Obituaries

George R. Atwood Jr.

George R. Atwood Jr., 91, formerly of 64 Dresser Ave., died yesterday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Center. Born in Great Barrington on June 15, 1913, son of George R. Atwood Sr. and Mary Hart...

William Edmund Stafford Sr.

William Edmund Stafford Sr., 81, of 7 Broadview Terrace died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 1, 1923, son of Robert and Mary Molly Moynihan Stafford, he was a 1941 graduate of the...

Mabel Maino, 83

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mabel "Tootie" Maino, 83, of 92 Nutmeg Lane died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 9, 1921, daughter of Frank M....

Ruth Duell

Ruth Duell, 92, of Pine Hill at Kimball Farms died Sunday at home. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on Oct. 13, 1912, daughter of Roderick and Eleanor Hotchkiss Potter, she graduated from Ethel Walker...

Franklin J. Putnam

Franklin J. Putnam, 83, of 126 Sadler Ave. died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 28, 1921, son of William A. and Phalice Porter Putnam, he was a graduate of...

Aloysius Michalenko, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Aloysius Michalenko, 71, of 164 North Summer St. died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 16, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on June...

James R. Biagini

James R. Biagini, 83, of 17 Howe Road died Sunday at home. Born in Cheshire on Sept. 16, 1921, son of Raffe and Adele Graziani Biagini, he was a 1941 graduate of the former Adams High School....

Antoinette J. Voci

Antoinette J. Voci, 86, of Center Street, Ludlow, died Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Rome, N.Y., on Dec. 26, 1918, she was the daughter of Ralph and Catherine...

Antoinette "Tony" Toomey

Antoinette "Tony" Toomey, 41, of 111 Bracewell Ave. died Wednesday after being stricken at her home. She was born in Pittsfield on Jan. 16, 1963, daughter of Anita Rosa Bassi and the late Timothy...

Ruth M. Sleeper

Ruth M. Sleeper, 93, formerly of Berkshire Town Apartments, died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since May 2001. Born in Pittsfield on April 28, 1911, daughter of Andrew J....

Jeanette Scherben

Jeanette Scherben, 85, of Buffington Street, Taunton, died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 28, 1919, daughter of Frank and Cornelia Gilbert Forkey, she was...

Elvira R. Maselli

Elvira R. Maselli, 93, formerly of 1229 Tyler St., died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for three years. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 22, 1911, daughter of...

Christine Y. Marhenke

Christine Y. Marhenke, 79, of 34 Country Road died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 14, 1925, daughter of George W. and Birdella Warden Young, she was a 1943...

Christopher J. Latham

Christopher J. Latham, 18, of 1228 North St., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a traffic accident. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Oct. 13, 1986, son of Diana Carlucci, he had...

Jean R. Cummings

Jean R. Cummings, 73, of 800 Stockbridge Road, Holly House, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 2, 1931, daughter of Robert and Ruth Richmond Mackie, she was...

Michael Trisorio

Michael Trisorio, 96, of Apt. A-7, St. Joseph's Court, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Cannoza di Puglia, province of Bari, Italy, on Feb. 19,...

Donald A. Leonard Sr.

Donald A. Leonard Sr., 83, of 98 Whittier Ave., died Thursday night at home. Mr. Leonard was a former president and co-owner of Wellington Funeral Home. Born in Springfield on Jan. 25, 1921,...

Margaret J. Sweeney

Margaret J. Sweeney, 89, of 40 Old Stockbridge Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. She was a former member of the Great Barrington Finance Committee and the only woman to serve as its...

June M. Nelson

June M. Nelson, 66, of 81 South St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Far Rockaway, N.Y., on March 29, 1938, daughter of De Max and Reva VanDyke Morgan Mays,...

Anthony Lawrence

Anthony Lawrence, 82, formerly of 289 Connecticut Ave., died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided at Craneville Place of Dalton since March 12, 2004, and, prior to that, at the...

Mary C. Skalski

Mary C. Skalski, 77, of 16 Turners Avenue died early yesterday morning at her home following a short illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1927, daughter of Vincent and Josephine Naso Rotolo,...

Lucy A. King

Lucy A. King 83, of 9 Windflower Way, Greylock Village, died yesterday at the Williamstown Commons, where she was admitted on Sept. 17, 2004. Born in Springfield on Jan. 25, 1921, daughter of...

Roman Huda

Roman Huda, 58, of Pittsfield died Wednesday at home after a short illness. Born in Wintermore, Germany, on April 30, 1946, son of Stefania Hawrylowycz Huda and the late Stefan Huda, he camed to...

Chester Louis Gabriel

Chester Louis Gabriel, 65, of 52 Brunswick St. died Wednesday at home. Born in New York City on Nov. 10, 1939, son of James and Virginia Lapinskas Gabriel, he attended schools in Pittsfield and...

Robert K. Tart

Robert K. Tart, 75, of Williamstown died Tuesday evening at home following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 23, 1929, son of Raymond and Adeline Aubin Tart, he was a 1947 graduate of...