Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Hilda Adele Cohen
Hilda Adele Cohen, 88, of 41 Crickett Road, Brockton, a former longtime Pittsfield resident, died Saturday at Brockton Hospital. She had moved to the Brockton home of her daughter, Fran P. Cohen,...Ruth Ellen Burton
Ruth Ellen Burton, 88, of 207 Lake Shore Drive, died Friday at home following a long illness. Born in New Bremen, N.Y., on March 12, 1919, daughter of William and Florence Jones Brown, she...Clare Nash Brown
Clare Nash Brown, 84, of 57 Quincy St., died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 11, 1923, daughter of Stuart N. and Mabel Goury Schouler, she attended local...Andrew Scott Wyand
Andrew Scott Wyand, 53, of 53 Westminster St. died Friday following a long illness at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided for the past two weeks. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 4, 1954, son...Charlotte Mae McCann
Charlotte Mae McCann, 73, of 58 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Oct. 29, 1933, daughter of Benjamin and Pauline Summerlin Griffin, she attended...Anna M. Cravish
Anna M. Cravish, 77, of Columbia Arms, 65 Columbus Ave., died Friday at the home of her son, Peter Cravish of 196 Newall St. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 3, 1930, daughter of Albert and Theresa...Robert C. Rocca
Robert C. Rocca, 82, of 31 Pacific St. died Saturday at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on July 13, 1925, son of Michael and Angelina Galiano Rocca, he was educated in local...Doris Traub
Doris Traub, 70, of Silver Street, died Wednesday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Great Barrington, on Sept. 26, 1937, daughter of Howard and Geralyn Spring Rhoades, she attended...William Joseph "Noby" Spaniol
William Joseph "Noby" Spaniol, 86, of 106 Madison Ave., died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 10, 1921, son of Frank and Catheryn Heffron Spaniol, he was a 1937 graduate of Pittsfield...Gladys I. Jackson
Gladys I. Jackson, 94, formerly of 75 Swamp Road, died Wednesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had been a resident since April 2005. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 9, 1912,...James M. Gibbons
James M. Gibbons, 46, of East Norriton, Pa., formerly of Cheshire and Auburn, died Monday at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. He left the area in 1998. Born in Webster on July 23,...Alice L. Gagne
Alice L. Gagne, 88, of 14 South Pine St., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Stowe, Vt., on June 27, 1919, she was a 1937 graduate of St. Michael's High School in...Celia Fishman
Celia Fishman, 81, of 12 Andover St., died Tuesday at home of pancreatic cancer. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 25, 1926, daughter of Joel and Mary Wisotsky Mintz, she graduated from Thomas...Carolyn DeSantis
Carolyn DeSantis, 64, of 320 Pittsfield Road, Providence Care, died on Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. She previously resided at Providence Court. Born in...Frances J. Stevenson
Frances J. Stevenson, 88, of 63 Third St. died Friday at home. Born in Garnet, S.C., on Oct. 23, 1918, daughter of Joseph and Menetha Washington Jenkins, she was educated in South Carolina schools...John D. Kickery
John D. Kickery, 55, of 5 Daniels Ave. Extension died of natural causes Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 5, 1952, son of Catherine Shaw Kickery and the late Murdick...Shirley Jean Hiser
Shirley Jean Hiser, 85, of 54 Chestnut St., formerly of 75 Emerald Lane, Williamstown, died yesterday at home. Born in Mechanicville, N.Y., on Aug. 26, 1922, daughter of Ralph and Mabel Byrne...Marilou B. Flint
Marilou B. Flint, 82, of 176 Old Stockbridge Road died Saturday at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Born in Baltimore on July 20, 1925, daughter of Thompson and Gladys Matthews...Sally B. Deutsch
Sally B. Deutsch, 88, of 17 High St. died yesterday at Great Barrington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She lived in Southington, Conn., from 1944 until moving to Housatonic in 2006. Born...Mary Elizabeth Betit
Mary Elizabeth Betit, 84, of 492 Crane Ave. and 549 Essex Road, Daytona Beach, Fla., died Sunday at her home in Florida. Born in Great Barrington on Nov. 22, 1922, daughter of James F. and Anna...
Barbara Sylvester, 69
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Barbara Sylvester, 69, of 106 Water St. died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Dec. 23, 1937, daughter of...Jason P. Robichaud
Jason P. Robichaud, 20, of 185 Glassworks Road died Sunday at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 26, 1986, son of Gerald and Linda Finizola...Dorothy A. Maurus
Dorothy A. Maurus, 88, of 11 Stonefield Trail, South Windsor, Conn., died Friday at home. She lived in Housatonic for more than 52 years before moving to South Windsor seven years ago. Born in...Eleanor G. Lewis
Eleanor G. Lewis, 88, of 217 Harryel St. died Sunday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided since January 2003. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 24, 1918, daughter of Clark M. and...Mary Evelyn Forbes
Mary Evelyn Forbes, 80, of Berkshire Place, 89 South St., died there Friday. Born in Dorchester on Oct. 3, 1926, daughter of C. Leighton and Vera Vickers Forbes, she was a 1943 graduate of Milton...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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