Obituaries

Annie Witto

Annie Witto, 102, of 323 Jepson Road died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams, Mass., on Jan. 19, 1903, the daughter of Charles and Matilda Stevens Fountain, she attended...

Benedict George Sohm

Benedict George Sohm, 91, of Thunderhill Farm died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He had been a resident of Seaford, Long Island, N.Y., for many years. Born in...

Dr. Elliot Marshall Goldberg

Dr. Elliot Marshall Goldberg, 74, of 2 Independence Place, Philadelphia, formerly of North Adams, died Thursday at home. He was an author, media personality and social activist. Born in North...

Howard William Evans

Howard William Evans, 96, of 58 Emerson Ave. died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 26, 1908, son of William E. and Nellie Jane Booth Evans, he...

John R. Weatherwax, 70

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John R. Weatherwax, 70, of 281 Barker Road died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 25, 1934, the son of Myron and Hazel Dunn Weatherwax, he was...

Marilyn D. Gaskill

Marilyn D. Gaskill, 68, of Hancock Road died Jan. 6 at Farren Care Nursing Facility in Turner Falls. Born in Andover on Nov. 22, 1936, daughter of Sumner and Mildred Prior Davis, she graduated...

Edward DunDonald Foote Jr.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Edward DunDonald Foote Jr., 79, of 380 Barbour St. died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at home after four months of failing health. He was known for many years as Edward D....

Lesa Mary Bormolini

Lesa Mary Bormolini, 93, formerly of 42 Northern Lights Ave., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Charlemont on Sept. 12, 1911, daughter of Nicholas and...

Lenore C. Seidman

Lenore C. Seidman, 80, of County Road died Tuesday at her home. Born March 1, 1924, in Manhattan, N.Y., the daughter of Benjamin and Rasha Sabesan Cohn, she graduated from schools in Bronx, N.Y.,...

Ralph Sample

Ralph Sample, 95, died Wednesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had lived since November. Born in Mooers Forks, N.Y., on June 21, 1909, son of Artie and Sarah Davidson Sample,...

Marion G. Roberts

Marion G. Roberts, 93, formerly of 379 East St., died Monday at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. She had lived in Pensacola with her son, Stephen W. Roberts Sr., since March 2004. Born...

Raymond E. Nicholson

Raymond E. Nicholson, 92, of 56 Mountainview Terrace died Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Concord, N.H., on Oct. 7, 1912, son of Norman and Margaret Cooper Nicholson,...

Clifford F. Hunt

Clifford F. Hunt, 79, of 10 Danforth Ave. died Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 24, 1925, son of William and Florence Colburn Hunt, he was a 1943 graduate...

Robbie J. Harford

Robbie J. Harford, 33, of 18 Cliff St. died at Berkshire Medical Center on Wednesday following a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 24, 1971, son of Diane Caparrelli Harford Bateman and...

Florence Packard

Florence Packard, 70, formerly of Spring Street, died Monday evening at North Adams Commons following a long illness. She had resided at the nursing home five years. Born in Stephentown, N.Y.,...

Marilyn A. Johnson

Marilyn A. Johnson, 75, of 45 Patricia Ave. died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1929, daughter of William D. and Rachel A. Sidway McMahon, she was a 1946 graduate of Pittsfield...

Paul R. Johann

Paul R. Johann, 76, of East Shore Drive, Niverville, N.Y., formerly of Sherwood Drive, died yesterday at his home. He was the first principal of Taconic High School, from 1969 until 1973. The...

Thomas Patrick Fogarty

Thomas Patrick Fogarty, 85, of 132 Christian Hill Road and Lake Placid, Fla., died Sunday at Florida Hospital in Lake Placid. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 21, 1919, son of Thomas and Roselle...

George R. Atwood Jr.

George R. Atwood Jr., 91, formerly of 64 Dresser Ave., died yesterday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Center. Born in Great Barrington on June 15, 1913, son of George R. Atwood Sr. and Mary Hart...

William Edmund Stafford Sr.

William Edmund Stafford Sr., 81, of 7 Broadview Terrace died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 1, 1923, son of Robert and Mary Molly Moynihan Stafford, he was a 1941 graduate of the...

Mabel Maino, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mabel "Tootie" Maino, 83, of 92 Nutmeg Lane died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 9, 1921, daughter of Frank M....

Ruth Duell

Ruth Duell, 92, of Pine Hill at Kimball Farms died Sunday at home. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on Oct. 13, 1912, daughter of Roderick and Eleanor Hotchkiss Potter, she graduated from Ethel Walker...

Franklin J. Putnam

Franklin J. Putnam, 83, of 126 Sadler Ave. died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 28, 1921, son of William A. and Phalice Porter Putnam, he was a graduate of...

Aloysius Michalenko, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Aloysius Michalenko, 71, of 164 North Summer St. died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 16, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on June...

James R. Biagini

James R. Biagini, 83, of 17 Howe Road died Sunday at home. Born in Cheshire on Sept. 16, 1921, son of Raffe and Adele Graziani Biagini, he was a 1941 graduate of the former Adams High School....