Obituaries

Robert James DeMarsico

Robert James DeMarsico, 69, of 17 Tyler St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Sunday following a battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Oct. 28,...

Jeannette Rita Couture

Jeannette Rita Couture, 86, of 2 Forest Park Ave. died Tuesday evening at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Dec. 5, 1917, daughter of Eli and Sylvany Lavigne Fortier, she...

John L. Jennings

John L. Jennings, 76, of 11 East Walnut St. died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Jan. 20, 1928, son of John and Sylvia Jandran Jennings, he moved...

Susannah H. Dillman

Susannah H. Dillman, 57, of 2 Pothul Drive died yesterday at home. Born in Otis on Aug. 26, 1946, daughter of George and Caroline Hincks Dillman, she attended schools there and was a 1964...

William W. Baker, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — William Wolcott Baker, 80, of 1388 Massachusetts Ave. died Monday afternoon, March 22, 2004, at home. Born in Adams on June 4, 1923, son of William A. and Evelyn...

Harold Edwin Powell

Harold Edwin Powell, 91, formerly of 109 Marion Ave., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided since 1998. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1912, son of George and Elizabeth...

Evelyn M. Miner

Evelyn M. Miner, 85, of 14 Balance Rock Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 30, 1918, daughter of Waldo and Mae Welch Barnes, she was a 1936...

Veronica Kapp

Veronica Kapp, 101, 150 Ashland St., died yesterday morning at Sweetbrook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Gorice, Poland, on July 6, 1902, daughter of John and Antonina Kozow Szczerba, she...

Elizabeth Fredericka Henry

Elizabeth Fredericka Henry, 82, formerly of 38 Bernard St., Springfield, died Tuesday at Chapin Center in Springfield. She was the mother of Constance M. Flynn of Pittsfield. Born in...

William J. McMahon

William J. McMahon, 73, of 123 Ashuelot St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center, where he was admitted Jan. 18. Mr. McMahon signed with the Red Sox in 1949 and pitched well in the minors...

Lisolette W. Kowalski

Lisolette W. Kowalski, 76, of 45 Seymour St. died Friday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since last October. Born in Germany on June 25, 1927, daughter of Hermann and Wilhelmina...

Robert B. Franklin

Robert B. Franklin, 90, of South Egremont and 430 East 56th St., New York City, died at home in New York on March 13. Born in Jamaica Plain on Feb. 14, 1914, son of George and Lucy Jenkins...

Vera V. Flood

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Vera V. Flood, 95, of 999 Massachusetts Ave., died Friday, March 19, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted on March 14. Born in North Adams...

Raymond Joseph Pellerin

Raymond Joseph Pellerin, 83, of 190 Brown St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Jan. 25, 1921, son of George and Grace Couture Pellerin, he was educated in...

N. Janet Olson, 78

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — N. Janet Olson, 78, of 96 Emerald Lane died Saturday, March 20, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 30, 1925,...

Ernest Roy "Bud" Nicklien Sr

Ernest Roy "Bud" Nicklien Sr., 74, of 342 Potter Road died yesterday at home. Born in Williamstown on April 4, 1929, son of Walter and Bernice Hewes Nicklien, he attended local schools, including...

Aaron Orlando King

Aaron Orlando King, 31, of 76 Bossidy Drive died Tuesday at the University of Massachusetts Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster after suffering an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on...

Doris Desroches

Doris Desroches, 82, of 16 Albert St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Adams on May 23, 1921, daughter of Eugene and Angelina Berube Poupart Serre,...

Sol Toscher

Sol Toscher, 86, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 18, 1917, son of David and Molly Toscher, he was raised in Denver but...

Ann Stella Luczynski

Ann Stella Luczynski, 89, of 341 Heathen Hill Road, Franklin, N.Y., formerly of North Adams, died yesterday at Ashtabula (Ohio) Medical Center. Born in Reading, Pa., on Jan. 31, 1915, daughter of...

Diane L. Webb

Diane L. Webb, 53, of 25 Miner Road died Sunday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on June 6, 1950, daughter of Eugene Galvagni Sr. and Edith Cavallo Galvagni,...

Ethel Mary Sumi Sleeper

Ethel Mary Sumi Sleeper, 96, formerly of Great Barrington, died Saturday at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Born in Prescott, Iowa, on Nov. 16, 1907, daughter of James and...

Betty A. Sinico

Betty A. Sinico, 74, of 5 Commonwealth Ave. died Sunday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on May 25, 1929, daughter of George and Helen Maston Race, she attended local schools,...

Eleanor A. LaRochelle

Eleanor A. LaRochelle, 75, of 29 Richmond Ave. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she was admitted in December 2003. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 31, 1929, daughter of Sofio...

Richard H. Guettler

Richard H. Guettler, 68, of 12 East Orchard Terrace died yesterday morning at home after a prolonged illness. Born in Adams on Feb. 1, 1936, son of George J. Guettler Jr. and Gladys E. Orr...