Obituaries

Mary Shepardson

Mary R. Shepardson, 85, of 8 Lebanon Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 26, 1916, daughter of John E. and Irene Broderick McDonough, she was a 1934...

Marion Tracy

Marion Tracy, 90, of Ashburn, Va., a native of Great Barrington, died Thursday at Gordon House Nursing Home in Gordonsville, Va., where she had resided for one day. Born on July 1, 1911, daughter...

Frank P. Salvan

Frank P. Salvan, 88, of Brewer Hill Road, Mill River, died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 12, 1914, son of Peter and Maria DellaPorta Salvan, he was...

Clinton J. Frissell

Clinton J. Frissell, 90, of 40 Bingham St. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Hinsdale on Aug. 18, 1911, son of Thomas A. and Grace Jordan Frissell, he attended schools there and...

Arthur O. Teichert

Arthur Otto Teichert, 89, of 1065 Massachusetts Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 4, 1912, son of Otto and Emma Schantenz Teichert, he was a graduate of Drury High...

Paul White

Paul White, 41, of 155 Marble St. died Wednesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 19, 1960, son of William J. and Margaret Scott White, he was a 1978 graduate of...

Paul G. Sullivan

Paul G. Sullivan, 88, of 1776 NE 26th St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of East Center Street, died April 5 at Imperial Point Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. Born in Watertown on Aug. 8, 1913, he...

Arthur F. Brooks

Arthur F. Brooks, 88, of Pomeroy Manor died Wednesday at Craneville Place in Dalton, where he had resided since January. Born in Lanesboro on Oct. 21, 1913, son of Charles and Alice Beattie...

William Milos

William "Mickey" Milos, 80, of Barrett House, 17 Pleasant St., died Tuesday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Feb. 7, 1922, son of Walenty and Mary Kondel Milos, he attended local...

William E. Fahey

William E. Fahey, 85, of 44 Egremont Ave. died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since October. Born in Pittsfield on April 11, 1916, son of Lawrence and Anna Moynihan...

Marion W. Drake

Marion Willis Drake, 79, of 290 Great Barrington Road, the Williamsville section of West Stockbridge, died Tuesday at Craneville Place in Dalton, where she had resided for six months. Born in...

John G. Keesler

John G. Keesler, 41, of Johnson Road died Tuesday at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn. Born in Torrington, Conn., on April 3, 1961, he was the son of Rose Dellaghelfa Keesler and the late...

Genowefa Debkowski

Genowefa Romankiewicz Debkowski, 84, of 224 Oak St., Housatonic, died Tuesday at Timberlyn Heights. Born in Canonsburg, Pa., on Dec. 10, 1917, daughter of Boleslaw and Alexandria Ptak...

Alberta A. Doyle

Alberta A. Doyle, 85, formerly of Forest Hill Drive, Williamsville, N.Y., died Tuesday at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, where she had resided since March 2000. Born in Prince Edward...

Nancy A. Holman

Retired Judge Nancy Ann Holman, 66, of Seattle, a retired King County (Wash.) Superior Court judge, a native of Adams, died Sunday at home after a long illness. Daughter of Henry and Helen...

Janet Cheney

Janet Cheney, 68, of 360 West Housatonic St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center, where she was admitted Sunday. She was a former resident of 312 Walnut St., North Adams. Born in Reading, Pa.,...

Edrie G. Russell

Edrie G. Russell, 97, formerly of 179 Curtis Ave., died Sunday at Craneville Place, where she had resided since August 2000. Born in Dalton on Jan. 19, 1905, daughter of Calvin and Rose Goodermote...

Sonya Wessel

Sonya Wessel, 76, of 98 Golden Hill Road died Friday morning at home. Born in New York City on Jan. 27, 1926, daughter of Joseph O. and Ruth Boardman Chassell, she was raised in Rochester, N.Y.,...

Joseph J. Valotta, 79

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joseph James Valotta, 79, of 39 Foucher Ave. died April 7, 2002, at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown, where he was admitted Feb. 20. Born in North Adams on...

Helen Oleen

Helen Oleen, 99, formerly of Long Pond Road, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She had been a resident of Kimball Farms in Lenox since 1997. Born in New York City on May 13,...

Frank Pakiela Jr.

Frank R. Pakiela Jr., 77, of 147 Alfred Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on April 21, 1924, son of Franciszek and Martha Kacikowska Pakiela, he graduated...

Dr. Christopher Mamonas

Dr. Christopher Mamonas, 87, of Brewster, formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at the home of his caregiver in Hyannis, where he had resided since 1982. Born in Haverhill on June 4, 1914, son of...

David J. Ritcher, 16

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David John Ritcher, 16, of Mohawk Forest Boulevard died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in Corona,...

Cecile H. McKay

Cecile Helen McKay, 85, of 302 Eagle St. died Saturday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted March 20. Born in North Adams on Dec. 12, 1916, daughter of Emile and Philomene Labrie...

Ruth E. Arrighini

Ruth Ethel Arrighini, 80, of 144 Church St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center, where she was admitted March 18. Born in North Adams on Dec. 6, 1921, daughter of George and Jenny Bleau...