Obituaries

Mary A. Sini

Mary A. Sini, 93, of 19 Maple St., Greenfield, died Wednesday at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, following a period of failing health. A native of Capaci, Palermo, Italy, she was born on...

Dolores M. Passardi

Dolores M. Passardi, 69, of 16 Walnut Lane, Essex Junction, Vt., formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday evening at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt. She moved to Essex Junction in 1987....

Peter N. Palmer

Peter N. Palmer, 60, of 35 Arnold St. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at his home. Born in Lynn on Nov. 7, 1944, he was the adoptedson of John and Wilma...

Edward L. Manley Jr.

Edward L. Manley Jr., 79, of 12 Grove Ave., died at home on Tuesday. Born in Springfield on Nov. 2, 1925, son of Edward L. Manley Sr. and Harriett Gelinas Manley, he attended schools there He...

Michaelina G. Handerek

Michaelina G. Handerek, 83, of 37 Albro St., died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Montague on Nov. 5, 1921, daughter of Michael and Stella Aptacy Saharceski, she was a 1939 graduate of...

Jean Baldwin, 81

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Jean Baldwin, 81, of West Center Road died early Thursday morning, March 17, 2005, at Kimball Farms in Lenox, where she had resided for three months. She had resided...

Marie Volff

Marie Volff, 66, of 4 Columbia St. died Monday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Nov. 15, 1938, daughter of Archibald and Hazel O'Dell Brown, she attended Adams schools....

Ruth Jannesse Parks Smith

Ruth Jannesse Parks Smith, 94, of Theresa Terrace died yesterday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Center in Lenox. Born in Norwalk, Conn., on Aug. 20, 1910, daughter of Wallace and Ruth Denton...

Marie Bohlen

Marie Bohlen, 86, of North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Monday afternoon at Providence Health Care in Lenox, where she had resided since September. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 9, 1918,...

Lynn Vincent, 49

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lynn Arigoni Wroldson Vincent, 49, of 65 East Quincy St. died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in North Adams on May...

Mark Kenneth Stevens

Mark Kenneth Stevens, 37, of 5465 Curry Ford Road, Hollowbrook Apartments, Orlando, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Florida Hospital East in Orlando after a brief illness. Born in...

Florence A. Senecal, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Florence Ann "Sandy" Senecal, 82, formerly of 37 Veazie St., died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, after a long illness. Born in...

John C. "Butch" Procopio Jr.

John C. "Butch" Procopio Jr., 63, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where he was admitted this month. Born in Pittsfield on July 10, 1941, son of...

Evelyn Mae Elliott

Evelyn Mae Elliott, 83, of 5312 Royal Cypress Circle, Tampa, Fla., formerly of Imperial Avenue, died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. Born Evelyn M. Prockett in Springfield on July 5,...

The Rev. Charles T. Brown

The Rev. Charles T. Brown, 92, a native of Stockbridge, died Sunday at Hawthorne House in Freeport, Maine, where he had resided for a year. Born Nov. 21, 1912, son of Willie C. and Edith Janes...

Gustav J. Berkel Jr.

Gustav J. Berkel Jr., 88, of Mcgee Road died yesterday at home. He was a member and chairman of the Selectmen in Alford for many years. He spearheaded one of the earliest transfer-station and...

Lucille F. Baker, 77

ADAMS, Mass. — Lucille F. Baker, 77, of 19 Arnold St. died Sunday, March 14, 2005, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, following a long battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on...

Vincent Jerry "Soapy" Zappone

Vincent Jerry "Soapy" Zappone, 72, of 429 Reservoir Road died Sunday night at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 28, 1932, son of...

Raymond Gene Yoakum

Raymond Gene Yoakum, 74, of 78 Candlewood Drive died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born in St. Louis on Oct. 30, 1930, son of Raymond I. and Gertrude Gunier...

George E. Sauer

George E. Sauer, 88, of Interlaken Crossroad died Sunday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Dayton, Ohio, on Jan. 20, 1917, son of Charles E. and Adeline Turner Sauer,...

Viola Helen Read

Viola Helen Read, 86, of Walker Street died Monday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 6, 1918, daughter of John A. and Catherine Samolonis Baronas, she was a 1936 graduate of Pittsfield...

Thomas William Oxton Jr.

Thomas William Oxton Jr., 19, of 1518 Bosley Hill Road died Sunday evening at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, the victim of a shooting that occurred on West Hill Road earlier that day. Born in...

Margaret "Peg" Moreau

Margaret "Peg" Moreau, 81, of Holy Family Terrace died yesterday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Born in North Adams on March 5, 1924, daughter of Fredelin and Helena Tessier Bombardier, she...

John Vernon Lindy

John Vernon Lindy, 96, of Kings Road, Schenectady, N.Y., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, on Jan. 17, 1909, he was brought to the...

Arturo Guadagno

Arturo Guadagno, 96, formerly of 15 Lake St., died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since December 2002. Born in Alife, province of Caserta, Italy, on Dec. 10, 1908, son of...