Obituaries

Benita Posella

Benita Posella, 79, of 114 Elberon Ave., died Friday after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Pittsfield on March 16, 1923, daughter of Vincenzo A. and Mary Carnute Bruni, she...

Elvira D. Portiere

Elvira D. Portiere, 91, of 1844 Jacob's Ladder Road, died Friday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee, where she had resided for 18 months. Born in Lime Rock, Conn., on July 10, 1911, daughter of Andrea...

Minnie Julia Patterson

Minnie Julia Patterson, 105, of 20 Revilla Terrace, died Friday evening at home. Born in Utica, N.Y., on Feb. 5, 1898, daughter of Frederick and Rose Klossner Humphrey, she attended schools in...

George J. Kastrinakis

George J. Kastrinakis, 94, of the Masonic Home, 88 Masonic Home Road, Charlton, formerly of Springfield, died Friday at the home. He was the father of John G. Kastrinakis of Lenox. Born in...

Leslie F. Clark

Leslie F. Clark, 89, of Clover Hill Farm, Route 41, died Friday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee. Born in Richmond on his family's farm on Jan. 9, 1914, son of A. Harry and Gertrude Peirson Clark, he...

James W. Briggs

James W. Briggs, 90, of 63 North St., died yesterdayat Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Dalton on April 25, 1912, son of James W. and Gertrude Hughes Briggs, he attended Dalton and...

Alfred D. Scipione, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alfred D. Scipione, 95, of Westwood, died March 6, 2003, at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton. He was the father of Phyllis DeMartino of Pittsfield. Born in Boston...

Evelyn I. Murphy, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Evelyn Irene Murphy, 80, of 49 Willow Dell died early Thursday morning, March 6, 2003, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Dec. 23, 1922, daughter of Joseph...

William Jay Johnson Jr

William Jay Johnson Jr., 79, of 363 Walker St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Feb. 27. Born in North Adams on July 13, 1923, son of William J. and...

Martin John Emerson

Martin John Emerson, 72, former wiring inspector for Dalton and Hinsdale, died yesterday at his home in Albany, Ga., where he moved following his retirement. Born in Hinsdale on Nov. 20, 1930, son...

Rose Sidman

Rose Sidman, 96, of Kimball Farms, 40 Sunset St., formerly of Hallandale, Fla., died yesterday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Trenton, N.J., on June 15, 1906, daughter of Aaron and...

Patricia A. McKane

Patricia A. McKane, 87, formerly of Windsor Avenue, died Tuesday at Penacook Place in Haverhill. Born in North Adams on April 17, 1915, daughter of Wilfred A. and Mabel M. LaLiberte Brosseau, she...

Joseph Steinberg

Joseph Steinberg, 84, of Devonshire Estates died Monday morning at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born in Philadelphia on Oct. 1, 1918, son of Charles and Fanny Steinberg, he graduated...

Alice Elizabeth "Betsy" Postle

Alice Elizabeth "Betsy" Postle, 80, a former resident, died Monday at Leesburg (Fla.) Regional Medical Center. She moved to Williamstown in 1947, to Seminole, Fla., in 1978, and to Leesburg in...

Joan L. Gulotta, 84

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.â€' Joan L. Gulotta, 84, of 29 Frederick Lane, which was formerly 175 Miller Ave., died Monday, March 3, 2003, at Fairview Hospital. Born in New Haven, Conn., on Dec. 8,...

Christopher Dale Hisert

Christopher Dale Hisert, 30, of 214 Francis Ave., died Monday at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 11, 1972, son of Robert D. Hisert of Pittsfield and Linda A. Brian Hisert Murach of Cheshire,...

Raymond H. Jones

Raymond H. Jones, 68, of 53 Third St., died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1934, son of Robert E. and Harriett Rochelo Jones, he attended Pittsfield schools....

Paul F. Nash

Paul F. Nash, 80, of 21 Woodleigh Road died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 27, 1922, son of Roy F. Nash Sr. and Nellie S. Foster Nash, he was a 1940 graduate of...

Jessie B. "Gram" McCormick

Jessie B. "Gram" McCormick, 97, of Cherry Hill Road died Sunday morning at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Windsor on Oct. 26, 1905, daughter of Harry and Bessie Thompson Drew, she...

Dorothy M. Hunter

Dorothy M. Hunter, 84, of Albany, died Thursday at Albany (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital. She was the mother of the Rev. Joseph Forte, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church in Great Barrington. Born in...

Daniel M. Dudley Sr

Daniel M. Dudley Sr., 74, of 111 Lebanon Ave., died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. Born in Danbury, Conn., on Aug. 15, 1928, son of John and Mary...

Imelda Cornelio LaMountain

Imelda Cornelio LaMountain of 85 Pollock Ave., a lawyer and former Pittsfield City Council president, died Saturday at home. She was 59. Born on Sept. 13, 1943, daughter also of the late Imelda...

Russell J. Yetz

Russell J. Yetz, 74, of Devon Road died Saturday evening at home. Born in West Orange, N.J., on May 8, 1928, son of Rocco and Lillian Shrump Yetz, he moved to this area as a child. He attended...

Ella Winters

Ella Winters, 80, formerly of West Road, Sheffield, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a year. Born in Lenox on Feb. 6, 1923, daughter of Charles and Ethel Brasie...

Barbara M. Pasini

Barbara M. Pasini, 64, of Sunshine Avenue died Saturday morning at the Jewish Home in Fayetteville, N.Y. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 28, 1938, daughter of Raymond and Mary Keenan Turner, she was a...