Obituaries

Ralph Lawrence Walsh

Ralph Lawrence Walsh, 91, of 182 Maple Grove Drive, died Friday morning at Hillcrest Commons. Born in New York City on April 5, 1911, he attended Pittsfield public schools. He moved to Pittsfield...

Frances R. Louison, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Frances Rita Louison, 87, formerly of 200 Cheshire Road, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003 at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 22, 1915, daughter...

Catherine Connolly

Catherine Connolly, 83, of 36 Edward Ave. died yesterday morning at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since January 2000. Born in Pittsfield on June 25, 1919, daughter of C. Arthur...

Dorothy Alice Gary

Dorothy Alice Gary, 69, of 63 Bossidy Drive died early Saturday morning at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1933, daughter of William and Anna Lee LeBarnes, she attended...

Helen R. Nieratka

Helen R. Nieratka, 86, of 1035 North St. died Wednesday morning at home. She had been a resident of Pittsfield for seven years. Born in Detroit on April 27, 1916, daughter of Walter and Rose...

George W. Adams Jr.

George W. Adams Jr., 74, of 6 Adelaide Ave., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1928, son of George W. and Ethel Hathaway Adams, he was a 1946 graduate of...

Dorothy Mae Calderella

Dorothy Mae Calderella, 84, of 16 Walnut St. died yesterday at Side By Side, where she had resided since February 2001. Born in Hartford, Conn., May 17, 1918, daughter of Arthur J. and Effie Mae...

Constance Genevieve Decelles

Constance Genevieve Decelles, 96, of 11 Francis Plaza died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 16, 1906, daughter of Joseph and Amanda Champagne Decelles, she...

James J. Maniatis

James J. Maniatis, 52, of 70 Donna Ave. died yesterday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Center in Lenox after a long illness. He owned and operated the former Johnny's Restaurant on Cheshire Road...

Theresa A. Lynch

Theresa A. Lynch, 89, of 140 Melbourne Place died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 19, 1913, daughter of Donato and Rosena Slodyski Durante, she moved to Lee at the age of 2 and was...

Virginia F. Dow

Virginia F. Dow, 87, of 269 Cloverdale St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Springside of Pittsfield for more than two years. Born in Pittsfield on May 22, 1915,...

Rena Rohrkemper

Rena Rohrkemper, 84, of Saginaw, Mich., formerly of Pittsfield, died yesterday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Saginaw. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 7, 1918, daughter of Didimo and...

Harold Victor "Otis" Woodill

Harold Victor "Otis" Woodill, 87, formerly of Bradford Arms, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for the past 10 months. Born in Webster on Aug. 19, 1915, son of Raymond H....

Patrick Joseph "Rick" McCaherty

Patrick Joseph "Rick" McCaherty, 52, of 29 Cleveland St. died Sunday at home after suffering an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 2, 1950, son of Patrick A. and Louise R. Fournier...

Bernard J. Radke

Bernard J. Radke, 52, of 200 Gale Ave. died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 27, 1950, son of Bernard F. and Bertha Hatch Radke, he was a 1969 graduate of Pittsfield High School. Mr....

Anita Jane Zloczower

Anita Jane Zloczower, 44, of 186 Housatonic St. died yesterday morning at home after a 16-year battle with cancer. Born in Queens, N.Y., on Feb. 20, 1958, daughter of Charlotte Levine Zloczower...

William A. Keenan

William A. Keenan, 67, of 158 Lebanon Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 3, 1935, son of Phillip W. and Theresa Laravee Keenan, he was a 1953 graduate of Pittsfield High...

Christina M. Chichetto

Christina M. Chichetto, 91, of Saratoga Drive died Saturday evening at Brockton Hospital. Born in Dorchester on July 3, 1911, daughter of Angus C. and Mary Scott-O'Brien McInnis, she was a 1929...

Alba Aulisi

Alba Aulisi, 87, formerly of 33 Terrace Ave., died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since 1999. Born in Chiampo, province of Vicenza, Italy, on April 17, 1915, daughter of...

Pasquale F. "Patsy" Mazzeo

Pasquale F. "Patsy" Mazzeo, 66, of 56 Saratoga Drive died yesterday at home after a long battle with cancer. He was co-owner of Mazzeo's Importing Market and founder of Mazzeo's Ristorante. Born...

Francis Edward Brassard

Francis Edward Brassard, 78, formerly of Plunkett Street, died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for three years. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 5, 1924, son of Louis F....

Rita J. Joyce

Rita J. Joyce, 87, of 97 Richard Drive died yesterday morning at 191 Elm St., home of her son, the Rev. James K. Joyce, pastor of Sacred Heart Church. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1915, daughter...

Margaret E. DiMaleo

Margaret E. DiMaleo, 89, formerly of 44B Highview Drive, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since 2001. Born in Pittsfield on July 28, 1913, daughter of George and Margaret...

Enis J. DeVergilio

Enis J. DeVergilio, 79, of 55 Pine Grove Drive died Saturday at the home of her son, Dennis DeVergilio of 58 Baldwin Ave. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 10, 1923, daughter of Attilio and Elisa...

Mario J. "Mike" Cassinelli

Mario J. "Mike" Cassinelli, 87, of Allengate Avenue died Wednesday morning at Providence Care Center of Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on April 7, 1915, son of Carlo and Leiegia Pelazza Cassinelli, he...