Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Lawrence Dupuis, 79
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lawrence Sawyer Dupuis, 79, of 73 Furnace St. died Thursday, July 4, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 25, 1922, son of Victor E. and Mary Brown Dupuis, he...Douglas R. Bond
Douglas Rice Bond, 73, of 8 Crandall St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 13, 1928, son of Nelson H. and Marion Alderman Bond, he attended school in Adams...Aldora Babeu
Aldora Babeu, 93, formerly of 354 Kemp Ave., died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since Aug. 22, 1997. Born in North Adams on Aug. 17, 1908, daughter of Hormidas and Ann...Albert Dambrauskas
Albert J. Dambrauskas Jr., 54, of 42 Southpoint Drive, Amherst, formerly of 311 Osceola Road, died Wednesday at home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on June 16, 1948, son of Albert J. Dambrauskas Sr....Effie Pechewlys
Effie Pechewlys, 86, formerly of Appleton Avenue, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Nashua, N.H., on Aug. 10, 1915, she attended Nashua schools. She had resided in Pittsfield since...Dorothy M. Potter
Dorothy M. Potter, 51, of 80 Bay State Road died Monday at home after a brief illness. Born in Stewartstown, N.H., daughter of Richard Smith and Warnetta L. Potter, she attended schools there and...William O'Brien Jr.
William H. O'Brien Jr., 84, of 375 Marble St. died Saturday at Holyoke Soldiers' Home, where he had lived for two years. He had served on the Board of Selectmen, the Housing Authority and the Board...Victor Malloy Jr.
Victor R. "Mugsy" Malloy Jr., 82, of Bradford Drive, West Springfield, a native of Adams, died Saturday at East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Adams on Jan. 15, 1920, son of Victor...
Mildred Sprowson, 82
ADAMS, Mass. - Mildred H. Sprowson, 82, of 27 Overlook Terrace died Monday morning, July 1, 2002, at home. Born in Adams on Feb. 12, 1920, daughter of William A. and Dora Noel Johnson, she...Michael J. Cullen
Michael J. Cullen, 61, of Clearwater, Fla., a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Mease Hospital in Dunedin, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on June 6, 1941, son of Donald F. Cullen Sr. and Katherine...Martha Fortier
Martha Fortier, 89, of 33 Pleasant St. died Saturday evening at North Adams Commons Health Care Center. Born in Adams on Dec. 27, 1912, daughter of John and Julia Plue Scott, she attended Adams...Floyd J. Morse
Floyd J. Morse, 85, of 34 Burr Drive died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. He served on the Board of Appeals and on the Conservation Commission. Born in Burlington, Vt., on April 12, 1917,...Florence L. Voss
Florence L. Voss, 83, of 170 Appleton Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Shoreham, Vt., on Oct. 26, 1918, daughter of Henry R. and Emma L. Mohrmann Voss, she graduated from high...Evelyn Craig
Evelyn Craig, 87, of Boston died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Center, where she had resided for 10 years. Born in Groton, Conn., on July 14, 1914, daughter of Thomas and Anne Tomlinson, she...Wilfred F. Amlaw
Wilfred Francis Amlaw, 76, of 84 Cheshire Road died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center, where he was admitted Friday. Born in North Adams on May 4, 1926, son of Frank and Wilma Raymond...Ralph Tirrell Sr.
Ralph E. Tirrell Sr., 88, of 21 Harold Ave., Westfield, formerly of Windsor, died yesterday at home. He was the brother of Donald Tirrell of East Windsor. Born in Cummington on Jan. 12, 1914, son...Norman Oppermann
Norman V. Oppermann Jr., 83, of 44 Huron St. died Saturday afternoon at home. Born in Gladstone, N.J., on May 30, 1919, son of Norman V. and Mable Mettzler Oppermann, he moved to Stockbridge as a...Julius H. Naventi
ulius H. "Mickey" Naventi, 81, of 59 Salisbury Court, formerly of Chapel Street in East Lee, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. He moved to Pittsfield in 1995. Born in Lee on May 20, 1921,...William Haines
William E. Haines, 65, of 51 Noblehurst Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in West Stockbridge on March 5, 1937, son of Emery and Rose Hains Haines, he was a 1955 graduate of...Julia Stott Reber
Julia Stott Reber, 91, of 548 Elm St., Northampton, formerly of Tyringham, died Tuesday at Sunbridge of Northampton. Born in Philadelphia on Sept. 24, 1910, daughter of Joseph and Julia Fender...Isabelle Peterson
Isabelle Harriet Peterson, 92, formerly a resident of Hopper Road and Rye, N.Y., died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Williamstown on April 23, 1910, daughter of Clayton and Alice...Irving Axelrod
Irving Axelrod, 79, of 106 Lake Buel Road, a winter resident of West Palm Beach, Fla., died Tuesday at Fairview Hospital after being stricken a short time earlier at home. Born in Luboml, Poland,...Elizabeth Derivan
Elizabeth M. Derivan, 88, of No. 8 Pine Hill, Kimball Farms, died Tuesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 8, 1914, daughter of William J. and Catherine Conry...Warren Vincent
Warren Ashley Vincent, 79, of 83 East St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 13, 1922, son of J. Alexander and Emma Louise Ashley Vincent, he was a 1940...Linda Wheeler
Linda Christine Andersen Wheeler, 40, of 150 Old State Road, Berkshire, died Sunday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born in Oak Park, Ill., on Aug. 18, 1961, daughter of Doris G....iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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