Obituaries

Pascal J. DeMasi, 80

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Pascal Joseph DeMasi, 80, of Duffy Drive, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Vermont Veterans Home after a long illness. He was the father of Christine Naughton of North...

Mario J. Angeli, 78

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mario Joseph "Mac" Angeli, 78, of 40 Frederick St. died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Sept. 14, 1929,...

Theresa Rogers, 97

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa Rogers, 97, of Peachtree Drive in Savannah, Ga., formerly of Framingham and North Adams, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at Savannah Commons. Born in North Adams...

Gertrude L. Whitman, 75

LEE - Gertrude L. Whitman, 75, of 46 Railroad St., Hyde Place, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hancock on May 14, 1932, daughter of Floyd and Hazel...

Bernard E. Phaneuf, 73

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Edward Phaneuf, 73, of 17 Nelson St., died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 15, 1934, son of Arthur Noel and Emma Plante Phaneuf,...

Christine M. Lennon, 60

PITTSFIELD - Christine M. Lennon, 60, of 1450 North St., died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, following a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 3, 1947, daughter of Francis and Rosemary Ferguson Bean,...

Jenny A. Harmon, 54

STOCKBRIDGE - Jenny Ann Harmon, 54, of 425 Morse Hill Road, Amenia, N.Y., formerly of Stockbridge, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at home. Born in Steuben, Maine, on Dec. 17, 1953, daughter of Guy...

Julia K. Berezowskyj, 34

PITTSFIELD - Julia K. Berezowskyj, 34, of 63 April Lane, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 22, 2008, at home. Born in New Haven, Conn. on Oct. 3, 1973, daughter of Mary Rywak Berezowskyj and the late...

Paulette Smith, 89

PITTSFIELD - Paulette Smith, 89, of 89 South St., Berkshire Place, died there Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. She had resided there for four years. Born in Atlanta on May 11, 1918, daughter of Hugh J....

Mary Fritz, 98

GREAT BARRINGTON - Mary "Mae" Fritz, 98, of 6 Linda Lane, Housatonic, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at home. Born in Liverpool, England, on May 12, 1909, daughter of James J. and Florence Preston...

Thomas P. Drury, 71

PITTSFIELD - Thomas P. Drury, 71, of 5063 W. 149th and 8th St., Brook Park, Ohio, a native of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, at home. Born on May 6, 1936, son of James and Anna Mullen...

Ivenette M. Dewey, 81

PITTSFIELD - Ivenette Mae Dewey, 81, of 240 Francis Ave., died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at Hillcrest Commons, where she had been a patient for three days. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 5, 1926,...

Arnold Adams Blackmur

Great Barrington - Arnold Adams Blackmur, 79, of Santa Rosa, Calif., formerly of Great Barrington, died Jan. 12 at Sutter Hospital in Santa Rosa. Born in Boston on Jan. 31, 1928, son of Maurice A....

John R. Bachand, 73

DALTON - John R. Bachand, 73, of South Shore Court, Polk City, Fla., formerly of Dalton, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at home of cancer. Born in Holyoke on Jan. 26, 1934, son of Patrick and...

Jane Kessler, 84

MONTEREY - Jane Kessler, 84, a resident of Odd Fellows Home in Auburn, Maine, and formerly of Monterey, died Jan. 15, 2008, at Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice after a brief...

Kathryn V. Buckley

Pittsfield - Kathryn V. Buckley, 89, of 379 East St., died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Schenectady, N.Y. on April 28, 1918, daughter of Loren Hebler Sr. and Flossie Mae Beekman...

John F. Whalen Sr., 80

Great Barrington - John F. "Hink" Whalen Sr., 80, of Egremont Road died Jan. 8 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hartford, Conn., on June 9, 1927, son of Joseph P. and Louise Merwin Whalen, he...

John M. Warner, 64

CHESHIRE - John Michael Warner, 64, of 117 Meadowbrook Lane, a longtime resident of Cheshire, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 9, 1943, son of Arthur and Charlotte...

Elizabeth Jean Putnam

Pittsfield - Elizabeth Jean Putnam, 80, of 173 Burbank St. died Sunday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since Dec. 24. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 4, 1927, daughter of William and...

A. Frederick Peck, 85

PITTSFIELD - A. Frederick Peck, 85, of June Street, Worcester, formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, at Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 9,...

The Rev. Daniel John O'Hear Jr.

LANESBOROUGH - The Rev. Daniel John O'Hear Jr., 71, of 17 Juleann Drive, North American Martyrs' rectory, died Friday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was the former longtime pastor...

Michael J. LaVersa Sr.

North Adams - Michael J. LaVersa Sr., 86, of 85 Eagle St. died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Geneva, N.Y., on Jan. 1, 1922, son of Francesco and Rachaele Iaccopino...

Ann B. Durrell, 80

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ann Brown Durrell, 80, of Fox Crossing Road, Bridgton, Maine, mother of Constance Sheehy of Williamstown, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at home. Born in Ossining, N.Y., on...

Robert M. Degere, 83

ADAMS - Robert M. Degere, 83, of 28 Grove St. died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Adams on March 4, 1924, son of Fred and Yvonne Johnson Degere, he...

Raymond Milton Cooper

Pittsfield - Raymond Milton Cooper, 85, of 255 Lebanon Ave. died Saturday at Springside Long Term Care Facility of Pittsfield after a 50-year battle with multiple sclerosis. Born in Stockbridge on...