Obituaries

Helen A. Gage

Helen A. Gage, 86, of 30 Chestnut St. died Wednesday morning at her home. Born in Lee on Oct. 25, 1919, daughter of Charles and Laura Brazee Armstrong, she attended Lee schools. She was a...

Richard A. Cabral

Richard A. Cabral, 86, died Sunday morning at his home in the Curtis Apartments. Born on Sept. 5, 1919, in Provincetown, son of Antone and Margaret Tasha Cabral, he was educated in schools in...

Margaret M. Brown

Margaret M. Brown, 87, of 620 Laurel St., formerly of Fuller Street, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Lee on March 21, 1918, daughter of James and Margaret Irwin...

Charles S.F. "Stan" Boudreau

Charles S.F. "Stan" Boudreau, 71, of West Center Road died Tuesday evening at his home. Born in Petit de Grat, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, on May 20, 1934, son of Francis and Violet DeCoste...

Colleen M. Peterson Smead

Colleen M. Peterson Smead, 75, of 193 Elberon Ave., died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since January 2006. Born in New York state on May 5, 1930, daughter of Claude and...

Jessica "Jay" Miner Burnett Pike

Jessica "Jay" Miner Burnett Pike, 93, formerly of 48 Windom Terrace, died Sunday morning at the Belle Reve Nursing Home in Milford, Pa., where she had resided for the last few years. Born in Savoy...

Paul C. Froio

Paul C. Froio, 91, of 93 Lucia Drive died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 21, 1915, son of Antonio and Rose Dastoli Froio, he attended local schools and graduated...

George R. Baumann

George R. Baumann, 83, of North Street died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 2, 1923, son of George M. and Louise Meyers Baumann, he attended school in...

Phyllis J. (Heath) Twombly

Phyllis J. (Heath) Twombly, 64, of 25 College Ave., North Adams, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2006, at home. Born in Rutland, Vt., on June 10, 1941, she was the daughter of Carlisle and Evelyn (Van...

John R. Grubbs

John R. Grubbs, 89, a longtime resident of Monterey, died Sunday morning at his home on Cronk Road. Born on Aug. 22, 1916, in Addyston, Ohio, son of John and Mary E. Johnson Grubbs, he attended...

Lola A. Gordon-Palma

Lola A. Gordon-Palma, 78, of 79 Doreen St., died Friday evening at home after a long illness. Born on Dec. 19, 1927, in Swifton, Ark., daughter of Rufus and Mary Hatfield Jones, she attended...

Jennie J. Gilardi

Jennie J. Gilardi, 86, formerly of 61 Elberon Ave. died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since January. Born in Hinsdale, Aug. 11, 1919, a daughter of Ignatius and Maria...

Frank Edward Deminoff

Frank Edward Deminoff, 83, of 41 James St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1922, son of the late Walter and Anna Kosowan Deminoff, he attended local schools...

Paul S. Blanchette

Paul S. Blanchette, 80, of 1 Berkshire Square died Friday afternoon at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Springfield on July 4, 1925, son of Arthur and Anna Smith Blanchette, he came to Adams...

April L. Willey

April L. Willey, 22, of 6 Stonebridge Way died Saturday at home after a long batle with a rare metabolic disorder. Born in Pittsfield on May 25, 1983, daughter of Gary and Janet Willey Willey, she...

Mary Ellen McMahon, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary Ellen McMahon, 89, of 118 Church St., Proprietor's Field, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, at Williamstown Commons. Born in the Blackinton section of North Adams on...

Sally Joan Mayhew

Sally Joan Mayhew, 74, of State College, Pa., died Wednesday at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, in State College, Pa. Born in Pittsfield on April 26, 1931, to the late Wilford and Mary L. Ryder...

Tyson Thomas Kueblbeck

Tyson Thomas Kueblbeck, 33, of 18411 South Tapps Drive, East Sumner, Wash., died Tuesday in Tacoma, Wash., from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 24,...

Mary C. Kearns

Mary C. Kearns, 81, a longtime resident of Sibley Street, died on Tuesday at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 22, 1924, daughter of Orestio and Isola Rocetai Ricciarini, she...

Herbert William Spence Jr.

Herbert William Spence Jr., 73, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on June 11, 1932, in Melrose, son of Herbert and Hazel Friburg Spence, he grew up in Saugus where he graduated from...

Eugene B. Scerbo

Eugene B. Scerbo, 86, of 460 Walker St. died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital where he was admitted earlier in the day. Born in North Adams on July 23, 1919, he was a son of...

Sidney Mishcon

Sidney Mishcon, 88, of Long Boat Key, Fla., and Great Barrington died Wednesday at Fairview Hospital. Born July 5, 1917, in New York, son of Samuel and Anna Frey Mishcon, he graduated from Erasmus...

Virginia Elizabeth Giroux

Virginia Elizabeth Giroux, 59, of 384 East Main St., died Tuesday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on July 24, 1946, daughter of the late Harvey A. Giroux and...

Joan Marie Kulesa Almori

Joan Marie Kulesa Almori, 66, of 1 Alcott Lane died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center from complications of recurrent breast cancer. Born in Pittsfield on March 21, 1939, daughter of Jennie...

Leverne John "Butch" Taylor

Leverne John "Butch" Taylor, 75, of 1300 East St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on July 3, 1930, he was the son of Leverne H. and Agnes Luczynski Taylor. When he was...