Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Patricia McHugh
Patricia C. McHugh, 67, of 100 Inverness Place, Syracuse, N.Y., a native of Pittsfield, died Monday at James Square Nursing Home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 14, 1934, daughter of Cora Harder...Lois Courtney
Lois Courtney, 71, of North Hoosac Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of former Berkshire County Sheriff John D. Courtney. Born in...Gerald T. Ronan
Gerald Timothy Ronan, 80, of 65 Hathaway St. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Aug. 30, 1921, son of Michael and Catherine Murphy Ronan, he attended North...F. Richard Drennan
F. Richard Drennan, 80, of 59 Holmes Road died Monday evening in Hartford, Conn., following an auto accident. Born in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16, 1922, son of Richard Patrick and Margaret G....Cecelia D. Dondi
Cecelia D. Dondi, 102, of Buena Park, Calif., formerly of Pittsfield, died April 14 at home. Born June 1, 1899, in Curigula, Italy, daughter of Constantine and Rosa Rossi Dellea, she attended...Carolyn 'Carrie' Bak
Carolyn "Carrie" Bak, 90, formerly of 287 Dewey Ave., died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Ludlow on Feb. 24, 1912, daughter of Louis and Aniela Obozut Neils, she attended Immaculate...Ashley Chaffee Sr.
Ashley G. Chaffee Sr., 47, of Blandford Road, East Otis, died Tuesday morning at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a long illness. Born in London, England, on April 25, 1954, son of...Wilfred Lee West
Wilfred Lee "Jed" West, 58, of Summerville, S.C., formerly of Pittsfield, died March 31 at Medical University of South Carolina after a long illness. Born in Summerville on Sept. 6, 1943, son of...Stanley Wintemberg
Stanley Wintemberg, 89, of 24 Dean St. died Sunday at North Adams Commons, where he had resided since last year. He had previously resided in Hinsdale and in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on May...Mitchell Shapiro
Mitchell Leonard Shapiro, 47, of Bisbee, Ariz., formerly of Housatonic and Great Barrington, died April 8 at home of natural causes. Born in Danbury, Conn., on June 20, 1954, son of Hilda Banks...Mary Ann Bulsa
Mary Ann Bulsa, 70, of 3 Cutler Road, Hudson, N.H., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 19, 1931, daughter of...Kathleen Graffagnino-Sawyer
Kathleen A. Graffagnino-Sawyer, 43, of Buena Vista St., Unionville, Conn., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn., after losing a two-year battle with...Joshua A. Mead
Joshua Adam Mead, 27, of 930 East Colfax, Denver, formerly of 8 Meadow Lane, died Friday after a long illness. Born in Westfield on June 23, 1974, son of Laurie Walker Martin Mead and the late...Isabel R. O'Hearn
Isabel R. O'Hearn, 93, formerly of 38 Wahconah Heights, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 15, 1908, daughter of Neil and Henriette Zwingelstein Newton, she spent her...Helen M. Koenig
Helen M. Koenig, 77, of Rose Manor Apartments, 195 Elberon Ave., died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on March 2, 1925, daughter of Arthur and Hazel...Frank M. Pupo
Frank M. Pupo, 86, of 66 Circular Ave., former councilor at large, three-term Ward 6 councilor, School Committee chairman and member of the Pittsfield Housing Authority, died Saturday at Hillcrest...Blanche Schofield
Blanche M. Schofield, 87, of 7 Hathaway St. died Saturday evening at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on April 2, 1915, daughter of Charles and Marie Louise Rauthier Clerc, she attended Adams...Patrick F. Tobin
Patrick Frank Tobin, 76, of 568 South Main St., Centerville, a native of Adams, died of a heart attack Saturday at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Margaret T. and John Curtin, at 99 Grove...Mary P. Cardozo
Mary P. Cardozo, 85, of 2000 Knoxville Drive, Bedford, Texas, a former resident of Pittsfield, died Friday at home. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, on Dec. 15, 1916, daughter of John and Lucinda...
Irene C. Leavens, 81
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Irene Carolyn Leavens, 81, of Hall Street died Sunday morning, April 21, 2002, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on July 2, 1920, daughter of Donald H. Meekin...William F. Ellis
William F. Ellis, 70, of Bradford, Vt., formerly of Pittsfield, died April 3 at Brookside Nursing Home in Bradford after a long illness. Born Sept. 5, 1931, in Peabody, son of Delma W. and Eunice...Grace Hatt
Grace Hatt, 89, of 151 Sleepy Hollow Drive died Wednesday at home. Born in Edmeston, N.Y., on May 3, 1912, daughter of Bert A. and Leta Cummings VanVant, she was a graduate of Sidney (N.Y.) High...Emma Wert
Emma Wert, 90, died Wednesday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee, where she had resided since February 2000. She was the mother of the Rev. Arthur Kaufman of Sheffield. Born in Roslyn, N.Y., on July 13,...Patricia Verchot
Patricia Frances Verchot, 77, formerly of Rose Manor, died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Newark, N.J., on Jan 11, 1925, daughter of Patrick Doyle and Martha Doyle Mulvihill, she...Loretta Marchetti
Loretta Marchetti, 86, of 200 Benedict Road died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had been admitted March 3, 2000. Born in Pico, Province of Frosinone, Italy, on Dec. 28, 1915,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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