Obituaries

Rose Hunt

Rose Hunt, 92, formerlyof Pleasant Street died yesterday at the nursing facility at the Village at Laurel Lake. Born in Housatonic on Aug. 18, 1912, daughter of Frank and Helena Pothul Siok, she...

Victoria H. Hitchcock, 61

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Victoria H. Hitchcock, 61, of 1507 Home Road died Monday, April 4, 2005, at home after being stricken. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Aug. 14, 1943, daughter of...

Marie Griffin Carchedi

Marie Griffin Carchedi, 95, of Los Gatos, Calif., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday while visiting her son, Barry E. Griffin Sr. of Northern Colony Court, Katy, Texas. Born in Mount Morris,...

Scott David Zarek

Scott David Zarek, 28, of 1400 Village Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday in Westwood. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 14, 1976, son of Jeffrey A. and Ellyn S. Horn...

Anna Pia Lazzeri

Anna Pia Lazzeri, 96, formerly of 75 Commercial St., died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Dro, province of Trento, Austria, on March 8, 1909, daughter of Stefano...

Mark E. Kelley Jr.

Mark E. Kelley Jr., 80, of Mount Washington Road died yesterday morning at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Care Center in Great Barrington. Born in Watertown on Feb. 11, 1925, son of Mark E. Kelley Sr....

George Vincent Hudimatch

George Vincent Hudimatch, 94, of 1715 Hewins St., Ashley Falls, died Monday evening at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in New Milford, Conn., on April 5, 1910, son of Paul and Anna...

John N. Handy

John N. Handy, 65, of 68 White St., Lunenburg, died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 4, 1939, son of John and Evelyn Rabideau Handy, he was a 1957 graduate of...

Ruth Gale

Ruth Gale, 92, of 75 Commercial St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Springfield on Sept. 12, 1912, daughter of Roy E. and Winifred Helen Wilder Crofton, she...

The Rev. Leslie T. Francis

The Rev. Leslie T. Francis, 87, formerly North Adams and Lee, died Friday at the Mayo Nursing Home in Northfield, Vt., where he had resided for four years. Born in North Adams on Sept. 21, 1918,...

Burton Ford Dopp

Burton Ford Dopp, 81, formerlyof 75 Commercial St., died Monday in the emergency room at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier in the day. He had been residing at North Adams...

Clara Jane Burgmaster

Clara Jane Burgmaster, 77, of Roaring Brook Road died yesterday at home. Born in Williamstown on Jan. 14, 1928, daughter of Walter and Bernice Hughes Nicklien, she was educated there. Mrs....

Velma H. Swiers

Velma H. Swiers, 77, of 22 Williamsburg Terrace died yesterday morning at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where she was recently admitted. Born in Schuyler Lake, N.Y., on...

James "Russ" Stockley Sr.

James "Russ" Stockley Sr., 83, of 88 Moores Road died at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown on March 24 following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 17, 1922, son of Walter J. and...

Eleanor Sack

Eleanor Sack, 89, of Oakwood Condominiums died yesterday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 12, 1916, daughter of Jules and Bess Wilinsky Reiner, she...

Thomas H. Mairo Sr.

Thomas H. Mairo Sr., 67, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Sunday at home. Born in Malden on July 24, 1937, son of Louis and Sadie Ruggles Mairo, he was a 1955 graduate of...

Pearl Leona Helems

Pearl Leona Helems, 92, of 24 Silver St. died Sunday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Facility, where she had resided since May 2004. Born in Peru, Vt., on Jan. 28, 1913, daughter of Harvey and Emma...

Gertrude Elizabeth Harvey

Gertrude Elizabeth Harvey, 94, of 128 East Road died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Nov. 15, 1910, daughter of George and Elizabeth Goodermote Frenya, her...

Charles J. French Sr.

Charles J. French Sr., 78, of 1 Herbert Drive died Sunday at Bay State Hospital in Springfield. He was long involved in area motel and automotive businesses. Born in West Lebanon, N.Y., on...

Sandra Jean Cresswell

Sandra Jean Cresswell, 56, of 379 East St., Providence Court Apartments, died Sunday at the home of her former sister-in-law, Judy Gelpi of 22 Olive St., Lee, where she had resided since January...

Cynthia M. Chase

Cynthia M. Chase, 62, of 22 Grove St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Ludlow on Oct. 5, 1942, she was the daughter of Royal and Mary Mentel Chase. She had resided in Becket...

Wayne H. Champagne

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wayne H. Champagne, 60, of 65 Quincy St. died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at home after being stricken there. Born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Aug. 5, 1944, son of Betty M....

Frederick C. Lindley

Frederick C. Lindley, 69, died yesterday, at his residence on Henderson Road following a long illness. Born Sept. 7, 1935, son of Frederick C. and Helen Decker Lindley, he was a 1953 graduate of...

William DeWitt Horrocks Sr.

William DeWitt Horrocks Sr., 95, died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital. A resident of Sweet Brook Care Centers, in recent years he had lived in retirement facilities in Vero Beach, Fla.,...

Walter "Bud" Hewins Jr.

Walter "Bud" Hewins Jr., 74, died at his home, 840 Hewins St., on Thursday. Born on March 17, 1931, son of Walter D. Sr. and Ella Humes Hewins, he graduated from Sheffield High School. He was...