Obituaries

Mary Ford Broderick

Mary Ford Broderick, 80, of 25 Cliffwood St. died yesterday at the Laurel Lake Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 20, 1925, daughter of William A. and Veronica Fogarty Ford, she was a 1943...

Lillian R. Bragdon

Lillian R. Bragdon, 79, of 1675 Home Road died Monday at Great Barrington Nursing Home and Rehab Center. Born in Ansonia, Conn., on August 7, 1926, daughter of Herbert and Irene Quillette Tyler,...

Walter Liszka

Walter Liszka, 87, of 6 School St. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Putnam, Conn., on Aug. 21, 1918, son of Maciej and Monica Bigosz Liszka, he came to Adams as a child with his family,...

Eleanor Kay

Eleanor Kay, 88, of 216 Oak St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Housatonic on July 29, 1917, daughter of Boleslaw and Eleanor Bubrzycki Siok, she was a 1934...

Louise Clara Davis

Louise Clara Davis, 70, of Pittsfield died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 14, 1935, daughter of Frank Raymond Derby and Doris Scully Derby Grasso, she spent her...

William J. Millis

William J. Millis, 63, of 651 Lancer Lane, Corona, Calif., a native of North Adams, died Wednesday in Corona. Born on Dec. 22, 1941, son of William and Flora Chenette Millis, he attended local...

William J. Higgins

William J. Higgins, 86, of 140 Melbourne Road died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 20, 1919, son of William and May McCormick Higgins, he was...

L. Blanche Goss

L. Blanche Goss, 103, died yesterday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home. Born in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, on Sept. 3, 1902, daughter of John and Susanna Smith Tucker, she attended...

Mary "Bobbie" Bossidy

Mary "Bobbie" Bossidy, 89, of 92 Livingston Ave. died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 6, 1915, daughter of Fritz H. and Anna...

Arvid H. Anderson Jr.

Arvid H. Anderson Jr., 79, of East Otis, formerly of Bristol, Conn., died Wednesday at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn. Born in Bristol on June 13, 1926, son of Arvid H. Anderson Sr....

James Francis Adams

James Francis Adams, 59, of 8255 Metto Road, Jacksonville, Fla., died Sept. 16 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville. Born in North Adams on Sept. 25, 1945, son of John and Anne Lynch...

Susan Jane McGee

Susan Jane McGee, 56, of 68 B Standish Road, Coventry, Conn., died Thursday at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Pittsfield on Feb....

Allen Rex Henry

Allen Rex Henry, 54, of 921 North St., and 1003 Lauren Place, Nokesville, Va., died Friday morning at his home in Pittsfield. Born in Camden, N.J., on May 13, 1951, son of Elizabeth Muir Henry...

Arnold Lloyd Garber

Arnold Lloyd Garber, 76, formerly of Tyringham Road, died Thursday, Sept. 15, in Boynton Beach, Fla. He had recently moved to Boynton Beach after living in Monterey since 1975. Born in New...

Kenneth Demers

ADAMS, Mass. — Kenneth Demers, 38, of 92 Summer St. died early Friday morning, Sept. 23, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken at home. Born in Adams on May 18, 1967,...

Joseph Henry Lyons

Joseph Henry Lyons, 79, of 473 West Main St. died Monday evening at Albany Medical Center. Born in the Farnams section of Cheshire on Jan. 8, 1926, son of Paul and Lulu Curtis Lyons, he attended...

Gertrude Cecilia Harvey

Gertrude Cecilia Harvey, 91, formerly of Clarksburg and Lake Worth, Fla., died Saturday at Wingate in South Hadley after a short illness. Born in North Adams on April 16, 1914, daughter of Louis...

Bernadette Marie Gemmell

Bernadette Marie Gemmell, 71, of County Street died yesterday at the Crescent Manor Care Center. Born in Bennington on September 16, 1934, daughter of Jules and Ida Croteau Marcoux, she received...

Theodore James Warner

Theodore James Warner, 58, of 236 Columbus Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center after being stricken with an apparent heart attack. Born in Great Barrington in May 1947, son of Doris...

Joseph Patrick Pipp Jr.

Joseph Patrick Pipp Jr., 83, of 22 Foote Ave. died Sunday at home after a brief illness. Born in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov. 11, 1921, son of Joseph P. Pipp Sr. and Lorena Colvin Pipp, he attended...

Alice Cora Fox

Alice Cora Fox, 86, of 610 Laurel St., formerly of 84 Sheffield St., Pittsfield, died Sunday at Laurel Lake Center. Born in Countess, Alberta, Canada, on Aug. 3, 1919, daughter of Joseph and...

William Clark Vreeland

William Clark Vreeland, 89, died Thursday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home after an extended illness. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on Feb. 20, 1916, son of Techumsah Sherman and Ella Hayes Vreeland, he...

Kathryn Hurt

Kathryn Hurt, 93, a seven-year resident of Devonshire Estates, died Thursday at Providence Care Center. Before moving to Devonshire Estates, she had resided at 43 Arlington St., Pittsfield, since...

Pearl M. Hathaway

Pearl M. Hathaway, 94, of 40 Orlando Ave., died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since July 7. Born in Cummington on Feb. 11, 1911, daughter of Guy...

Rose Guarda

Rose Guarda, 91, of 111 Leona Drive, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 16, 1914, daughter of Antonio and Armida Ranieri Sbraccia, she...