Obituaries

William Martin Oakman

William Martin Oakman, 81, doctor of chiropractic, of 134 Riverside Drive died Sunday at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 31, 1923, son of William C. and Caroline Caso Oakman, he moved to...

Giovonni Michael Morse

Giovonni Michael Morse, 5 1/2 months old, of 411 Wahconah St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 18, 2003, he was the son of Jonathan and Gwendolyn "Wendy"...

Paula J. Raymond, 49

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Paula Jean Raymond, 49, of 26 Canedy Lane died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 23, 1954, daughter of Alfred and Helen Rougeau Bourdon of North...

Blanche Hedwig Kaczka

Blanche Hedwig Kaczka, 83, of 15 Mill St. died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since December 2000. Born in Adams on April 30, 1921, daughter of Peter and...

Hazel Ina Alden

Hazel Ina Alden, 89, of 24 Silver St. died Tuesday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Center after a brief illness. Born in Montague on Dec. 17, 1914, daughter of Joseph Simone and Emily Louise Wonsey...

Kate D. Rogalin

Kate D. Rogalin, 54, of Goshen, N.Y., died Wednesday at home. She was a native of Adams. Born in Adams on Sept. 11, 1949, she was the daughter of Alexander Grieve of Adams and the late...

Richard Lathrop Robbins

Richard Lathrop Robbins, 82, of 20 Reservoir Road, a well-known actor and puppeteer, died Tuesday, June 1, at his home. He had lived in Richmond since 1968, and formerly lived in New York City....

Ann G. "Toby" Clarke

Ann G. "Toby" Clarke, 66, of 130 East New Lenox Road died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a battle with cancer. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Jan. 28, 1938, daughter of William and...

Doris C. Potak

Doris C. Potak, 79, of 78 Harryel St. died Monday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since March. Born in Rome, Ga., on March 22, 1925, daughter of Arthur C. and...

Eric John Phillips Sr

Eric John Phillips Sr., 43, of 100 Harvard Road, Shirley, formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at home of an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on June 29, 1960, son of Ronald Phillips Sr....

Arthur V. Lee III

Arthur V. Lee III, 83, of Green River Road died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Detroit on Nov. 24, 1920, son of Arthur V. Lee II...

Dr. Jordan B. Fieldman

Dr. Jordan B. Fieldman, 38, of 7 North St. died yesterday morning at home, following a long battle with cancer. Born in Montreal on Nov. 4, 1965, son of Andrea Yaphe Fieldman of Montreal and...

Florence Margaret Dupre

Florence Margaret Dupre, 85, of Village East, 546 Union St., died Monday at the Laurel Center in Bedford, N.H., following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 11, 1919, daughter of Felix...

Donald E. Courtot, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Edward Courtot, 86, of 45 Spring St. died June 1, 2004, at Northampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in Williamstown on Dec. 19, 1917, son of Charles B....

Gertrude A. Carrington

Gertrude A. Carrington, 82, formerly of Marble Street, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where she had resided since November 2000. Born in East Lee on May 27, 1922, daughter of...

Norma C. Barriere

Norma C. Barriere, 83, of 50 Gristmill Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on March 1, 1921, daughter of Ernest and Johanna Tresh Stoessel, she...

Hugo E. Gundelfinger

Hugo E. Gundelfinger, 71, of 75 Sherwood Drive died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center, where he had been admitted Monday. Born in Saarbrucken, Germany, in April 26, 1933, son of Leo Guild and...

Annette M. Croteau

Annette M. Croteau, 84, formerly of 99 Second St., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since Nov. 2, 2001. Born in Baker Lake, New Brunswick, Canada, on April 18, 1920,...

Ivy Alice Suriner

Ivy Alice Suriner, 98, formerly of 43 Renee Drive, died Friday at Craneville Place of Dalton, where she had resided for six years. Born in Hammersmith, England, on Jan. 11, 1906, daughter of...

Lena Morandi

Lena Morandi, 88, formerly of West Road, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was a lifelong resident of Alford, prior to moving to an assisted living facility in Lee, where...

Elizabeth G. "Betty" Gasson

Elizabeth G. "Betty" Gasson, 73, of 92 Sadler Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1931, daughter of Alfonso and Ruth Martin...

Pauline F. Calvi, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pauline Frances Calvi, 86, of 103 East Ave. died Friday, May 29, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted earlier in the day after being stricken...

Doris E. Neveu

Doris E. Neveu of 3 Forest Park Ext. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness Born in Springfield on July 1, 1921, daughter of Hector B. and Maisie Ducette Foley, she...

Giovanna Casella

Giovanna Casella of 48 Hull Ave. died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since May 2. Born in Andretta, Italy, on Nov. 24, 1921, daughter of Antonio and Josephine Gallo, she was...

Arpiar G. Saunders Sr

Arpiar G. Saunders Sr., 89, of Simonds Road and Eastham, died Saturday at home in Williamstown. In 1939, he founded Greylock Photoengraving Co. in North Adams, which he sold in 1973 to Excelsior...