Obituaries

Thomas E. Brooksbank

Thomas E. Brooksbank, 84, of Theroux Drive, Chicopee, died Wednesday at his home. He was the brother of Benjamin Brooksbank of Dalton. Born in Holyoke on May 15, 1920, son of Benjamin and Mary...

Lillian L. Trimarchi, 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Lillian L. Trimarchi, 79, of 494 River Road died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at home following a short illness. Born in Brockton on Dec. 18, 1924, daughter of Frank and...

Louis P. Roviaro

Louis P. Roviaro, 85, of 18 Great Barrington Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was a former selectman, tax collector, assessor and a member of the town's first...

Sinaldo C. Christopher

Sinaldo C. Christopher, 89, died Tuesday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided for 2 1/2 years. Born in Lenox on Sept. 16, 1914, son of Biagio and Enrica Dicicio Christopher,...

John "Jack" McKenna

John "Jack" McKenna, 70, of 15 Elm St. died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Williamstown on Feb. 26, 1934, son of John J. and Laura Rondeau McKenna, he had suffered from...

Raymond Francis Mahar

Raymond Francis Mahar, 83, of 91 Hathaway St. died yesterday at the Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where he was admitted July 22. Born in North Adams on Nov. 11, 1920, son of Thomas F....

Alice Lovato

Alice Lovato, 100, formerly of Ryan Terrace in Housatonic and Boswick Gardens, died yesterday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Housatonic on Oct. 31, 1903, daughter...

Marjory Ethel St. John

Marjory Ethel St. John, 82, of 102 Orchard St. died Monday at Baypath of Duxbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Duxbury. Born in Hyde Park on July 29, 1922, daughter of Thomas and Ida May...

Shawn Michael Dobbert

Shawn Michael Dobbert, 36, of 128 1/2 Cliff St. died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1967, son of Robert F. Dobbert Sr. and Donna Supernant Dobbert of North...

Linda E. Bakey

Linda E. Bakey, 65, of 160 Point Grove Road, Southwick, a native of North Adams, died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital while visiting family in the area. Born Aug. 15, 1938, daughter of...

Bernadette Agnes O'Neill

Bernadette Agnes O'Neill, 76, of 35 North St. died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on July 30, 1928, daughter of Joseph J. and Yvonne L. Roy Crowley, she...

Mary A. McDermott

Mary A. McDermott, 89, of 15 Marcella Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lenox on Aug. 8, 1915, daughter of Anthony and Josephine Zbnowski Smith, she attended...

Jacqueline Mary Gyurasz

Jacqueline Mary Gyurasz, 44, of 200 Quail Forest Blvd., Naples, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Saturday at home. Born in North Adams on April 5, 1960, daughter of Edward W. and Eileen E....

Rose J. DeHoust

Rose J. DeHoust, 92, formerly of 38 DeHoust Road, died Saturday at Fairview Commons. Born in Baltimore on April 9, 1912, daughter of Bruno and Helen Banach Rich, she attended schools in Putnam...

Jeddie P. Brooks Sr

Jeddie P. Brooks Sr., 79, of 409 Haskins Road died yesterday at home following a long illness. A Savoy resident for 53 years, he served as selectman, School Committee member, sealer of weights...

Doris Irene Holland Boudreau

Doris Irene Holland Boudreau, 83, of 17 Pleasant St., Apt. 203, died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 31, 1921, daughter of Raymond A. and Blanche...

Isadore John Mendel

Isadore John Mendel, 88, of 51 Glen St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on April 2, 1916, son of John and Caroline Offiara...

William Edward Smith

William Edward Smith, 83, of 13 Beech St. died late Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Jan. 22, 1921, son of Norman and Mildred Williams Smith, he attended...

Gordon W. West

Gordon W. West, 81, of Philadelphia, a former resident of North Adams, died July 30 in Philadelphia. Born in North Adams on Feb. 15, 1923, son of George and Grace Bullett West, he was a 1940...

Patrick Eugene Jacques

Patrick Eugene Jacques, 65, of 150 Ashland St. died Tuesday morning at home. Born in Westfield on June 2, 1939, son of LeRoy F. Jacques Sr. and Lillian Londergan Jacques, he was a 1957 graduate...

Barbara Jean Person

Barbara Jean Person, 61, of 102 Park Lane, died Thursday at home. Born in Tenafly, N.J., on May 24, 1943, daughter of the late Alfred R. and Ethel K. Bartley, she graduated from West Springfield...

Joseph Paul Borletto

Joseph Paul Borletto, 79, of 381 Dalton Ave., who founded and managed the Tyler Aces AA baseball team, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 21, 1924,...

James G. Nesbitt Sr

James G. Nesbitt Sr., 72, of Lee died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on April 12, 1932, son of Harold and Marie Maloney Nesbitt, he graduated from Mount St....

Casimer M. Kupiec

Casimer M. Kupiec, 82, of 35 Pontoosuc Ave. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for a short time. Born in Adams on March 4, 1922, the son of Walter and Sophie Novak...

Richard P. Schmidt

Richard P. Schmidt, 73, of 18 Broadway died Saturday afternoon at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Sept. 7, 1930, son of Lloyd and Hilda Brown Schmidt, he was a graduate of Erasmus Hall High...