Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Eugene M. Russell
Eugene M. Russell, 91, of 36 Lucia Drive died Monday at home. Born in Oswego, Pa., on Oct. 30, 1910, son of Richard J. and Dottie Crittenden Russell, he had resided in Pittsfield most of his life...Emilia G. Boino
Emilia G. Boino, 94, of 20 Silver St. died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Yvonne DeSanty of 10 Adams St., North Adams. Born in Arcozelo, Portugal, on March 10, 1907, daughter of Joaquim...Donald D. DeFino
Donald D. DeFino, 66, of 78 Northumberland Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 3, 1936, son of Nicholas and Olive Dufraine DeFino, he was a 1955 graduate of...Wallace Johnson
Wallace M. Johnson, 90, of Baver Drive died Sunday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided for 10 weeks. Born in Woodstock, Ill., on Oct. 24, 1911, son of Alfred E. and Flora Longanecker...Mildred Bourquard
Mildred Laurin Bourquard, 84, of 12 Reed St., Goffstown, N.H., formerly of 27 Adams St. in Pittsfield, died Sunday at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 28,...Michael Gallenberger
Michael J. Gallenberger Sr., 90, of Devon Road died Sunday at home. Born in Kewaunee, Wis., on Sept. 29, 1911, son of Joseph and Pauline Feich Gallenberger, he was a graduate of Menominee High...Marion F. Wright
Marion F. Wright, 87, of 169 Valentine Road, formerly of 245 Cheshire Road, died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in West Lebanon, N.H., on April 14, 1914, daughter of George B....John S. Yelen
John S. "Lefty" Yelen, 85, formerly of Bostwick Gardens, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a short illness. Born in Housatonic on May 24, 1916, son of Joseph and...Joan C. Cheevers
Joan C. Cheevers, 69, of 301 Birch Bluff Drive, Westfield, formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Western Massachusetts Hospital in Westfield. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 9, 1932, daughter of the...James A. Carr
James A. Carr, 77, of Sandisfield died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Portland, Maine, on July 10, 1924, son of Norman and Mildred Parrot Carr, he attended Bethel (Vt.)...Clarence White Jr.
Clarence Wellman White Jr., 65, of Gainesville, Fla., formerly of Lee, died Jan. 25 at home. Born in Westfield on Oct. 8, 1936, son of Clarence Wellman White Sr. and Alice Elizabeth Bartlett...
Dominick Vecellio, 48
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dominick Anthony Vecellio, 48, of 51 Hathaway St. died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on Nov. 10, 1953, son of Rita Fulginiti Vecellio of North...Robert McAvoy
Robert W. McAvoy, 59, of Sunrise Village died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following an auto accident in which his vehicle hit a tree on Old Dalton Road in Hinsdale. He...Beatrice Thibert
Beatrice Thibert, 93, of 475 Union St. died yesterday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since December. Born in Clarksburg on Nov. 5, 1908, daughter of Fabian and Caroline Castanguay...Sidney D. Ross
Sidney David Ross, 84, of 30 Colonial Ave., former director of research for Sprague Electric Co., died Thursday at home. Born in Lynn on Jan. 31, 1918, son of Sam and Dora Pross Ross, he graduated...
Marion Sorel, 82
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Marion Sorel, 82, of Spring Park, 45 Spring St., died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at home. Born in North Adams on April 6, 1919, daughter of Henry Sorel and Marie LaBonte...Janet Sugden
Janet Sugden, 68, of Lynchburg, Va., died Wednesday at Lynchburg General Hospital after a five-year battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on June 17, 1933, she was the daughter of Dean W. and...Edward J. Zoltek
Edward J. "Sharkey" Zoltek, 81, of 12 Hoosac St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Wednesday. Born in Adams on May 18, 1920, son of John and Sophie...Wanda J. Peters
Wanda J. Peters, 84, of New Port Richey, Fla., a former resident of Housatonic, died Jan. 22 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Hospital in New Port Richey. Born in Holyoke on April 16, 1917, daughter of...Ronald S. Bayles
Ronald S. Bayles, 65, of East Longmeadow died Jan. 21 at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. He was the father of Lawrence E. Bayles of Stockbridge. Born in Oklahoma City on Dec. 7, 1936,...Roman Kaczmarczyk
Roman Kaczmarczyk, 78, of 912 Cold Spring Road died Sunday at home. Born in Szklanow, Poland, on July 10, 1923, son of Jozef and Wiktoria Kosmaia Kaczmarczyk, he attended schools there and resided...
Emma Balardini, 80
ADAMS, Mass. — Emma Rosetta Balardini, 80, of 19 Apremont St. died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at home. Born in Adams on May 13, 1921, daughter of John and Madeline Nicolini Morelli, she...Bertha Havey
Bertha Havey, 79, of 35 Pleasant St. died Tuesday at North Adams Commons Health Care Center. Born in Berlin, N.Y., on Feb. 8, 1922, daughter of Allan and Orcelia Horton Southard, she attended...
Anthony J. Valotta, 77
CLARKSBURG, Mass. - Anthony Joseph Valotta, 77, of 346 Crossroads died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Williamstown Commons, where he was admitted Jan. 18. He was involved in the operations of North...Louise P. Daniels
Louise P. Daniels, 81, of 45 North St. died Monday at the home of her son, Stephen Daniels of 32 Monument Valley Road. Born in Shoreman, N.Y., on Jan. 23, 1921, she moved to Great Barrington as a...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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