Obituaries

Joseph J. Testa

Joseph Julius Testa, 81, of 75 Curtis Terrace died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had been a resident at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility for three weeks. Born in Pittsfield on Nov....

Jane Konopka

Jane Isabel "Jean" Konopka, 70, of 26 Pinehill Terrace died Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where she was admitted five weeks ago. Born in North Adams on April 2, 1931, daughter...

Geraldine Francis

Geraldine S. Francis, 83, of 1561 Cold Spring Road, formerly of 71 Pine St., Pittsfield, died Monday at Sweetbrook Care Center, where she had resided for two years. Born in Boston on Dec. 22,...

Hildreth A. Bourn

Hildreth A. Bourn, 86, of Englewood, Fla., a former resident of Lee, died March 26 at home. Born in Malden on Oct. 7, 1914, daughter of Fred and Dora Gilman Aiken, she grew up in Lee and attended...

Gladys Barnes-Pretto

Gladys Theresa Barnes-Pretto, 81, of 46 Ventura Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 4, 1919, daughter of Noah E. and Anna Petell Erbin, she attended local schools. A...

Dorothy DuPont

Dorothy W. DuPont, 74, of Laurel Avenue died Monday at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 26, 1926, daughter of Thomas and Esther Naomi Agnes Toburn Walsh, she attended schools there and, in...

Bridget Landers

Bridget Landers, 91, formerly of 379 East St., Providence Court Apartments, died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for three years. Born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland,...

Rita E. Charron

Rita Elizabeth Charron, 84, of 150 Ashland Park Apartments died Sunday at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 2, 1916, daughter of Nelson D. and Georgianna...

Hiram A. Young

Hiram A. Young, 66, of Congress, Ariz., a former resident of Dalton, died Thursday at Wickenburg (Ariz.) Regional Hospital. Born in Middleburg, N.Y., on June 2, 1934, son of Herb and Marguerite...

Helen Miner

Helen "Lena" Miner, 89, of 1031 Main St., Housatonic, died Sunday at Fairview Commons. Born in Housatonic on June 25, 1911, daughter of Louis and Erminia Tassinari Ferioli, she attended Housatonic...

David F. Cassidy

David F. Cassidy, 77, of Stephentown died Saturday at Albany & Stratton Veterans' Hospital in Albany. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on May 29, 1923, son of Harry A. Cassidy Jr. and Clara Brown...

Andrew S. Gonska

Andrew S. Gonska, 91, of 299 Lenox Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Housatonic on July 30, 1909, son of Jacob and Frances Piontek Gonska, he attended schools there. Mr....

Alvah J. Rawling

Alvah J. "Peanut" Rawling, 86, of Woodstock, Ga., died Friday at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga. Born in Pittsfield on July 28, 1914, son of Tracey and Alice O'Brien Rawling, he attended...

Donald F. Nelligan

Donald F. Nelligan, 80, of 218 Allengate Ave. died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Northampton on March 29, 1921, son of William J. and Grace Smith Nelligan, he came to...

Paul T. “Butch” Upright

Paul T. “Butch” Upright, 64, of 388 Park Street, Housatonic section of Great Barrington, died Friday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington February 22, 1937 he was the son of...

Richard J. “Ripper” Olszewski

Richard J. “Ripper” Olszewski, 66, formerly of 3 Hart Street, Housatonic section of Great Barrington, died Saturday at Great Barrington Rehab & Nursing Center after a long illness. Born...

Robert Grunow

Robert William Grunow, 64, of 230 Shore Road died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 14, 1936, son of the late Otto and Jessie M. Smith Grunow, he was a graduate...

Martha Eichinger

Martha Eichinger, 79, of 85 Eagle St., formerly of Main Road, Stamford, Vt., died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Skien in Telemark, Norway, on June 7, 1921, daughter of Jorgen J....

John W. Bergen

John William Bergen, 91, of 2425 Ashdale Drive, Austin, Texas, a former resident of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at Christopher House Hospice in Austin. Born in Patterson, N.J., on March 29, 1910,...

Helen E. Dean

Helen E. Dean, 76, formerly of Curtis Manor, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Haverhill on Sept. 14, 1924, daughter of William L. and Elizabeth Cahill Phair, she was a...

Barbara Boeglin

Barbara Ruth "Bobbi" Boeglin, 59, of Budd House, 185 Marble St. died Thursday morning at home. Born in Newark, N.J., on April 15, 1942, daughter of Mary Barones Boeglin and the late Julius J....

Ann F. Hoffman

Ann F. Hoffman, 73, of 35 Delancy Ave. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 1, 1927, daughter of L. Hobart and F. Ethel Martin Merritt, she was a 1944 graduate of...

Josephine Campedelli, 85

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Josephine "Pep" Campedelli, 85, of 115 Phelps Ave., died Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at her home. Death followed a brief illness. Born in Piani di Albanesi, Italy, on...

Ralph E. Strange, 65

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Emerson Strange, 65, of 119 Sullivan St. died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 14, 1935, son of Florina...

Louis F. Decker

Louis Francis Decker, 65, of Atlantic Beach, Fla., formerly of Lenox, died Sunday at Baptist Medical Center-Beaches in Jacksonville, Fla. Born in Lenox on Sept. 15, 1935, son of Frank and Helen...