Obituaries

Esmonde Manson

Esmonde John Manson, 84, of 27 Kemp Ave. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was a longtime member of the North Adams Fire Department. Born in North Adams on Oct. 30,...

Erin E. Tresp

Erin Elizabeth Tresp, 21, formerly of Berkshire Heights Road, died Wednesday morning at her apartment in Keene, N.H. Born in Great Barrington on June 23, 1980, daughter of Dr. Dennis F. Tresp and...

Elizabeth Phillips

Elizabeth Phillips, 89, of 4436 Wyoming Ave., Tampa, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Feb. 9 at Kindred Hospital in Tampa. She had resided in Tampa for more than 50 years. Born in Pittsfield on...

Sidney R. Benoit

Sidney Richard Benoit, 64, of 804 Daniels Road died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 8, 1937, son...

Ruth Lancto

Ruth Lancto, 90, of Alexandria, Va., formerly of Williamstown, died Feb. 15 at Woodbine Nursing Home in Alexandria of congestive heart failure. Born Nov. 13, 1911, in Williamstown, daughter of...

Peter Krzeminski Jr.

Peter John Krzeminski Jr. 72, of 124 North Summer St., Adams, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons Health Care Center, where he was admitted three weeks ago. Born in Adams on Aug. 17, 1928, son...

Patricia L. Strizzi

Patricia Lee Strizzi, 52, of 141 Allengate Ave. died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 22, 1949, daughter of Joseph J. Strizzi Jr. and the late Virginia Lee...

Mary K. Lynch

Mary K. Lynch, 81, of 5 Dodge Ave. died Tuesday at home. Born in Tinnvier Attanah, County Laoise, Ireland, on March 8, 1920, daughter of John M. and Katherine Coffey Lynch, she attended local...

Judith A. Carty

Judith A. Carty, 61, of 56 Marian Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 9, 1940, daughter of John P. and Katherin Rowan Leahy, she was a 1958 graduate of St....

Jane R. Smith

Jane Raphel Smith, 89, formerly of Stockbridge, died Monday at St. Catherine Laboure Manor in Jacksonville, Fla. Born in Orange, N.J., on March 10, 1912, daughter of Edward and Jane Raphel, she...

Frank Giddings

Frank Giddings, 85, of 1430 South Branch Parkway, Springfield, formerly of Great Barrington, died Saturday at Sunbridge nursing home of East Longmeadow. Born in Great Barrington on Feb. 25, 1916,...

Doris W. Ratcliff

Doris W. Ratcliff, 98, of Gloucester died Saturday at home. She was the mother of the late William N. Ratcliff of Richmond. Born in Newport, Maine, on March 5, 1903, daughter of Hubert M. and...

Anne M. Ruane

Anne M. Ruane, 95, of 15 Sumner St. died Tuesday at home. Born in Great Barrington on May 11, 1906, daughter of Thomas and Bridget Gibbons Ruane, she was a 1924 graduate of the former Searles High...

Agnes B. Grosz

Agnes B. Grosz, 77, of 10 North St. died Tuesday at the Commons of North Adams, where she was admitted Nov. 20. Born in Adams on May 18, 1924, daughter of Conrad P. and Elizabeth M. Frank Grosz,...

Stephanie McInnis

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Stephanie Ann McInnis, 39, of 49 Grove St., died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at home after a long illness. Born in Uniondale, N.Y., on April 26, 1962, daughter of John...

Sophie T. Shugrue

Sophie T. Shugrue, 72, of 164 Balance Rock Road died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Uxbridge on March 20, 1929, daughter of Albert and Katherine Wocjick Knapik, she attended...

Richard J. Groves

Richard J. Groves, 72, of 16 Overlook Terrace died yesterday at Williamstown Commons Health Care Center, where he had been a resident since December. Born in Adams on April 26, 1929, son of Robert...

Paula A. Simonsen

Paula Auguste Simonsen, 90, of 2350 Mohawk Trail died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cologne, Germany, on Dec. 15, 1911, daughter of Oskar and Martha Hennings Olsson, she lived...

Harold Perkins Jr.

Harold F. "Red" Perkins Jr., 62, of 161 Jones Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 30, 1939, son of the late Harold Perkins Sr. and Anna Shepard Perkins, he...

Florence Hutchinson

Florence M. Hutchinson, 78, of Humble, Texas, formerly of Lenox, died Monday at Sunbridge Nursing Home in Humble. Born in New York City on June 26, 1923, daughter of Walter and Violet Ritchie...

Evelyn Maslak

Evelyn Maslak, 88, of 20 Turners Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on Dec. 19, 1913, daughter of John and Amy Friese Fortier, she graduated from the former Notre Dame...

Catherine Power

Catherine A. Power, 86, of 421 Mark Drive, Lady Lake, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Avante Nursing Center in Leesburg, Fla. Born in Hinsdale on April 1, 1915, daughter of Philip and...

Anthony Loholdt

Anthony P. Loholdt, 64, of 15 Elliott Drive died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Easton, Pa., on June 29, 1937, son of the late Charles J. and Nagle Unnan...

Robert Bouquet

Robert Edward Bouquet, 61, of 79 McArthur St. died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 6, 1940, son of the late Joseph E. and Mary O'Hara Bouquet, he attended local...

Merrick Bradbury

Merrick "Brad" Bradbury, 75, of 769 East St. died Saturday at the Manate Hospital in Brandon, Fla., where he and his wife, Mary, were spending the winter. Born in Great Barrington on Nov. 25,...