Obituaries

Mitchell Boraski

Mitchell Boraski, 90, of Windermere, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died May 5 at Health Central Park Nursing Home. Born Vladimir Borishuk in Evervale, Pa., on Oct. 30, 1915, he was the son of...

Terrence A. Tart

Terrence A. Tart, 54, of 395 Cloverdale St. died suddenly on Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 27, 1951, son of Raymond and Shirley Harrington Tart, he was a 1972...

Elizabeth Oakes

Elizabeth Oakes, 82, of Manitauk Heights, died at home on Sunday following a brief illness. Born in Laurel, Miss., on April 30, 1924, daughter of John S. Street Sr. and Mary Taylor Street, she...

Ellen Morrissey

Ellen Morrissey, 98, of 85 Eagle St. died Saturday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Aug. 26, 1907, daughter of Edward Lowe and Jane Moore Lowe, she attended schools in North Adams...

E. Sylvia Morawiec

E. Sylvia Morawiec, 85, formerly of 1 East St., died Friday afternoon at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Civitavechia, Italy on March 14, 1921, daughter of Emilio and Italia...

Walter B. Knights Sr.

Walter B. Knights Sr., 59, of 1716 West Housatonic St., died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 4, 1946, son of Lawrence L. and Mary Fletcher Knights, he was a 1965 graduate of Pittsfield...

Francis C. Hearn Jr.

Francis C. Hearn Jr., 71, of Egremont Plain Road died Monday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Foxboro on April 5, 1935, son of Francis C. Hearn Sr. and Rose Hotchkiss Hearn, he attended schools in...

Angelo J. Esoldi

Angelo J. Esoldi, 93, of Margerie Street died Monday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Lee on May 27, 1912, son of Gusseppe and Lucia Mucci Esoldi, he graduated from Lee...

Nellie Victoria Daunis

Nellie Victoria Daunis, 83, of 16 King St. died Sunday morning at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 13, 1922, daughter of Frank and Mary Warnale Samalionis, she was a graduate of...

Elaine Carver

Elaine Carver, 57, of 795 Main St. died Saturday evening at her home, where she had resided since 1975. Born in Boston on Sept. 17, 1948, daughter of Mary Civello Serelis and the late Angelo...

Ronald H. Bishop

Ronald H. Bishop, 70, of 37 Upton St. died Thursday at home after a long battle with cancer. He was a member of the Historical Society and the Zoning Board, an Adams Free Library trustee and a...

Suanne M. Condron

Suanne M. Condron, 69, of 329 Pittsfield Road, Devonshire Estates, died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons, where she resided for a short time. Born in Southampton, N.Y., on March 5, 1937, daughter...

Anthony John "Dog Catcher" Zoito Sr.

Anthony John "Dog Catcher" Zoito Sr., 79, of 33 Forrest St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted on April 25. Born in North Adams on June 23, 1926, son of the...

Frances L. Sandgren

Frances L. Sandgren, 96, died Thursday at Fairview Commons Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since Feb. 18, 1997. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 3, 1909, daughter of Will B. and...

Bernard F. Lavigne

Bernard F. Lavigne, 64, longtime resident of 29 Alger St. and a resident of Naples, Fla., died Friday afternoon at Naples Community Hospital. Born in Adams on Aug. 15, 1941, son of the late...

Drew E. Guinan

Drew E. Guinan, 49, of 175 George St. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 21, 1956, son of Edward and Teresa Tanner Guinan, he was...

Christine A. Glavin

Christine A. Glavin, 80, of Shrewsbury and formerly of Great Barrington and Worcester, died Wednesday at the Shrewsbury Nursing Center. Born in Great Barrington on Sept. 15. 1925, daughter of Dr....

Jacqueline Diana Wein

Jacqueline Diana Wein, 79, of 201 Phelps Ave. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted on Monday. Born in Springfield on Sept. 2, 1926, daughter of Nathan and Bessie...

Arthur Peter Phillips

Arthur Peter Phillips, 79, of County Road died Tuesday at St. Peter's Medical Center in Albany. Born in Pittsfield on March 1, 1927, son of Ernest and Beatrice Barnum Phillips, he grew up in...

Elizabeth Minneci

Elizabeth Minneci, 77, of 31 Newell St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 22, 1928, daughter of Salvatore and Mary Lucretia Minneci, she was a 1946 graduate of...

Kenneth Peter Masoero

Kenneth Peter Masoero, 47, of 6 Lillybrook Road, died Tuesday at home after a six-year battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 3, 1958, son of Emilio H. Masoero and Elaine M. Archambault...

Joan L. Campbell

Joan L. Campbell, 75, of 285 Theresa Terrace died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Terrie L. Babcock, where she has resided since December 2003. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on Feb. 15, 1931,...

Roy Nathan Tucker

Roy Nathan Tucker, 81, formerly of East Road, died April 27 at the home of his nephew, Jeff Lashoones in Long, S.C. Born in West Stockbridge on Jan. 22, 1925, son of Earl and Beaula Kinne Tucker,...

Richard D. Slonski

Richard D. Slonski, 48, of 46 Berkley St. died Sunday at Albany (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack while on a fishing trip on the Hudson River. Born in Pittsfield...

Elinor Katherine Sears

Elinor Katherine Sears, 92, of 1646 West Housatonic St. died Saturday evening at her home. Born in Portland, Maine, on April 30, 1913, daughter of Francis G. and Katherine Pelton Boody, she was...