Obituaries

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mary Sedgwick Clark

Mary Sedgwick Clark, 102, formerly of 116 Day St., Fitchburg, and of Lenox, died Friday at Beaumont Nursing Center in Northboro, where she had resided for several years. Born in Stockbridge on...

Stella Rose Walto

Stella Rose Walto, 85, of 33 Sadler Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 8, 1918, daughter of Julius and Domenica Coppolino Walto, she graduated from...

Kathleen J. Sullivan

Kathleen J. Sullivan, 85, of 2001 Falls Blvd, Apt. 133, Quincy, died Sunday at New England Medical Center in Boston after a short illness. She had resided in Pittsfield from 1957 to 1969. Born...

Marcia L. Perry

Marcia L. Perry, 66, of 560 Pomeroy Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Glens Falls, N.Y., on March 23, 1938, daughter of Martha Leroux Perry and the late Alfred L. Perry,...

Giovonni Michael Morse

Giovonni Michael Morse, 5 1/2 months old, of 411 Wahconah St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 18, 2003, he was the son of Jonathan and Gwendolyn "Wendy"...

Richard Lathrop Robbins

Richard Lathrop Robbins, 82, of 20 Reservoir Road, a well-known actor and puppeteer, died Tuesday, June 1, at his home. He had lived in Richmond since 1968, and formerly lived in New York City....

Ann G. "Toby" Clarke

Ann G. "Toby" Clarke, 66, of 130 East New Lenox Road died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a battle with cancer. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Jan. 28, 1938, daughter of William and...

Doris C. Potak

Doris C. Potak, 79, of 78 Harryel St. died Monday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since March. Born in Rome, Ga., on March 22, 1925, daughter of Arthur C. and...

Eric John Phillips Sr

Eric John Phillips Sr., 43, of 100 Harvard Road, Shirley, formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at home of an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on June 29, 1960, son of Ronald Phillips Sr....

Dr. Jordan B. Fieldman

Dr. Jordan B. Fieldman, 38, of 7 North St. died yesterday morning at home, following a long battle with cancer. Born in Montreal on Nov. 4, 1965, son of Andrea Yaphe Fieldman of Montreal and...

Norma C. Barriere

Norma C. Barriere, 83, of 50 Gristmill Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on March 1, 1921, daughter of Ernest and Johanna Tresh Stoessel, she...

Hugo E. Gundelfinger

Hugo E. Gundelfinger, 71, of 75 Sherwood Drive died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center, where he had been admitted Monday. Born in Saarbrucken, Germany, in April 26, 1933, son of Leo Guild and...

Annette M. Croteau

Annette M. Croteau, 84, formerly of 99 Second St., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since Nov. 2, 2001. Born in Baker Lake, New Brunswick, Canada, on April 18, 1920,...

Ivy Alice Suriner

Ivy Alice Suriner, 98, formerly of 43 Renee Drive, died Friday at Craneville Place of Dalton, where she had resided for six years. Born in Hammersmith, England, on Jan. 11, 1906, daughter of...

Elizabeth G. "Betty" Gasson

Elizabeth G. "Betty" Gasson, 73, of 92 Sadler Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1931, daughter of Alfonso and Ruth Martin...