Obituaries

Ronald L. Ross

Ronald Louis Ross, 67, of 215 Mohawk Forest Boulevard, formerly of 108 Church St., died yesterday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, where he was admitted July 2. Born in North Adams on May 25,...

Mary Agnes Gaffey

Mary Agnes Gaffey, 95, formerly of Ashland Street Apartments, died yesterday morning at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since Sept. 24, 1993. Born in Manchester, N.H., on April 20,...

Mildred McCarty

Mildred Waite McCarty of Kimball Farms, who was associated with Girls Incorporated of Pittsfield in various capacities for more than 65 years, died yesterday after a series of illnesses. She was...

Frank H. Matheke

Frank H. Matheke, 90, of 1561 Cold Spring Road died yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Health Care Center. Born in Newark, N.J., on July 5, 1911, son of John B. and Julia Scaub Matheke, he attended...

Carl R. Heflin

Carl R. Heflin, 68, of 40 William Parkway died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after suffering a heart attack at home. Born in Texarkana, Texas, on July 22, 1933, son of Alfred...

Ray J. Cuevas Sr.

Ray J. Cuevas Sr., 74, of Theresa Terrace died yesterday morning at home. Born in Laurel, Miss., on Feb. 19, 1927, son of Louis and Elizabeth Murray Cuevas, he attended schools there, including...

Ramona Weeks

Ramona Phipps Weeks, 54, of Pilot Mountain, N.C., died Wednesday at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., of cancer. She was the daughter-in-law of Arthur Weeks of Peru. Born in Lannett,...

Paul E. Williams

Paul E. Williams, 61, of 33 Howe Road died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons of cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 29, 1939, son of Francis S. and Emily Breault Williams, he attended local...

Mary E. McGovern

Mary E. McGovern, 84, of 30 Westwood Road died Thursday afternoon at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 15, 1917, daughter of Joseph and Catherine Moynihan Sheerin, she was a...

John Lizak

John Lizak, 77, of 16 Dalton Ave. died Wednesday morning at home. Born in East Hartford, Conn., on July 21, 1924, son of George and Frances Skoczylas Lizak, he attended Springfield schools and...

Florence Eisenberg

Florence Eisenberg, 86, of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., formerly of Lee, died Tuesday at Phelps Hospital in Tarrytown, N.Y. Born in Tyringham on March 21, 1915, daughter of Barnett and Hannah Danzig...

William D. Emery

William D. Emery, 72, of 8 Cherokee Drive died yesterday morning at home. Born in North Adams on May 2, 1929, son of Richard and Winifred McHugo Emery, he attended North Adams schools, including...

Theodore Kordana

Theodore Kordana, 77, of 26 Anthony St. died Tuesday afternoon at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Windsor on April 20, 1924, son of Anthony and Mary Devanski Kordana, he moved to Adams as a...

Alice E. Dewkett

Alice E. "Effie" Dewkett, 81, of South Main Street died yesterday at home. Born in Stephentown, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 1919, daughter of Donald and Alice Goold Sleighter, she attended schools there and...

Richard W. Mauke

Richard W. Mauke, 81, of Union Point Road, Webster, a former resident of Stockbridge, died Friday in Hubbard Regional Hospital in Webster after an illness. Born in Dudley on June 5, 1920, son of...

Margaret Wilson

Margaret E. Wilson, 75, of 304 OId Spring Hill Lane, Fuquay-Varina, N.C., formerly of 39 Wahconah Heights, Pittsfield, died Monday at Western Wake Medical Center in Cary, N.C. She moved to North...

Lydia Decker

Lydia Decker, 82, of 25 B West Street died Sunday at home. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 6, 1919, daughter of Byron and Lydia Kinne Decker, she spent most of her childhood in Housatonic, and...

Joseph J. Barbini

Joseph J. Barbini, 83, of 10 Mountain View Terrace died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after suffering an apparent heart attack at home. Born in Lee on March 14, 1918, son of Agostino...

John Cummings

John W. Cummings, 88, formerly of 370 West St., died yesterday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 2, 1913, son of John and Emily Walsh Cummings, he attended local...

Jeannine P. Rioux

Jeannine P. Rioux, 42, of 205 Green River Road died Monday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Great Barrington. Born in Springfield on May 23, 1959, daughter of Norbert and...

Frances Lerner

Frances Lerner, 73, of 32 Dodge Ave. died Saturday at Kimball Farms in Lenox after a long battle with cancer. Born in Paterson, N.J., on Nov. 13, 1927, daughter of Louis and Sadie Taback Leblang,...

Evelyn Stucklen

Evelyn M. Stucklen, 80, formerly of Hinsdale, died Friday at home in North Eastham after a long battle with cancer. From 1947 to 1981, she resided in Hinsdale and North Eastham, moving to North...

Delina T. Biagini

Delina T. Biagini, 80, of 70 Main St. died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 26, 1920, daughter of Pietro and Orsola Meglino Barosso, she attended schools in...

Charles Schaefer

Charles J. Schaefer, 73, of 6 East Alford St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 30, 1928, son of Jacob and Catherine Zawasky Schaefer, he attended schools...

Bernadette Marcil

Bernadette M. Marcil, 76, of 5 Hayer St. died yesterday morning at Prospect Nursing Home in North Bennington, Vt., after a lengthy illness. She had resided there for three years. Born in Adams on...