Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Martin Paul Freitag
Martin Paul Freitag, 72, of 596 Wells Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on Feb. 5, 1934, son of Paul and Katherine Drescher...Floyd W. Curtiss Sr.
Floyd W. Curtiss Sr., 85, of State Road died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Egremont on July 16, 1920, son of John and Lena Funk Curtiss, he attended the two-room...David A. Peirce Sr.
David A. Peirce Sr., 74, of 96 Depot St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Worcester on Jan. 4, 1932, son of Roger and Eleanor Gerrior Peirce, he attended schools in Worcester...Sonia Drawec
Sonia Drawec, 92, of 52 Columbia St. died early Wednesday morning at the Sweetbrook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Oed, Neb., on Sept. 22, 1913, daughter of the late Stanley and Sudwina...Floyd W. Curtiss Sr.
Floyd W. Curtiss Sr., 85, of State Road died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Egremont on July 16, 1920, son of John and Lena Funk Curtiss, he attended the two-room...Gerald P. Casey
Gerald P. Casey, 90, of 71 Oak St. Extension died Thursday morning at home. Born in Worcester on Oct. 20, 1915, son of the late John J. and Catherine Broderick Casey, he attended schools there and...Martin Littman
Martin Littman, 84, of Needham, died March 16 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Needham campus. He was the father of Ellen Whitmer of Pittsfield. Born in New York City on July 9, 1921, son of...Grace P. Horth
Grace P. Horth, 79, of 1113 South St. died Tuesday evening at her home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 30, 1926, daughter of Frank M. and Mildred E. Newbery Potts, she was educated in Pittsfield...Edward H. Gromatski
Edward H. Gromatski, 90, formerly of 34 Thomas Road, died Monday at LifePath-Hospice in Temple Terrace, Fla. Born in South Deerfield on April 11, 1915, son of Adam and Josephine Ciborowski...Ruth O'Neil Cramer
Ruth O'Neil Cramer, 74, a resident of 255 High Street Hill, since 1997, died March 16 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pawcatuck, Conn., on July 18, 1931, daughter of Joseph J....Agnes M. "Ginger" Spence
Agnes M. "Ginger" Spence, 63, of 19 Draper Ave. died Monday at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn. Born in Pittsfield, April 13, 1942, the daughter of Charles E. and Agnes Hanrath Kennedy, she...Tancred E. Jacob
Tancred E. Jacob, 78, of 900 North Hoosac Road died Tuesday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 25, 1927, a son of the late Tancred A. Jacob and Elizabeth Roche...Leonora McCormick Downey
Leonora McCormick Downey, 91, died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Great Barrington, she had lived in Pittsfield most of her life before moving to West Springfield in January. She...Alvin Louis Brassard
Alvin Louis Brassard, 77, of 94 Chestnut St. died Tuesday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Mooers Forks, N.Y., on Jan., 3, 1929, he was a son of the late Fred Brassard and Marceline Monette...Belle K. Silverstein
Belle K. Silverstein, 106, of 1000 North St., Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, died there Monday. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Feb. 13, 1900, daughter of Abraham and Bessie Cohen Kessell, she...Mary Kirby
Mary Kirby, 85, of 182 Ashuelot St. died Saturday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1921, daughter of William C. and Grace Mahanna Kirby, she was a 1940...
Cecelia E. Kelly, 96
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Cecelia Elizabeth Kelly, 96, of Houston died Saturday, March 11, 2006, at home. She was the mother of Katherine Anne Kelly Montgomery of North Adams. Born in San...Audrey B. Goewey Folland
Audrey B. Goewey Folland, 75, of South Main Street died Sunday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she had resided for the past few weeks. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., on...Audrey B. Goewey Folland
Audrey B. Goewey Folland, 75, of South Main Street died Sunday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she had resided for the past few weeks. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., on...Ruth M. Lewis
Ruth M. Lewis, 88, of 7 Park Terrace died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 28, 1917, daughter of Bert A. and Nettie Greb Gaylord, she was a 1935 graduate of Pittsfield High School. She...Donald S. Evans
Donald S. Evans, 88, of 24 Silver St. died Tuesday at home after a long illness. Born in Great Barrington, son of D. Wooster and Kathleen Smith Evans, he was raised by his stepmother, Mildred...Herbert T. Crunden Jr.
Herbert T. Crunden Jr., 61, of 294 Foley Hill Road died Friday at home after a long illness. Born in Connecticut on Oct. 31, 1944, son of the late Herbert T. Crunden Sr. and Alta Madra Crunden, he...
Aidan M. Crane, 14
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Aidan Martin Crane, 14, of 32 Lindley Terrace died Saturday, March 19, 2006, at home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 18, 1991, son of Sam Crane and his wife, Maureen...Edna May Theoret
Edna May Theoret, 84, of 112 East Acres Road died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 26, 1921, daughter of James and Mary Ellen Evans Barraclough, she was a 1939 graduate of Pittsfield...Charles E. Blanchette
Charles E. Blanchette, 91, of 164 Prokop Ave., Ludlow, formerly of Adams, died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on April 30, 1914, son of Hilaire and Eugenie LaBelle Blanchette, he graduated from...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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