Obituaries

Dorothy Irene Hillmann

Dorothy Irene Hillmann, 87, died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for three years. Born in Middletown Springs, Vt., on Aug. 26, 1917, daughter of Fred H. and...

John A. Hartwig Sr., 77

ADAMS, Mass. — John Alfred Hartwig Sr., 77, of 75 Commercial St., died Friday evening, Nov. 5, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Aug. 10, 1927, son of...

William H. Biggart Jr

William H. Biggart Jr., 78, of 329 North St., died Friday afternoon at Craneville Place. Born in Adams on May 10, 1926, son of William H. Biggart Sr. and Elsie Micklejohn Biggart, he attended...

Eugene R. Grant

Eugene R. Grant, 73, of 32 Weller Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Stockbridge on July 25, 1931, son of Ralph and Eulalia Dunne Grant, he attended schools in Stockbridge. He moved to...

Ann Elizabeth Finn

Ann Elizabeth Finn, 76, of 3 Town Farm Road, Westford, a native of Great Barrington, died Saturday at home. Born on Sept. 22, 1928, daughter of Herbert and Cecelia Ford Small, she graduated from...

Frederick J. Strek

Frederick J. Strek, 92, of 52 Richmond Lane, Adams, died Wednesday at his home. Born in Adams on Sept. 29, 1912, son of John and Katherine Dachowska Strek, he attended Adams schools. Mr....

Ruth Evelyn Jayne

Ruth Evelyn Jayne, 97, of 58 Champagne Ave., The Spruces, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had been admitted in August. Born in North Adams on Nov. 15, 1906, the daughter of John...

Josephine M. Jakacky

Josephine M. Jakacky, 78, of 1494 Snake Hill Road, North Scituate, R.I., died Wednesday at Rhode Island Hospital. She was a former resident of 184 Dalton Ave. Born in Pittsfield on May 3,...

Hazel C. Hosier

Hazel C. Hosier, 77, of South Main Street died yesterday morning at Fairview Hospital. She had been a resident at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center since 1990. Born in...

Janice Chesbro Gold, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Janice Margaret Chesbro Gold, 77, formerly of 195 Elberon Ave., died Saturday morning, Sept. 4, 2004, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where she had been admitted three...

Eglyn "Elaine" Marie Ciccarelli

Eglyn "Elaine" Marie Ciccarelli, 91, formerly of 47 Pittsfield Ave., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had been a resident of Hillcrest Commons. Born in St. David, Maine, on Jan....

Jeannette Florence Charland

Jeannette Florence Charland, 88, of Dartmouth Street died Tuesday at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Bingham, Maine, on Nov. 30, 1915, daughter of Adelard and Marie Lamontagne Charland, she...

Kathleen T. Burke

Kathleen T. Burke, 91, of Moody Point, Wells, Maine, died yesterday at York (Maine) Hospital. She was the mother of Raymond V. Burke of Lee. Born in Lawrence on May 26, 1913, daughter of...

Verne F. "Zeke" Harrington

Verne F. "Zeke" Harrington, 79, of 7 Quality St. died Saturday afternoon at home. Born in Covington, Pa., on March 7, 1925, son of Orville and Lottie Fitzroy Harrington, he was raised in Adams...

Glee B. Gallup

Glee B. Gallup, 80, of 105 Greylock Terrace died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brownington Center, Vt., on Feb. 19, 1924, daughter of Lyle and Lillian White Whitcomb, she was...

Margery M. Flynn

Margery M. Flynn, 84, formerly of Proprietor's Fields in Williamstown, died Saturday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since October 2000. Born in Pittsfield on June 14, 1920,...

Barbara Ann Zolin

Barbara Ann Zolin, 73, of Greenwich, Conn., died Saturday at Witherall Nursing Home in Greenwich. She was a former resident of Lenox. Born in West Hartford, Conn., on March 31, 1931, daughter...

Erminia Alida Zocchi, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Erminia Alida "Amy" Zocchi, 91, of 54 Bradford St. died Monday morning, Nov. 1, 2004, at home. Born in Rowe on March 8, 1913, daughter of Severino and...

Melissa Anne Smith

Melissa Anne Smith, 45, of 252 Madden Road, Stephentown, N.Y., a former resident of Pittsfield and of Petersburgh, N.Y., died Saturday, Oct. 30, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center as a result of...

Mildred C. Porter

Mildred C. Porter, 81, of 22 Country Road died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on June 29, 1923, daughter of Russell and Josephine Wagner Collins,...

Susan Louise Phelps

Susan Louise Phelps, 88, a longtime resident of Roys Road, died Sunday evening at home after a long illness. Born in Deptford, N.J., on March 31, 1916, daughter of Morey and Ivy Manchester Smith,...

Louise Kotowicz

Louise Kotowicz, 99, formerly of 74 Greenwich St., died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lubenia, Poland, on Dec. 13, 1904, daughter of Anthony and Mary Szczepan, she attended...

John Joseph Gravel

John Joseph Gravel, 64, of 237 White Oaks Road died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 21, 1940, son of John H. and Rose H. Jeffers Gravel, he was raised in...

Katherine M. DiPietro

Katherine M. DiPietro, 74, of 232 High St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia on Jan. 24, 1930, daughter of Girolamo and Olga Kynsh Selvaggio, she attended schools...

Francis Leo Decelles

Francis Leo Decelles, 77, of 11 Balance Rock Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1927, son of W. Francis and Odilla Menard...