Obituaries

Michele J. Chiota

Michele J. Chiota, 57, of 110 Commercial St. died early Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Kingston, N.Y., on June 10, 1947, daughter of Michael J. and Julia Saban...

Frank Zoltek, 63

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank Zoltek, who coached and taught generations of North Berkshire students, was remembered yesterday as someone who helped to mold many young people. Mr. Zoltek, 63,...

IdaMay Persson

IdaMay Persson, 80, of 188 North St. died yesterday morning at home after a long struggle with cancer. She and her husband, Allan H. "Whitey" Persson, owned and operated the Dalton General Store...

Kenneth Allan Lamb

Kenneth Allan Lamb, 47, of 19 Holbrook St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Thursday after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 27,...

Thomas Raymond Tenbroeck Sr.

Thomas Raymond Tenbroeck Sr., 71, of 109 Townhouse Hill Road, South Egremont, died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 26, 1933, son of Kenneth H....

Barbara Hogan

Barbara Hogan, 83, of 385 Ingalls Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Aug. 21, 1921, daughter of Ralph B. and Mildred Withopper Jones, she was a 1939...

Laura Sue Douglass

Laura Sue Douglass, 58, of 36 Andover St. died Sunday at home after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 17, 1946, daughter of Richard E. and Leila Marcotte of Pittsfield, she was a 1964...

Stephen Gardner O'Connell

Stephen Gardner O'Connell, 81, of 136 Blythewood Drive, president of the former O'Connell Cadillac-Oldsmobile Inc., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr. O'Connell and his brother, the...

Murray L. Riggs

Murray L. Riggs, 84, of 408 Pomeroy Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center following complications from a recent heart attack. Born in Richmond, Vt., on Feb. 12, 1921, son of William and...

Louise Ella Owczarski

Louise Ella Owczarski, 91, of 709 Savoy Road died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since Dec. 30. Born in North Adams on Sept. 3, 1913, daughter of John...

Alfio Vincent Girgenti

Alfio Vincent Girgenti, 54, of 6 Donald Ave., a longtime local contractor and businessman, died early Sunday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Saturday. Born in...

Thomas H. Pickard

Thomas H. Pickard, 40, of 97 Connecticut Ave. died Tuesday at home following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 25, 1964, son of Eleanor N. Stanton Pickard of Pittsfield and the late...

James M. Culverwell

James M. Culverwell, 46, of 336 Bridge St., Appletree Farm, Hamilton, died Thursday at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington after prolonged complications from heart surgery due to diabetes. He had...

Rose M. Brelsford

Rose M. Brelsford, 96, of Mineral Spring Avenue, Pawtucket, R.I., died Wednesday at Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I. She was the mother of Joan Andrews of Pittsfield. Born in Pawtucket,...

Shirley Ann Shea

Shirley Ann Shea, 74, formerly of 93 Cleveland Ave., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided for three years. Born in North Adams on June 21, 1930, daughter of Howard E. and...

Olive G. Poucher

Olive G. Poucher, 87, formerly of South Main Street died Tuesday evening at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitationin Lee, where she had resided since January. Born in Rhinebeck, N.Y.,...

Leslie A. Kent

Leslie A. Kent, 94, of 37 Lois St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was the grandfather of former acting Gov. Jane M. Swift. Born in Lee on Feb. 20, 1911, son of...

Lorianne L. Grant

Lorianne L. Grant, 43, of 370 Cloverdale St. died Tuesday evening at home of natural causes. Born in Pittsfield on March 12, 1962, daughter of Frederick and Jan Hinckley Perkett, she was a 1980...

June V. DosReis

June V. DosReis, 81, of 60 King St. died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 11, 1923, daughter of Amancio and Bessie Scott DosReis, she was a 1941 graduate of...

Raymond J. Calvi, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Raymond J. Calvi, 89, of 103 East Ave. died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown after a short illness. Born in Boston on Oct. 27, 1915, son...

Amy B. Brooking

Amy B. Brooking, 34, of 210 Wahconah St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 20, 1970, daughter of Michael Brooking of Middlefield and...

William M. Wesley

William M. Wesley, 61, of East Hollow Road, Petersburgh, N.Y., a native of Pittsfield, died Sunday at home. Born on Jan. 28, 1944, son of Harold and Madeline A. Powell Wesley, he was a 1961...

Charles F. Smith

Charles F. Smith, 57, of 19 Acorn St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 9, 1948, son of William C. and Mary Wallace Smith, he attended the former Coolidge School...

Barbara Ann Shampang

Barbara Ann Shampang, 72, of Kingwood, Texas, a native of Pittsfield, died April 29 at home. Born on Aug. 18, 1932, daughter of Raymond and Elizabeth Wilcox Flanders, she was a Pittsfield High...

Rocco J. Russo, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rocco J. "Rocky" Russo, 89, of 250 Dalton Ave. died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Dalton on Jan. 30, 1916, son of Antonio and Mary...