Obituaries

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...

Gladys L. Knight

Gladys L. Knight, 81, of 70 Hazelwood Terrace died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 24, 1921, daughter of Walter and Agnes Wager Wilker, she was a 1939 graduate of...

Rita Rose Squires

Rita Rose Squires, 73, formerly of 31 Bradford St., died yesterday morning at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 18, 1928, daughter of Richard and Marjorie Sigsworth Doyle,...

Francis Carl Boschetti

Francis Carl Boschetti, 75, of 42 Lillian St. died yesterday at the Berkshire Medical Center skilled nursing facility. Born in Pittsfield on April 12, 1927, son of John and Mary Parrino Boschetti,...

John R. Cooney

John R. Cooney, 82, of 39 Maplewood Ave. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 6, 1919, son of John M. and F. Irene Scully Cooney, he was a 1937 graduate of...

Rachel Helen Jasanis

Rachel Helen Jasanis, 80, of 1952 East St. died yesterday morning at Springside Nursing Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 11, 1922, daughter of Pasquale and Mary Borelli Maiorano, she was...

Marya A. McNally

Marya A. McNally, 87, of Pine Hill Retirement Com-munity at Kimball Farms died yesterday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Facility, where she had resided since 2000. Born in Jersey City,...

John Blanquart

John Blanquart, 83, of Bradford Arms Apartments died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in North Adams on July 2, 1919, son of Marie Alphonsine Blanquart, and the adopted son of...

Bernadette M. LaFrance

Bernadette M. LaFrance, 70, of 84 Clydesdale Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Fall River on Jan. 3, 1932, the 14th child of Joseph O. and Marie L. Cherette LaFleur, she...

Judith Mary Esoldi

Judith Mary Esoldi, 93, of 19 Underhill Place died yesterday at home. Born in Canaan, Conn., on May 16, 1909, daughter of Simon and Madeline Tavelli Demastrie, she moved to Adams as a child and...