Obituaries

Rita Mae Barnes

Rita Mae Barnes, 78, of 56 Baker St. died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where she had resided since Nov. 15. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 30, 1924, daughter of Homer and Mae Foster...

Pasquale F. "Patsy" Mazzeo

Pasquale F. "Patsy" Mazzeo, 66, of 56 Saratoga Drive died yesterday at home after a long battle with cancer. He was co-owner of Mazzeo's Importing Market and founder of Mazzeo's Ristorante. Born...

Henry William Oliver

Henry William Oliver, 86, of Ide Road died Wednesday at home. Born on Jan. 6, 1916, in Pittsburgh, son of Augustus K. and Margaretta Wood Oliver, he attended Shadyside Academy and graduated from...

Mary Margaret Czubryt

Mary Margaret Czubryt, 53, of 22 Bieniek Ave. died early Thursday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, following a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Born in Adams on March 19,...

Adele Mary Kozik

Adele Mary Kozik, 98, of Greylock Apartments, Myrtle Street, died Thursday morning at Sweet Brook in Williamstown. Born in Jasowa, Poland, on Feb. 1, 1904, daughter of John and Maryanna Walczak...

Augustino A. Jammallo, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Augustino Anthony Jammallo, 79, of 81 Veazie St. died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after two months of failing health. Born in North Adams...

John Lloyd Thorn

John Lloyd Thorn, 85, of School Street died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Toronto, Canada, on Feb. 23, 1917, son of John H. and Elizabeth Lennox Thorn, he attended schools in...

Marion Agnes Campbell Wesolowski

Marion Agnes Campbell Wesolowski, 85, of 8 Apache Drive died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on March 1, 1917, daughter of Arthur and Margaret Horrigan Davis, she graduated...

Harold J. North Sr.

Harold J. North Sr., 78, pastor of Clayton Church of God, of 2346 Canaan-Southfield Road, Southfield, died Wednesday at home. Born in Charlotte Center, N.Y., on Jan. 18, 1924, son of Clarence and...

Michael V. Canger Sr.

Michael V. Canger Sr., 81, of Naples, Fla., died Friday at the home of his son, Leo Canger, of Clayton Road, Clayton. Born in Paterson, N.J., on June 10, 1921, son of James and Adeline Madama...

Ethel L. Bartley

Ethel L. Bartley, 92, formerly of West Springfield, died Friday at Noble Horizons Nursing Home in Salisbury, Conn., where she had resided since 1999. She was the mother of Barbara Person of...

Mildred T. Roys

Mildred T. Roys, 91, formerly of Undermountain Road, died Saturday at Timberlyn Heights. Born in Sheffield on March 10, 1911, daughter of Wilfred and May Trescott Roys, she was educated...

Arthur F. Meranti, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Arthur F. Meranti, 76, of 69 North St. died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on May 24, 1926, son of Antonio and Rosaria Pulanno Mirante, he was educated...

Francis Edward Brassard

Francis Edward Brassard, 78, formerly of Plunkett Street, died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for three years. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 5, 1924, son of Louis F....

Eugene Charles Burnell Sr

Eugene Charles Burnell Sr., 62, of 27 Taft St. died Saturday at home. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Oct. 1, 1940, son of the late Joseph and Marion "Betty" Bouchard Burnell, he attended Brandon...

Robert Bartow

Robert Bartow, 75, of Monterey Road died Saturday night at home. Born in Simsbury, Conn., on Sept. 26, 1927, son of Walter and Margie Carter Bartow, he attended schools in Connecticut. He was...

John Michael Kelley

John Michael Kelley, 85, of 87 Bachand Ave., died Thursday at Arleigh Burke Pavilion in McLean, Va. He was a local civic leader, serving on several boards and committees. Born in Williamstown on...

Robert B. Morrison

Robert B. Morrison, 85, of the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., formerly of Ashland Street Apartments, died Thursday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in...

Elizabeth May "Betty" Barton

Elizabeth May "Betty" Barton, 74, of 261 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Saturday. Born in North Adams on May 12, 1928, daughter of John W....

Dorothy Marian Richmond

Dorothy Marian Richmond, 80, formerly of 85 Eagle St. died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on March 9, 1922, daughter of Howard E. and Bernadette Patricia Mahoney...

Arnold George Kittler

Arnold George Kittler, 89, of 19 West Road died Monday evening at the Sweetbrook Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on June 18, 1913, son of Emil and Ida Wiesner Kittler, he...

Doris A. Blair

Doris A. Blair, 79, of 70 Lincoln St. died Saturday at the Northampton Nursing Home in Northampton, following a short illness. Born in North Adams on Sept. 30, 1923, daughter of Patrick J. and...

Dorothy E. Dean

Dorothy E. Dean, 75, of 10 Brown St. died yesterday at Baystate Medical Center following her admission there Nov. 7. Born in Adams on Feb. 17, 1927, daughter of Sylvester and Mary Raymond Dutcher,...

Peter Louis DeMeo

Peter Louis DeMeo, 85, of 85 Notch Road died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. He was a well-known area businessman and musician. Born in North Adams on April 7, 1917, a son of...

Eugene George Sorenson

Eugene George Sorenson, 80, of 132 Riverside Drive, died early yesterday morning at home, following a brief illness. He was a former highway and cemetery superintendent and served on the Williamstown...