Obituaries

Irving Herbert Collins

Irving Herbert Collins, 81, of 432 Eagle St. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was a longtime Northern Berkshire businessman. Born in North Adams on Sept....

Rita Ann Hewitt Burgess

Rita Ann Hewitt Burgess, 73, formerly of 1095 Mohawk Trail died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided for some time. Born in Adams on Sept. 6, 1930, daughter of...

Asher E. Treat

Asher E. Treat, 96, of Jerusalem Road died June 8 at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Antigo, Wis., on July 6, 1907, son of Asher R. and Pearl Barnes Treat, he was a 1925...

Phyllis Elizabeth Cilli

Phyllis Elizabeth Cilli, 87, formerly of 121 Berkshire Drive, died Monday morning in the emergency room at North Adams Regional Hospital after being transported from Williamstown Commons, where she...

Clark E. Calebaugh Sr

Clark E. Calebaugh Sr., 90, of Glen Circle, Middletown Township, Media, Pa., formerly of Pittsfield, died yesterday at Riddle Memorial Hospital in Lima, Pa. Born in Antioch, Ohio on July 17,...

Emelda Yarter

Emelda Yarter, 82, of 9 Anthony St. died Thursday at home. Born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, on Sept. 14, 1921, daughter of Desire and Doria Paquin Langlois, she came to North Adams with her...

Shirley Ann Scarbo

Shirley Ann Scarbo, 76, of 110 Bradley St. died Wednesday at La Vida Serena Nursing Home in Del Rio, Texas. Born in North Adams on June 22, 1927, daughter of William and Florence Moir Jennings,...

Earl F. Appleton Sr

Earl F. Appleton Sr., 74, of 33 Grove St. died at his home Thursday. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 10, 1929, son of Herbert D. and Evelyn G. Herrick Appleton, he was a 1947 graduate of Pittsfield...

Clarence Richard Noyes

Clarence Richard Noyes, 99, of 41 Sand Springs Road, died Friday at the Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 18, 1904, son of Edgar and Clara Jones Noyes, he moved to Williamstown as...

Julia M. McCumiskey

Julia M. McCumiskey, 88, of 4233 Deerbrook Way, Lilburn, Ga., formerly of 939 North St., died Wednesday at Emory Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, Ga. She had resided with her son, Peter...

Roberta A. Costine, 61

STAMFORD, Vt. — Roberta Ann "Bobbie" Costine, 61, of 25 The Lane died Friday, June 11, 2004, at North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital. Born in Adams, Mass., on Nov. 17, 1942, daughter of...

William Bannon

William Bannon, 84, of Prospect St. died yesterday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee, where he had resided for the past three days. He was the owner and operator of Bill's Pharmacy. Born in Cohoes,...

Julia S. Rochelo

Julia S. Rochelo, 88, formerly of 189 Hungerford St., died Saturday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since February. Born in Harrison, N.J., on Sept. 13, 1915, daughter of...

Paul M. Moser

Paul M. Moser, 71, of 24 Aztec Drive died Saturday at home. Born in North Adams on March 16, 1933, son of Peter and Emma Frances Worth Moser, he attended schools there, including Drury High...

Paul William Grieger

Paul William Grieger, 77, of 144 Harding Ave. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 23, 1926, son of Paul G. and Bessie Krause Grieger, he was a 1944...

Ruth Ann Follett

Ruth Ann Follett, 69, of 192 Church St. died yesterday at home. Born in Montpelier, Vt., on Feb. 27, 1935, daughter of Richard C. and Lily Hardaker Fiddock, she grew up in Berlin, Vt., and was a...

Susan J. Delphia

Susan J. Delphia, 49, of 48 Hubbard Ave. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident Saturday morning. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 30,...

Joseph Crockett Bosk

Joseph Crockett Bosk, 17, of 917 Ashby State Road, Fitchburg, died Saturday evening, June 12, at Leominster Hospitalas the result of a motorcycle accident. He was the grandson of attorney Joseph...

Leon W. Zaorski

Leon W. Zaorski, 95, of the Side by Side of Pittsfield assisted-living facility died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Rabedi, Poland, on June 25, 1908, son of Felix and Katherine...

Marijane Hickey

Marijane Hickey, 55, of 29 Tennyson Ave. died Sunday night at Berkshire Medical Center from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident earlier that evening. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 17,...

John Allen Gwozdz

John Allen Gwozdz, 57, of 198 Eagle St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted May 20, following a long illness. He was a city councilor from 1990 to 2000, and had...

Benjamin Edward DeSantis

Benjamin Edward DeSantis, 81, of Crane Avenue died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Sept. 3, 1922, son of Biagio and Angelina Albano DeSantis, he attended schools...

Ann Elizabeth Spurr

Ann Elizabeth Spurr, 55, of Jug End Road died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a brief illness. Born in Great Barrington on March 28, 1949, daughter of...

Regina Shade

Regina Shade, 82, of 263 Becket Road died Wednesday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since May. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 30, 1921, daughter of Elbie and Cora Trurner...

William S. Levine

William S. Levine, 59, of Rustic Lane, South Windsor, Conn., died Monday at home. Born in Great Barrington, son of Morris and Rose Blair Levine, he was raised in Sandisfield and was a graduate of...