Obituaries

Theresa M. McGinnis, 66

NORTH ADAMS â€' Theresa Mary McGinnis, 66, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on June 20, 1942, a daughter of John Stanley and...

Anna L. Toniatti, 87

NORTH ADAMS â€' Anna L. Toniatti, 87, of 5 Hunt St., Bennington, Vt., a former longtime resident of North Adams, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in...

Mary T. Biasin, 77

GREAT BARRINGTON — Mary T. Biasin, 77, of 15 Cottage St. died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on March 3, 1931, daughter of Michael and Kathyrn Kot,...

Eleanor Kimberley, 97

SANDISFIELD — Eleanor Kimberley, 97, of Sandisfield died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Monterey on Sept. 20, 1910, she was the daughter of Noel...

Iva Albano, 92

GREAT BARRINGTON â€' Iva Albano, 92, a longtime resident of Benton Avenue, died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield. She had more recently resided on Grove Road in...

Nelson R. Heath Jr., 68

GREAT BARRINGTON - Nelson Robert Heath Jr., 68, of East Street died Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at home. Born in Montague on Feb. 21, 1940, son of Nelson R. Heath Sr. and Lillian Woodin Heath, he...

Einar Aas, 74

GREAT BARRINGTON - Einar Aas, 74, of Hurlburt Road died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at home following a prolonged illness. He was the longtime ski school and snow sports director at Ski Butternut. Born...

Leroy E. Davis, 82

STOCKBRIDGE — Leroy E. Davis, 82, of 5 Pine St., died Friday July 11, 2008, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Great Barrington on July 7, 1926, son of Roy N. and Clarissa...

Irene M. Casey, 95

GREAT BARRINGTON — Irene M. Casey, 95, of 530 Main St., died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at Fairview Commons. Born in Waterbury, Conn., on Aug. 27, 1912, daughter of Joseph and Georgianna...

Erma F. Salisbury, 80

SHEFFIELD — Erma F. Salisbury, 80, a longtime resident of Ashley Falls, died early Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. She had most recently resided at Geer...

Philip J. Beckwith, 62

GREAT BARRINGTON — Philip J. Beckwith, 62, of 909 Main St. died Friday, July 4, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Great Barrington on Oct. 6, 1945, son of Paul and...

Gerald F. Crane, 71

GREAT BARRINGTON — Gerald F. Crane, 71, of 398 North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at home. Born in Great Barrington on June 9, 1937, son of Kenneth H. and Renee A...

Lola M. Nourse, 92

NEW MARLBOROUGH â€' Lola M. Nourse, 92, a longtime resident of New Marlborough, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she had resided since March...

Olga Sutphen Leafgreen, 92

SHEFFIELD — Olga Ellen Sutphen Leafgreen, 92, formerly of Park Lane, died Thursday night, June 26, 2008, at Noble Horizons Retirement Community in Salisbury, Conn., where she had resided since...

Carole P. Maghery, 78

SHEFFIELD â€' Carole Pearce Maghery, 78, of Bowwow Road died Monday, June 23, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 1929, daughter of...

Audrey R. Cruikshank, 90

SHEFFIELD — Audrey R. Cruikshank, 90, of 525 Hewins St. died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Virtua West Jersey Hospital in Voorhees, N.J. Born in Sharon, Conn., on May 19, 1918, daughter of...

Stanley P. Wodecki Jr., 57

GREAT BARRINGTON â€' Stanley P. Wodecki Jr., 57, of Great Barrington died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at Berkshire medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in New Britain, Conn., on...

Kathleen Wheeler, 54

ALFORD — Kathleen Wheeler, 54, of Silver Street died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at home. She was a past chairman of the Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee and had been instrumental in...

Margaret S. Lueder, 96

GREAT BARRINGTON — Margaret S. "Susy" Lueder, 96, of Blue Hill Road died on June 18, 2008, at her home. Born in Riesenbach, Germany, on June 6, 1912, daughter of Wilhelm and Margaret Haupman...

Jefferson G. Hart, 70

NEW MARLBOROUGH — Jefferson George Hart, 70, of Canaan Southfield Road in Southfield died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Canaan, Conn., on Nov. 22,...

Janet F. Sigsworth, 89

GREAT BARRINGTON — Janet Frances Sigsworth, 89, formerly of 909 South Main St., died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Fairview Commons Nursing Center. Born in East Chatham, N.Y., on Oct. 7, 1918,...

Peggy C. Field, 53

MONTEREY - Peggy C. Field, 53, of River Road died Sunday, June 8, 2008, at her home. Born in Bristol, Conn., on June 11, 1954, daughter of James and Eloise Currier Carr, she moved with her family...

Betty R. Foster, 79

GREAT BARRINGTON â€' Betty Reed Foster, 79, of North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, at home. Born in Great Barrington on Dec. 4, 1928, daughter of Paul W. and Bessie Reed...

Joyce E. Ruppert, 90

GREAT BARRINGTON — Joyce Evelyn Ruppert, 90, formerly of Cooper Road, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Born in Truxton, N.Y., on Nov. 22, 1917, daughter of Fred and...

Angelina DelMolino, 88

GREAT BARRINGTON â€' Angelina "Angie" DelMolino, 88, died Friday, May 23, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, surrounded by her family. Born Sondrini in Postalesio, Italy, on Feb....