Obituaries

Matilda "Tillie" Hitchcock

Matilda "Tillie" Hitchcock, 79, of County Road died Saturday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Stamford, Conn., on June 2, 1923, daughter of Joseph and Virginia Juann Trierweiler,...

Joseph Peter Prenguber

Joseph Peter Prenguber, 85, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Sept. 10, 1917, son of Giusseppe and Serena Brondoni...

Rachel Helen Jasanis

Rachel Helen Jasanis, 80, of 1952 East St. died yesterday morning at Springside Nursing Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 11, 1922, daughter of Pasquale and Mary Borelli Maiorano, she was...

Marya A. McNally

Marya A. McNally, 87, of Pine Hill Retirement Com-munity at Kimball Farms died yesterday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Facility, where she had resided since 2000. Born in Jersey City,...

Donald G. MacKay, 76

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donald Gordon MacKay, 76, of 138 Church St. died Saturday morning, Oct. 26, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Oct. 13. Born in Greenfield on...

Meyer H. Kasindorf

Meyer H. Kasindorf, 79, of West Stockbridge died Friday afternoon at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington after being stricken earlier at home. He was a town assessor for many years. Born July...

Mary Jesse Cooper

Mary Jesse Cooper, 83, of Cooper Lane died yesterday morning at Springside Nursing Home in Pittsfield, where she had resided since May. Born in Pittsfield on May 9, 1919, daughter of Robert E. and...

John Blanquart

John Blanquart, 83, of Bradford Arms Apartments died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in North Adams on July 2, 1919, son of Marie Alphonsine Blanquart, and the adopted son of...

Bernadette M. LaFrance

Bernadette M. LaFrance, 70, of 84 Clydesdale Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Fall River on Jan. 3, 1932, the 14th child of Joseph O. and Marie L. Cherette LaFleur, she...

Helen A. Calvano

Helen A. Calvano, 78, formerly of Silver Street, died Saturday morning at Fairoaks Hospital in Fairfax, Va. She had resided in Centreville, Va., with her daughter, Carol Dolan, for the past...

Elizabeth Frances Dougherty

Elizabeth Frances Dougherty, 66, of 122 Notch Road died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Jan. 5, 1936,...

Judith Mary Esoldi

Judith Mary Esoldi, 93, of 19 Underhill Place died yesterday at home. Born in Canaan, Conn., on May 16, 1909, daughter of Simon and Madeline Tavelli Demastrie, she moved to Adams as a child and...

Emeline Agnes Courtney

Emeline Agnes Courtney, 102, of 83 Franklin St. died Wednesday afternoon at the Fowler Nursing Center in Guilford, Conn. Born in Perth, Ontario, Canada, on Dec. 24, 1899, daughter of James and...

Michael Craig Smith

Michael Craig Smith, 47, of 150 Ashland St. died Monday at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 18, 1954, son of David Addison Smith and Dorothy Lois Cimonetti Smith, he attended local schools,...

Harriet Vincent

Harriet Vincent, 74, of 909 South Main St. died early yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 24, 1928, daughter of Henry and Eleanor Lomas Lawrence, she attended schools in Lee,...

Edmund Jenks Burdick

Edmund Jenks Burdick, 95, formerly of 85 Eagle St., died Monday at the Sweet Brook Care Center, where he had been admitted Feb. 11, 1999. Born in Adams on July 1, 1907, son of Elmer and Mary...

Charles T. Hunt Jr., 76

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Charles T. Hunt Jr., 76, of 10 Cummings Ave. died Monday, Oct. 21, 2002, at home. He was the father-in-law of acting Gov. Jane Swift, who is married to his son, Charles T....

Dana J. Gibeau, 56

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Dana James Gibeau, 56, of 288 Shadowland Cove died Monday, Oct. 21, 2002, at University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. Born in North Adams on June 28, 1946,...

Paul D. Blanchard

Paul D. Blanchard, 80, of Wallingford, Pa., died Sunday at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby, Pa. Born in North Adams on Jan. 19, 1922, son of Floyd D. and Florence Eldredge Blanchard, he...

Virginia A. Sanginetti

Virginia A. Sanginetti, 74, of 325 Fenn St. died Saturday at home. She was co-owner and dispatcher for Fenn Street Towing Service until 1992. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 25, 1928, daughter of...

Thaddeus Stanley Dziegiel

Thaddeus Stanley Dziegiel, 81, of 128 North Summer St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on May 19, 1921, son of Stanislaw...

Isabella Lancashire

Isabella Lancashire, 103, of 67 Smith Ave. died Thursday at North Adams Commons in North Adams, where she was admitted Sept. 2. Born in Village Drum, County Monaghan, in southern Ireland, on May...

Claude H. Burke

Claude H. Burke, 100, of New Marlborough Road died Friday morning at Laurel Lake Center in Lenox, where he had been a resident since March. Born in Monterey on Feb. 9, 1902, son of John T. and...

Thomas Ventura

Thomas Ventura, 96, of 1 Berkshire Square died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Palermo, Sicily, on Jan. 10, 1906, son of Salvatore and Alfonsa Scanella Ventura, his...

Exilda Helen Beauchamp

Exilda Helen Beauchamp, 96, of 13 Phelps Ave. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Readsboro, Vt., on Oct. 14, 1906, daughter of Adelor and Josephine Scarbo Gelinas, she was educated there....