Obituaries

Florence Mary Gosselin

Florence Mary Gosselin, 92, of 150 Ashland St. died Saturday at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on April 29, 1911, daughter of Hormidas and Delima Ouimet Beaudin, she...

Rose Delima Champagne

Rose Delima Champagne, 86, of 50 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Saturday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted Feb. 27, 2003. Born in North Adams on Feb. 13, 1917, daughter of Felix and Delima...

Natalie Elizabeth Stoddard

Natalie Elizabeth Stoddard, 93, a longtime resident of Prospect Lane, North Egremont, died Monday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home in Great Barrington, where she had resided for several years....

Philomena J. "Fay" Placido

Philomena J. "Fay" Placido, 80, formerly of 27 Montgomery Ave., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had been a resident of Springside of Pittsfield since November 2000. Born in...

Rose M. Keefner

Rose M. Keefner, 74, of 899 South Main St. died yesterday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in New York City on April 25, 1929, the daughter of Charles and Florence...

Christine E. Harrison

Christine E. Harrison, 44, of 38 Cleveland St. died Wednesday evening at the home of her sister, Katherine Cowan of Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 29, 1959, daughter of Robert E. Harrison Sr....

G. Larry Davis

G. Larry Davis, 68, of 1185 Boylston St., Boston, formerly of Lee, died Wednesday at Mount Auburn Hospital in Boston. Born in Albany, Vt., on April 16, 1935, son of George and Florence Taylor...

George C. Besaw

George C. Besaw, 85, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Lenox, died Tuesday in the Sarasota Hospice House in Sarasota. Born in Huntington on Oct. 16, 1918, son of George W. and Hazel Jones Besaw, he...

Jacqueline Ann Bard, 69

ADAMS, Mass. — Jacqueline Ann Bard, 69, of 3 Myrtle St. died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, after being stricken at home. Born in North Adams on May 11, 1934, daughter of Wallace and Viola...

Michael Casmir "Mickey" Pasterczyk

Michael Casmir "Mickey" Pasterczyk, 79, of 15 Pond St. died Tuesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Newark, N.J., on Nov. 25, 1924, son of John and Katherine...

Paul P. Nykorchuk

Paul P. Nykorchuk, 70, of 31 Springside Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 26, 1933, son of Anthony and Anastasia Kowchuk Nykorchuk, he was a 1953...

Ethel James

Ethel James, 89, of 4 North St. died Tuesday at Williamstown Commons, where she had been admitted Friday. Born in North Adams on Feb. 19, 1914, daughter of Harry and Hannah Dale Johnson, she...

Anna E. Howe

Anna E. Howe, 97, of 58 Flansburg Ave. died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 2, 1906, daughter of Robert and Margaret Ball Howe, she moved to...

Lionel Alton Blair

Lionel Alton Blair, 91, of 6 Pinnacle Lane died early yesterday morning at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 8, 1912, son of Charles and Emma Platner Blair, he attended local schools. He lived in...

Eileen V. Berry

Eileen V. Berry, 80, of 600 Main St. died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on June 25, 1923, daughter of James and Julia Dineen Berry, she was a graduate of...

Marcia L. Sparks

Marcia L. Sparks, 85, of 155 Marble St., formerly of Summer Street, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on Oct. 9, 1918, daughter of William and Elizabeth Cheney Andrews, she...

Justine G. Simmons

Justine G. Simmons, 83, of 720 Greylock St. died Thursday at her home. Born in South Lee on Oct. 12, 1920, daughter of Frederick and Alice Muller Merwin, she moved to Housatonic as a child and...

Francis E. Lawson, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Francis E. Lawson, 88, of 17 Pleasant St., the Barrett House, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where was admitted Jan. 4. Born in Adams on...

Phyllis Dorothy Hamilton

Phyllis Dorothy Hamilton, 73, formerly of Rose Manor Apartments, Elberon Avenue, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for the past two years. Born on March 29, 1930, in...

Margaret Carroll Ford

Margaret Carroll Ford, 81, of 89 South St., Berkshire Place, died there on Monday. Born in Providence, R.I., on July 28, 1922, daughter of George N. and Hannah Roberts Ford, she came to...

William A. Fahey Jr.

William A. Fahey Jr., 88, of Wood Avenue died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 15, 1915, son of William A. and Mary V. Cooke Fahey, he was a lifelong resident of...

Charles R. "Randy" Blanchard Jr.

Charles R. "Randy" Blanchard Jr., 90, formerly of 529 Kirchner Road, died at Craneville Place on Thursday. He had resided there since July 2003. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1913, son of...

Patricia A. DeAlmeida VanZandt

Patricia A. DeAlmeida VanZandt, 62, of 20603 Candlewood Hollow, Estero, Fla., formerly of Lenox, died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 19, 1941, daughter of Nelson and Cecelia Szetela...

Edmund James Mastrovito

Edmund James Mastrovito, 94, formerly of 11 Delaware Ave. died Friday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since Feb. 12, 2001. Born in Newport, R.I., on Sept. 6, 1909, son of Michele and...

Robert Thomas "Red" Langsdale

Robert Thomas "Red" Langsdale, 73, of 56 Partridge Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsburgh on April 2, 1930, son of Thomas Langsdale and John and Grace Stansbury...