Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Josephine Talarico
Josephine Talarico, 94, a native of Pittsfield, died April 30 at the Santa Teresita Nursing Home in Duarte, Calif., where she had resided for 10 years. Born in Pittsfield on July 21, 1906,...Francis X. O'Neil
Francis X. O'Neil, 77, of 61 1/2 Orchard St. died Monday evening at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 2, 1923, son of Thomas F. and Jennie Burns O'Neil, he attended local schools, including St....Flora A. Ellsworth
Flora A. Ellsworth, 71, of Bancroft Road died Monday at home. Born in Saugus on March 9, 1930, daughter of Venice Madru Rock of Becket and the late Henry Rock Sr., she had resided in Becket for 52...Walter J. Wick
Walter Joseph Wick, 83, of 363 Columbus Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1917, son of George and Alma Obert Wick, he attended local schools. Mr. Wick...Raymond Biagini
Raymond J. Biagini, 86, of 70 Main St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Cheshire on Jan. 8, 1915, son of Ralph and Adella Graziani Biagini, he attended local schools. Mr....Kathryn Niarchos
Kathryn Sares Niarchos, 82, formerly of Brainard Road, Enfield, Conn., and Pittsfield, died Friday at Parkway Pavilion Healthcare Facility in Enfield. She and her husband, James A. "Steve" Niarchos,...James M. Zorbo
James Michael Zorbo, 55, of Battle Creek, Mich., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 2, 1945, he was the son of Anthony and Eunice Scalzi Zorbo. He graduated...Elbert D. Drumm
Elbert D. "Sonny" Drumm, 65, of 78 Lake Shore Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after suffering a heart attack at home. Born in Lee on April 15, 1936, son of Ethel Sour Drumm and the...Anna A. Donald
Anna A. Donald, 98, formerly of 15 Pomeroy Ave., died Saturday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for four years. Born in Newburgh, N.Y., on Dec. 8, 1902, daughter of...Helen Mary (Sands) Waterhouse
Helen Mary (Sands) Waterhouse, 95, of One Berkshire Place, Adams, died Friday morning in North Adams Regional Hospital. She had been admitted to the hospital April 26th after suffering a fracture...Adele T. Weed
Adele T. Weed, 93, formerly of 46 Broadway, died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Lenox on July 10, 1907, daughter of Eugene and Mary Monnot Tamagne, she was a 1925...Cathy St. John Reid
Cathy I. St. John Reid, 50, formerly of 10 Union St., died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for the past two years. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 28, 1950, daughter of the late...Florence R. Cummings
Florence Rose Cummings, 83, of 227 Franklin St., Franklin Street Apartments, died yesterday at Willowood Health Care Center in North Adams. Born in North Adams on Dec. 27, 1917, daughter of Arthur...Francis P. Reddington
Francis P. Reddington, 82, a native of Pittsfield, died Sunday at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 23, 1918, son of Frank and Delia Mahoney Reddington, he...Frank P. Lavallee
Frank Peter Lavallee, 40, of Apple Gates Apartments, Bennington, Vt., and Monroe, Mass., died Monday as a result of an automobile accident in Readsboro, Vt. Mr. Lavallee was a former employee of...Harold E. Pinney
Harold E. Pinney, 79, of 392 Summit Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bosworth, Mo., on Aug. 15, 1921, son of Horace and Iva Polson Pinney, he was a graduate of Bosworth High...James Lockwood
James W. Lockwood, 91, of 16 Barth St. died yesterday at Willowood Health Care Center of North Adams following a short illness. Born in Malden on March 9, 1910, son of Charles and Sarah Ann Oldham...Joseph Fournier
Joseph Prosper Fournier, 89, of Providence Care Center died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born Sept. 6, 1911, in Lacolle, Quebec, son of Victor and Marie Anne Giroux...Margaret M. Haley
Margaret M. "Marge" Haley, 78, of 182 Ashuelot St. died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Schuylerville, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 1922, daughter of William and Anna Cantwell Haley,...Shameal M. Fulton
Shameal Marquis Fulton, 21, of 34 Hull Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Ga., on Dec. 25, 1979, son of Daniel P. Greene and Jacqueline Y. Ross, he attended...William J. Seaton
William John Seaton, 81, of Kitchen Brook Trailer Park died yesterday at Willowood Health Care Center of North Adams. Born in Roxbury on June 24, 1919, son of William N. and Caroline M. Roberts...Irene E. Learned Barbour
Irene E. Learned Barbour, 86, a former long time resident of Greenwich, CT, died Tuesday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, MA. She was born in Port Chester, N.Y., daughter of the late Elmer...Raymond Librizzi
Raymond J. Librizzi of Circular Avenue, journalist, artist, world traveler, hobo, labor organizer and political candidate, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. He was 93. Mr. Librizzi, who...Amber L. Ritcher, 66
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Amber L. Ritcher, 66, of Dorena, Ore., formerly of North Adams, died April 20, 2001, at Coast Fork Nursing Home in Cottage Grove, Ore. Born in Montpelier, Vt., on Aug. 13,...Blanche Zwiercan
Blanche Olive Zwiercan, 97, formerly of 43 Montgomery Ave., died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Adams on Feb. 6, 1904, daughter of Joseph and Josephine Dugal Dionne,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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