Obituaries

William E. Rayner

William E. Rayner, 91, of 28 Delaware Ave., died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. Born in Ansonia, Conn., on Aug. 8, 1912, he was the son of William H....

Lois Janette McRell

Lois Janette McRell, 89, of Yarmouth Port, formerly of Reading, died Sunday at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was the sister of Muriel Jenks of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 21,...

Frank Alexander Grosso

Frank Alexander Grosso, 78, of 69 Circular Ave. died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 25, 1925, son of Peter and Angelina Russo Grosso, he was a 1942...

Benjamin "Ben" Stanley Chelstowski

Benjamin "Ben" Stanley Chelstowski, 81, of 48 Root Place died Tuesday afternoon at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 30, 1922, son of Felix and Mary Nosal Chelstowski, he attended local schools....

Jacob Block

Jacob Block, 87, of 22 South St., Vernon, Conn., died Tuesday evening at Fox Hill Nursing Home in Vernon. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1916, son of Samuel and Rebecca Kalman Block, he was a...

Arthur J. Magner

Arthur J. Magner, 90, of 24 James St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 7, 1913, son of John and Katherine Clary Magner, he was a 1930 graduate of St. Joseph's...

Robert G. Herd

Robert G. Herd, 79, of 34 Bellmore Drive died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 10, 1924, son of John A. and Emma Snavely Herd, he was a 1941 graduate of Pittsfield High School. He...

Leona Clara Curry

Leona Clara Curry, 97, of 119 East Park Terrace died yesterday morning at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where she had resided for 18 months. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on April 8, 1906, daughter of...

Edward John Slonski Sr

Edward John Slonski Sr., 57, of 15 Brooks Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 30, 1945, son of William Slonski Sr. and Jessie Pekosz...

Robert Milton "Pop" Ludbrook

Robert Milton "Pop" Ludbrook, 79, of 49 Wealthy Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 7, 1924, son of Harry and Viola Sprague Ludbrook, he attended...

Carrie Rose Bosma

Carrie Rose Bosma, 89, of 54 Maple Grove Drive died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New York City, daughter of Joseph and Anna Henry, she was educated in schools in New Jersey....

Susan J. Sarro

Susan J. Sarro, 89, of 15 Lisa Lane, Westfield, formerly of 7 Chestnut St., died Friday at home. Born in Lee on May 3, 1914, daughter of Biagio and Palma Blasioli Meledeo, she attended Pittsfield...

Richard C. Freehan

Richard C. Freehan, 85, of 140 Melbourne Road, Apartment 330, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for about a month. Born in Pittsfield on June 21, 1918, son of Philip E. and...

Robert C. Buckwalter

Robert C. Buckwalter, 87, of 259 High St. died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 8, 1916, son of Jesse Otto and Louise Gauthier Buckwalter, he was a 1933 graduate of Pittsfield High...

Romana Spazioso

Romana Spazioso, 93, formerly of Highview Drive, Colonial Gardens, and a longtime resident of 63 Reuter Ave., died Thursday at Palms Rehabilitation Center in Palm Bay, Fla., where she had resided for...

Theresa E. McCluskey

Theresa E. McCluskey, 89, formerly of Wahconah Heights, died Friday evening at Springside of Pittsfield Health Care Facility, where she had resided for 1 1/2 years. Born in Housatonic on March...

Florence Teresa Lee

Florence Teresa Lee, 81, formerly of 31 Bradford St., died Dec. 17 at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since June 2002. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeGrys, she was a...

Dannie Wright, 62

DALTON, Mass. — Dannie Wright, 62, of 255 Grange Hall Road died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Herrin, Ill., on May 16, 1941, son of Hermon F....

Robert W. "Bud" Tucker

Robert W. "Bud" Tucker, 90, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown, died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 4, 1913, son of Raymond L. and Anna Condron Tucker, he...

Ruth E. Thompson Sondrini

Ruth E. Thompson Sondrini, 71, of 126 Winesap Road died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 14, 1932, daughter of Charles and Ethel Murray Thompson, she was educated in local schools...

Madeline P. Wesley Nonken

Madeline P. Wesley Nonken, 93, died Wednesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 19, 1910, daughter of Matthew H. and Etta May Akers Powell, she was a 1928 graduate...

Trude R. Geismar

Trude R. Geismar, 96, a resident of Kimball Farms Retirement Community at 235 Walker St. for eight years, died Thursday at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Born in Bretten, Germany, on Sept. 19,...

Cherilyn C. Branton

Cherilyn C. Branton, 50, of 225 Linden St. died at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worester on Wednesday. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 12, 1953, daughter of Ernest M. and...

Richard David Vallin

Richard David Vallin, 76, of 404 Bay Hill Court, New Bern, N.C., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 3, 1927, son of Daniel and Dora Halperin Vallin, he was a...

Warren Wayne Root

Warren Wayne Root, 75, of Normandie Ridge retirement community, York, Pa., died Monday evening at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 14, 1928, son of Wilfred H. and Elsie I. Shepherd Root, he was...