Obituaries

Benjamin R. Pastore

Benjamin R. Pastore, 85, of 29 Sunnyside Drive died Monday at home. Born in Claremont, N.H., on Feb. 25, 1918, son of Joseph and Rose Maria Stabile Pastore, he was a 1936 graduate of Stevens High...

Vito "Connie" Metallo

Vito "Connie" Metallo, 89, of 1925 Roosevelt Drive, Sellersburg, Ind., formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday while en route to a hospital in Indiana. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 9, 1914, son of...

Elbert J. Winn, 89

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elbert J. "Bud" Winn, 89, of 35 Adams Road, a former longtime resident of 322 North Hoosac Road, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield....

Paul Michael O'Neill

Paul Michael O'Neill, 28, of 92 Francis St. died Sunday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier in the day. Born in North Adams on Dec....

Grace F. Conry

Grace F. Conry, 90, formerly of 340 Williams St., died Sunday at Berkshire Place. Born in Pittsfield on March 21, 1913, daughter of John and Harriet McGurn O'Laughlin, she graduated from St....

Anita A. Cartier Thibodeau

Anita A. Cartier Thibodeau, 83, formerly of 193 Elberon Ave., Rose Manor, died Friday evening at Sweetbrook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1999. Born in Woonsocket,...

Priscilla I. Ranzoni

Priscilla I. Ranzoni, 87, formerly of 63 Mohawk Forest Blvd., died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she had resided since 1998. Born in Great Barrington on March 16,...

Verna Petri, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Verna Petri, 77, of 546 Union St. died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at North Adams Commons, where she had been admitted Oct. 21. Born in North Adams on May 5, 1926, daughter...

Lois E. O'Brien

Lois E. O'Brien, 71, of Dewey Way died yesterday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 24, 1932, daughter of George A. and Helen Mae Maston Race, she attended the...

Lola F. DaleyMorrison

Lola F. DaleyMorrison, 80, of 64 Franklin St. died yesterday at Laurel Lake Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 15, 1923, daughter of Alfonso and Maria Vitale Troiano, she made her home in Lee...

Tina Marie Babcock Lefaver

Tina Marie Babcock Lefaver, 43, of 103 Summer St. died Friday at home. Born in Weymouth on June 16, 1960, the daughter of George Garceau and Lorena Holloway Garceau Martin, she attended schools...

Germaine J. Golay

Germaine J. Golay, 98, of 151 Christian Hill Road, formerly of Main Street, Southfield, died Saturday at Fairview Commons, where she had resided since 1997. Born in New York City on June 23,...

Valentino L. DiNicola

Valentino L. DiNicola, 80, of 89 Edward Ave. died Friday at home. Born in Sambuceto, province of Chieti, Abruzzi, Italy, on Jan. 21, 1923, son of Adamo and Rosina DiNicola DiNicola, he came to...

Adela Ciolkos

Adela Ciolkos, 90, of 48 Friend St. died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 28, 1912, daughter of Walter and Catherine Twardowski Zagorski, she attended local...

Harriet "Pete" Alderwick

Harriet "Pete" Alderwick, 82, of North Cliff Drive, Narragansett, R.I., died Thursday at home. She had been a docent at the Clark Art Institute for 20 years. Born in Providence, R.I., the...

William Alexander Volin Sr

William Alexander Volin Sr., 85, of One Marwood Road, Worcester, died Wednesday at Worcester Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 6, 1918, son of Alexander E. and...

Ernest Spaulding "Spike" Sagalyn

Ernest Spaulding "Spike" Sagalyn, 62, of 75 Laurel Lake Road died yesterday at home after a four-year battle with cancer. A longtime insurance professional, he was also active in numerous local...

John Rocca

John Rocca, 66, of 31 Pacific St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 8, 1936, son of Michael and Angelina Galiano Rocca, he was a 1955 graduate of Pittsfield...

Anne B. Rawlings, 81

EGREMONT, Mass. â€' Anne B. Rawlings, 81, of Rowe Road, North Egremont, died late Saturday evening, Nov. 15, 2003, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Fort Dix, N.J., on July...

Louise T. Lester

Louise T. Lester, 87, formerly of Rose Manor, died Wednesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for the past five years. Born in Pittsfield on April 20, 1916, daughter of Stephan...

Belle Gaffney

Belle Gaffney, 93, of Chatham, N.Y., died Monday morning at the Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she had lived for the past two years. Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., on March...

Philip Brighenti

Philip Brighenti, 88, of 652 East St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pawling, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 1915, son of Henry and Josaphine Vidavelli Brighenti, he moved to...

Virginia Ann "Gini" Sturtevant

Virginia Ann "Gini" Sturtevant, 61, of 139 Bridges Road died Tuesday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. A longtime educator, she had been active with and employed by several local groups for the...

Jennie Spingarn

Jennie Spingarn, 92, of Melbourne Place in Pittsfield, formerly of Lee, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She had resided at Melbourne since February. Born in Newark,...