Obituaries

Helen G. Harder

Helen G. Harder, 96, of Bernard Avenue died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born on Jan. 31, 1907, in New Britain, N.Y., she was the daughter of Arthur B. and Addie Carpenter Greenman....

Elma Carreer

Elma Carreer, 93, of Devonshire Estates died Monday at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Lee after a short illness. Born in Greensboro, Vt., on Dec. 25, 1909, daughter of...

Annette Trombley

Annette Trombley, 82, of 75 Commercial St. died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 1921, daughter of Louis and Annette LaChance Roy, she moved to Adams...

Francis G. Polson

Francis G. Polson, 73, of 10 Bailey Road died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 31, 1930, son of Grover and Margaret O'Brien Polson, he attended local schools, including St. Joseph's...

Italia J. Henri

Italia J. Henri, 90, of Tolland Road died yesterday morning at home. She owned and operated New Boston Nursing Home in Sandisfield and Great Barrington Nursing Home until retiring in 1976. After...

Sheralyn M. Gregory

Sheralyn M. Gregory, 60, of 1270 South Church St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted earlier in the day. Born in Greenfield on May 23, 1943, daughter of Homer H....

Marilyn Gertrude Felix

Marilyn Gertrude Felix, 63, of 254 Mohawk Forest Boulevard died yesterday in the emergency room of North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was taken after being stricken earlier at home. Born in...

Earl J. Cornellier

Earl J. Cornellier, 84, of 180 Sturgis Ave. died Friday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on April 1, 1919, son of Daniel and Eva Beebe Cornellier, he was educated...

Carolyn M. Briggs, 68

FLORIDA, Mass. - Carolyn Mae Briggs, 68, of 40 Moores Road died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 9, 1935, daughter of Aileen Peck Cooper Booth and the late Joseph...

Jacqueline R. Register Seely

Jacqueline R. Register Seely, 78, of 70 Stonehenge Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Newton on July 30, 1925, daughter of Thomas D. and Mary J. Cooper Harvey, she was a...

Anna M. Dydynczuk, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Anna Mary Dydynczuk, 92, of 26 Richmond Lane died Friday morning, Oct. 24, 2003, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on April 1, 1911, daughter of John and Mary Ciula...

Timothy Rockford Whalen

Timothy Rockford Whalen, 39, of Warner Road, South Egremont, died yesterday at home. Born in Great Barrington on July 3, 1964, son of Hannah Wyman Whalen Agar of Egremont and the late John Mason...

Sylvia Hobson Stokes

Sylvia Hobson Stokes, 59, of Delafield Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a brief illness. Born in Providence, R.I., on May 6, 1944, daughter of W.E.D. and...

Alvina Louise Mavrikes Siciliano

Alvina Louise Mavrikes Siciliano, 85, of 67 Arcadia Blvd., Springfield, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on March 3, 1918, daughter of Enrico and Amelia Montanaro...

Clarence E. Rudd

Clarence E. Rudd, 86, of 89 Lincoln St. died Saturday at home. Born in Fulton, N.Y., on Dec. 31, 1916, son of Charles A. Rudd and Lucille B. Ward Rudd Royer, he was educated in schools there....

Malcolm L. "Mel" Picard

Malcolm L. "Mel" Picard, 68, of 118 Church St., Proprietor's Field, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 29, 1935, son of Walter and Corrine Archambeau...

Frank Severio Marinaro

Frank Severio Marinaro, 82, of 94 Elaine Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Springfield on Jan. 11, 1921, son of Enzo and Louisa DelGuidice Marinaro, he spent most of his...

Gerhard P. Hoelter

Gerhard P. Hoelter, 96, of Melbourne Place Assisted Living Community died yesterday morning at home. Born in Chicago on Nov. 17, 1906, son of Edward and Eugenia Eleanora Bittner Hoelter, he was...

Joan Desautels-Gorton

Joan Desautels-Gorton, 69, of 176 Columbus Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 18, 1934, daughter of Dr. Antonio P. Desautels and Emma Bliel Desautels,...

Louis Francis Palma

Louis Francis Palma, 78, of 16 Washington Mountain Road, Dalton, died Wednesday afternoon at his home. Born in Pittsfield on May 28, 1925, son of Francesco and Margaret Lazzari Palma, he was a...

Marjorie Graham Horelly, 72

GREAT BARRINGTON — Marjorie C. Graham Horelly, 72, of 12 Ramsey Ave. died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003, at home. She had battled cancer for 14 years. Born in Great Barrington on April 11, 1931,...

Doris Loraine Charon

Doris Loraine Charon, 81, of 31 Grove St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Sept. 30. Born in Adams on Feb. 18, 1922, daughter of Emile and...

Retired Sgt. Maj. Joseph A. Baity Sr

Retired Sgt. Maj. Joseph A. Baity Sr., 85, of 687 Summit Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in Peru, Ind., on Aug. 9, 1918, son of Edward and Lula Holding Baity, he attended schools there....

June Evelyn Rubin

June Evelyn Rubin, 69, of 422 Barker Road died Monday afternoon at home of cancer. Born in Wilmington, Del., on March 4, 1934, daughter of James Bowman Jr. and Evelyn Annand Bowman Gilland, she...

Sandra L. Laine

Sandra L. Laine, 63, of 40 Franklin St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield of diabetes. Born in Adams on Jan. 28, 1940, daughter of Clara R. Rice Crossin of Dalton and the late...