Obituaries

Francis S. Urbanek

Francis S. Urbanek, 83, of 227 Franklin St. died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 3, 1920, son of Frank and Veronica Szetela Urbanek, he was a 1937 graduate of the former Adams High...

Ann Marie Tokarz

Ann Marie Tokarz, 88, of 703 Massachusetts Ave. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Feb. 23. Born in Chicopee on Feb. 28, 1916, daughter of Lawrence and Agnes...

Lois Jean Tessier

Lois Jean Tessier, 79, of 907 Mohawk Trail died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Saturday following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on July 24,...

Darlene Gail Sherman

Darlene Gail Sherman, 43, of 38 Galvin Road died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted earlier in the evening. Born in North Adams on Oct. 6, 1960, daughter of Laura...

Philip Lee O'Connell

Philip Lee O'Connell, 83, of Bethesda, Md., formerly of Sheffield, died Wednesday of a heart attack at Potomac Valley Nursing Home in Rockville, Md. Born in Sheffield on Aug. 11, 1920, son of...

Maclyn J. Holdredge

Maclyn J. Holdredge, 51, of 1161 Rannapo Road, Ashley Falls, died Friday at home after being stricken there. Born in Westerly, R.I., on Dec. 30, 1952, daughter of the late George W. and Helen...

Camellia S. Doran

Camellia S. Doran, 83, of 30 Maple Grove Drive died Saturday evening at home. Born in Turners Falls on June 28, 1920, daughter of Michael and Stella Aptacy Saharceski, she moved to Pittsfield at...

C. Manning Davis

C. Manning Davis, 88, of Granite Hill Estates, Hallowell, Maine, formerly of Stockbridge, died Thursday at Maine General Hospital in Portland of complications from Parkinson's disease. Born in...

James J. Salzarulo

James J. Salzarulo, 56, of 166 First St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 21, 1947, he was the son of the late Muriel E. Perry DeCarlo....

Shane Andrew Reardon

Shane Andrew Reardon, 20, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died suddenly on Saturday in Orlando, Fla. He was the grandson of Marion Cavanaugh of Dalton and the son of Jeff Reardon, formerly of Dalton....

Joseph F. Marzano

Joseph F. Marzano, 83, of 108 Fourth St. died Wednesday at Parkview Specialty Hospital in Springfield. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 16, 1920, son of Frank and Theresa Caccamo Marzano, he attended...

Pearl Jeanette LaBrie

Pearl Jeanette LaBrie, 91, formerly of Linden Street, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility since June 1999, prior to which...

John A. Hospot Jr

John A. Hospot Jr., 73, of 8 Lyric St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 10, 1930, son of John Hospot Sr. and Estelle Bujalkowski Hospot, he was a 1948...

Carmen William Sacco

Carmen William Sacco, 82, of 301 Francis Ave. died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since May 2003. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 21, 1921, son of Domenico S. and Carmella Pinyone...

Celia Ostrobinski, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Celia Ostrobinski, 79, of 1 Weber St. died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004, at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 22, 1925, daughter of John and Maria Ciula Nowak, she attended schools...

Ruth Ellen Juhasz

Ruth Ellen Juhasz, 63, of Storrs, Conn., died Saturday at Douglas Manor in Windham, Conn., after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was the mother of Stacey Gurney of Cheshire. Born in...

Ina May Foote

Ina May Foote, 76, of 75 Commercial St. died Feb. 24 at Williamstown Commons after a brief illness. Born in Adams on Nov. 4, 1927, daughter of Ralph E. and Esmay Lapan Foote, she was a 1944...

Serena Marie White

Serena Marie White, 87, of 61 West Mountain Road died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 10, 1916, daughter of Louis and Rina Bettini Brandon,...

Angelo J. Zucco

Angelo J. Zucco, 91, of 12 Fairview Terrace died Sunday at home. Born in Great Barrington on April 13, 1912, son of Vittorio and Giacomina Giacomin Zucco, he attended local schools. Mr. Zucco...

Alfreda Mabel Williams

Alfreda Mabel Williams, 66, of 315 Ashland St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted Jan. 23. Born in North Adams on Nov. 15, 1937, daughter of Alfred and Clara Bohl...

Lorraine Skogsberg

Lorraine Skogsberg, 93, formerly of 26 Jason St., Pittsfield, died Thursday at Kimball Farms, where she had resided for 13 years. Born in Leominster on May 3, 1910, daughter of Charles and...

Gwendolyn M. Primmer, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Gwendolyn May Primmer, 90, of 440 East Main St. died Friday evening, Feb. 20, 2004, at home. Born at home in the city's Blackinton section on May 7, 1913, daughter of Fred E....

B. May Payne

B. May Payne, 87, of 8 Whipple St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Blandford on Aug. 18, 1916, daughter of Perry W. and Elsie M. Ripley Chase, she was raised by her adoptive...

Marjorie Nicola

Marjorie Nicola, 74, of 1000 North St. died Sunday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 13, 1930, daughter of Lawrence and Ethel Stevens Unbehend, she was a...

Earl Francis Kelley

Earl Francis Kelley, 73, of 3 Daniels Court died yesterday at Williamstown Commons following a brief illness. He was a longtime Adams selectman. Born in Adams on June 27, 1930, son of Francis...