Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Mary C. Kearns
Mary C. Kearns, 81, a longtime resident of Sibley Street, died on Tuesday at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 22, 1924, daughter of Orestio and Isola Rocetai Ricciarini, she...Herbert William Spence Jr.
Herbert William Spence Jr., 73, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on June 11, 1932, in Melrose, son of Herbert and Hazel Friburg Spence, he grew up in Saugus where he graduated from...Eugene B. Scerbo
Eugene B. Scerbo, 86, of 460 Walker St. died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital where he was admitted earlier in the day. Born in North Adams on July 23, 1919, he was a son of...Sidney Mishcon
Sidney Mishcon, 88, of Long Boat Key, Fla., and Great Barrington died Wednesday at Fairview Hospital. Born July 5, 1917, in New York, son of Samuel and Anna Frey Mishcon, he graduated from Erasmus...Virginia Elizabeth Giroux
Virginia Elizabeth Giroux, 59, of 384 East Main St., died Tuesday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Adams on July 24, 1946, daughter of the late Harvey A. Giroux and...Joan Marie Kulesa Almori
Joan Marie Kulesa Almori, 66, of 1 Alcott Lane died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center from complications of recurrent breast cancer. Born in Pittsfield on March 21, 1939, daughter of Jennie...Leverne John "Butch" Taylor
Leverne John "Butch" Taylor, 75, of 1300 East St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on July 3, 1930, he was the son of Leverne H. and Agnes Luczynski Taylor. When he was...Mandell L. Smith
Mandell L. Smith, 67, of 90 Windigo Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Orange, Fla., on Feb. 1, 1939, son of MacDonald and Norma Hinds Smith, he attended Williamsburg schools...Virginia P. Moore
Virginia P. Moore, 87, of Cooper Town Road, Tyringham, died yesterday at Fairview Commons. Born in Housatonic on Nov. 10, 1918, the daughter of John and Louise Minor Post, she moved to Pittsfield...Bernice "Betty" Elizabeth Lawrence
Bernice "Betty" Elizabeth Lawrence, 86, formerly of 12 Pleasant St., died yesterday at Craneville Place, where she had been a resident since January. Born Feb. 15, 1920, in Pittsfield, the...Michael C. Kuzara
Michael C. Kuzara, 92, formerly of 147 Dalton Ave., died Monday afternoon at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. He resided at Kimball Farms, 235 Walker St., for the past two and a half...Ursula K. Krueger Godyn
Ursula K. Krueger Godyn, 84, of 44 Arnold Place, died Sunday evening at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted on Feb. 6. Born in Elmshorn, Germany, on Oct. 26, 1921, she was a daughter of...Carl J. Fenner Jr.
Carl J. Fenner Jr., 91, of East Otis and, more recently, of Devonshire Estates died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield on Nov. 12, 1914, son of Carl J. and Margaret...Joan J. Boutin
Joan J. Boutin, 75, formerly of Melbourne Place, died Monday afternoon at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. She had been a patient there since December. For the past 10 years, she resided in...Iris Bertha Bland
Iris Bertha Bland, infant daughter of Tasha A. Persip of 55 John St., died at birth on Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Besides her mother, she leaves her maternal grandparents, Earl...Lawrence G. "Pete" Vieau
Lawrence G. "Pete" Vieau, 61, of Chicopee died Sunday at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Agawam from heart and kidney disease. His sister, Nancy Devane, lives in Becket. Born in Tupper Lake,...Ruth M. Simon
Ruth M. Simon, 87, of 329 Pittsfield Road, Devonshire Estates, died Saturday at home. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1918, daughter of Aaron and Dora Siegel Moskowitz, she graduated from Evander...Christine M. Schutz
Christine M. Schutz, 79, of 57 Summer St. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cape Charles, Va., on Feb. 1, 1927, daughter of Joseph and Barbara Frank Etz, she attended schools...Antoinette Marie "Nini" Sacco
Antoinette Marie "Nini" Sacco, 92, formerly of St. Joseph's Court, Apartment D-8, 85 Eagle St., died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers, 1561 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown. Born in North Adams on...Genevieve "Jean" Koldys
Genevieve "Jean" Koldys, 87, of Pittsfield died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New Britain, Conn., on May 16, 1918, daughter of Alexander and Katherine Sondej Sierputowski, she...Pastor Milford H. Knights
Pastor Milford H. Knights, 80, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Thursday at home. An ordained minister, he was pastor of the Florida and Savoy Baptist churches, retiring in 1986. Born in North Adams...Nancy Warden
Nancy Warden, 72, of the Teresian House in Albany, N.Y., died there Thursday. She was a former resident of Lee. Born in Feeding Hills, she was the daughter of Honore and Frances Roberts...Grace Maffuccio
Grace Maffuccio, 81, of 579 East St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 16, 1924, daughter of Philip and Luigia Litano Polidoro, she was a 1942 graduate of...Robert Hall
Robert Hall, 99, of Balance Rock Road died Thursday of pneumonia at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Sentobia, Miss., on April 25, 1906, he was the son of the Rev. Wilson Allen Hall and Olympia...Bernice A. Squires
Bernice A. Squires, 67, of Abbott Street died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 13, 1938, daughter of Anna Fitch Croughwell and the late Arthur Croughwell, she...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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