Obituaries

Michael Ernest Murach

Michael Ernest Murach, 37, of 210 Eagle St. died yesterday at home following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 18, 1965, son of Anthony P. Murach Sr. and Doris E. Volff Murach of North...

William A. Lalliberte

William A. Lalliberte, 54, of 1185 Shelburne Road, South Burlington, Vt., died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was admitted shortly after being stricken with a heart attack at...

Theresa A. Lynch

Theresa A. Lynch, 89, of 140 Melbourne Place died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 19, 1913, daughter of Donato and Rosena Slodyski Durante, she moved to Lee at the age of 2 and was...

Catherine M. "Kitty" Southgate

Catherine M. "Kitty" Southgate, 99, of 153 Shadowland Cove died Thursday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 30, 1903, daughter of James and Margaret Quirk...

Lacey Rae Thibert

Lacey Rae Thibert of 466 Horrigan Road died at birth Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Arthur "A.J." Thibert Jr. and Lisa LaFontaine Thibert. Besides her...

Virginia F. Dow

Virginia F. Dow, 87, of 269 Cloverdale St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Springside of Pittsfield for more than two years. Born in Pittsfield on May 22, 1915,...

William Harry Salavantis

William Harry Salavantis, 53, of 119 Yorkshire Drive died Wednesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 6, 1949, a son of John and...

William Michael Molloy

William Michael Molloy, 81, of 1115 Lake Francis Blvd., Apopka, Fla., formerly of Ashton Avenue, died Wednesday at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1921, a son of James J. and Julia Coons...

Margaret E. Sermini

Margaret E. Sermini, 86, of 45 Pearl St. died Wednesday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington at the family home on East Street on Aug. 24, 1916, daughter of John T. and Margaret Kane...

John Michael Leonesio

John Michael Leonesio, 30, of 1011 Sandmill Road died Monday morning at his home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 11, 1972, son of Roberta A. Nassif Leonesio Lucia of Adams and John L. Leonesio of...

Tarn C. Peters

Tarn C. Peters, 43, of 57 East St. died Tuesday after a long fight with Lou Gehrig's disease. Born in Allentown, Pa., on Dec. 3, 1959, son of Margaret Peters Ross of Warwick, N.Y., and the late...

Jessie Emma Lowe Venable

Jessie Emma Lowe Venable, 100, formerly of 49 Marion Ave. died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1992. Born in North Adams on Jan. 10, 1902, daughter...

Louis V. Daniels, 68

ADAMS, Mass. — Louis V. Daniels, 68, of 30 John St. died Friday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2002, at North Adams Commons following a brief illness. Born in Adams on Oct. 24, 1934, son of Leo and...

Morris Joseph Roseman

Morris Joseph Roseman, 102, of West Stahl Road, Ashley Falls, died yesterday morning at home. Born in New York City on Jan. 6, 1900, son of Jacob and Miriam Greenspan Roseman, he graduated from...

William P. Lasch

William P. Lasch, 83, of Route 57 died Wednesday at the Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 13, 1919, son of William and Vida Bliss Lasch, he attended...

Rena Rohrkemper

Rena Rohrkemper, 84, of Saginaw, Mich., formerly of Pittsfield, died yesterday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Saginaw. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 7, 1918, daughter of Didimo and...

Josephine B. Salvadore

Josephine B. Salvadore, 82, of 7 Glendale Middle Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in Glendale on Feb. 15, 1920, daughter of Martin and Pauline Kot Barenski, she attended local schools and...

Ethel Louise Battis McClelland

Ethel Louise Battis McClelland, 79, of 2 Tower Ave., died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had been admitted Saturday. She had resided in Clarksburg and North Adams until...

Michael E. Cunningham, 46

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Michael Edward "Slick" Cunningham, 46, of 35 Hall St. died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at the emergency room at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in...

Julia M. Lominski

Julia M. Lominski, 96, a longtime resident of Putnam Street, Bennington, Vt., formerly of Adams, died yesterday at Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. Born in Adams on Feb. 4,...

Harold Victor "Otis" Woodill

Harold Victor "Otis" Woodill, 87, formerly of Bradford Arms, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for the past 10 months. Born in Webster on Aug. 19, 1915, son of Raymond H....

David F. Tremblay, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David F. Tremblay, 81, of 32 College Ave. died Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, 2002, at his home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 26, 1921, son of John and Eliza Beaupre...

Agostino "Gus" Baldessarini

Agostino "Gus" Baldessarini, 80, of 35 Lyman St. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Monday following several months of failing health. Born in North Adams on Aug....

Patrick Joseph "Rick" McCaherty

Patrick Joseph "Rick" McCaherty, 52, of 29 Cleveland St. died Sunday at home after suffering an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 2, 1950, son of Patrick A. and Louise R. Fournier...

Bernard J. Radke

Bernard J. Radke, 52, of 200 Gale Ave. died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 27, 1950, son of Bernard F. and Bertha Hatch Radke, he was a 1969 graduate of Pittsfield High School. Mr....