Obituaries

James William Billings

James William Billings, 83, of 855 Middle Road died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted earlier following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on March 21, 1920, the...

Gail Lynn White

Gail Lynn White, 50, of 45 Spring St. died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 13, 1953, daughter of Franklin and Florence Cooke Hutchinson, she attended Lenox...

Katherine B. St. Germain

Katherine B. St. Germain, 59, of 136 North Summer St. died Thursday evening at her home after an illness. Born in Adams on April 21, 1944, daughter of Theodore and Nellie Banas Kaczka, she...

Rita G. Rosso, 76

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rita G. Rosso, 76, of 5 Boison St. died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at Berkshire Medical Center under the care of HospiceCare in the Berkshires. Born in West Stockbridge on...

William Arthur "Billy" Kent

William Arthur "Billy" Kent, 21, of Elm Street, Lenox Dale, died Thursday in Lee. Born in International Falls, Minn., on Feb. 24, 1983, son of Ronald A. and Patricia A. Savela Kent of Lenox Dale,...

Ruth Ripley

Ruth Ripley, 91, of Devon Road died Friday at Kimball Farms following a brief illness. Born in Newton Center on July 7, 1912, daughter of Dr. John Bergeson and Charlotte Lucy True Bergeson, she...

Marilyn Anne Kirby

Marilyn Anne Kirby, 76, of Meadowvale, 35 Adams Road, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since last October. Born in Greenfield on Feb. 8, 1928, daughter of Edward B....

Mary Clementine Gleba

Mary Clementine Gleba, 83, of 19 Rich St. died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Thursday. Born in North Adams on July 24, 1920, daughter of Alexander and Anna...

Dianne L. Ameen

Dianne L. Ameen, 57, of 37 Garden St. died Friday morning at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 12, 1946, daughter of George and...

Francis S. Urbanek

Francis S. Urbanek, 83, of 227 Franklin St. died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 3, 1920, son of Frank and Veronica Szetela Urbanek, he was a 1937 graduate of the former Adams High...

Ann Marie Tokarz

Ann Marie Tokarz, 88, of 703 Massachusetts Ave. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Feb. 23. Born in Chicopee on Feb. 28, 1916, daughter of Lawrence and Agnes...

Lois Jean Tessier

Lois Jean Tessier, 79, of 907 Mohawk Trail died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Saturday following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on July 24,...

Darlene Gail Sherman

Darlene Gail Sherman, 43, of 38 Galvin Road died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted earlier in the evening. Born in North Adams on Oct. 6, 1960, daughter of Laura...

Philip Lee O'Connell

Philip Lee O'Connell, 83, of Bethesda, Md., formerly of Sheffield, died Wednesday of a heart attack at Potomac Valley Nursing Home in Rockville, Md. Born in Sheffield on Aug. 11, 1920, son of...

Maclyn J. Holdredge

Maclyn J. Holdredge, 51, of 1161 Rannapo Road, Ashley Falls, died Friday at home after being stricken there. Born in Westerly, R.I., on Dec. 30, 1952, daughter of the late George W. and Helen...

Camellia S. Doran

Camellia S. Doran, 83, of 30 Maple Grove Drive died Saturday evening at home. Born in Turners Falls on June 28, 1920, daughter of Michael and Stella Aptacy Saharceski, she moved to Pittsfield at...

C. Manning Davis

C. Manning Davis, 88, of Granite Hill Estates, Hallowell, Maine, formerly of Stockbridge, died Thursday at Maine General Hospital in Portland of complications from Parkinson's disease. Born in...

James J. Salzarulo

James J. Salzarulo, 56, of 166 First St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 21, 1947, he was the son of the late Muriel E. Perry DeCarlo....

Shane Andrew Reardon

Shane Andrew Reardon, 20, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died suddenly on Saturday in Orlando, Fla. He was the grandson of Marion Cavanaugh of Dalton and the son of Jeff Reardon, formerly of Dalton....

Joseph F. Marzano

Joseph F. Marzano, 83, of 108 Fourth St. died Wednesday at Parkview Specialty Hospital in Springfield. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 16, 1920, son of Frank and Theresa Caccamo Marzano, he attended...

Pearl Jeanette LaBrie

Pearl Jeanette LaBrie, 91, formerly of Linden Street, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility since June 1999, prior to which...

John A. Hospot Jr

John A. Hospot Jr., 73, of 8 Lyric St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 10, 1930, son of John Hospot Sr. and Estelle Bujalkowski Hospot, he was a 1948...

Carmen William Sacco

Carmen William Sacco, 82, of 301 Francis Ave. died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since May 2003. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 21, 1921, son of Domenico S. and Carmella Pinyone...

Celia Ostrobinski, 79

ADAMS, Mass. — Celia Ostrobinski, 79, of 1 Weber St. died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004, at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 22, 1925, daughter of John and Maria Ciula Nowak, she attended schools...

Ruth Ellen Juhasz

Ruth Ellen Juhasz, 63, of Storrs, Conn., died Saturday at Douglas Manor in Windham, Conn., after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was the mother of Stacey Gurney of Cheshire. Born in...