Obituaries

Emery E. "Skip" Shephard Jr.

Emery E. "Skip" Shephard Jr., 63, of 150 Ashland St., Ashland Park Apartments, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in Adams on Aug. 7, 1942, son of Emery E....

Lawrence Rossi

Lawrence Rossi, 64, of 2619 Henderson Mountain Road, Jasper, Ga., a native of Great Barrington, died Monday at home. Born on Jan. 24, 1941, son of Francis and Gertrude McLaughlin Rossi, he was a...

Doris Marie Quinton

Doris Marie Quinton, 81, of 581 State St. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Sunday. Born in Adams on May 10, 1924, daughter of David A. and Alice Morin Davis,...

Mary Katherine O'Leary

Mary Katherine O'Leary, 75, of Colonial Gardens, 123 Highview Drive, a longtime teacher, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 7, 1930, daughter of George F. and...

David Jasewicz

David Jasewicz, 48, of 10 Evergreen Road, Leeds, died of natural causes at 600 Main St. in Dalton. He was the father of Morgan E. Jasewicz of Pittsfield. Born in Boston on July 19, 1957, son of...

Joseph R. Ginthwain Sr., 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph Rodger Ginthwain Sr., 58, of 212 Springside Ave. died Monday, Jan. 5, 2005, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 11,...

Ella A. Eichorn, 89

ADAMS, Mass. — Ella A. Eichorn, 89, formerly of 10 Pearl St., died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on June 1, 1916, daughter of Richard and Anna Schoenfelder...

Rina DiOrio

Rina DiOrio, 97, formerly of 27 Joan Drive, died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since June 17. Born in San Gimignano, Italy, on June 23, 1908, daughter of...

George H. Champagne, 79

FLORIDA, Mass. — George Henry Champagne, 79, of 207 Whitcomb Hill Road died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 15, 1926, son of Henri and Corine Filliault Champagne,...

Charles Michael Weslowski

Charles Michael Weslowski, 89, of Balance Rock Road died Friday morning at home. Born in Adams on Feb. 18, 1916, son of John and Anna Wlodasz Weslowski, he attended school in Cheshire. A dairy...

Russell F. Morey

Russell F. Morey, 89, of 14 Arnold St. died Monday morning at home following a long illness. Born in Adams on Jan. 5, 1916, son of William and Eva Gravel Morey, he attended the former Adams High...

Ferris Elias Kalill

Ferris Elias Kalill, 78, of 55 Velma Ave. died Monday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Waterville, Maine, on June 26, 1927, son of Elias and Anna Stevens Kalill, he was a graduate of...

Marjorie June "June" Bergeron

Marjorie June "June" Bergeron, 81, of 20 Hermon Ave. died early Monday morning at the Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 1, 1924, daughter of John F. and...

George P. "Pete" Mathes Sr.

George P. "Pete" Mathes Sr., 57, of 47 Circular Ave., died Wednesday at home following a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 7, 1948, son of the late George F. and Mary Layden Mathes, he...

Joseph F. Cyrulik

Joseph F. Cyrulik, 90, of 22 Meadow St., died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on February 2, 1915, son of Simon and Katherine Walczak Cyrulik, he attended schools in Adams and...

Nancy Scalise Cozzaglio, 66

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Nancy Carol Scalise Cozzaglio, 66, of 150 Ashland St., died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at her daughter's home in New Hartford, N.Y., after a brief battle with lung cancer. Born in...

Bernard F. Brophy

Bernard F. Brophy, 80, of 282 Elm St., died yesterdayat Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 5, 1925, son of Matthew and Anna Roy Brophy, he attended Dalton schools. An Army...

Richard H. Mezejewski Jr.

Richard H. Mezejewski Jr., 62, of 714 NE 147th Ave., Vancouver, Wash., formerly of 60 Stratford Ave., Pittsfield, died Saturday at home of a heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 1, 1943, son...

Dorothy Mae Smith

Dorothy Mae Smith, 76, of 379 East St. died Saturday at home. Born in Meriden, Conn., on July 17, 1929, daughter of Thomas R. and Dorothy Mae Spencer Smith, she was a graduate of Pittsfield High...

Erina "Jane" Shuts

Erina "Jane" Shuts, 75, of Berkshire School Road died Monday evening at home. Born in Sheffield on June 5, 1930, daughter of Rudolf Peter and Paulina Bartholomew Straleau, she was a graduate of...

Rita Georgianna Kateley

Rita Georgianna Kateley, 84, of 24 Kateley Lane died Tuesday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on April 24, 1921, daughter of Joseph A. and Arthemise Stringer Chouinard, she was a 1938...

Mary C. Glodt

Mary C. Glodt, 85, of Appletree Point on Onota Lake, and Houston, Texas, died Saturday at her home in Houston after a short illness. Born in Detroit on July 22, 1920, daughter of Arthur and Judith...

Leta I. Busby

Leta I. Busby, 87, of 4 Balwin Hill, South Egremont, formerly of Kirk Street, Housatonic, died Monday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in New Ashford on Oct. 13, 1918, daughter of...

Robert Charles Pizzuto

Robert Charles Pizzuto, 72, a 31-year-resident of 368 West Housatonic St., died Wednesday at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. Born in Pittsfield on March 20, 1933, son of Frank and Gloria...

John Walter Kotleski

John Walter Kotleski, 76, of Silver Street died Thursday at Great Barrington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Great Barrington on July 12, 1929, son of Stephen and Victoria Bazonski...