Obituaries

Marguerite Beatrice Field Gould

Marguerite Beatrice Field Gould, 87, of 1322 Massachusetts Ave. died Saturday at the Williamstown Commons. Born in Somerville on Sept. 10, 1916, daughter of John Alexander and Mabel Agnes Muggah...

Gail M. Gelinas

Gail M. Gelinas, 48, formerly of 55 Lucia Drive, died yesterday morning at Craneville Place in Dalton, following a long battle with Huntington's chorea. Born in Pittsfield on July 19, 1955,...

Esther M. Fresia

Esther M. Fresia, 90, of 106 Morningview Drive died Sunday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 12, 1913, daughter of Louis and Anna Vogliazzo Fresia, she was educated in local schools....

Biagio Albertazzi, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Biagio Albertazzi, 88, formerly of 600 Cheshire Road, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where he had resided since Dec. 5,...

Mary Clare Judge

Mary Clare Judge, 92, formerly of 165 Water St., died yesterday morning at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston, R.I. Born in New York City on Aug. 2, 1911, daughter of James Boland and Gertrude Barry...

Florence Sedgwick Hall

Florence Sedgwick Hall, 84, of 176 Columbus Ave. died Thursday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She had been a longtime survivor of throat cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 3, 1918,...

Eric Richard Monk

Eric Richard Monk, 2, of 19 Cliff Ave. died Monday, Sept. 29, at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 24, 2001, he was the son of Richard and Barbara Wells Rich Monk. Eric enjoyed watching...

Arthur P. Lemaire Sr., 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Arthur Pierre Lemaire Sr., 80, of 190 Eagle St. died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at home. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Nov. 25, 1922, son of Edward and Matilda Lemiux Lemaire, he...

Mildred L. Laramee

Mildred L. Laramee, 90, formerly of 31 Commonwealth Ave., died Friday at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, Conn. Born in Pittsfield on Mar ch 1, 1913, daughter of William and...

Barbara Frances Marcucci

Barbara Frances Marcucci, 67, of 149 Benedict Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 18, 1936, daughter of Barbara J. Hartwell Richards and the late Donald L....

Lauri H. Hakulin

Lauri H. Hakulin, 83, a former resident of Ashley Falls, died Thursday at Laurel Hill Health Care Center in Winsted, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 13, 1920, he was the son of John and...

John W. Larkin

John W. Larkin, 82, of 260 Pittsfield Road died Tuesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on March 2, 1921, son of William P. and Alice Barry Larkin, he was a...

William A. "Huffy" Huffstater

William A. "Huffy" Huffstater, 70, of 23 Hamlin St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 11, 1933, son of Leon and Florence Evo Huffstater, he was educated in...

Gerald P. Bedard

Gerald P. Bedard, 80, of 110 Cherry St., Holyoke, formerly of Adams died Saturday at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke. Born in Adams on Dec. 21, 1922, son of Joseph P. and Almina Sauve Bedard, he...

Barbara Ann Merrick

Barbara Ann Merrick, 63, of 1422 Massachusetts Ave. died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Poland, N.Y., on July 15, 1940, daughter of Harold and Mae Taft Goodney, she...

William E. Frisbie

William E. Frisbie, 91, of 434 Main St. died yesterday at home. He was the longtime road superintendent and special police officer, and was active on town boards. Born in Litchfield, Conn., on...

Paul F. Alvaro Jr.

Paul F. Alvaro Jr., 39, of Calhoun, Ga., formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday of a heart attack while hunting. Born in Pittsfield on April 15, 1964, son of the late Paul F. Alvaro Sr. and the...

Beatrice R. Kelly

Beatrice R. Kelly, 81, of 110 Silver St. died Sunday at the Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Lee on Sept. 19, 1922, daughter of Angelo and Adele Gairdi Zerbato, she was educated in local...

Grace B. Denno

Grace B. Denno, 100, formerly of 4 Columbia St., Columbia Valley Housing, died Sunday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided a short time. Born in North Adams on Sept. 4, 1903,...

Paul C. Broderick

Paul C. Broderick, 72, formerly of 83 Curtis Ave., died Sunday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in Pittsfield on May 29, 1931, son of Cornelius and Margaret Cowhig Broderick,...

Lorraine Dupre Bentley, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Doris Dupre Bentley, 64, of 3 Myrtle St., died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003,  at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on June 4, 1939, daughter of Walter...

Lorraine DiLorenzo Townes, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Mary DiLorenzo Townes, 72, of 74 Meadow St. died Sunday morning, Sept. 28, 2003, surrounded by her family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born...

Pamela Ann Rotti

Pamela Ann Rotti, 51, of 25 Lucille St. died Saturday at home of cancer. Born in Pittsfield on March 19, 1952, daughter of the late Peter L. and Edith Thompson Triceri, she was a 1970 graduate of...

Roger Maxwell Merchant

Roger Maxwell Merchant, 74, of 17 Balance Rock Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Boscawen, N.H., on Oct. 10, 1928, son of Nelson A. and Florence L. Clark...

Lawrence Leo "Pete" McKane

Lawrence Leo "Pete" McKane, 82, of 21 Morningside Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on June 3, 1921, son of Louis L. and Emelia Caron McKane, he attended Drury High School. A...