Obituaries

Phyllis M. Magnano

Phyllis M. Magnano, 86, of 51 Longfellow Ave., died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 12, 1920, daughter of Francesco and Angela Iorio...

Bonnie Fassell-Haggarty

Bonnie Fassell-Haggarty, 55, of 12605 Boulder St., Boulder Creek, Calif., native of Pittsfield, died Thursday at home after a lengthy illness. Born June 14, 1951, daughter of the late Elliot...

Leslie T. Sutherland Jr.

Leslie T. Sutherland Jr., 78, of 100 Anita Drive, died Friday at his home. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., on March 20, 1928, son of Leslie T. and Viola Knapp Sutherland, he was a 1945 graduate of Charles...

Loretta M. Boyle

Loretta M. Boyle, 89, of 104A Highview Drive, died Saturday at home. Born in Greenfield on Jan. 8, 1918, daughter of James M. and Matilda Dame Collins, she was a resident of Pittsfield for most of...

James Joseph Greaney

James Joseph Greaney, 96, of 81 Conz St., Northampton, formerly of 108 Brown St., died Wednesday afternoon at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since January. Born in Waterbury, Conn., on...

Robert Leslie Stegner

Robert Leslie Stegner, 76, of 17 Pine Grove Drive, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., son of Frank C. and Susan Self Stegner, he was a 1948 graduate of New...

Paul G. Huska

Paul G. Huska, 79, of Schodack, N.Y., died yesterday at Albany Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Nashua, N.H., on July 12, 1927, son of Stephen and Eva Beauregard Huska, he attended...

William W. Hibbler Sr.

William W. Hibbler Sr., 58, of 167 Daniels Ave., died at home Monday. Born in Birmingham, Ala., on June 1, 1948, son of the late William Waites and Virginia Hibbler, he was raised by his aunt,...

Roger William Gavin Sr.

Roger William Gavin Sr., 81, of Wahconah Heights, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hinsdale on March 20, 1925, son of Patrick H. and Lila Bishop Gavin, he attended the former...

Lillian M. Elworthy

Lillian M. Elworthy, 84, of 50 Valentine Road, died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on July 26, 1922, daughter of Frank J. and Lillian Murphy Hall, she was a 1940...

William S. Allessio

William S. Allessio, 95, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1911, son of Michael and Delfina...

Kim Evan Lavigne

Kim Evan Lavigne, 51, of 333 Onota St., died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 9, 1955, son of the late Gertrude Stickles Lavigne, he was raised by...

Josephine Mary Drobiak

Josephine Mary Drobiak, 76, of 11 Lakewood Circle, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 23, 1930, daughter of Marino and Mary Cimini Cimini, she...

Katherine E. Pirzl

Katherine E. Pirzl, 82, of Victoria Court, Lenoir, N.C., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Gateway Nursing Center in Lenoir. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 6, 1924, she was the daughter of James...

Dora E. Gruberg

Dora E. Gruberg, 95, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshire Town, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 11, 1912, she was the daughter of Joseph Gruberg and Sara...

Maureen L. Doolan

Maureen L. Doolan, 60, of 4 Sampson Parkway, died yesterday at Providence Health Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since December 2006. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 2, 1946, daughter of...

Dayton F. Tynan

Dayton F. Tynan, 74, of 200 Melbourne Road, died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Caldwell, N.J., on May 30, 1932, son of Dayton and Amy Decker Tynan, he was a 1950 graduate of...

Dolores C. Renaud

Dolores C. Renaud, 80, of 2 Cicero Drive, Lakeville, formerly of Clairmont Road in Dalton, died Thursday at Morton Hospital in Taunton. She moved to Lakeville two years ago. Born in...

Elizabeth F. Pulasky Niarchos

Elizabeth F. Pulasky Niarchos, 86, of 35 Oak Hill Road, died Thursday at Albany Medical Center. Born in Greenfield on Feb. 24, 1920, daughter of James and Matilda Dame Collins, she moved to...

Patricia Anne Madzy

Patricia Anne Madzy, 60, of 120 Richard Drive, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hartsville, N.Y., on March 14, 1946, daughter of Edith Marshall Theall and the late Haviland Theall,...

William Nicholas Boos

William Nicholas Boos, 69, of 27 Truran Lane, Whitewood,died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 27, 1938, son of William R. and Grace Ames Boos, he...

George G. Doucette Jr.

George G. Doucette Jr., 82, of Rockland Drive, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brighton on Jan. 18, 1925, son of George and Florence Martin Doucette, he was a 1943 graduate of...

Margaret E. Braman

Margaret E. Braman, 87, of Framingham, formerly of Dalton, died Feb. 14 at St. Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She moved to Framingham five years ago. Born in New York City on April 10, 1919,...

Robert Victor Hamilton

Robert Victor Hamilton, 86, a former longtime resident of Adams, died Tuesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Ponca City, Okla., on Nov. 1, 1920, son of Lawrence J. and Mabel...

Samuel Lawrence Caesar

Samuel Lawrence Caesar, 78, of 3 Robbins Ave., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Dalton on Feb. 11, 1929, son of John and Elizabeth Evans Caesar, he was educated in local...