Obituaries

Dario J. DiVirgilio

Dario J. DiVirgilio, 85, formerly of Miami Beach, a native of Florida, died Jan. 18 at Gulf Crest Nursing Home in Hollywood, Fla., where he was admitted Aug. 30, 2000. Born in Pittsfield on Dec....

Roderick Bates Sr.

Roderick L. Bates Sr., Navy retired, 76, of Route 20, Nassau, N.Y., formerly of Dalton, died yesterday at the Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. Born in Dalton on April 17,...

Leona M. Audette

Leona M. Audette, 82, of 145 West Housatonic St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 19, 1919, daughter of Joseph and Irene Packard Levitre, she was a graduate of...

Helene Whitehead

Helene "Sandy" Whitehead, 76, of 235 Walker St. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Kimball Farms for two years. Born in Newton on July 26, 1925, daughter of...

Charles E. Stone

Charles Edward Stone, 76, of Melbourne Place, 140 Melbourne Road, died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had resided for two weeks. Born in Pittsfield on March 30, 1925,...

Albert D'Ilio

Albert D'Ilio, 84, of 76 Elaine Drive died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in San Giovanni Teatino, province of Chieti, Italy, on Jan. 10, 1918, son of Livino and Anna DiNicola D'Ilio,...

Patricia Monahan

Patricia M. Monahan, 62, of 463 Crane Ave. died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1939, daughter of Maurice F. and Elsie Duclos Gero, she moved to North...

Mary M. Palucci

Mary Margaret Palucci, 85, of Rutland, Vt., died Saturday morning at Providence Care Center. Born in Proctor, Vt., on June 16, 1916, daughter of Charles and Mary Kulya Belock, she attended Mount...

Colwyn H. Hurst

Colwyn H. Hurst, 81, of St. Ann's Ave. died Saturday at Curtis Manor in Dalton. Born in Lenox on April 24, 1920, son of Herbert F. and Mary Ann Radley Hurst, he was a 1938 graduate of Lenox High...

Marie Dean

Marie "Connie" Dean, 80, of 14 Brombach St. died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 8, 1921, daughter of Joseph and Dolores Lamudge Powers, she was a 1938 graduate of St. Joseph's High...

Lillian M. Evans

Lillian M. Evans, 92, of Craneville Place of Dalton, formerly of Rose Manor, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided in Dalton for two years. Born in Bay St. Paul, Quebec, on...

Alan E. Whitaker

Alan E. Whitaker, 59, of 25 Elm St. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 17, 1942, son of Roy C. and Marie Dodge Whitaker, he attended Dalton schools. Mr. Whitaker was...

William S. Knight

William S. Knight, 88, of St. Augustine, Fla., formerly of Sheffield Street, died Dec. 27, 2001, at home. Born in Great Barrington on Dec. 5, 1913, son of Clark H. and Estella Drum Knight, he...

Viola E. Gore

Viola E. Gore, 81, of Cherry Street died Tuesday at home. Born in Estelline, South Dakota, on July 10, 1920, daughter of Matthew and Ida Josephine Kangas Seppanen, she attended schools...

Lillian M. Talbot

Lillian M. Talbot, 88, of 1000 North St., formerly of 43 Cummings Ave., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Binghamton, N.Y., on April 22, 1913, daughter of Homer and Florence Pond...

John G. Phillips

John G. Phillips, 82, of 64 East St. died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Carol Darby in Peru. Born in Dalton on Feb. 25, 1919, son of John H. and Margaret M. Weinhofer Phillips, he graduated...

Edith Leavenworth

Edith I. Leavenworth, 97, of 32 McAllister St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Riders Mill, N.Y., on June 10, 1904, daughter of John and Mame Holbert Holt, she attended local...

Anna Polchlopek

Anna E. Polchlopek, 89, of 12 Springside Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 11, 1912, daughter of Michael and Julia Leskow Horbul, she attended local...

Patricia Driscoll

Patricia H. Driscoll, 68, of 82 Lenox Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 10, 1933, daughter of Wilfred and Mary Ryder Langlois, she attended local schools and...

Joan Schnelle

Joan Schnelle, 86, of Westport, Conn., died Jan. 8 at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 22, 1915, daughter of Michael H. and Elizabeth Spaniol Roberts, she graduated from Dean Junior College in...

Evelyn Gaudette

Evelyn Margaret Gaudette, 83, of 41 Patricia Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Easthampton on April 13, 1918, daughter of Neopolitan and Minnie LeClair Provost, she attended...

Louise A. Roche

Louise A. Roche, 83, formerly of 600 Main St., died Sunday at Craneville Place of Dalton, where she had resided since 1998. Born in Smithburg, Md., on Feb. 10, 1918, daughter of John E. and...

Armand Demers

Armand N. Demers, 94, of 22 Cedar Drive, North Stonington, Conn., formerly of 53 Springside Ave., died Sunday at home. Born in Winooski, Vt., on Dec. 25, 1907, son of Olivera and Cora Monet...

Lillian M. Savoy

Lillian M. Savoy, 99, formerly of Wahconah Heights, died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Jan. 20, 1902, daughter of John and Mary English Fox, she attended...

Bondi J. Comalli

Bondi John Comalli, 88, of 119 Danforth Ave. died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on March 1, 1913, son of Elio and Rosa Assunta Ebioni Comalli, he attended schools...