Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Mary Laurentia Blake
Mary Laurentia Blake, 89, a resident of Pittsfield for 56 years and more recently of Devonshire Estates, Lenox, died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on May 18, 1915,...Rose A. Austin
Rose A. Austin, 93, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Troy, N.Y., on March 12, 1911, daughter of Anthony and Marianna Sizock...John Joseph Heidenry
John Joseph Heidenry, 96, of Sugar Hill, 45 Main St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He had resided at Sugar Hill for two years. Before that, he had been a 93-year...Evelyn M. Epps
Evelyn M. Epps, 67, of 331 Bradley St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 24, 1937, daughter of George and Agnes Aldrich Crane, she was educated in...Dorothy M. Ellis
Dorothy M. Ellis, 75, of 398 East State St. Extension, Gloversville, N.Y., died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Lynn Skowron of 14 Stoddard Ave., where she had resided for six months....Melvin Davenport "Doc" Crosier
Melvin Davenport "Doc" Crosier, 90, of 74 Mohawk Trail died Sunday at North Adams Commons. He was a former member of the Finance Committee and served on the Building and School Building...Anostocios Kiriakedes
Anostocios Kiriakedes, 79, who was also known as Andy Kydes, of 574 Polikoff Road, Ashley Falls, died Thursday at Bay Pine Veterans Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. He owned and operated...Earl S. Hedding
Earl S. Hedding, 77, of Water Street, North Bennington, Vt., father of Wayne Hedding of Pittsfield, died Friday at Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., after a battle with Alzheimer's disease....Ellen Hamilton
Ellen Hamilton, 81, of 277 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 6, 1923, daughter of Lawrence E. and Catherine Walsh Morrissey, she...Linda T. Gates
Linda T. Gates, 56, of 30 Depot St. died Saturday morning at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a short illness. Born in Kingston, N.Y., on Nov. 3, 1948, daughter of Paul and Jean...Gladys V. Dziok
Gladys V. Dziok, 77, of 56 Summer St. died Friday afternoon at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Oct. 8, 1927, daughter of Walter and Agnes Kupiec Zamora, she attended St....James DeWitt Duprey Sr.
James DeWitt Duprey Sr., 84, of 60 Maple St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Harriman, Tenn., on Jan. 10, 1921, son of Louis and Minnie May Morgan Duprey, he moved to Middlefield and then...Fay L. Casella
Fay L. Casella, 74, of 21 Hawthorne Ave. died Friday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She was co-owner of Parkside Restaurant. Born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1930, daughter of Frederick...Jeanne L. Brown
Jeanne L. Brown, 88, of Pine Hill at Kimball Farms died Saturday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had been a patient for two weeks. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Oct. 31, 1916,...Gladys Josephine Trzcinski
Gladys Josephine Trzcinski, 85, of 45 Highland St., West Hartford, Conn., a native of Adams, died Friday morning at Hughes Health and Rehabilitation Center in West Hartford after a brief illness....Therese Loretta Barrett Lewis
Therese Loretta Barrett Lewis, 64, of 50 Mowhawk Forest Blvd., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 15, 1940, daughter of Wilfred J. and Rose D. Bachand...Irene M. Peeples
Irene M. Peeples, 83, of 329 Pittsfield Road, Devonshire Estates, formerly of 396 Maple St., Hinsdale, died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Bel Air, Md., on Dec. 24,...Cynthia Mulder
Cynthia Mulder, 65, of 86 Buxton Hill Road died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. Born in Canandaigua, N.Y, on Nov. 1, 1939, daughter of Dr. Carl Benton Smith and Helen Laidlaw Smith, she was a...Flora R. "Nani" Jones
Flora R. "Nani" Jones, 89, died Tuesday at Williamstown Commons. She had formerly resided on Walnut Street. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Dec. 10, 1915, daughter of Charles H. Jeffers Jr. and...Adelaide DeAlmeida
Adelaide DeAlmeida, 90, of 224 Fourth St. died Wednesday at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Lee, following a short illness. She had resided there since October 2004. Born...Ruby C. Cassidy
Ruby C. Cassidy, 92, of The Curtis, 6 Main St., died Wednesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for the past year. Born in Canada on Nov. 5, 1912, daughter of George and Nellie...James Marshall Brighenti
James Marshall Brighenti, 70, of 320 McKinley Road, Portsmouth, N.H., died Wednesday at Portsmouth Regional Hospital after a brief period of failing health. Born in Lee on Nov. 13, 1934, son of...Sonny Ethel Nunes
Sonny Ethel Nunes, 61, of 8 Rand St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Feb. 11. Born in Adams on July 29, 1943, daughter of Henry J. and Anna...Lois Miller
Lois Miller, 61, of North Main Road died Tuesday evening at Fairview Hospital after a long illness. Born on Long Island, N.Y., on Aug. 15, 1943, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Franklin Concannon,...Angelo W. Lombardi
Angelo W. Lombardi, 87, of 1285 East Washington Road died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 26, 1917, son of Antonino and Maria Felicia Carnevale Lombardi, he was a 1936...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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