Obituaries

Bernice Ortenberg

Bernice Ortenberg, 79, of 61 Salisbury Court died yesterday at home. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on Aug. 18, 1927, daughter of Harry and Rose Mayer Toporofsky, she attended schools in New York and...

Anne Rose Gentile

Anne Rose Gentile, 89, of 232 North St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Ozone Park, N.Y., on Sept. 9, 1917, daughter of Emilio and Antoinette Lauri Allocco, she attended schools...

Janet A. Dickinson, 70

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Janet Ann Dickinson, 70, of 41 Brooklyn St. died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, at home. Born in North Adams on July 7, 1936, daughter of Samuel H. and Eva Seney Dickinson, she...

Agnes S. Demick

Agnes S. Demick, 81, of 11 Crane Ave. died Saturday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on May 15, 1925, daughter of Anthony J. and Sophie Dachowska Demick, she was a 1943...

Helen Daly

Helen Daly, 88, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she was admitted three days ago. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 22, 1918, daughter of Peter...

Elizabeth Couture

Elizabeth Couture, 96, of 12 Country Club Ave. died Saturday at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. Born in Fall River on Nov. 9, 1910, daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Oldham Harrison, she...

Armand Clermont, 92

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Armand Adrien "Mike" Clermont, 92, of 17 Pleasant St. died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Oct. 28, 1914, son of Henri and Alexina...

Stanley R. Baker, 82

CLARKSBURG, Mass. â€' Stanley Roy Baker, 82, formerly of 992 River Road, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. He had been a resident of the Vermont...

Susan E. O'Brien, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Susan Elizabeth "Ducky" O'Brien, 57, of 1110 South Church St. died Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 28, 2006, as a result of an automobile accident on Route 8 in Cheshire. Born...

Carol Annetta Wickwire

Carol Annetta Wickwire, 82, of Fairview Commons, a former longtime resident of New Marlborough, died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. She also previously lived at Heaton Court in Stockbridge for...

Roy John Martin

Roy John Martin, 68, of Capitol Square Apartments, 379 North St., formerly of Lee, died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 3, 1938, son of Roy E. and Mary Honiker Martin, he attended...

John E. Casey Jr.

John E. Casey Jr., 81, of Carrabelle, Fla., a native of Great Barrington, died Sunday at home. He was born on July 7, 1925, son of John E. Casey Sr. and Bridget "Della" O'Connell Casey, who owned...

Richard Lyman Sedgwick Jr.

Richard Lyman Sedgwick Jr., 79, of 181 West Housatonic St. died yesterday morning after a long illness. Born in Dalton on March 29, 1927, son of Richard L. Sedgwick Sr. and Agnes Gaudette...

Ethel Witherell Parrott, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ethel Jean Witherell Parrott, 88, of 195 Elberon Ave., formerly of 150 Ashland St., North Adams, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, at Mount Greylock Extended Care...

Marie LaFontana McNeil

Marie LaFontana McNeil, 85, of 148 Maple Ave. died Monday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation Center, where she resided since 1995. Born in Great Barrington on May 3, 1921, daughter of Frank and...

Lucille Josephine McCormick

Lucille Josephine McCormick, 84, of 36 Porter St. died Friday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on March 31, 1922, daughter of Hugh and Lucy Dene McCormick, she attended schools in...

Jonathan E. Konove

Jonathan E. Konove, 29, of Five Bridge Road, Brimfield, died Sunday in an automobile accident near his home. His parents live in Stockbridge. Born in North Tarrytown, N.Y., on May 2, 1977, son...

Emily Krista Breault

Emily Krista Breault, 17, of 107 Bossidy Drive died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident earlier in the day. Born in Pittsfield on June...

Christine Louise Tini

Christine Louise Tini, 56, of 25 Oak Way, Stephentown, N.Y., formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 11, 1950, daughter of Salvatore and Clara...

Marlene McGovern

Marlene McGovern, 69, of 564 Chapel Road died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Nov. 11, 1937, daughter of Warren and Elizabeth Griffiths Hagman, she attended...

Roma Marguerite Lewis

Roma Marguerite Lewis, 91, of 19 Enterprise St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on May 31, 1915, daughter of Euclid and Lea Daignault Molleur, she attended schools in...

Beatrice Marie Lesh

Beatrice Marie Lesh, 89, of New Lenox Road died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Franklin, N.J., on Aug. 29, 1917, daughter of Lewis and Grace Kays Talmadge, she attended schools in...

John P. Leroy

John P. Leroy, 80, formerly of Cheshire, died Nov. 17 at Tabor Hills Health Care Services in Naperville, Ill. Born in North Adams on June 28, 1926, son of John W. and Margaret Purcell Leroy, he...

Samuel H. Edson

Samuel H. Edson, 70, of 1 Bulkey St. died Wednesday at Dartmouth/Hitchcock Medical Center of complications from cancer. Born in Greenwich, Conn., on Jan. 11, 1936, son of Roger C. and Mary Pease...

Sandra T. Drager

Sandra T. Drager, 69, of 595 Williams St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Philadelphia on March 22, 1937, daughter of Dorothy Trimble Trudgeon and the...