Obituaries

Benjamin Rosen

Benjamin Rosen, 87, of 144 Francis Ave., died yesterday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Pittsfield on June 24, 1919, son of Abraham and Annie Fatt Rosen, he was a graduate of...

John Walter "Obie" O'Bryan

John Walter "Obie" O'Bryan, 63, a 30-year resident of 53 E. Main St. and formerly of Cheshire, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in West Rutland, Vt., on Jan....

Mary Frances Cummings

Mary Frances Cummings, 95, of 807 Cordova Greens, Largo, Fla., and formerly of 73 Elmwood Ave., died Sunday at Emeritus Oaks Retirement Facility in Silver Dale, Wash. Born in West Springfield on...

Dora Agnes Rossin

Dora Agnes Rossin, 77, a 47-year resident of 16 Pembroke Ave., died Sunday night at her home. Born in Pittsfield on April 29, 1929, daughter of Joseph and Alice Buletti Mazza, she was a 1947...

Catherine F. Noble

Catherine F. Noble, 87, of 267A Spruce Drive died Saturday at Great Barrington Health Care. Born in the Bronx, on Oct. 4, 1918, daughter of Charles and Jeanne Bourgeot Ferrero, she attended...

Anthony C. "Spuzzy" Esposito

Anthony C. "Spuzzy" Esposito, 85, of 66 Clarkson Ave., a winter resident of Ormond Beach, Fla., died yesterday at his home. Born in DiCalabria, Italy, on Dec. 10, 1920, son of Domenico and...

James Michael Paone

James Michael Paone, 83, of 94 Elaine Drive, formerly of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., died yesterday at the home of his sister, Angelica Marinaro, with whom he had resided since January 2005. Born...

V. Doris Crow

V. Doris Crow, 86, of 259 State Road died Tuesday at home. Born in Browndell, Texas, on Sept. 27, 1919, daughter of James M. and Hazel Jones Arnold, she was a graduate of Pineland (Texas) High...

Elaine E. McCarthy

Elaine E. McCarthy, 80, of 76 Baldwin Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center of an apparent heart attack shortly after being admitted. She was a three-time cancer survivor. Born in...

Stanislaw L. Kozlowski

Stanislaw L. Kozlowski, 46, of 61 Union St. died after a long illness Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since Tuesday. Born in Pittsfield on May 7, 1960, son of Stella Ozga...

Jules G. Jeanfaivre Jr.

Jules G. Jeanfaivre Jr., 67, formerly of 37 Enterprise St., died Friday at Holyoke Rehabilitation Center in Holyoke. Born in Adams on Aug. 29, 1938, son of the late Jules G. Jeanfaivre Sr. and...

Dennis Albert Lussier

Dennis Albert Lussier, 51, of 242 Wahconah St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 5, 1955, son of Gil A. Lussier and the late Carmella...

M. Elizabeth Grucelski

M. Elizabeth Grucelski, 86, formerly of 179 Highland Ave., died Wednesday at Epoch Senior Center in Brewster, where she had resided for two years. Born in Tupper Lake, N.Y., on Oct. 4, 1919,...

Eugene E. Gillette

Eugene E. Gillette, 86, of 91 Brombach St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 10, 1920, son of Jules and Harriet Marquis Gilliotte, he was a graduate of...

Jean S. McCarthy

Jean S. McCarthy, 63, of West Center Road died Tuesday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. She served on the Otis School Committee from 1983 to 1987. Born in Springfield on April 13,...

Marguerite Ann Gabrielle "Gay" Blum

Marguerite Ann Gabrielle "Gay" Blum, 65, of 320 State Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in New York on Feb. 22, 1941, daughter of Paul A. and Martha Baum Blum, her...

Rebecca A. Spaniol

Rebecca A. Spaniol, 92, formerly of RiverRun Apartments, died Monday, Aug. 14, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Wells, Vt., on March 9, 1914, daughter of Fred and Florence Haskins Fisher, she...

Ralph E. Sincere

Ralph E. Sincere, 97, formerly of New Hampshire Avenue, died Sunday, Aug. 13, after a long illness at Hillcrest Commons, where he had lived for the past three years. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 9,...

Leo "Joe" Rivers

Leo "Joe" Rivers, 69, of Route 16A, Intervale, N.H., formerly of Dalton, died Saturday, Aug. 12, at his home. Born in Dalton on Sept. 2, 1936, son of Leo and Helen Lee Rivers, he received his...

The Rev. William N. Persing

The Rev. William N. Persing, 78, of Garden St., Rocky Hill, Conn., formerly of West Stockbridge, died Saturday, Aug. 12, at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. He was the former rector of St....

Richard Matthew Keane

Richard Matthew Keane, 84, of Providence Court, 379 East St., died Friday while visiting his daughter, Theresa I. Wilson of 9 McKinley Drive, Delmar, N.Y. Born in Roxbury on Nov. 2, 1921, son of...

Valmore F. Charron

Valmore F. Charron, 68, of Apartment 1, 42 Meadow St., North Adams, died Wednesday Aug. 9, 2006, at his home. He was born in North Adams, on Aug. 20, 1937, a son of Francis Charron and Rose...

Thomas "Tom" P. Goudey

Thomas "Tom" P. Goudey, 69, formerly of Stockbridge, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Geary Community Hospital in Junction City, Kan., where he had been living since 1979. Born in Pittsfield on Jan....

Thomas d'Aquin Daverin

Thomas d'Aquin Daverin, 86, of 19 Cummings Ave. died Wednesday morning at his home. Born in Pittsfield on March 25, 1920, son of George and Yvonne d'Aquin Daverin, he was a graduate of Pittsfield...

James C. "J.C." Lothridge

James C. "J.C." Lothridge, 64, of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, N.Y. Born in Norwich on Oct. 31, 1941, son of the late Floyd E. and Margaret Christle...