Obituaries

James A. "Digger" Dougherty

James A. "Digger" Dougherty, 68, of 10 Clifford St. died Monday afternoon at home after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 22, 1937, son of Francis and Hazel Bryant Dougherty, he...

Lucille Roberts Jordan

Lucille Roberts Jordan, 76, of Pittsfield died Saturday evening at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on June 3, 1928, daughter of Euclid and Nellie Forrister Roberts, she was a graduate of...

Lorraine M. Holzman

Lorraine M. Holzman, 88, of Round Hill Road died Sunday morning at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 20, 1916, daughter of Theodore and Maude Leerhsen Bumstead, she graduated from John Adams...

Dorothy L. Helliwell

Dorothy L. Helliwell, 70, of 7 Crane Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 23, 1934, daughter of William P. and Lillian Blowe Burns, she was a 1951...

Mary A. Gwozdz

Mary A. Gwozdz, 57, of Pittsfield and Lenox, died Saturday morning at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield shortly after being admitted. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 4, 1947, daughter of Merrill...

Thomas Gerald Leveille

Thomas Gerald Leveille, 79, a resident of Bennington, Vt., for 18 years, and a former resident of Cheshire, Conn., for 30 years, died Thursday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in...

Mae Ruth Gerner-DiPietro

Mae Ruth Gerner-DiPietro, 81, a longtime resident of Bushnell, Fla., and of Pitman and Glassboro, N.J., for many years, died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided...

Beverly J. Carlson

Beverly J. Carlson, 61, of 1097 North St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long battle with cancer. Born Oct. 9, 1943, in Spencer, daughter of George T. Nelson and Dorothy...

Phyllis Antonangeli

Phyllis Antonangeli, 70, of 279 Elm St., died Thursday evening at her home. Born in Pittsfield, Oct. 28, 1934, daughter of Wilson and Martha Patience Sagendorph, she was a graduate of Pittsfield...

Frank C. "Butch" Plona

Frank C. "Butch" Plona, 65, of 320 Maple St., died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on April 20, 1939, son of Sally Dawson Plona of Great Barrington and the late...

Emily Ida Bassett, 93

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Emily Ida Bassett, 93, of Holy Family Terrace, 611 State Road, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at Williamstown Commons following a short illness. Born in North Adams on...

Louise G. Murray

Louise G. Murray, 74, of 419 Bay Oaks Drive, Pensacola, Fla., died Thursday at home. Born in Brockton, daughter of Ernest and Clarissa Poole, she was a graduate of Mary Burnham School in Amherst...

Salvatore Mirante, 84

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Salvatore "Sammy" Mirante, 84, of 20 Williams St. died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at North Adams Commons, where he had resided since September 2004. Born in North Adams on Oct. 4,...

Thelma A. Martin

Thelma A. Martin, 80, of 322 North St. died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Feb. 9. Born in North Adams on March 29, 1924, daughter of Truman and Margaret Busby...

Anthony Gulotta

Anthony Gulotta, 87, of 29 Frederick Lane died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in New York City on Nov. 7, 1917, son of Francesco and Margherita Sargent Gulotta, he...

Shirley B. Schutzmann

Shirley B. Schutzmann, 87, of 487 Old Stockbridge Road died Tuesday at home after a long illness. Born in Detroit on Nov. 25, 1917, daughter of Benjamin and Celia Berlin, she graduated from Ball...

Mary Rouhier

Mary Rouhier, 96, formerly of Chestnut Ridge, Housatonic, died yesterday at Fairview Commons. Born in Housatonic on July 19, 1908, daughter of Dennis and Melanie Ley Rollinger, she graduated in...

Reginald H. Race

Reginald H. Race, 76, of 89 Alford Road died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Egremont on May 16, 1928, son of Clarence S. and Jeanette Snow Race, he attended schools there and the...

Alfred H. Neveu, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Alfred H. Neveu, 80, of 129 Glen Ave. died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken at home. Born in Adams on Nov. 18, 1924, son of...

Elaine Catherine Murach

Elaine Catherine Murach, 61, of 11 Winter St. died Tuesday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack at home. Born in Adams on March 1, 1943, daughter of...

Mary Louise Crews

Mary Louise Crews, 98, of 54 Kemp Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on June 20, 1906, daughter of John and Agnes Black Smith Crews, she graduated from Drury High School. She...

James "Beaver" Bednarski III

James "Beaver" Bednarski III, 55, of Hill Road, Interlaken, died yesterday morning at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born in Greenfield on Dec. 23,...

Gloria V. Beals

Gloria V. Beals, 72, of 546 Union St., Village East, Apt. 11A, died yesterday at home. Born in Keene, N.H., on Feb. 2, 1933, daughter of Kenneth P. and Cirena LaDue Upton, she attended schools in...

Margaret M. "Honey" Gaudette

Margaret M. "Honey" Gaudette, 72, of 239 South St. died Wednesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. She had lived on South Street since 1973. Born in Pittsfield, Jan. 31, 1933, daughter...

Steven Leonard Cahoon Sr

Steven Leonard Cahoon Sr., 46, of 850 Oberdorf Road, Readsboro, Vt., died Monday at his home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 4, 1958, son of Barbara May Lewitt Cahoon, currently of Clarksburg, and...