Obituaries

Judith S. Patti

Judith S. Patti, 60, of 99 Whitter Ave., died yesterday at the home of her mother after a long illness. Born Oct. 18, 1943, daughter of the late Judge Paul A. Tamburello and Elena Rocca...

Elizabeth A. Gagne

Elizabeth A. Gagne, 81, of 51 North Road, Hancock, N.H., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 9, 1922, daughter of James...

William L. Brites

William L. Brites, 77, of 23 New Hampshire Ave. died Tuesday at home after a short illness. Born Nov. 7, 1926, in Bridgeport, Conn., son of Jose and Ethelynne Cravinho Brites, he was a 1947...

Isabelle A. Knollmeyer

Isabelle A. Knollmeyer, 85, of 60 Richard Drive died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 20, 1918, daughter of Louis F. and Kathryn Ryan...

Wallace H. Smelzer

Wallace H. Smelzer, 73, of 7 Claremont Road died Friday at home. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Sept. 5, 1930, son of Phillip H. and Margaret H. Movejon Smelzer, he was a 1948 graduate of Albany High...

Helene Austin

Helene Austin, 91, of Kimball Farms died Sunday morning at its nursing care center. Born in New York City on July 25, 1912, daughter of Harry and Marie Humm Hastorf, she attended schools there,...

Robert C. Martin

Robert C. Martin, 83, of Medford (N.J.) Leas retirement community, a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born on May 2, 1921, son of Stanley Martin Sr. and Grace Martin, he graduated...

Catherine M. Andersen

Catherine M. Andersen, 84, of 140 Melbourne Road, Epoch Assisted Living, died Wednesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Westfield on...

Everett C. Oles

Everett C. Oles, 84, of Main Street died Friday at home from complications related to Parkinson's disease. Born in Winchester, Conn., on March 11, 1920, he was the son of John and Lavina Turner...

Genevieve Ann Hajjar

Genevieve Ann Hajjar, 79, of 335 Elm St. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Adams, Aug. 7, 1924, daughter of Louis and Jamelia Shaker George, she was a graduate of the former Adams High...

Catherine M. Anderson

Catherine M. Anderson, 84, of 140 Melbourne Road, Epoch Assisted Living, died Wednesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for a short time. She had lived in...

Mildred Schechtman

Mildred Schechtman, 82, of East 20th Street, New York City, mother of Gayle Schechtman of Pittsfield, died Monday afternoon at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, N.Y. Born in Lansford,...

Charles Sidney Rice

Charles Sidney Rice, 74, of 140 Dalton Ave., formerly of Hull Avenue, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Becket on Jan. 26, 1930, son of Charles D and Agnes Broga Galliher Rice,...

JoAnn M. Heath

JoAnn M. Heath, 63, of 305 Lenox Ave. died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Julie M. Vancini, 290 Westmorland Lane, Saunderstown, R.I. Born in Pittsfield on July 27, 1940, daughter of Edwin...

Ruth E. Coty

Ruth E. Coty, 80, of Rose Manor died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Newbury, Vt., on Aug. 2, 1923, daughter of Alvah W. and Alice Proulx Dresser, she was...

John F. Corridan III

John F. Corridan III, 50, of Walnut Road, Holliston, died Sunday at home after a long battle with cancer. His wife, the former Linda Bowler, is a native of Pittsfield. Born in Chicopee on...

Catherine B. Boyd

Catherine B. Boyd, 87, of 21 Abbott St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 3, 1917, daughter of Peter J. and Mary A. Sullivan Malloy, she was a 1935 graduate...

Frank A. Rice

Frank A. Rice, 83, formerly of Devonshire Estates, died yesterday in Suffield, Conn., at his home after a long illness. Born in New York City on Oct. 17, 1920, son of James and Anna Cummins Rice,...

Martin J. Cooney

Martin J. Cooney, 75, of 13 Park Circle Drive died at Berkshire Medical Center on Thursday following a long illness. Born in Dalton on May 1, 1929, son of Matthew and Delia Deely Cooney, he was a...

Edith Lore Schueller

Edith Lore Schueller, 91, of Kimball Farms Retirement Community died Friday morning at its nursing facility, where she had been a patient for one week. Born in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 14, 1913,...

Stacia B. DeFazio

Stacia B. DeFazio, 91, of 10 Union Court died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 20, 1913, daughter of John and Catherine Fierik Lemanski, she attended local schools. Primarily a...

Robert S. Bristol

Robert S. Bristol, 80, of 6 Atlantic Ave. died Wednesday at Springside Nursing Home. Born in Rutland, Mass., on Jan. 1, 1924, son of Sheldon R. and Teresa L. Cunningham Bristol, he was educated...

Robert M. Phillips

Robert M. Phillips, 94, of Kimball Farms retirement community died Saturday at its nursing care center. Born in New York City on April 15, 1910, he was the son of Jonas and Sophie Konyn...

Edward G. Hall

Edward G. Hall, 91, of 7 Ruby Terrace died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where he had resided since April. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on Sept. 11, 1912, son of Hamilton and...

Jane Pierson Welton

Jane Pierson Welton, 90, of 100 Alliance Way, Manchester, N.H., formerly of State Road, died June 29 at The Arbors of Bedford (N.H.), where she had resided for six weeks. Born in Pittsfield on...