Obituaries

Ralph S. Rod

Ralph S. Rod, 67, of 439 Oakhill Road and 93 Shore Drive died on Thursday evening at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Gardner, Jan. 29, 1938, son of Sigurd...

Robert M. Bunnell

Robert M. Bunnell, 20, of 135 Brown St., died unexpectedly at home on Friday. Born in Pittsfield, July 11, 1984, son of Robert Bunnell of Pittsfield and Donna Daly Bunnell Wilbur of Lanesborough,...

Lempi E. Reynolds

Lempi E. Reynolds, 86, formerly of South Street, died Friday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had lived for four years. Born in Worcester, daughter of John and Maria Solomem...

Norma M. Kobus

Norma M. Kobus, 82, formerly of 2 Kemble St., died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox where she had lived for the past four years. Born in Lee on May 2, 1923, daughter of Peter and...

James T. Vaughn

James T. Vaughn, 27, of 14 Davis St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center as a result of an automobile accident earlier in the day on Route 9 in Cummington. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 22,...

Mary Ellen Davis

Mary Ellen Davis, 86, of Rose Manor Apartments died Thursday afternoon at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 13, 1918, daughter of Daniel J. and Mary McNiece Thornton, she was a 1938 graduate of St....

Mary D. Thorne

Mary D. Thorne, 89, of 32 Old Stockbridge Road died early Wednesday morning at home. Born in Liverpool, England, on Feb. 15, 1916, daughter of Thomas and Annie Thomas Dennitts, she earned a...

Marshall Andrew Porter Sr.

Marshall Andrew Porter Sr., 81, formerly of Main Street, died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since June 2003. Born in Pittsfield on July 16, 1923, son of Andrew L....

Evelyn T. Meledeo

Evelyn T. Meledeo, 70, of 22 Lincoln St. died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons where she had resided since May. Born in Pittsfield on July 7, 1934, daughter of Biagio and Palma Blasioli Meledeo,...

Harry F. Soules Sr.

Harry F. Soules Sr., 79, of 10 Mobile Terrace died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in New Lebanon, N.Y., on Feb. 9, 1926, son of Harry H. and Bertha Bailey...

Marion Frances Smith

Marion Frances Smith, 57, of 231 Bradford St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 22, 1947, daughter of Frederick and Phyllis...

Leon L. Smith

Leon L. Smith, 89, of 50 Sleepy Hollow Road died Sunday at home. He was a former town cemetery superintendent and a founder of the Richmond Volunteer Fire Department. Born in Amherst on Dec....

Michael James Signor

Michael James Signor, 47, of 23 Hamlin St. died Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained after being struck by a motorcycle while crossing Pittsfield-Lenox Road in Lenox. Born in Plattsburgh,...

William "Bill" Anthony Mattia

William "Bill" Anthony Mattia, 78, of 29 Terrace Ave., died Friday, June 10, at Berkshire Medical Center after an apparent heart attack. Born, April 4, 1927, son of Albert W. and Grace Signor...

Glada B. Sutton

Glada B. Sutton, 85, of 92B Pomeroy Ave. died Saturday at home after a short illness. Born in West Virginia on April 18, 1920, daughter of Manderville Miller and Mary Toney Miller Lake, she...

Robert A. Snyder

Robert A. Snyder, 76, of 77 Gulf Road died Friday at home after a long illness. Born in Dalton on Nov. 12, 1928, son of James and Jesse Snyder, he was a 1946 graduate of the former Dalton High...

James Paul Eder

James Paul Eder, 48, of East Street died yesterday morning at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in St. Louis on Sept. 17, 1956, son of Patricia Routman Eder and the late Ray Eder, he...

Doris May Moon

Doris May Moon, 90, of 1520 West St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 3, 1914, daughter of Sherman and Estella Wheeler Drake, she was a...

John Charles Anderson Jr.

John Charles Anderson Jr., 86, of 90 Dorchester Ave. died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Dalton on Jan. 21, 1919, son of John C. Anderson Sr. and Martha Galusha Anderson, he was a...

Gerald W. Hebert

Gerald W. Hebert, 64, of 65 Columbus Ave. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for six weeks. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 15, 1940, son of James H. and Bertha...

John Sannicks Smith

John Sannicks Smith, 79, of Rolling Hills died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a struggle with cancer. Born in Peterboro, N.Y., on March 8, 1926, son of Harold and Sadie...

Frances M. Herrick

Frances M. Herrick, 92, of Housatonic Street died yesterday morning at Laurel Lake Nursing Center in Lee. Born in West Lebanon, N.Y., on Oct. 5, 1912, daughter of Edgar C. and Emma Carpenter...

Michael J. Spasyk

Michael J. Spasyk, 63, of 79 Cummings Ave. died of cancer yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 12, 1942, son of Michael and Helen Ciosek Spasyk, he was a 1960...

Paul Silberman

Paul Silberman, 89, of 235 Walker St., Kimball Farms, died at home Sunday, June 5. Born in Baltimore on Aug. 25, 1915, son of Harry and Sadie Bernstein Silberman, he grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y.,...

Gloria M. Ryan

Gloria M. Ryan, 79, formerly of Velma Avenue, died Sunday, June 5, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in New York City on April 5, 1926, daughter of Louis J. Perachi Sr. and Dorris Otto Perachi, she grew...