Obituaries

Bruce E. McGrath

Bruce E. McGrath, 63, of Pembroke, formerly of Adams, died Saturday at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after being stricken at home. Born in Adams on June 10, 1941, son of John and Florida Davis...

Edward Peter Dunaj

Edward Peter Dunaj, 84, of 31 Bradford St. died early yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on Feb. 25, 1920, son of Peter and Mary Stojda Dunaj, he attended Adams...

James G. "Clarky" Clark

James G. "Clarky" Clark, 57, of 13 Evelyn St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1947, son of Eugene R. and Ruth C. Crowther Clark, he...

Helena Rose Chalifoux

Helena Rose Chalifoux, 86, of Village East, 546 Union St., died Saturday evening at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Jan. 26, 1918, daughter of Elphege and Rose Cyr...

Dr. Stephen L. St. Palley Sr.

Dr. Stephen L. St. Palley Sr., 80, of 60 North St. and Dunedin, Fla., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 3, 1924, son of Zoltan and Isabel M....

Thaddeus Joseph Rupinski

Thaddeus Joseph Rupinski, 89, of 170 Cheshire Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. He had been a patient at Craneville Place in Dalton for 10 months. Born in Pittsfield on...

Ryan Christopher Chevalier

Ryan Christopher Chevalier, 23, of 3610 Newcastle Court, Palm Harbor, Fla., died Tuesday at home after a short illness. A former resident of Pittsfield, he had lived in Florida since July. He had...

Albert Joseph Cetti

Albert Joseph Cetti, 78, of 14 Calumet St. died Wednesday morning at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Center, where he had resided for three weeks. He had lived on Calumet Street since 1957. Born in...

Mary C. Girard

Mary C. Girard, 73, of 245 Cheshire Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 1, 1931, daughter of Marziale and Catherine Zaffino Carlopoli, she attended...

Grace Marie Canale, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Grace Marie Canale, 86, formerly of 484 Walnut St., died Tuesday morning, Nov. 16, 2004, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1999....

Ruth Margaret Berridge

Ruth Margaret Berridge, 83, of 130 Church St. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Nov. 11. Born in Cambridge on March 4, 1921, daughter of William A. and Ruth...

Frances B. Schiller

Frances B. Schiller, 88, of Melbourne Place, formerly of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center after a 15-year long battle with cancer. Born in Lawrence on March 28,...

Delia Carosso

Delia Carosso, 94, formerly of 176 Brighton Ave., died Monday at the Curtis Manor Retirement Home in Dalton, where she had resided since June 2001. Born in Pittsfield on June 9, 1910, daughter of...

Kenneth S. "Murph" Brown Sr

Kenneth S. "Murph" Brown Sr., 87, of 223 Washington Mountain Road died yesterdayat Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 29, 1916, son of George L. and Katherine G. Doyle Brown, he...

Aurel M. "Hard Hat" Rouleau

Aurel M. "Hard Hat" Rouleau, 77, formerly of Rose Manor Apartments, died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since 2001. Born in Plattsburg, N.Y., on May 26, 1927, son of Edward...

Edward Vinton Knight

Edward Vinton Knight, 94, of Westminster Canterbury retirement community in Richmond, Va., formerly of 20 Nielsen Lane, died Saturday at home. Born in New Haven, Conn., on April 4, 1910, son of...

William Winn

William Winn, 79, formerly of Silver Street, died Tuesday at his home in Elizabethtown, N.C., where he had resided for eight years. Born in Great Barrington on Jan. 10, 1925, son of Madeline...

Manuel H. Perez, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Manuel Henry "Hank" Perez, 67, of 150 Ashland St. and a former resident of 16 Pines Lodge Park, Williamstown, died early Friday morning, Nov. 12, 2004, at North Adams...

Isaiah Christopher LaBonte

Isaiah Christopher LaBonte, infant son of Matthew and Kellie McRoberts LaBonte of Twin Falls, Idaho, died Nov. 6 at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, Idaho. Matthew LaBonte was formerly a resident of...

Isabelle Sofia Godek

Isabelle Sofia Godek, 95, formerly of 24 Profile St. Lanesboro, died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Jan. 15, 1909, daughter of Frank and Zofia Owczarski...

Robert A. Friberg

Robert A. Friberg, 73, of Lake Shore Drive, a former Becket selectman, died Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield on May 12, 1931, son of John and Beda Holmberg Friberg, he...

Brian Michael Lillie

Brian Michael Lillie, 21, of 14 Murray St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 13, 1983, son of Bruce A. and Sharon...

Rose Mary Curtin

Rose Mary Curtin, 92, formerly of 1515 West 5th St., Winona, Minn., a native of Cheshire, died yesterday morning at St. Anne's Extended Healthcare in Winona, where she had resided for several years....

John A. Culpo

John A. Culpo, 71, a world-class accordion player, Army veteran, teacher and prominent city landlord, died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr. Culpo was born in North Adams on Dec....

Mildred May Smith

Mildred May Smith, 86, of 13 Beech St. died Saturday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Aug. 21, 1918, daughter of Norman and Mildred Williams Smith, she graduated from the former...