Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Marion F. Higham
ADAMS -- Marion F. Higham, 93, of 50 Dean St. died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Westminster on June 2, 1908, daughter of Frank R. and Alma Johnstone Murdock, she...Louis J. Cimini, 71
PITTSFIELD -- Louis Joseph Cimini, 71, of 35 South Virginia Ave., Atlantic City, N.J., formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at Atlantic City Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 12, 1930,...Lillian I. Adams, 95
NORTH ADAMS -- Lillian Ilene Adams, 95, of 105 Front St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 21, 1906, daughter of Joseph and Celia Fountaine Levesque, she attended...Gertrude Pidcoe, 75
LENOX -- Gertrude C. Pidcoe, 75, of 31 Howell Road, Picayune, Miss., formerly of Lenox, died Oct. 6 at home. Born in Westford on Jan. 24, 1926, daughter of Paul F. and Anna Louise Strandberg...Francis N. Pierce, 85
DALTON -- Francis N. "Red" Pierce, 85, of 228 Citron Way, North Fort Myers, Fla., a former Dalton resident of 35 years, died Oct. 7 at Cape Coral (Fla.) Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 26,...Dorothy K. Hine, 83
PITTSFIELD -- Dorothy K. Hine, 83, of Melbourne Place Assisted Living Community died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 4, 1918, daughter of Harry and...Dorothy E. Long, 81
OTIS -- Dorothy E. Long, 81, of 130 Ridge Ave. died Sunday at the Governor Center in Westfield. She was the mother of Shirley E. Lynn of East Otis. Born in Thurmont, Md., on June 11, 1920,...Charles Cunningham, 84
PITTSFIELD -- Charles T. Cunningham, 84, of 11 Renninger Road, Metuchen, N.J., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 22, 1917, son of Thomas and Maryellen...Peter J. Quaglietti, 91
PITTSFIELD -- Peter J. Quaglietti, 91, of 6105 SW 19th St., Miramar, Fla., formerly of Peck's Road, Pittsfield, died Sept. 6 at Memorial Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Born in Pescara, Italy, on...Mary P. Caden, 80
NORTH ADAMS -- Mary Patricia Caden, 80, of North Adams Commons, formerly of 406 East Main St., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 4, 1921, daughter of...Catherine Nault, 94
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Catherine Nault, 94, formerly of 899 South Main St., died Saturday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided since December 1999. Born in...Rue G. Staton, 52
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Rue G. Staton, 52, of Dresser Avenue died yesterday at home. Born in Darlington, S.C., on July 23, 1949, daughter of Ruby Dolford Ellerbee Hargraves Fuller and the late Wisdom...
John C. Gottardi, 64
READSBORO, Vt. — John C. "Jack" Gottardi, 64, of 57 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, formerly of Readsboro, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass. Born in...William E. Curtiss, 80
GREAT BARRINGTON -- William E. Curtiss, 80, of 43 Monument Valley Road died Friday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Mount Washington on Dec. 25, 1920, son of William...James M. Shanahan, 61
GREAT BARRINGTON -- James M. Shanahan, 61, of 265 North Plain Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Born in North Adams on July 5, 1940, son of James and Frances...Thomas Janeczek, 18, Mt. Greylock graduate
LANESBORO -- Thomas Andrew Janeczek, 18, of 48 Greylock Estates Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Aug. 31 in Hancock. Born in El Paso,...Anne M. Gachotte, 83
LENOX -- Anne M. Gachotte, 83, of Old Stockbridge Road died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Hoboken, N.J., on Jan. 28, 1918, daughter of Adolph and Amelia Trudenk Hoff, she attended schools...Odvar August Ness, 99
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Odvar August Ness, 99, of North Falmouth, a former resident of Williamstown, died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Oslo, Norway, on Sept. 17, 1902, son of Karl and...Walter R. Myers, 66
ADAMS -- Walter Richard Myers, 66, of Barrett House, 17 Pleasant St., died yesterday at home. Born in Pownal, Vt., on April 25, 1935, son of Charles H. and Myrtle Pratt Myers, he attended schools...Winifred Glidden, 75
DALTON -- Winifred Glidden, 75, of 293 High St. died Wednesday at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Hinsdale on Jan. 9, 1926, daughter of Lester and Harriet Caulkins Hopkins, she...Wesley C. Mitchell, 19
LEE -- Wesley Collins Mitchell, 19, of Manchester, Vt., died yesterday morning in an accident in Sewanee, Tenn. He was a grandson of Bernard and Ann Collins of Lee. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 9,...Richard J. Sawicki, 57
DALTON -- Richard John Sawicki, 57, of Springfield died yesterday morning at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. His wife of 32 years, the former Theresa E. Cachat, is a former resident of...
Ralph A. Sacco, 86
ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph A. Sacco, 86, of 7 Anthony St. died Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 1, 1915, son of Frank and Mary Masseri...Melvina J. Haddad, 96
NORTH ADAMS -- Melvina J. Haddad, 96, of North Holden Street died Wednesday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 3, 1905, daughter of George and Minnie Bakoczy...Leah Bordeau, 95
PITTSFIELD -- Leah Agnes Bordeau, 95, of 188 Brown St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Nov. 8, 1905, daughter of George and Grace Couture Pellerin, she attended French...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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