Obituaries

William Stanhope

William Sterling Stanhope, 55, of Topeka, Kan., a native of Pittsfield, died Tuesday in Topeka. Born in Pittsfield on May 7, 1947, son of Irene Auger Stanhope of Pittsfield and the late James...

Paul F. DiLego

Paul Francis DiLego, 62, of 95 Church St. died Wednesday at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. He was a longtime businessman, civic leader and city councilman. Born in North Adams on Feb....

Mildred Wheeler

Mildred Ferguson Wheeler, 92, formerly of Colonial Gardens, died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Adams on July 6, 1910, daughter of T. Craig and Frances P. Jones Ferguson,...

Marion Freehoffer

Marion L. Freehoffer, 95, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Aug. 3 at Alterra Clairbridge, an assisted-living facility in Orlando. Born in Egremont on Jan. 18, 1907, daughter of...

Linda A. Gomeau, 49

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Linda Ann Gomeau, 49, of 490 Savoy Road died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 30, 1953, daughter of Joan V. Pilot...

Leonard E. Cote, 44

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Leonard Edward "Lenny" Cote, 44, of 70 Chase Ave. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Ardmore, Okla., on Aug. 17, 1957, son of Edward and Joyce Burdick Cote of the...

Helen Mangiardi

Helen Marie Mangiardi, 78, of 29 Lakewood Drive died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center, where she had been admitted Aug. 2. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 4, 1923, daughter of Joseph and...

Frank M. Segala

Frank M. "Chet" Segala, 72, of 38 Hazelwood Terrace died Wednesday at home, following a brief illness. Born in Malcesine sul Garda, Province of Verona, Italy, on Feb. 11, 1930, son of Frank and...

Bertha Kreger

Bertha Kreger, 94, formerly of 214 Park Ave. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since January 1996. Born in Poland on Feb. 1, 1908, daughter of Harry and Yetta...

Norman Bellinger

Norman Ray Bellinger, 80, of Ballentine, S.C., a native of Pittsfield, died Tuesday. Born on Dec. 3, 1921, son of Rudson R. and Zilpha Barnes Bellinger, he graduated from the former Dalton High...

Margaret Shaffer

Margaret Elizabeth Shaffer, 97, of Brewster, formerly of Otis, died Tuesday at Epoch Senior Care in Brewster. Born in New York City on Feb. 23, 1905, daughter of George and Anna Hall Raino, she...

Charles Bradford

Charles Edward Bradford, 79, of Beverly, formerly of Pittsfield, died Aug. 6 at Ledgewood Rehabilitation in Beverly after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease. Born Oct. 20, 1922, in Tulsa,...

Sanford Hartman

Sanford H. Hartman, 94, of 235 Walker St., Kimball Farms Retirement Community, died Monday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Cleveland on May 23, 1908, son of Jacob and Malvina...

Rev. Ronald Lussier

The Rev. Ronald P. Lussier, 74, pastor of St. George Church in the Chicopee Falls section of Chicopee, died Monday. He was a former pastor of Holy Family Church in North Adams. Born in Chicopee on...

Peter Borie

Peter Borie, 88, of Yale Hill, Stockbridge, and Philadelphia, died Saturday at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Born in Philadelphia on Sept. 12, 1913, son of Adolphe and Edith Pettit...

Paul Rapkowicz

Paul H. Rapkowicz, 75, of 125 Euclid Ave. died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 2, 1926, son of Harry and Rose Sidak Rapkowicz, he attended local schools...

Marie L. Gattuso

Marie Louise Gattuso, 84, of 48 College Ave. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 10, 1918, daughter of Alfred and Roseanne Lanier Lefebvre, she attended...

John C. O'Brien

John C. "Jack" O'Brien, 32, of 3332 Eliot St., Denver, died Thursday at St. Anthony's Central Hospital in Denver after being stricken at home with an apparent heart attack. Formerly of 20 Longview...

Jean Rufo

Jean Rufo, 71, of Agawam, formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at home. Born Jan. 21, 1931, in Pittsfield, daughter of Leon and Anna Tarantino Dragone, she was a 1948 graduate of Pittsfield High...

Edward J. Bishop

Edward J. Bishop, 77, of Bourg, La., a native of Hinsdale, died July 31. Born on Feb. 13, 1925, son of Thomas and Clara Briggs Bishop, he attended local schools. An Army veteran of World War...

Rosa P. Maurer

Rosa P. Maurer, 84, of 59 Circular Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 17, 1918, daughter of Antonio and Virginia Curcio Parisi, she attended local...

Joseph M. Tracy

Joseph Murray Tracy, 87, of 49 Main St. died Sunday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Mr. Tracy served on the Stockbridge School Committee from 1950 to 1968 and on the Berkshire Hills...

James C. Allen

James C. Allen, 70, of 305 Fenn St. died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on Aug. 29, 1931, son of Clifford E. and Mary Louise Lecuyer Allen, he attended local...

Helen C. Gallivan

Helen Catherine Gallivan, 89, of 20 Summer St. died Sunday morning at Craneville Place of Dalton, where she was admitted several years ago. Born in Worcester on Aug. 5, 1913, daughter of Frank J....

Frances MacArthur

Frances A. MacArthur, 76, of 362 South Main Road died Saturday afternoon at home. Born in Chelsea on Nov. 14, 1925, daughter of Charles G. and Mabel Frances Butt Bearce, she attended schools in...