Obituaries

Richard Skinner

Richard E. Skinner, 48, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Lee, died Saturday at Brockton Hospital after a short illness. Born in Providence, R.I., son of Claire Dube Skinner and the late Richard...

Hilbert H. Finn

Hilbert H. Finn, 76, of 205 Old Stockbridge Road, a retired insurance agent and active community volunteer, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center after being stricken at home. Known...

Walter Green

Walter Green, 62, of 11 Riverside Drive, New York City, died Sunday at home after a 10-year battle with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS). He was the brother of Stephan Green of West Stockbridge. Born in...

Ralph Heath

Ralph Heath, 80, of 41 Daniels Ave., formerly of Lee, died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on Aug. 26, 1921, son of Ralph and Sadie Brazee Heath, he attended Lee schools. In...

Joseph A. Fachini, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph Augustino Fachini, 79, of 221 Furnace St. died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001, at home. Born in North Adams on March 8, 1922, son of Lino and Mary "Margi" Leonesio...

John Lorette Sr.

John J. Lorette Sr., 75, of 65 Mandaley Road died yesterday at New Milford (Conn.) Hospital of a heart attack. Born in Lenox on Sept. 9, 1926, son of Charles and Ethel McKegg Lorette, he attended...

Edward H. Ginn

Edward Harriman Ginn, 60, of 1413 North East 4th Court, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Broward General Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. Born in Jacksonville, Fla., on...

Edward Dougherty

Edward Dougherty, 46, of Hickory, N.C., formerly of Pittsfield, died yesterday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. Born in Paterson, N.J., on Oct. 31, 1955, son of Hugh B. and Helen McLeod...

Ralph C. Lincoln

Ralph C. Lincoln, 76, formerly of Columbus Arms Apartments, died yesterday at the Center for Optimum Care in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 17, 1925, son of Leopold and Mabel Wilson...

Martin Kosberg

Martin Kosberg, 76, of Woodmont Road, West Hartford, Conn., formerly of North Adams, died Tuesday at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Born in North Adams on July 13, 1925, he was the son of...

Leona Limeburner

Leona Frances Limeburner, 70, of 1113 Saint Joseph's St., Rapid City, S.D., formerly of Pittsfield, died Oct. 12 in Rapid City. Born in Pittsfield on March 8, 1931, daughter of Joseph and Mary...

Ian Rodgers

Ian Rodgers, 21, of Monterey, a fireman apprentice with the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, died Saturday in Kodiak from injuries suffered in a hiking accident. Born in Pittsfield on...

Hermance Eulian

Hermance E. "Mitzi" Deshaies Eulian, 80, of 61 Rose Drive died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in St. Marie de Blandford, Quebec, Canada, on Dec. 22, 1920, daughter of Gideon and Eva Pipin...

Frederick Berthiaume

Frederick D. Berthiaume, 77, of 1 Noble Place died Sunday in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., while visiting the southwest. Born in North Adams on Dec. 23, 1923, son of George and Matilda Therriault...

Frank S. Mazza, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank Saverio "Pancho" Mazza, 86, of 31 Veazie St. died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. Born in North Adams on...

Ellen L. Crocker

Ellen L. Crocker, 89, of 13 Marshall Ave. died Monday at Williamstown Commons. She was admitted on Nov. 30. Born in Adams on April 16, 1912, daughter of Harry E. Haff and Jessie O. Morton, she...

Daniel H. Petithory, 32

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Sergeant First Class Daniel Henry Petithory, 32, of 289 Railroad St., Cheshire, was killed in action on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, while serving in the Army in Kandahar,...

Marie R. Veselik

Marie R. Veselik, 98, of 320 Pittsfield Road died Saturday at Providence Care Center of Lenox. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on March 28, 1903, daughter of Vaclav and Zofie Choc, she attended...

Marguerite Jacoby

Marguerite Odette Jacoby, 94, of Providence Care Center, 320 Pittsfield Road, died Monday at Providence Care Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 11, 1907, daughter of Joseph J. and Celena Goodrich...

Lois E. Chadwell

Lois E. Chadwell, 67, of 226 Bradford St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 2, 1934, daughter of Harry and Anna Gardner Robinson, she graduated from Pittsfield...

Jane L. Kibby

Jane L. Kibby, 78, of Media, Pa., formerly of West Housatonic Street, died Sunday at home. Born in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 1923, daughter of Ralph E. and Ruth Davis Lawrence, she attended...

Bonnie R. Doire

Bonnie Rae Doire, 55, of 150 Ashland St. died Monday at home. Born in Providence, R.I., on Feb. 20, 1946, daughter of Howard Fisher of Warwick, R.I., and the late Olga Carlson Fisher, she attended...

Walter C. Zepka

Walter C. Zepka, 87, of 16 Grandview Terrace, longtime Adams businessman and town official, died Sunday afternoon at home. Born in Adams on May 5, 1914, son of John and Aniela Ptak Zepka, he...

Regina Olszewski

Regina Olszewski, 80, of Ryan Terrace, Housatonic, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Easthampton on April 16, 1921, daughter of Peter and Mary Olbrys Olszewski, she moved to...

Patricia A. Fields

Patricia A. Fields, 61, of 31 Bossidy Drive died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 24, 1940, daughter of Frank Carnute Sr. and Mary Calabrese Carnute, she...