Obituaries

William J. Suttle

William J. Suttle, 66, of 70 Trafton Road, Springfield, formerly of 10 Union Court, died Wednesday at home following a brief illness. He moved to Springfield several years ago. Born in...

Madelyn V. Cross

Madelyn V. Cross, 87, of 269 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being admitted March 28. Born in Haverhill on Feb. 24, 1916, daughter of Henry T. and J....

Nicholas R. “Nick” Klein

Nicholas R. “Nick” Klein, 77, of 34 Leonard Ave. died early Wednesday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Sept. 21, 1925, son of Nicholas T. and Elizabeth Pritz...

Catherine T. Mele

Catherine T. Mele, 94, formerly of 132 High St., died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since 1992. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Jan. 29, 1909, daughter of Joseph...

Rita R. Jones

Rita R. Jones, 85, of Hancock Road died Monday evening at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on April 2, 1917, daughter of Mederick and...

Katherine “Katie” Morin

Katherine “Katie” Morin, 92, formerly of 382 Old Columbia St., died Saturday at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H., where she was admitted earlier that day. Born in...

A. Edward Horton

A. Edward Horton, 88, of 20 Glen St. died Saturday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been a patient for one day. Born in Adams on May 19, 1914, son of Alexander and Agnes...

Doris Ann Gamache

Doris Ann Gamache, 73, of 68 Columbia St. died yesterday at home. Born in Adams on April 14, 1929, daughter of Joseph Letourneau and Isabell Harrington Letourneau Coulombe, she attended local...

Edward W. Callahan

Edward W. Callahan, 82, of General Cobb Street, Taunton, a native of Pittsfield, died Sunday at home following a short illness. Born on June 9, 1920, son of Edward and Jane Webb Callahan, he was...

Arthur E. Murphy Sr

Arthur E. Murphy Sr., 76, of 199 Tampa Ave. died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1927, son of James Murphy Sr. and Myrtle Smith...

Walter Krypel

Walter Krypel, 83, of 9 Springs Road died yesterday morning at the Vermont Veterans Home of Bennington after a long chronic illness. Born in Adams on Feb. 20, 1920, son of Peter and Josephine...

Alexander Michael Groves

Alexander Michael Groves, 42, of 30 Maple St. died Saturday morning in the emergency room at North Adam Regional Hospital after suffering a heart attack at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 5,...

William A. Duquette, 54

FLORIDA, Mass. — William A. Duquette, 54, of 148 Mohawk Trail died Friday, March 28, 2003, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 5, 1949, son of Walter A....

Rita Marguerite Allard

Rita Marguerite Allard, 80, of 56 Galvin Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted March 21. Born in North Adams on July 11, 1922, daughter of Harold and...

Ruth M. Martin

Ruth M. Martin, 89, of 169 Valentine Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 21, 1913, daughter of Henry A. and Rose Morrow Cote, she was a graduate...

Priscilla Jean Harford

Priscilla Jean Harford, 77, of 169 Mohegan St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. A resident of Lanesboro for 32 years, she had moved to Pittsfield two years ago. She was born in...

William E. Barnes Jr.

William E. Barnes Jr., 68, of 20 Barker Road, died Thursday at his home after suffering an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield July 3, 1934, son of William E. Barnes Sr. and Marjorie A....

Richard F. “Dick” Shumar

Richard F. “Dick” Shumar, 92, died at his home on Taconic Avenue on Wednesday. Born in Imlay City, Mich., Feb. 15, 1911, son of Elmer and Ida Finley Shumar, he graduated from the...

Orrin J. Noon Sr

Orrin J. Noon Sr., 90, of Harwich died Sunday at home following a brief illness. He was a former resident of Stockbridge. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 3, 1912, son of James E. and Delia Stetson...

Josephine M. Voight

Josephine M. Voight, 68, of 107 North Summer St. died yesterday morning at home after a lengthy battle with emphysema. Born in Adams on May 16, 1934, daughter of Joseph A. and Frances Twardowski...

Maribel M. Pantoja

Maribel M. Pantoja, 42, of North Adams died March 20 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 23, 1960, daughter of Angel and Maria Ponce, she attended...

Adele Lavigne, 74

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Adele Lavigne, 74, of 59 Gallup St. died Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted one week ago. Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, on...

Marvin T. Casivant

Marvin T. Casivant, 71, of East Stahl Road, Ashley Falls, died Tuesday at home. Born in North Chatham, N.Y., on Jan. 16, 1932, son of Edward H. and Julia C. Longdyke Casivant, he attended former...

Arthur R. Burnell

Arthur R. Burnell, 71, of 11 Curtis Terrace died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 9, 1931, son of Ernest Francis Burnell Sr. and Irene Chamberlain Burnell, he attended local schools....

Helen E. Murphy, 83

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Helen Elizabeth Murphy, 83, of 344 West Main St., died Monday, March 24, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pascoag, R.I., on April 8, 1919, daughter of...