Obituaries

Patricia A. Soules

Patricia A. Soules, 69, of 366 Park St., Housatonic, died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 18, 1934, daughter of John and Davena Stanton Curtin, she attended Tyringham Grammar School...

Mary E. Sloan

Mary E. Sloan, 91, formerly of 75 Orchard St., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Rockdale, N.Y., on Feb. 15, 1912, daughter of Charles and Lillian Carpenter, she was...

Angelina Gilardi

Angelina Gilardi, 95, formerly of 15 Holmeswood Terrace, died Monday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided since Jan. 29. Born in Sorio, province of Vicenza, Italy, on Jan....

Anna Farina

Anna Farina, 90, of 100 Second St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on June 14, 1912, daughter of Peter and Veglia Cassella Pignone, she graduated from New York City...

Elma Rita “Babe” Nichols

Elma Rita “Babe” Nichols, 89, a native of Great Barrington, died yesterday at the German Center for Extended Care in West Roxbury, where she had resided since 2001. Born on July 2,...

Thomas H. Sherman

Thomas H. Sherman, 81, of 14C Highview Drive died Saturday evening at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in New York City on Aug. 13, 1921, son of Thomas D.H. and Bessie Perrira...

Donald G. Gustafson

Donald G. Gustafson, 72, of Sportsman’s Lane died yesterday at home. Born in Detroit on April 20, 1930, son of Oscar and Allean Heymann Gustafson, he graduated from high school in Norwalk,...

Eleanor Margaret Dorval

Eleanor Margaret Dorval, 101, died Saturday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home, where she had resided since 1997. Born in Bedford Village, N.Y., on March 25, 1902, daughter of David and Ella...

Robert E. Brownsword Sr., 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Robert E. Brownsword Sr., doctor of optometry, 89, of 62 East St. died Sunday, April 13, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted April 9. Born in...

Helen New

Helen New, 83, of Cherry Street died yesterday at home. Born in Stockbridge on March 17, 1920, daughter of Harry and Jeanne Zimmermann Cordes, she graduated as valedictorian from the former...

Jeffrey J. Mach, 31

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Jeffrey John Mach, 31, of 57 Tyler St. died Friday evening, April 11, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted April 6 after being stricken at home. Born...

Pamela Joan Jacques

Pamela Joan Jacques, 55, of 59 Notch Road died yesterday morning at home, following a six-month-long illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 3, 1948, daughter of Freda Hassell Poplar of Adams and...

Jack H. Paley

Jack H. Paley, 81, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at Naples Community Hospital. Born July 12, 1921, in New York City, son of David and Lydia Gasner Paley, he was a...

Arthur Joseph Rupprecht

Arthur Joseph Rupprecht, 91, of 96 Bachand Lane, died yesterday at North Adams Commons. He had been there since July 2000. Born in Adams Feb. 25, 1912, son of Frank and Mary Charbonneau...

Gary V. Burtt

Gary V. Burtt, 66, of 115 Egremont Ave., died at Berkshire Medical Center on Wednesday. Born in Blain, Maine, Nov. 28, 1936, son of the Rev. Vernon and Hortense Craig Burtt, he was a graduate of...

Madeleine M. Basiliere

Madeleine M. Basiliere, 86, of 109 Housatonic St., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Providence, R.I., on Dec. 24, 1916, daughter of John and Bridgette Coyle Betters, she...

Carol Ann Gleason

Carol Ann Gleason, 61, of Mohawk Trail died yesterday at Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital after being stricken Sunday at her camp in Crown Point, N.Y. Born in North Adams on Dec. 21, 1941, daughter of...

Jeanne File Warsing

Jeanne File Warsing, 76, of Stockbridge Road, formerly of St. Petersburg, Fla., died yesterday at Providence Nursing Home following a long illness. Born in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 1926, daughter...

Jeannette L. Girard, 47

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jeannette L. Girard, 47, of 71 State St., Northampton, a native of North Adams, died Sunday, April 6, 2003, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born on April...

Helen Bard

Helen Bard, 90, of Oak Park, Clermont, Fla., formerly of 4 Columbia St., died Friday at Ocoee (Fla.) Health Care Center. Born in Adams on July 9, 1912, daughter of Joseph and Anna Leppelt...

Wilfred Walter Pierce

Wilfred Walter Pierce, 70, of 56 Murray Ave. died Monday afternoon at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Jan. 20, 1933, son of Marion Gardner Pierce of Adams and the late Oliver W....

Charles W. Keating Jr., 64

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Charles William Keating Jr., 64, of 24 Harding Ave. died Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on June 30, 1938, son of...

Sanford P. “Sank” Kay

Sanford P. “Sank” Kay, 79, of Churchill Crest, died Tuesday morning in Berkshire Medical Center’s skilled nursing unit. He and his family owned several clothing stores in...

William J. Nickum

William J. Nickum, 74, of 272 South Mountain Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New Castle, Pa., on Feb. 19, 1929, son of Gibson W. and Sara Eve Nickum, he was a 1947...

Howard Phillip Chilson

Howard Phillip Chilson, 77, of 470 Union St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 28, 1926, son of Clarence and Lillian Chase Chilson, he attended local...