Obituaries

Ruth Ann Follett

Ruth Ann Follett, 69, of 192 Church St. died yesterday at home. Born in Montpelier, Vt., on Feb. 27, 1935, daughter of Richard C. and Lily Hardaker Fiddock, she grew up in Berlin, Vt., and was a...

Susan J. Delphia

Susan J. Delphia, 49, of 48 Hubbard Ave. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident Saturday morning. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 30,...

Joseph Crockett Bosk

Joseph Crockett Bosk, 17, of 917 Ashby State Road, Fitchburg, died Saturday evening, June 12, at Leominster Hospitalas the result of a motorcycle accident. He was the grandson of attorney Joseph...

Leon W. Zaorski

Leon W. Zaorski, 95, of the Side by Side of Pittsfield assisted-living facility died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Rabedi, Poland, on June 25, 1908, son of Felix and Katherine...

Marijane Hickey

Marijane Hickey, 55, of 29 Tennyson Ave. died Sunday night at Berkshire Medical Center from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident earlier that evening. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 17,...

John Allen Gwozdz

John Allen Gwozdz, 57, of 198 Eagle St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted May 20, following a long illness. He was a city councilor from 1990 to 2000, and had...

Benjamin Edward DeSantis

Benjamin Edward DeSantis, 81, of Crane Avenue died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Sept. 3, 1922, son of Biagio and Angelina Albano DeSantis, he attended schools...

Ann Elizabeth Spurr

Ann Elizabeth Spurr, 55, of Jug End Road died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a brief illness. Born in Great Barrington on March 28, 1949, daughter of...

Regina Shade

Regina Shade, 82, of 263 Becket Road died Wednesday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since May. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 30, 1921, daughter of Elbie and Cora Trurner...

William S. Levine

William S. Levine, 59, of Rustic Lane, South Windsor, Conn., died Monday at home. Born in Great Barrington, son of Morris and Rose Blair Levine, he was raised in Sandisfield and was a graduate of...

Jean A. Fish

Jean A. Fish, 73, of Bradenton, Fla., died Monday at Blake Hospital in Bradenton. She had moved to Florida in 1992 from Ashley Falls. Born in Great Barrington on April 6, 1931, daughter of...

Armand E. Walger

Armand E. Walger, 88, of 44 Springside Ave. died Tuesday afternoon at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had resided for two weeks. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 24, 1915, son of Emile...

Barbara M. Trahanas

Barbara M. Trahanas, 84, of 59 Bay State Road died Tuesday afternoon at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Pittsfield on April 10, 1920, daughter of Thomas H. and...

Mary Patricia Plankey

Mary Patricia Plankey, 72, of Rose Manor, formerly of 19 Crystal St., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 3, 1931, daughter of James J. Casey Sr. and Mabel...

Paul A. Palermo

Paul A. Palermo, 74, of 109 Pixley Road died Tuesday at his daughter's home in Lee. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 1929, son of Arthur and Pauline Bisnek Palermo, he attended local schools...

Sophie Moderski

Sophie Moderski, 92, of 2 Cedar Lane died Tuesday at Williamstown Commons. Born in South Deerfield on May 28, 1912, daughter of Joseph and Sophia Milewski Butkiewicz, she graduated from South...

Lucy Theresa Wallace

Lucy Theresa Wallace, 83, of 1 Brum St., Bristol, R.I., died Saturday at home. She was employed as a hairdresser in Lenox Dale for 32 years and owned and operated the Eagle's Nest Ceramic Studio...

Edward Emery Lescarbeau

Edward Emery Lescarbeau, 73, of Ashland Park, 150 Ashland St., died Monday at North Adams Commons, where he had been admitted Thursday. Born in North Adams on March 27, 1931, son of Edward J. and...

Pauline Jeannette LaBonte

Pauline Jeannette LaBonte, 79, of 308 West Shaft Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 1, 1924, daughter of William H. and Mary P. LaFlam Jandran, she graduated from...

Doris M. Spezzaferro

Doris M. Spezzaferro, 80, formerly of Rose Manor, died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since September 2000. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 26, 1923, the daughter of...

Charles Garfield Lembcke

Charles Garfield Lembcke, 93, of Kimball Farms, formerly of Schermerhorn Park, died Thursday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in East Syracuse, N.Y., on April 21, 1911, son of Charles...

Joyce Barry

Joyce Barry, 71, of 12 Marshall Road, Natick, died yesterday morning at Metrowest Medical Center in Natick after a long illness. Born in Great Barrington on Feb. 16, 1933, daughter of Harold and...

Paul Joseph Gangell

Paul Joseph Gangell, 54, of 44 Scalise Drive died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 13, 1949, son of Wesley and Margaret Keating Gangell, he attended Lee schools and...

Pamela A. Warner

Pamela A. Warner, 44, of West Road died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 17, 1960, daughter of James H. and Shirley L. Snyder Roots, she attended school in Alford...

Corrine Smith

Corrine Smith, 89, of Great Barrington Road died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in the family home in West Stockbridge on Nov. 3, 1914, daughter of Antonio and Antoinette Veronesi...