Obituaries

Margaret C. Knollmeyer

Margaret C. Knollmeyer, 90, of Hickory, N.C., died at the Lutheran Nursing Home in Hickory on Aug. 6. She was a native of Pittsfield and lived here until 1980, when she and her husband moved to...

Elizabeth A. Hennebury

Elizabeth A. Hennebury, 90, of 379 East St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Boston on Dec. 8, 1912, daughter of Edward and Agnes Dehey Lawton, she came to Pittsfield as a...

Genevieve W. Dinger

Genevieve W. Dinger, 94, of 28 Kirk St. died yesterday at Fairview Commons Nursing Center. Born on Aug. 9, 1908, in Utica, N.Y., daughter of Henry and Martha Kriewitz Wenner, she graduated from...

Florence A. DiLego, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence Ann DiLego, 77, of 495 Church St. died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted July 29 following a short illness....

James I. Sprowson Jr., 39

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James I. "Butch" Sprowson Jr., 39, of 1904 Jemini Circle, Conway, S.C., a former resident of North Adams, died Tuesday in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Born in North Adams on Feb....

Helen Wilson Hawley

Helen Wilson Hawley, 90, of 110 Harding Ave. died Sunday at Williamstown Commons, where she was admitted Friday. Born in North Adams on Jan. 10, 1913, daughter of Byrde L. and Margaret Reilly...

Norma Betty Marion

Norma Betty Marion, 73, formerly of 21 Harwood St., died Monday at Sweet Brook, where she had resided since May 2000. Born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on July 30, 1929, daughter of Norman V. and...

George A. O’Brien

George A. O’Brien, 94, formerly of 55 Holden St., died Friday at North Adams Commons, where he had resided since 1984. Born in North Adams on July 16, 1909, son of George and Olive Beaupre...

Frank Francis Falbo

Frank Francis Falbo, 89, of 567 Main St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 16, 1913, son of Dominic and Luigia Ricada Falbo, he attended schools in...

Ursula Mae Marceau

Ursula Mae Marceau, 89, of 3A Village East died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Saturday. Born in North Adams on Sept. 22, 1913, daughter of Adelor and Anna...

Romeo Reno Paoletti

Romeo Reno Paoletti, 80, of 274 South County Road, Drury, died yesterday at home. Born in Rowe on Sept. 1, 1922, son of Calisto and Modesta Incenelli Paoletti, he attended school in the Hoosac...

Norman Everett Fielding

Norman Everett Fielding, 76, of 85 Nutmeg Lane died Thursday at the Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. Born in Barre on Aug. 2, 1926, son of Clarence and Helen Hunt Fielding,...

Leo Horace Davignon

Leo Horace Davignon, 77, of 160 East Road died Sunday at Sweet Brook in Williamstown. Born in Clarksburg on Oct. 26, 1925, son of Mederic and Emelia LaFountaine Davignon, he attended schools in...

Harold George Hewitt

Harold George Hewitt, 74, of 45 Porter St. died yesterday at home. He was born in North Adams on March 16, 1929, son of George and Margaret Hurlbut Hewitt. He leaves his wife, the former Mary...

Alfred 'Skeet' Ritcher, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alfred Eugene "Skeet" Ritcher, 67, of 394 Union St., died Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 14, 1936, son of Elroy and Ada Braman...

Harold “Hal” Simon

Harold “Hal” Simon, 88, of 65 Whitman Road died yesterday at home. He was a former selectman in Hancock. Born in New York City on Dec. 25, 1914, son of William and Rae Meisner...

Jeannette Ruth Rarick-Huerta

Jeannette Ruth Rarick-Huerta, 70, of 23 Angeli St. died Tuesday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 16, 1932, daughter of Armond and Helen Gardner Bombardier, she attended schools there. She was...

Vivian L. Newton

Vivian L. Newton, 75, of 76 Scammell Ave. died Tuesday at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 16, 1927, daughter of Irving and Stella Champlin Sheldon, she was a 1946...

Nancy Christine Brown

Nancy Christine Brown, 79, of 22 South Road died Tuesday at the Calvin Coolidge Nursing Home in Northampton, following a short illness. Born in Castlerea, Ireland, on Jan. 6, 1924, daughter of...

Angeline M. Bloomingdale

Angeline M. Bloomingdale, 87, of 140 Melbourne Road died Tuesday afternoon at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation, where she had resided for 10 months. Born in Montreal on Feb. 5,...

Barbara Ann Crews Solomon

Barbara Ann Crews Solomon, 60, of 3 Myrtle St. died Sunday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1943, daughter of Maria Miles Duprea MacDonald of the state of...

Lorraine M. Siok

Lorraine M. Siok, 80, of 117 Warner Road, Norwich, N.Y., formerly of North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Sunday at home. Born in Stuyvesant Falls, N.Y., on Nov. 5, 1922, daughter of Lawrence and...

Psyche L. Landall Douglas

Psyche L. Landall Douglas, 87, formerly of Pine Grove Drive, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for seven months. Born in Providence, R.I., on March 26, 1916, daughter of...

Kenneth F. Torrey

Kenneth F. Torrey, 82, of 127 East Windsor Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Peru on Aug. 21, 1920, son of Thomas Torrey and Matie Hathaway Torrey Bishop, he...

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” LaChance

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” LaChance, 78, of 1 Lyman St., Westboro, a native of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Marlboro Hospital. Born on Oct. 28, 1924, daughter of J. Leon and Yvonne Dube...