Obituaries

Rose M. Stracuzzi

Rose M. Stracuzzi, 85, of 379 East St., Providence Court Apts., died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield, Jan. 17, 1922, a daughter of Giuseppe and Giovanna Gentile Frangipane,...

Ruth Elizabeth LeBeau

Ruth Elizabeth LeBeau, 87, formerly of Dalton, died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since August 2004. Born in Rensselaer, N.Y., Nov. 2, 1919, daughter of Arthur J. and...

Orville G. Heath, Jr.

Orville G. Heath, Jr., 87, of Pine Road and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, died June 23, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born May 29, 1920, in Monterey, he was the son of Orville Gregory...

Victoria B. Conte

Victoria B. Conte, 87, formerly of 71 Newton Ave., died Monday at her daughter's home in San Jacinto, Calif. Mrs. Conte, the daughter of Joseph and Helen Bannick Stockley, was born in Waterbury,...

Jared M. Benham

Jared M. Benham, 21, of 11 Constitution Ave., died Wednesday morning as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Benham was born in Pittsfield, March 18, 1986, the son of...

Denise Lynn Perkins Cope

Denise Lynn Perkins Cope, 32, of Windermere, Fla., died Sunday at Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla. Born Nov. 8, 1974, in Pittsfield, daughter of W.E. Bill and Maureen Perkins. She moved...

William Ronald Carmon

William Ronald Carmon, 58, of 75 Massachusetts Ave., died Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Pittsfield, May 1, 1949, son of William W. and Florence S. Killela Carmon, he...

Jane S. Hennelly

Jane S. Hennelly, 83, of 235 Walker St., a former longtime resident of 555 Williams St., died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 11, 1923, daughter of Thomas P. and...

Claire T. D'Amico, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Claire Theresa D'Amico, 82, of 19 Bracewell Ave., died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on May 11, 1925, daughter of William T. and Marion...

William H. Beck

William H. Beck, 77, of Fulton, N.Y., died Saturday at Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Mr. Beck was a former resident of Becket. Born in New York state on June 10, 1930, he was the son...

Maura E. Taillefer

Maura E. Taillefer, 43, of 63 Pollock Ave., died Thursday at home after a long illness. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., on Oct. 7, 1963, daughter of John and May Cavanaugh Hickey, she was a 1982 graduate...

Pierina A. Romeo

Pierina A. Romeo, 94, of 290 Dalton Ave., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 14, 1913, daughter of Giovanni and Fiorentina Borio Ferrato, she moved to Torino,...

Frederick George Morin

Frederick George Morin, 69, of 52 Curtis Terrace died yesterday at his home. Born in Pittsfield on June 4, 1938, son of Everett A. and Lillian Dellert Morin, he was educated in Pittsfield...

Francis E. McLaughlin

Francis E. McLaughlin, 91, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus, Worcester. Born in Somerville on Sept., 10, 1915, son of Francis...

Catherine J. Houser

Catherine J. Houser, 83, former longtime resident of 293 High St., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 24, 1923, daughter of Henry E. and Mary Tatro Archey, she attended...

David Freeman Goddard

David Freeman Goddard, 53, of 21 Willow St., died Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Aug. 22, 1953, son of the late Freeman and Alice Record Goddard, he...

Gertrude Margaret Cummings Collins

Gertrude Margaret Cummings Collins, 97, a former longtime resident of 31 Marion Ave., died Thursday at Glastonbury Healthcare Center in Glastonbury, Conn. Born in North Adams on May 15, 1910,...

Florence Williams

Florence Williams, 92, of Meadow Street in South Lee, died Wednesday morning after a short illness. Born in Lee on Nov. 27, 1914, daughter of Carl and Lillian Brush Elsensohn, she was educated in...

Gail Ann Benoit White

Gail Ann Benoit White, 56, of 215 Richview Ave., died Tuesday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, where she was admitted on June 16. Born in Adams, on July 6, 1950, daughter of Catherine Quirk...

Kathleen I. Storie

Kathleen I. Storie, 63, of 42 Baker St., died Monday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on April 25, 1944, daughter of Stanley and Janet Osak...

Francis J. "Ruby" Olszewski

Francis J. "Ruby" Olszewski, 79, of 11 Wyantenuck St., died Wednesday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on April 11, 1928, son of Joseph and Katherine Krzynowek Olszewski, he attended...

Francis J. O'Brien

Francis J. O'Brien, 80, formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at his residence at 6413 India Drive, Spring Hill, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 18, 1926, son of Luke and Margaret Hifko O'Brien, he...

Maurice E. Larrivee

Maurice E. Larrivee, 81, of 55 Pease Terrace, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Housatonic on May 13, 1926, son of Ulric and Rosanna Mercier Larrivee, he moved to...

Earl G. Engelmann

Earl G. Engelmann, 92, of 88 Blunt Road, North Egremont, and 301 Tide Pointe Way, Hilton Head, S.C., died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 21, 1915, son of Max and Minnie Schmaezle...

Armando N. DiNicola

Armando N. DiNicola, 85, of 245 Cheshire Road, died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since December 2002. Born in Pittsfield on June 12, 1922, son of Selvino and Donata...