Obituaries

Mary T. Ano

Mary T. Ano, 76, of 83 Mountainview Terrace, formerly of Oak Street, died Sunday at home. Born in Dalton on Aug. 5, 1928, daughter of Roy J. and Margaret M. Schepard Ano, she graduated as...

Ellen Mary Sinderman, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ellen Mary Sinderman, 90, of 61 Chantilly Ave. died Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where she was admitted March 17. Born in North...

Merna Lytle

Merna Lytle, 51, of 127 Memorial Drive died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Queens, N.Y., on Nov. 17, 1953, daughter of Emanuel Lytle Sr. and Boleyn Coleman Lytle, she...

Richard E. Davis, 77

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Richard Edward "Papa" Davis, 77, of 56 Hall St. died early Monday morning, March 28, 2005, at home. Born in North Adams on May 7, 1927, son of Edward J. and Dorothy...

C. William "Skip" Bontell

C. William "Skip" Bontell, 61, of 40 Old Stockbridge Road died Sunday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 7, 1943, son of Mary...

Charlotte E. Weeks

Charlotte E. Weeks, 81, of Quarry Street, formerly of Church Street, died Friday evening at home. Born in Southbridge on Dec. 29, 1923, daughter of Phillip B. and Esther G. Pierce Case, she was a...

Peggy H. Sottile

Peggy H. Sottile, 74, of 7 Cypress Lane died Saturday morning at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for three months. Born in the St. George section of Staten Island,...

Margaret Theresa "Peggi" Schneider

Margaret Theresa "Peggi" Schneider, 56, of 193 Church St. died Saturday afternoon at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted March 20. Born in Adams on Dec. 8, 1948, daughter of...

Marion Prentice

Marion Prentice, 86, formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Pittsfield on July 11, 1918, daughter of Edward H. and Mona Jean Shankland Prentice, she was a...

Gertrude Hillard

Gertrude Hillard, 86, of 3 Loftus St. died Friday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on May 16, 1918, daughter of Frederick and Gertrude Strong Aubin, she attended the former St....

Marie Helene Guano

Marie Helene Guano, 85, of the Village at Laurel Lake died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Philadelphia on Dec. 17, 1919, daughter of William R. and Mary A....

Catherine T. Derivan

Catherine T. Derivan, 93, of Kimball Farms died Wednesday evening at its Nursing Care Center. She had resided at Kimball Fams since 1990. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 9, 1911, daughter of...

Rudolph Clary

Rudolph Clary, 78, of Valley Drive, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., a former resident of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born in Roanoke Rapids on Dec. 14, 1926, son of Thomas E. and Annie Mills Clary,...

Lulu Dee Jones

Lulu Dee Jones, 84, of 95 Lincoln St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Panama City, Fla., on Jan. 15, 1921, daughter of Edward and Jessie Maebelle Darby Pollard, she attended...

Leila Bona

Leila Bona, 89, of Roaring Brook Road died Tuesday afternoon at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided since September 2004. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 18, 1916, daughter of...

Susan Thomas

Susan Thomas, 76, formerly of Becket, died Sunday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Born July 10, 1928, in Locust Valley, N.Y., daughter of Skeffington and...

Ann Siliciano

Ann Siliciano, 80, of High Point Drive, Claremont, Calif., died Tuesday after a lengthy battle with a neurological disorder known as Charcot Marie Tooth disease. Born in Adams on March 30, 1924,...

Robert Anthony O'Neill

Robert Anthony O'Neill, 79, of 35 North St. died Wednesday at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Feb. 5, 1926, son of Thomas and Hazel Estes O'Neill, he attended schools...

Francis Eugene Messina

Francis Eugene Messina, 53, of 75 Commercial St. died Wednesday at home, following a short illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 15, 1952, son of Francis Joseph and Mary V. MacTavish Messina, he...

Dante Botto

Dante Botto, 90, a former longtime resident of 26 Foote Ave., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. He had resided at Laurel Lake Center in Lee since July...

Helen S. Walker

Helen S. Walker, 89, died yesterday morning at home. Born in South Norwalk, Conn., on June 6, 1915, daughter of Alex and Julia Hutkai Erdos, she was educated there. In the 1950s and 60s, she...

Ethel "June" Kauppi

Ethel "June" Kauppi, 90, a longtime resident of North Pownal Road in Pownal Center, died yesterday morning at home after a short illness. Born in Williamstown, Mass., on June 1, 1914, daughter of...

Major Gen. Garth Bryant Dettinger

Retired Air Force Major Gen. Garth Bryant Dettinger, 83, of 9120 Belvoir Woods Parkway, Fort Belvoir, Va., formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday of heart disease at Inova Fairfax (Va.) Hospital. He...

Catherine A. Cadorette

Catherine A. Cadorette, 93, formerly of 32 Stockbridge Road, died Thursday at Providence Care Center, where she had resided for the past few years. Born in Pittsfield on May 11, 1911, daughter of...

Holly Sipma

Holly Sipma, 45, of 219 Saratoga Ave., Chicopee, died Wednesday at home after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 5, 1959, daughter of Russell Clark and Joan D. Couch...