Obituaries

The Rev. Miriam B. Eckard

The Rev. Miriam B. Eckard, 80, of Wilmont Street, Torrington, Conn., died Wednesday morning at the Hospital for Specialty Care in New Britain, Conn. Born in West Collingswood, N.J., on June 13,...

Geraldine "Rae" Arasimowicz

Geraldine "Rae" Arasimowicz, 83, of 96 Danforth Ave. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Albany, N.Y., on July 24, 1921, daughter of Thomas J. and Daphene L. Gallup Powers, she was a 1939...

Beatrice Louise Driscoll

Beatrice Louise Driscoll, 94, formerly of 55 Herie Ave., died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox where she had resided since March 26, 2003. Born Aug. 25, 1910, in...

Bernard C. Robillard

Bernard C. Robillard, 72, of Sampson Parkway died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Holyoke on July 25, 1932, son of Albert E. and Yvonne T. Robillard Robillard, he was a 1950...

Catherine F. "Kay" O'Gara

Catherine F. "Kay" O'Gara, 80, of 69 Warren Ave. died Sunday at home. Born at 69 Warren Ave. on April 8, 1924, daughter of Martin and Katherine Dwyer O'Gara, she was a 1942 graduate of the former...

Susan Nancy Levinsky

Susan Nancy Levinsky, 44, of 2 Quail Run, Shelburne, Vt., died Friday at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Mark Levinsky, a native of Pittsfield. Born in El Paso, Texas, on Oct....

Marie T. Gravelle

Marie T. Gravelle, 71, of 38 Velma Ave. died Saturday evening at Hillcrest Commons, where she had been a patient since November. Born in Nancy, France, on Aug. 7, 1933, daughter of Adrien and...

Douglas Melvin Gordon

Douglas Melvin Gordon, 69, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshire Town Apartments, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 30, 1935, son of Wilford and Claire Lemoine...

Daniel J. Bongini

Daniel J. Bongini, 66, of 106 East Housatonic St. died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 26, 1938, son of Alfred J. and Elizabeth A. Albertazzi Bongini of...

Bernard "Bernie" Snyder

Bernard "Bernie" Snyder, 78, of 21 Hemlock Hill and Naples, Fla., died Thursday at Naples Community Hospital. Born in Worcester, June 29, 1926, son of Archibald and Ruth Lubin Snyder, he came to...

Carolynn L. "Lynn" Shook

Carolynn L. "Lynn" Shook, 59, of 18 Burke Ave., died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Takoma Park, Md., on July 16, 1945, daughter of Wilbur H. and Carol Woodall Turner, she was...

Bruce D. Fiddes

Bruce D. Fiddes, 35, of 9209 Fry St., Manassas, Va., died suddenly at home Tuesday. Born in Pittsfield on May 31, 1969, son of Gordon B. and Lynn Law Fiddes, he was a 1987 graduate of Pittsfield...

Patrick T. Casey Jr.

Patrick T. Casey Jr., 89, of 142 Gale Ave., formerly of Epworth Arms, died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 14, 1915, son of Patrick T. Casey...

William F. Broderick

William F. Broderick, 75, of 33 Hazelwood Terrace, died Thursday, Jan. 20, at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 7, 1929, son of Patrick and Elizabeth Ryan Broderick, he was a lifelong resident and...

Gerald Michael Adornetto

Gerald Michael Adornetto, 45, of 26 Nancy Ave. died Wednesday in Pittsfield. Adornetto was found dead in his van on Wednesday morning. Born in Pittsfield on April 2, 1959, son of Carmen Adornetto...

Benedict George Sohm

Benedict George Sohm, 91, of Thunderhill Farm died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He had been a resident of Seaford, Long Island, N.Y., for many years. Born in...

Howard William Evans

Howard William Evans, 96, of 58 Emerson Ave. died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 26, 1908, son of William E. and Nellie Jane Booth Evans, he...

John R. Weatherwax, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John R. Weatherwax, 70, of 281 Barker Road died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 25, 1934, the son of Myron and Hazel Dunn Weatherwax, he was...

Ralph Sample

Ralph Sample, 95, died Wednesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had lived since November. Born in Mooers Forks, N.Y., on June 21, 1909, son of Artie and Sarah Davidson Sample,...

Marion G. Roberts

Marion G. Roberts, 93, formerly of 379 East St., died Monday at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. She had lived in Pensacola with her son, Stephen W. Roberts Sr., since March 2004. Born...

Clifford F. Hunt

Clifford F. Hunt, 79, of 10 Danforth Ave. died Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 24, 1925, son of William and Florence Colburn Hunt, he was a 1943 graduate...

Robbie J. Harford

Robbie J. Harford, 33, of 18 Cliff St. died at Berkshire Medical Center on Wednesday following a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 24, 1971, son of Diane Caparrelli Harford Bateman and...

Marilyn A. Johnson

Marilyn A. Johnson, 75, of 45 Patricia Ave. died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1929, daughter of William D. and Rachel A. Sidway McMahon, she was a 1946 graduate of Pittsfield...

Paul R. Johann

Paul R. Johann, 76, of East Shore Drive, Niverville, N.Y., formerly of Sherwood Drive, died yesterday at his home. He was the first principal of Taconic High School, from 1969 until 1973. The...

William Edmund Stafford Sr.

William Edmund Stafford Sr., 81, of 7 Broadview Terrace died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 1, 1923, son of Robert and Mary Molly Moynihan Stafford, he was a 1941 graduate of the...