Obituaries

Sheela F. Davis

Sheela Fay Davis, 57, of Clayton-Mill River Road died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 17, 1943, daughter of Charles and Margaret Potter Woodcock, she attended local...

Gwendolyn Chapin

Gwendolyn P. Chapin, 72, of Pompano Beach, Fla., a native of Great Barrington, died Sunday at North Broward Medical Center Hospice Unit in Pompano Beach. Born April 7, 1929, daughter of Clayton...

Emily P. Zink

Emily P. Zink, 63, of Beaufort, S.C., mother of Carolann Bigwood of Pittsfield, died yesterday at home. Born in Schley County, Ga., on July 4, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Elisha H. and...

Alfred J. Rettie

Alfred J. Rettie, 77, a resident of the Soldier's Home in Holyoke, died there yesterday. He formerly lived at 15 Brierwood Lane. Born in Springfield on May 3, 1924, son of Alexander M. and Louisa...

Charles Benedict Wheeler, Sr.

Charles Benedict Wheeler, Sr., 93, formerly of Route 71, died Friday afternoon, June 1, 2001 at the Village at Laurel Lake where he had been a resident since March 2001. Born November 2, 1907 in...

Gladys Ruth St. Pierre

Mrs. Gladys Ruth (Foster) St. Pierre, 79, of 71 Bachand Ave., Williamstown, MA, died Friday morning June 1, 2001 at the North Adams Commons. She was the widow of Henry St. Pierrre whom she married...

Virginia H. Marsh

Virginia H. Marsh, 85, of 240 High St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Sept. 6, 1915, daughter of Chauncey and Anna Bell Hakes, she was a graduate...

S. Grace Williams

S. Grace Williams, 89, of 108 Holmes Road died Saturday evening at Hillcrest Commons, where she was admitted Thursday. She had been a resident of Melbourne Place assisted-living facility in...

Ruth O. Cowell

Ruth O. Cowell, 88, of Kimball Farms Retirement Community, 235 Walker St., died Friday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. She moved to Kimball Farms in 1999 from Brookline. Born in Wyncote,...

Mario P. Zerbato

Mario P. Zerbato, 72, of 165 Summer St. died Saturday at home. Born in Lee on March 14, 1929, son of Angelo and Adele Gairdi Zerbato, he attended local schools. He was employed by...

Hazel St. John

Hazel St. John, 93, formerly of 9 Park St., died Saturday afternoon at the Center for Optimum Care. Born in St. Albans, Vt., on March 13, 1908, daughter of Arthur and Ella Mossey Bonyea, she was...

Esther B. Rivest, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Esther Barbara Rivest, 79, of South Hadley, a native of North Adams, died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Meadowood Nursing Home in South Hadley after a short illness. Born on...

Elvenia Johnson

Elvenia A. Johnson, 96, formerly of Billings Street, died Friday evening at Buckley Manor in Greenfield. She moved to Greenfield in 1985. Born in Lenox on March 22, 1905, daughter of William N....

V. Carmello Stracuzzi

V. Carmello F. Stracuzzi, 82, of 111 Stearns Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in Taormina, province of Messina, Sicily, on Oct. 3, 1918, son of Rosario and Carmella Stracuzzi Stracuzzi, he...

M.M. Ellsworth-Durant

Margaret M. "Peggy" Ellsworth-Durant, 60, of 202 Dewey Ave. died Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield because of complications from surgery. Born in Pittsfield on March 27, 1941,...

Matilda Villanova

Matilda I. Main Villanova, 81, formerly of 10 Union Court Apartments, 10 Union St., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Laurel Lake Assisted Living in Lee for a year and a...

Francis LaPointe

Francis John "Frenchy" LaPointe, 40, of 1156 Russell Drive, Mount Pleasant, S.C., a native of North Adams, died Monday at home. Born in North Adams on April 7, 1961, son of Marguerite Theresa...

Frances M. Mace

Frances M. Mace, 82, of 62 Charles St., a former longtime resident of Chelmsford, died Wednesday afternoon at Sweet Brook Care Center. Born in Arlington on May 20, 1919, daughter of Oscar and Mary...

Antonio Scapin Sr.

Antonio J. Scapin Sr., 78, of 130 Tamarack Ave. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Lee on Dec. 11, 1922, son of Eugenio and Angelina Maule Scapin, he attended Lee schools. He served in the...

Walter Richardson Jr., 77

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Walter Charles Richardson Jr., 77, of 60 Bachand Ave. died Wednesday morning, May 29, 2001, at home. Born in Adams on March 25, 1924, son of Walter C. and Elizabeth I....

Rev. Douglas Berndt

The Rev. Douglas James Berndt, 75, of 183 Fowler Road, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, former rector of St. George's Church in Lee and former vicar of the Church of the Good Shepherd in South Lee, died Sunday...

John F. Daly

John F. "Jack" Daly, 64, of 31 Henry Ave., owner and operator of Rita Marie's restaurant on Route 7 in Lanesboro, died yesterday morning at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 4,...

H. Norton Schell

H. Norton Schell, 93, formerly of 90 Candlewood Drive, died May 14 at Willowood Health Care Center. Born in North Adams on June 20, 1907, son of Harlan P. and Elizabeth Horton Schell, he graduated...

Frank C. Pullaro

Frank C. Pullaro, 87, of 176 Columbus Ave., Apartment 112 B, Berkshiretown Apartments, died Wednesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. He was admitted May 17. Born in Pittsfield on Aug....

Benjamin F. Bates

Benjamin F. Bates, 78, formerly of 35 Linden St., died Tuesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had resided for three years. Born in Holyoke on May 28, 1923, son of Thomas E.W....