a brief illness. Born in Adams on Jan. 28, 1933, daughter of Herbert...

William A. "Chick" Walker

William A. "Chick" Walker, 76, of 106 Railroad St., died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Lee on Aug. 7, 1926, son of Robert and Ruth Watson Walker, he graduated from...

Rena R. Sobczyk, 87

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Rena Rachael Sobczyk, 87, of 43 Dean St., died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, at home. Born in Adams on July 2, 1915, daughter of Alfred and Josephine Bechard Champney, she...

Thelma Margaret "Dolly" Mineau

Thelma Margaret "Dolly" Mineau, 57, of 134 Park Ave., died Friday evening at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, following a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield Oct. 21, 1945, daughter of...

David Miner Hill

David Miner Hill, 60, formerly of Wilshire Drive, died Saturday evening at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where he had resided for 11 months. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 6, 1943, son of Lester...

Joseph E. Anischik

Joseph E. Anischik, 72, of Chicopee, died Friday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was the father of Debra A. Anischik of Pittsfield. Born in Chicopee on April 13, 1930, son of Michael...

Joan A. Smith

Joan A. Smith, 69, of 14 Curtin Ave., died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 12, 1933, daughter of Eva Wilber Hood of Pittsfield and the late John W. Hood, she...

John Arthur Rice Sr

John Arthur Rice Sr., 67, of 55 Woodland Dr., Lakeville, Conn., a former resident of Williamstown, died suddenly on Friday at Sharon Hospital. Born in Williamstown on April 12, 1935, son of Hart...

Clifton C. "Brother" Patten

Clifton C. "Brother" Patten, 74, of 28 Spring St., died yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Lisbon, N.H., on July 15, 1928, son of Clifton L. and Clara Austin Patten, he attended...

Ethel C. "Bing" Murphy

Ethel C. "Bing" Murphy, 81, of 44 Anita Drive, died yesterday morning at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 22, 1922, daughter of John and...

John H. Bailey

John H. Bailey, 73, of 1021 River Road, died at North Adams Regional Hospital on Friday. Born in Falls Village, Conn., on July 20, 1929, son of John H. and Sadie V. Murray Bailey, he attended...

Dorothy H. Velika

Dorothy H. Velika, 81, formerly of 16 1/2 Donovan St., died Thursday evening at Springside of Pittsfield Health Care Facility, where she had resided for one week. Born in Newton on May 18, 1921,...

Alice H. VanDeusen

Alice H. VanDeusen, 79, formerly of Pomeroy Manor, died at Berkshire Medical Center on Thursday. Born in North Adams on Sept. 14, 1923, daughter of Floyd L. and Elizabeth H. McAdoo Stiles, she...

Peter P. Ricchi

Peter P. Ricchi, 93, of 1408 Lakewood Drive, McKinney, Texas, died Thursday at Homestead of McKinney assisted living center, where he had resided since October 2002. He was a former resident of...

Rita Harvey

Rita Harvey, 72, of 14 Wellington Ave., died at Berkshire Medical Center yesterday. Born in Pittsfield March 3, 1930, daughter of Edward and Alice Ryder Smith, she attended Pittsfield...