Obituaries

Elizabeth A. Davis

Elizabeth A. Davis, 80, of 80 Daytona Ave. died Thursday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a long illness. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Nov. 7, 1924, daughter of John and Rose...

Dr. Anthony Lee Robbins

Dr. Anthony Lee Robbins, 69, of 2 Pumpkin Hollow Road, North Egremont, died Tuesday at home after a long illness. He had been a longtime resident of the Berkshires, both in Alford and...

Eugene E. Pettibone

Eugene E. Pettibone, 75, of 56 East Deming St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 7, 1929, son of Alfred and Annabelle Winters Pettibone, he...

Edward A. Ames

Edward A. Ames, 72, of 5 Grove St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 31, 1932, son of Joseph A. and Anna Hurst Ames, he was a 1950 graduate of...

Priscilla A. Gould

Priscilla A. Gould, 81, of 1 Berkshire Square died Thursday evening at her home. Born in Newburyport, on June 2, 1923, daughter of the late Rowland and Walborg Bye Currier, she attended...

Nunzio Paul "Nino" DeVanna

Nunzio Paul "Nino" DeVanna, 69, of East Granby, Conn., formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at home. He was born in Pittsfield on June 20, 1935, the son of Francesco and Angela Amendoligne...

Francis W. Bourquard

Francis W. Bourquard, 78, of 340 Laurel Street died Friday at the Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation. Born on June 15, 1926, in Housatonic, son of the late Edmund and Rosa Meier...

Ferdinando J. Berti

Ferdinando J. Berti, 86, of 8 Potter St. died Wednesday evening at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cheshire on Sept. 24, 1918, son of the late Guiseppe and Adele Francisconi Berti, he...

Stanley R. Lingoski

Stanley R. Lingoski, 83, formerly of 16 South Merriam St., died Monday evening at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility where he had resided since 1999. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 19, 1921, son...

Virginia L. "Gini" Dubin

Virginia L. "Gini" Dubin, 44, of Pittsfield died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born in Batavia, N.Y., on Feb. 16, 1960, daughter of Robert L. and Elaine...

Donald E. Crandall Sr.

Donald E. Crandall Sr., 79, of 12 Monterey Road died Saturday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a brief illness. He was a former chairman of the School Committee. Born in...

Marie Martha Mongeon

Marie Martha Mongeon, 92, of Marian Avenue died Tuesday afternoon at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Holyoke on May 19, 1912, daughter of Alfred and Emelie Morel Vernier, she attended Pittsfield...

Muriel R. "Mike" Gordon

Muriel R. "Mike" Gordon, 82, of Muirfield Drive died Tuesday evening at home. Born in New York City on Oct. 14, 1922, daughter of David and Louisa Danish, she attended New York schools and Beaver...

Harvey J. Daniels, 84

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Harvey John Daniels, 84, of Rolling Acres Farm, 743 North State Road, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 8, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted last...

Rev. Thomas M. Courtney

The Rev. Thomas M. Courtney, 80, of St. Michael's Residence in Springfield died yesterday morning at Holyoke Health Care Center. His first assignment was at Sacred Heart Church, from 1951 to 1967....

David P. Andersen

David P. Andersen, 53, of 48 Windsor Ave. died Tuesday at GE Advanced Materials after being stricken at work there. Born in Westfield on Dec. 1, 1951, son of Harold F. and Catherine Crean...

Felicia Mary "Fifi" Scott

Felicia Mary "Fifi" Scott, 74, of 57 Crest Drive died early Saturday morning at home. Born in Adams on Aug. 22, 1930, daughter of Michael and Felicia Tabak Erdeski, she was a 1948 graduate of the...

Katherine A. Kelesa, 36

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Katherine A. Kelesa, 36, of 546 Fenn St. died Friday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center after being stricken at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 11,...

Marion Herr

Marion Herr, 88, of 1611 Cold Spring Road, Sweetwood Continuing Care Community, died there Friday. Born in Erie, Pa., on Jan. 1, 1917, daughter of Delmar and Florence Fitting Van Geem, she...

Howard Albert Davis

Howard Albert Davis, 89, of 49 Jamieson Heights died Saturday at Sweet Brook Transitional Care and Living Center, where he had resided since Dec. 19. Born in Lima, Ohio, on May 19, 1915, son of...

Emil Trova

Emil Trova, 87, of 301 Springside Ave. died Saturday at home following a long illness. Born in Wilmerding, Pa., on Oct. 19, 1917, son of Alexander and Margheriti Marcellino Trova, he moved to...

James Sidney "Jay" Simmons

James Sidney "Jay" Simmons, 84, of 720 Greylock St. died yesterday morning at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Lee on June 25, 1920, he was the son of George and Martha Moxon Simmons, and...

William J. Schultz Jr.

William J. Schultz Jr., 85, of 4280 6th Lane Southwest, Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. He was a nationally renowned artist, and a...

Gertrude V. Pedercini

Gertrude V. Pedercini, 98, of St. Joseph's Court, 85 Eagle St.,died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted Jan. 30 following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 6, 1906,...

Charles Francis "Texaco Charlie" Casey

Charles Francis "Texaco Charlie" Casey, 97, of 4 Lake Ave. died Sunday at home. Born in East Canaan, Conn., on Sept. 10, 1907, son of Martin and Mary Kane Casey, he graduated from high school...