Obituaries

A. Michael DeSisto

A. Michael DeSisto, 64, founder of DeSisto School, died Saturday afternoon at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after suffering a stroke. He had undergone a kidney transplant at the...

Sophie Irene DelMasto

Sophie Irene DelMasto, 85, formerly of Highland Street, Housatonic, died Saturday evening at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since May 2002. Born in Great...

Claire A. Rondeau, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Claire Ann Rondeau, 67, formerly of 19 Navajo Drive, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, at Springside Nursing Home of Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 18, 1935,...

Gary A. Wowk

Gary A. Wowk, 53, of 2 Doyle Drive died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 8, 1949, son of Andrew Wowk of Pittsfield and the late Edith M. Benson Wowk, he was a 1969 graduate of...

Vito P. "Vic" DiNicola

Vito P. "Vic" DiNicola, 84, of 30 Putnam Ave. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Sambuceto, province of Pescara, Italy, on Dec. 5, 1918, son of Pietro and Lucia Caldarella DiNicola, his...

Alton E. Britigan

Alton E. Britigan, 84, of 56 Cloverdale St. and Hudson, Fla., died Tuesday afternoon at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 14, 1919, son of Clarence and Florence Williams Britigan, he attended...

Dorothy Marie Melideo

Dorothy Marie Melideo, 77, of 24 Fairview Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center, where she had been admitted Oct. 20. Born in Springfield on Jan. 21, 1926, daughter of John and Agnes Irene...

John Leslie

John Leslie, 81, died Saturday at Timberlyn Heights, where he had resided for 15 years. Born on July 11, 1922, in Glasgow, Scotland, son of William K. and Christina Carroll Leslie, he came to the...

Helen G. Harder

Helen G. Harder, 96, of Bernard Avenue died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born on Jan. 31, 1907, in New Britain, N.Y., she was the daughter of Arthur B. and Addie Carpenter Greenman....

Elma Carreer

Elma Carreer, 93, of Devonshire Estates died Monday at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Lee after a short illness. Born in Greensboro, Vt., on Dec. 25, 1909, daughter of...

Annette Trombley

Annette Trombley, 82, of 75 Commercial St. died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 1921, daughter of Louis and Annette LaChance Roy, she moved to Adams...

Francis G. Polson

Francis G. Polson, 73, of 10 Bailey Road died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 31, 1930, son of Grover and Margaret O'Brien Polson, he attended local schools, including St. Joseph's...

Italia J. Henri

Italia J. Henri, 90, of Tolland Road died yesterday morning at home. She owned and operated New Boston Nursing Home in Sandisfield and Great Barrington Nursing Home until retiring in 1976. After...

Sheralyn M. Gregory

Sheralyn M. Gregory, 60, of 1270 South Church St. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted earlier in the day. Born in Greenfield on May 23, 1943, daughter of Homer H....

Marilyn Gertrude Felix

Marilyn Gertrude Felix, 63, of 254 Mohawk Forest Boulevard died yesterday in the emergency room of North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was taken after being stricken earlier at home. Born in...

Earl J. Cornellier

Earl J. Cornellier, 84, of 180 Sturgis Ave. died Friday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on April 1, 1919, son of Daniel and Eva Beebe Cornellier, he was educated...

Carolyn M. Briggs, 68

FLORIDA, Mass. - Carolyn Mae Briggs, 68, of 40 Moores Road died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at home. Born in North Adams on Sept. 9, 1935, daughter of Aileen Peck Cooper Booth and the late Joseph...

Jacqueline R. Register Seely

Jacqueline R. Register Seely, 78, of 70 Stonehenge Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Newton on July 30, 1925, daughter of Thomas D. and Mary J. Cooper Harvey, she was a...

Anna M. Dydynczuk, 92

ADAMS, Mass. — Anna Mary Dydynczuk, 92, of 26 Richmond Lane died Friday morning, Oct. 24, 2003, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on April 1, 1911, daughter of John and Mary Ciula...

Timothy Rockford Whalen

Timothy Rockford Whalen, 39, of Warner Road, South Egremont, died yesterday at home. Born in Great Barrington on July 3, 1964, son of Hannah Wyman Whalen Agar of Egremont and the late John Mason...

Sylvia Hobson Stokes

Sylvia Hobson Stokes, 59, of Delafield Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a brief illness. Born in Providence, R.I., on May 6, 1944, daughter of W.E.D. and...

Alvina Louise Mavrikes Siciliano

Alvina Louise Mavrikes Siciliano, 85, of 67 Arcadia Blvd., Springfield, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on March 3, 1918, daughter of Enrico and Amelia Montanaro...

Clarence E. Rudd

Clarence E. Rudd, 86, of 89 Lincoln St. died Saturday at home. Born in Fulton, N.Y., on Dec. 31, 1916, son of Charles A. Rudd and Lucille B. Ward Rudd Royer, he was educated in schools there....

Malcolm L. "Mel" Picard

Malcolm L. "Mel" Picard, 68, of 118 Church St., Proprietor's Field, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 29, 1935, son of Walter and Corrine Archambeau...

Frank Severio Marinaro

Frank Severio Marinaro, 82, of 94 Elaine Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Springfield on Jan. 11, 1921, son of Enzo and Louisa DelGuidice Marinaro, he spent most of his...