Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Frank Mantella
Frank Mantella, 73, of 664 Elm St. died Tuesday at the Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 13, 1933, son of George and Velia Pazzelli Mantella, he graduated from Pittsfield High...Veronica Clair White
Veronica Clair White, 68, of 81 Hawthorne St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Somerset on Nov. 11, 1937, daughter of Manuel and Lena Costa Ferreira, she attended Somerset High...Timothy Jack Baron
Timothy Jack Baron, 55, of 25 West St. died Saturday at home. He was born in Pittsfield on July 12, 1951, son of the late Thaddeus and Thelma Hosmer Baron, and at age 21 entered into the BCARC...William H. Reddy Sr.
William H. Reddy Sr., 85, retired deputy fire chief of Pittsfield, of 19 Walden Lane, former longtime resident of 309 Wahconah St., died on early Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born...Elaine McDonald
Elaine McDonald, 75, of Paxton died Saturday, Oct. 7, at home. She was the mother of Sue McDonald Budz of Williamstown. Born in Floral Park, N.Y., on Nov. 25, 1930, daughter of Everett and...Frank Mantella
Frank Mantella, 73, of 664 Elm St. died Tuesday at the Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 13, 1933, son of George and Velia Pazzelli Mantella, he graduated from Pittsfield High...James Francis Leonard
James Francis Leonard, 65, of 132 Velma Ave. died Sunday morning at his home. Born in Whitinsville on Aug. 22, 1941, son of Ernest J. and Margaret Cahill Leonard, he was a 1959 graduate of...Elizabeth Theresa Gilmartin-Persson
Elizabeth Theresa Gilmartin-Persson, 87, formerly of Emerson Avenue died Saturday, Oct. 6, at Briarwood Nursing Home in Atlanta, where she had resided for the past six years. Born in Somerville...
Raymond L. Cutler Jr., 84
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Raymond Lewis Cutler Jr., 84, of 26 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 10, 1922, son of Raymond...Catherine E. Cornellier
Catherine E. Cornellier, 88, of 620 Laurel St., formerly of Sturgis Avenue, died Sunday at the Laurel Lake Center in Lee, where she has resided for the past three years. Born in Ilion, N.Y. on...Louis Thomas Brown
Louis Thomas Brown, 56, of 879 Wade Inn Road died Thursday at home after a short illness. Before moving to Becket in November 2005, he had resided in Granby for 16 years. Born in Hampton,...Elizabeth Marie Pagano
Elizabeth Marie Pagano, 86, of Melbourne Place, 140 Melbourne Road, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on Sept. 2, 1920, daughter of Alfred and Angiolina Biondo...Eleanor M. Burbank
Eleanor M. Burbank, 87, of 7319 Old Sage Drive, Bayonet Point, Fla., a native of Pittsfield, died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on Feb. 22, 1919, daughter of Herbert J. and Ella...Mary Louise Vadala
Mary Louise Vadala, 81, of 327 South St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 2, 1925, daughter of Philip and Louise Wilson Delano, she attended Pittsfield High...Janett Gertrude Sinopoli
Janett Gertrude Sinopoli, 66, of 125 Bailey Road died Saturday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 23, 1940, daughter of Carl A. Zurrin Sr. and Edith Stevens Zurrin, she...
Francis H. Peasley, 91
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Francis H. Peasley, 91, of Van Deusenville Road, Housatonic, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, at Fairview Hospital. Born in Falls Village, Conn., on Nov. 26, 1914, son...Theresa Julie Navroski
Theresa Julie Navroski, 80, of 12 Hall Place died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Nazareth, Pa., on May 26, 1926, daughter of George and Helen Unger, she attended schools there....Veronica Jane Kus
Veronica Jane Kus, 86, of 7 Fryc Lane died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 3, 1920, daughter of John and Anna Flaga Fryc, she attended local schools. Mrs. Kus was employed by General...John B. "Jack" Higgins Jr.
John B. "Jack" Higgins Jr., 47, of Bud House, 185 Marble St., died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia on April 8, 1959, son of John Sr. and Mary Abbott Higgins, he...Mary Ilene Wright
Mary Ilene Wright, 92, died Monday at Berkshire Place, where she had resided since 2000. She had lived in Bristol, Vt., from 1929 to 1998. Born on Oct. 28, 1913, in Bristol, Vt., daughter of...Marguerite Alicia Sinclitico
Marguerite Alicia Sinclitico, 91, of 48 East Ave. died Wednesday in the emergency room at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was taken after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North...Rita L. Zoito
Rita L. Zoito, 79, of 33 Forrest St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in Williamstown on Nov. 29, 1926, daughter of Albert R. and Bertha Burgess Raymond, she attended schools in...Edith May Woodbridge
Edith May Woodbridge, 98, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. She most recently resided at EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, where she was the oldest resident....Gertrude Malvina Serre
Gertrude Malvina Serre, 99, formerly of 28 Sperry Ave. died yesterday at Sweetbrook Transitional Care and Living Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 2, 1907, daughter of...Randel H. Middlebrook
Randel H. Middlebrook, 85, of 66 Judith Drive died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since August. Born in Pittsfield on May 6, 1921, son of Randel O. and Irene Gunn Middlebrook,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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