Obituaries

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,...

Mary T. Ano

Mary T. Ano, 76, of 83 Mountainview Terrace, formerly of Oak Street, died Sunday at home. Born in Dalton on Aug. 5, 1928, daughter of Roy J. and Margaret M. Schepard Ano, she graduated as...

Ellen Mary Sinderman, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ellen Mary Sinderman, 90, of 61 Chantilly Ave. died Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she was admitted March 17. Born in North...

Merna Lytle

Merna Lytle, 51, of 127 Memorial Drive died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Queens, N.Y., on Nov. 17, 1953, daughter of Emanuel Lytle Sr. and Boleyn Coleman Lytle, she...

Richard E. Davis, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Edward "Papa" Davis, 77, of 56 Hall St. died early Monday morning, March 28, 2005, at home. Born in North Adams on May 7, 1927, son of Edward J. and Dorothy...

C. William "Skip" Bontell

C. William "Skip" Bontell, 61, of 40 Old Stockbridge Road died Sunday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 7, 1943, son of Mary...

Charlotte E. Weeks

Charlotte E. Weeks, 81, of Quarry Street, formerly of Church Street, died Friday evening at home. Born in Southbridge on Dec. 29, 1923, daughter of Phillip B. and Esther G. Pierce Case, she was a...

Peggy H. Sottile

Peggy H. Sottile, 74, of 7 Cypress Lane died Saturday morning at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for three months. Born in the St. George section of Staten Island,...