Obituaries

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...

Clifford E. Dallmeyer Sr.

Clifford E. Dallmeyer Sr., 94, of Church Street died at Berkshire Medical Center on Thursday. Born in Pittsfield on March 18, 1911, son of John H. and Harriet Hall Dallmeyer, he attended...

Robert F. Cheney Sr.

Robert F. Cheney Sr., 84, of Pine Street, South Lee, died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on Dec. 27, 1920, son of Leslie and Myrtle Webb Cheney, he was a 1939 graduate of...

Raymond D. Canales, 85

NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Raymond Diego Canales, 85, of 423 Route 7 died early Saturday morning, April 2, 2005, at home. Born in Quincy on Sept. 8, 1919, son of Ramon Diego and Valentina Canales,...

Harold MacArthur "Hal" Booth Jr.

Harold MacArthur "Hal" Booth Jr., 85, of Pomeroy Manor died early Friday morning at Springside Nursing Home of Pittsfield after a brief illness. Born in Chester, Pa., on Jan. 10, 1920, son of...

T. Norman Bleau, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — T. Norman Bleau, 85, of 85 Eagle St., St. Joseph's Court, died Saturday morning, April 2, 2005, at home. Mr. Bleau had owned and operated Norm's Barber Shop from 1963...

Theresa C. Vasko

Theresa C. Vasko, 85, of 176 Columbus Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Liberty, N.Y., on April 11, 1919, daughter of John and Isabelle Kerney Sheahan, she was a 1937 graduate of Liberty High...

Regetta A. "Dolly" Musacchio Ross

Regetta A. "Dolly" Musacchio Ross, 74, of 253 Kassik Circle, Orlando, Fla., a former resident of Pittsfield, died Friday at Conway Lakes Health and Rehabilitation Center in Orlando, Fla. Born in...

Robert F. Cheney Sr.

Robert F. Cheney Sr., 84, of Pine Street, South Lee, died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on Dec. 27, 1920, son of Leslie and Myrtle Webb Cheney, he was a 1939 graduate of...

Claire Massaconi

Claire Massaconi, 55, of 38 Victoria Lane died yesterday morning at Baystate Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Chicopee on Jan. 28, 1950, daughter of Loretta Ablicki Asselin and the...

Marianne Lipsky

Marianne Lipsky, 80, died Wednesday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Sweden on July 2, 1924, daughter of Gunnar and Inga Sandstrom, she graduated from The Fashion School of...

Anna Dill

Anna Dill, 86, of 65 Columbus Ave. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 12, 1918, daughter of Demko and Anna Gernick Senyk, she was a 1936 graduate of Pittsfield...

Julia Ciolina

Julia Ciolina, 80, of Maple Avenue died Wednesday at home after a lengthy illness. Born in Great Barrington on May 9, 1924, daughter of Harry L. and Edna M. Cooper, she was a graduate of the...

Homer Henry Shays

Homer Henry Shays, 83, of 13 Millard Ave. died Monday at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 6, 1922, son of Henry E. and Edna M. Phelps Shays, he attended schools there, including Drury High...

Francis Walter Michalski

Francis Walter Michalski, 66, of 9 Lower Linden St. died yesterday morning at home after a long illness. He was the first recipient of a successful heart transplant in the Berkshires and later...

Deborah Ann Lusa

Deborah Ann Lusa, 49, of 37 Alan-A-Dale, Sherwood Forest, died Monday at home. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 16, 1955, daughter of Robert H. Methot and Barbara A. Cousineau Methot, she was a...

Wallace Smith Griswold

Wallace Smith Griswold, 94, of 29 Burt St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital following a short illness. Born in New Lebanon, N.Y., on Aug. 21, 1910, son of George and...

Mary M. Decelles

Mary M. Decelles, 97, formerly of Churchill Crest, died Monday afternoon at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since May 2003. Born in Pittsfield on May 3, 1907, daughter of Thomas J. and...

William Francis Cozzaglio

William Francis Cozzaglio, 76, of 150 Ashland St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Sunday following a short illness. Born in North Adams on Sept. 10, 1928,...