Obituaries

Laura B. Whittemore

Laura B. Whittemore, 88, of Devonshire Estates, 329 Pittsfield Road, died Monday at Providence Care Center of Lenox. She lived at Devonshire Estates the past five years. Born in New Chelsea,...

Helen L. Byrdy

Helen L. Byrdy, 102, of 155 King St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Rogi, Poland, on June 23, 1903, daughter of August and Sophia Muron Miszczak, her family moved, in 1911, to...

Albert Alfred Laurin

Albert Alfred Laurin, 86, of 95 East Park Terrace died Monday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 8, 1919, son of Alphonse A. and Aldora Hebert Laurin, he was a 1938...

William Joseph Gosselin II

William Joseph Gosselin II, 57, of George Schnops Road died Friday at West Roxbury Veterans Hospital in West Roxbury after a brief illness. Born in Haleyville, Ala., on Oct. 5, 1948, he was the...

William G. McCarthy Sr.

William G. McCarthy Sr., 73, of 41 Woodbine Ave. died Thursday of an apparent heart attack while driving on North Main Street in Lanesboro. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 2, 1931, son of Thomas and...

Charles W. Lavelle Sr.

Charles W. Lavelle Sr., 89, of 365 Peck's Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 23, 1916, son of Joseph and Laura Boyer Lavelle, he attended local...

Elizabeth J. Joubert

Elizabeth J. Joubert, 62, of 8 Pleasant View Park, Rockland, a native of Pittsfield, died yesterday at home after a long battle with cancer. Born on Aug. 21, 1943, daughter of William A. and...

David Andrew Butler

David Andrew Butler, 83, of 22 Porter Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 26, 1923, the son of Patrick and Mary Magority Butler, he attended schools in...

Ruth Lois Kearns

Ruth Lois Kearns, 87, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Springside of Pittsfield, where she lived since July. Born in Dalton on Sept. 29, 1918, daughter of William and Ada Maxson Brown, she attended...

Robert E. "Whiz" Taylor Sr.

Robert E. "Whiz" Taylor Sr., 80, of 40 Porter Ave. died Monday morning in Shirley, at the home of his son. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 30, 1925, son of Herman F. and Bessie Signor Taylor, he was...

Allen Johnson Jr.

Allen Johnson Jr., 43, of Newport, N.C., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday, Nov. 13, at Carteret General Hospital in Newport. Born in North Adams, he was the son of Mary Johnson Dicorsi and the...

Alice Mae Wells

Alice Mae Wells, 83, of Rutland, Vt., died Monday afternoon at Eden Park Nursing Home in Rutland following a long illness. She was the mother of Patricia Beany of Pittsfield and Samuel Wells of...

Kathleen C. Downey

Kathleen C. Downey, 44, of Pompano Beach, Fla., a former Pittsfield resident, died Saturday at North Ridge Medical Center in Florida. She moved to Pompano Beach in March. Born in Pittsfield on...

Timothy L. Stanton Jr.

Timothy L. Stanton Jr., 41, of 48 East Windsor Road, died at Berkshire Medical Center on Sunday. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 9, 1964, son of Timothy L. Stanton Sr. and Louise E. Blake Stanton...

Eva S. Hovey

Eva S. Hovey, 93, of 20 South Onota St., died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield where she had resided since October. Born in Pittsfield on July 13, 1912, daughter of Emmanuel and Mary Zahn...

Frederick W. Ott

Frederick W. Ott, 65, of 109 Dewey Ave. died Friday, Nov. 11, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Center where he resided since July of 2003. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 1, 1940, son of Leonard and Mary...

Gail D. Mappus

Gail D. Mappus, 61, of Leona Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Springfield on March 24, 1944, she was the daughter of Ralph E. Bjorge and the late Ruth...

Allen C. Lasher

Allen C. Lasher, 84, formerly of 33 Brown St., died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Center, where he had resided since July 2003. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 23, 1920, son of Albert and...

Hilda Mary Tierney

Hilda Mary Tierney, 95, of 55 Crystal St. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for the past two days. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 14, 1910, daughter of Adolphus H. and...

Rose Irene Shurkus

Rose Irene Shurkus, 80, of Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, formerly of 78 Ontario St., died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on May 5, 1928, daughter of Stephen...

Barbara Jean Gavin

Barbara Jean Gavin, 74, of Epworth Arms died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Springfield on Nov. 18, 1930, daughter of Thomas and Bessie A. Rounds Roberts, she was educated in...

Donald Theodore English

Donald Theodore English, 84, formerly of 63 Stoddard Ave., died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since January. Born in Rensselaer, N.Y., on July 24, 1921, son of...

Linda F. Earhart

Linda F. Earhart, 57, of 2 Black Hill Road, Paxton, formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at home. Born in Danielson, Conn., on Sept. 16, 1948, she was daughter of Ovila and Frances Stahecki...

Priscilla W. Caverly

Priscilla W. Caverly, 90, of 46 Robbins Road, Keene, N.H., died Wednesday evening after a period of failing health. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 4, 1915, daughter of Manton A. and Clara Grippen...

Elizabeth A. Snyder

Elizabeth A. Snyder, 84, formerly of 48 Beverly St., died Friday at Craneville Place, where she had resided for three years. Born in Dalton on Jan. 1, 1921, daughter of Howard and Agnes Butler...