Obituaries

Anna V. Grillone, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Anna Veronica Grillone, 79, of 45 Furnace St. died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital, after she was admitted because of a brief illness. Born in...

Frances Elizabeth Paradise

Frances Elizabeth Paradise, 81, of 94 Belden St. died Wednesday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Sunday. Born in North Adams on Nov. 7, 1920, daughter of Harry...

Bert E. Benson, 73

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bert Edward Benson, 73, of 66 Pines Lodge Park, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was police chief in Clarksburg from 1954 to...

Theresa A. Brothers, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Theresa A. Brothers, 68, of 15 Morningview Drive died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Dec. 1, 1933, daughter of Arduino B....

SisterMary Cantalicia Filip

SisterMary Cantalicia Filip, 105, died yesterday at the Holy Family Infirmary of the Felician Sisters' Convent in Enfield, Conn. Born in Adams on Dec. 29, 1896, daughter of Joseph and Catherine...

Howard J. Delisle, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Howard Joseph Delisle, 79, of 121 Johnson St. died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Nov. 27, 1922, son of Israel Joseph...

Angelena A. Colo, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Angelena Anna Colo, 84, of 73 Veazie St. died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2002, at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since 2000. Born in North Adams on Jan. 11, 1918,...

Annie L. Litano

Annie L. Litano, 85, formerly of 312 Wahconah St., died yesterday morning at Springside Nursing Home. Born in Stuyvesant Falls, N.Y., on April 21, 1917, daughter of John and Carrie (Crabtree)...

Louise Suzanne Girardey

Louise Suzanne Girardey, 83, formerly of 110 Housatonic St., died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 20, 1918, daughter of Francis A. and Ernestine Oeschger Chaourt,...

Shirley F. Roberts

Shirley F. Roberts, 70, of 12 Sunnyside Drive died yesterday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, where she had resided since November 1999. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 24, 1931, daughter of...

Hazel Merriam Geraghty

Hazel Merriam Geraghty, 103, formerly of Meadowvale, Apt. B1, 35 Adams Road, died Sunday morning at Sweet Brook Health Care Center, where she had resided since April 20, 1994. Born in Pittsfield...

Maria Dorotea Jaroslava Hybler Krofta

Maria Dorotea Jaroslava Hybler Krofta, 85, of Yokun Ave. died yesterday at home. Born October 27, 1916, in Jaroslav, which is now part of Poland, she was the daughter of Marie Swoboda and Julius...

The Rev. James Sherman Chase

The Rev. James Sherman Chase, 85, of South Egremont died yesterday morning at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, where he had resided since February 2001. Born in Mechanic Falls, Maine, on May...

Gerald Edward Varuzzo

Gerald Edward Varuzzo, 81, of 1386 South Church St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided since March. Born in North Adams on Nov. 4, 1920, son of Joseph and Frances Myers...

Janet E. "Snookie" Seelig

Janet E. "Snookie" Seelig, 61, of 50 Cook Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in New Marlboro on Nov. 7, 1940, daughter of Luella P. Hart Keefner, she was a 1958...

Rose A. Sudacki

Rose A. Sudacki, 88, of 8 Baskin Lane died Saturday evening at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on July 23, 1914, daughter of Joseph and Anna Kciuk Dobrowolski,...

Frederick H. Hoffstedt

Frederick H. Hoffstedt, 69, of 33 Aqua St. died Friday evening at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Austerlitz, N.Y., on May 17, 1931, son of Herman C. and Mildred...

Edward J. Morin

Edward J. Morin, 65, of 896 North Hoosac Road died Saturday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., after being stricken earlier in the day. He was the owner of Sand Springs...

Franklin Curtiss

Franklin Curtiss, 89, of North Undermountain Road died yesterday at home. He was a selectman for 10 years and a Republican candidate for state representative in the 4th Berkshire District in...

James A. Tobin

James A. Tobin, 95, of 270 Allengate Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 15, 1907, son of William H. and Eleanor Cahill Tobin, he was a 1926 graduate of St....

Alfred R. Boulerice, 88

ADAMS, Mass. — Alfred Raymond Boulerice, 88, of 1 Pinnacle Lane died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2002, at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 12, 1913, son of Rosario and Rose Alma Bleau...

Corrine Marie D'Errico

Corrine Marie D'Errico, 62, of 150 Ashland St., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Aug. 28, following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 21, 1939,...

Isabelle H. Solak

Isabelle H. Solak, 89, of 31 New Hampshire Ave. died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on March 27, 1913, daughter of Joseph and Apolonia Zarzecki Solak, she attended local...

Agnes Barbara Kolbusz

Agnes Barbara Kolbusz, 89, of 46 Madison Ave. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 29, 1913, daughter of Stanislaw and Stephanie Kuzia Kobus, she attended local schools. She...

Merle William Wynn

Merle William Wynn, 71, of Bow Wow Road died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 31, 1931, son of Merle A. and the late Mildred Parker Wynn, he was a graduate of Pittsfield High School. He...