Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
A. Frederick Peck, 85
PITTSFIELD - A. Frederick Peck, 85, of June Street, Worcester, formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, at Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 9,...The Rev. Daniel John O'Hear Jr.
LANESBOROUGH - The Rev. Daniel John O'Hear Jr., 71, of 17 Juleann Drive, North American Martyrs' rectory, died Friday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was the former longtime pastor...Michael J. LaVersa Sr.
North Adams - Michael J. LaVersa Sr., 86, of 85 Eagle St. died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Geneva, N.Y., on Jan. 1, 1922, son of Francesco and Rachaele Iaccopino...
Ann B. Durrell, 80
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Ann Brown Durrell, 80, of Fox Crossing Road, Bridgton, Maine, mother of Constance Sheehy of Williamstown, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at home. Born in Ossining, N.Y., on...Robert M. Degere, 83
ADAMS - Robert M. Degere, 83, of 28 Grove St. died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Adams on March 4, 1924, son of Fred and Yvonne Johnson Degere, he...Raymond Milton Cooper
Pittsfield - Raymond Milton Cooper, 85, of 255 Lebanon Ave. died Saturday at Springside Long Term Care Facility of Pittsfield after a 50-year battle with multiple sclerosis. Born in Stockbridge on...
John F. Whalen Sr., 80
GREAT BARRINGTON - John F. "Hink" Whalen Sr., 80, of Egremont Road died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hartford, Conn., on June 9, 1927, the son of...Elinor Mary Reardon
North Adams - Elinor Mary Reardon, 79, of 183 Phelps Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on March 11, 1928, daughter of Lloyd F. and Isabel Huguenard Keating, she was a graduate of...Alfred Herman Kleiner
Adams - Alfred Herman Kleiner, 92, of 105 Friend St. died yesterday at home. Born in Adams on Dec. 1, 1915, son of Henry and Henrietta Wolfrum Kleiner, he attended local schools. An Army...Stefanie Ann Levesque
Cheshire - Stefanie Ann Levesque, 40, of 85 Fisher Hill Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in LaCrosse, Wis., on April 28, 1967, daughter of LaVern and Janet...Donald MacDonald III
Pittsfield - Donald MacDonald III, 75, of 25 Taylor St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. He was a former Pittsfield deputy fire chief. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 13, 1932, son of...
Mary B. Grillone, 84
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mary B. Grillone, 84, of 48 Apache Drive died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 26, 1923, daughter of Anthony and Lena Scavo Lopreta, she attended...Francis Michael Cahill Sr.
Pittsfield - Francis Michael Cahill Sr., 91, of 3 Hopewell Drive died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 14, 1916, son of Michael H. and Catherine Casey Cahill, he was...Elizabeth D. Robinton, 97
LENOX - Elizabeth Dorothy Robinton, 97, professor emeritus of microbiology at Smith College and one of the first residents of Kimball Farms retirement community, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at its...Ella F. Nary
North Adams - Ella F. Nary, 94, of 125 Phelps Ave., died Wednesday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Nov. 20, 1913, daughter of Joseph and Exilia Bergeron St....Trudy Sofie Lorance
Lee - Trudy Sofie Lorance, 64, of 120 Orchard Street, died of cancer Wednesday at home. Born in Annapolis, Md., on Feb. 23, 1943, daughter of Sverre H. and Louise Kotleski Grinde, she grew up in...Rocco Carmen LaRosa
Lanesborough - Rocco Carmen LaRosa, 51, of 4 Diane Court, died Wednesday at home after a two year battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield, Sept. 9, 1956, son of the late Francisco and Florette...Joyce Marie Galloway
Pittsfield - Joyce Marie Galloway, 70, of 304 West Housatonic St., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 17, 1937, she was the daughter of Harold C. and Minnie...Elizabeth E. Furlong
Dalton - Elizabeth E. Furlong, 88, of 38 East Deming St., and formerly of the town of Washington, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Becket on March 21, 1919, daughter of Richard A....Norman W. Auger
Lanesborough - Norman W. Auger, 82, of 1448 SE 15th St., Cape Coral, Fla., a former longtime resident of 10 Monica Drive, died Tuesday at Kindred Hospital in Central Tampa, Fla. Born in Spencer on...Edward Moore Zeller
Cheshire - Edward Moore Zeller, 89, of 675 Stafford Hill Road, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on Dec. 6, 1918, son of Boltis and Rose Connolly Zeller, he moved with...Susan M. Shweizer Holt
Lenox - Susan M. Shweizer Holt, 59, of 15th St., Lubbock, Texas, a former resident of Lenox, died Jan. 3 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock. At one time, she owned and operated Salerno's...Michael Jay Dewkett
Canaan, CT. - Michael Jay Dewkett, 30, of Railroad Street, formerly of Great Barrington, died Jan. 3 at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 15, 1977, son of Kathleen McGuire and her husband, the late...Bernice Barbara Steele
Dalton - Bernice Barbara Steele, 76, of 141 East St. died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Pittsfield on May 12, 1931, daughter of Raymond E. and Irene...Priscilla K. Shields
Pittsfield - Priscilla K. Shields, 86, of Berkshire Place, South Street, formerly of Stockbridge, died Monday at home. Born in Williamstown, on Oct. 11, 1921, daughter of Alvah and Mary Steele...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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