Obituaries

Marie T. Staro

Marie T. Staro, 89, who formerly resided at 84 Tor Court, died Thursday at Craneville Place of Dalton, 265 Main St., where she had resided since Dec. 9, 1998. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on May 1,...

Leona Esther Porter Anderson

Leona Esther Porter Anderson, 83, of 487 Union St., died Thursday evening at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Williamstown on March 17, 1919, daughter of Richard Lansing and...

Edward William DeGere

Edward William DeGere, 74, of 134 Bellevue Ave., a longtime Adams businessman and civic leader, died early Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center following several weeks of failing health. Born in...

Edith Phelps

Edith Phelps, 88, of 41 Stetson Ave., Plainfield, died Thursday afternoon at the Williamstown Commons Health Care Center. Born in Adams on Oct. 17, 1914, daughter of Louis and Anna Allard Smith,...

Imelda "Mel" Vincelette

Imelda "Mel" Vincelette, 86, of Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown died Wednesday evening. She was a former resident of Adams. Born in Adams on Aug. 17, 1916, daughter of Joseph and Evelina...

Philip Spencer Hart

Philip Spencer Hart, 91, of Sweetwood died Tuesday at home. He was a longtime businessman and community leader. Born in Springfield on Oct. 26, 1911, son of Walter J. and Mary Ann Spencer Hart,...

Jean Perin

Jean Perin, 79, of 2523 Monument Ave., Bennington, Vt., died yesterday at Weston Haddon Convalescent Center in Bennington after a long illness. Born in North Adams on March 1, 1923, daughter of...

Alton L. Perry, 96

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Alton L. Perry, 96, of 89 Gale Road, a local businessman and civic leader, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital. A gregarious man who dressed...

Vincent Eugene Blake

Vincent Eugene Blake, 88, formerly of Springside Avenue, died Monday morning at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided for two years. Born in Lenox on July 9, 1914, son of George and...

John P. Miller, 38

ADAMS, Mass. — John Patrick Miller, 38, of 82 Park St. died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at home following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Oct. 31, 1964, son of Frances Anne Hurley Miller...

Constance M. Caron, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. â€' Constance Marguerite Caron, 77, of 1585 Massachusetts Ave. died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2003, at home. Born in North Adams on Feb. 27, 1925, daughter of Simeon A. and...

Richard Edward Vittone

Richard Edward Vittone, 76, of 691 Crane Ave. died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after suffering a stroke. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 13, 1926, son of Anthony R. and Sarah E....

Peter Louis Rancatti Sr.

Peter Louis Rancatti Sr., 94, of 102 Harding Ave. died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, following a brief illness. Born in the Hoosac Tunnel section of the town of Florida on...

Joseph L. Devanney Jr.

Joseph L. Devanney Jr., 44, of 344 Mohawk Trail died Sunday at home. Born in Lowell on June 11, 1958, son of Joseph L. Devanney Sr. and Marcy Michaud Devanney, he moved to North Adams with his...

Eleanor "Lena" Wojtaszek

Eleanor "Lena" Wojtaszek, 81, of 19 East Hoosac St. died early Sunday morning at home, following several months of failing health. Born in Adams on April 17, 1921, daughter of John J. and Zofia...

Carlton E. McCormick

Carlton E. McCormick, 72, of Park Street died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 25, 1930, son of Jessie Drew McCormick and the late Joseph T. McCormick, he attended Stockbridge schools...

Josef Meisl

Josef Meisl, 75, of 77 West St., died yesterday in Enfield, Conn., at his daughter Nancy's home. Born in Gottschee, Austria, on Oct. 17, 1927, son of Josef and Maria Hutter Meisl, he attended...

Joseph M. Schnopp

Joseph M. Schnopp, 83, of 629 Hancock Road died Saturday at home. Born in Hinsdale on April 29, 1919, son of Francis and Johanna Butler Schnopp, he attended schools there and in Dalton. He moved...

Alice Lena Russo

Alice Lena Russo, 90, of 159 Elizabeth St. died Saturday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for six years. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 29, 1912, daughter of Frank and Emily Detrich...

Frances E. Baker

Frances E. Baker, 94, of 710 Greylock St. died Saturday at home. Born in East Lee on May 22, 1908, daughter of William and Minnie Olds Ingraham, she was a 1926 graduate of Lee High School and a...

Lillian H. Kirchner

Lillian H. Kirchner, 98, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshire Town, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 11, 1904, daughter of Reinhold C. and Hedwig W. Boerner Welz, she...

Maureen T. Snyder

Maureen T. Snyder, 36, of Park Lane died early Friday morning at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a battle with leukemia. Born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1966, daughter of James Snyder...

Mathew Paul Savard

Mathew Paul Savard, 75, of Merritt Island, Fla., died Friday at Island Health and Rehabilitation Center in Merritt Island. He was the father of Linda Silverman of Lee. Born in St. Albans, Vt., on...

Armand Medrick Lively

Armand Medrick Lively 86, of 254 Walker St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Heath on Oct. 23, 1916, son of Medrick and Eleanor Cote Lively, he attended schools there. He moved to North...

James "Jay" Harrison

James "Jay" Harrison, 88, of 37 Westwood Road died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 16, 1914, son of William and Mary Ann Walsh Harrison, he was a 1932...