Obituaries

Kathleen Ann Carpinello

Kathleen Ann Carpinello, 54, of 146 Charlene St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in North Adams on June 1, 1949, daughter of Rita Daigneault McLear of Adams and the late James W. McLear, she...

Neils C. Kristensen Sr

Neils C. Kristensen Sr., 79, of 20 Umbagog Road died Friday morning at home. He was the founder of Lansen Mold Co. Born in Lanesboro on June 6, 1924, son of Rasmus and Irene King Kristensen,...

Rhetta E. Spaniol Houghtaling

Rhetta E. Spaniol Houghtaling, 73, of 68 Perrine Ave. died Friday at home. Born in Wilmington, Del., on Aug. 12, 1930, daughter of Cliffton and Hazel Dean Pleasanton, she moved to Pittsfield in...

Kathleen Mary Amos

Kathleen Mary Amos, 56, of Anderson Road, Newport, N.H., died of cancer Friday at home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on April 4, 1947, daughter...

Thomas J. Schnopp

Thomas J. Schnopp, 58, of 487 Guinea Road, Charlotte, Vt., formerly of Hinsdale, died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 1, 1944, son of the late Harry and Evelyn Dupont Schnopp, he was...

Hope E. Kearney

Hope E. Kearney, 48, of 1100 Mohawk Trail died Thursday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 27, 1955, daughter of Patrick and Joan Kinney Kearney, she graduated from Lenox Memorial High...

Margaret A. "Peggy" Galliher

Margaret A. "Peggy" Galliher, 86, of 98 Curtis Ave. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Dalton on Sept. 2, 1917, daughter of Bart J. Poopor Sr. and Anna W. Dowling Poopor, she was...

Arthur Orville Blessing Jr

Arthur Orville Blessing Jr., 59, of 292 Connecticut Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center of cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1943, son of Arthur O. Blessing Sr. and Theodora...

Jean Shirley Wheeler

Jean Shirley Wheeler, 76, of 915 East St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Springfield on Sept. 8, 1927, daughter of Laura Patric Sicotte, she attended schools in Springfield, Newark,...

Irene M. Boulerice, 87

ADAMS, Mass. - Irene Mary Boulerice, 87, of 1 Pinnacle Lane died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, at Williamstown Commons, where she was admitted Tuesday. Born in North Adams on March 9, 1916, daughter...

Nathan Auguste “Nate” Wieland-Bolio

Nathan Auguste “Nate” Wieland-Bolio, 20, of Cummings Avenue died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 6, 1983, son of Craig R. Bolio and Diane Wieland Bolio Baumann, both of...

Spiros Koudas

Spiros Koudas, 67, of 27 Lyric St. died Tuesday afternoon at home. Born in Corfu, Greece, on Sept. 14, 1936, son of Nicholas and Catarina Koudas, he was a graduate of schools there. He also...

Margaret M. Boyer

Margaret M. Boyer, 84, died yesterday morning at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since June. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 12, 1919, daughter of Edmond and Mary Guiltinan Bouchane,...

Jean Esther Seney

Jean Esther Seney, 48, of 17 Pleasant St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Commons after a long illness. Born in Adams on Nov. 19, 1954, daughter of Theresa Carignan Brandon of Adams...

Helen J. “Honey” Roberts

Helen J. “Honey” Roberts, 76, of 125 Mountain Drive died yesterday at home. Born on Oct. 22, 1926, in Lee, daughter of Frederick and Lottie Brock Jahn, she was educated in Lee schools...

Viola J. Knappe DeSebastiano

Viola J. Knappe DeSebastiano, 86, formerly of Southwick, died Monday at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Agawam. She also had lived in Pittsfield from 1938 until 1977. Born on Jan. 23, 1917, in...

Kaye Tanigawa

Kaye Tanigawa, 74, of 37 Nancy Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Morrill, Neb., on Feb. 22, 1929, daughter of Roy S. and Tomo Kitsunai Hosaka, she was a graduate of Mitchell...

Charles Thomas “Chuck” Pankosky

Charles Thomas “Chuck” Pankosky, 69, of 303 Shore Ponds Road and 183 Connecticut Ave., Greenwich, Conn., died Sunday at his home in Greenwich. Born in Greenwich on Feb. 24, 1934, son...

Edna Ovitt Mansir

Edna Ovitt Mansir, 91, of Lumbert Cross Road, Southfield, died Sunday at Geer Nursing Home in North Canaan, Conn., where she had resided for several weeks. Born at home in New Marlboro on March...

Carolyn Claffie

Carolyn Claffie, 75, of 75 Weathervane Way, Brewster, formerly of Dalton, died Saturday at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 12, 1927, daughter of Wallace and Mabel Roberts...

Benjamin N. Bowers

Benjamin N. Bowers, 105, of 26 Rubin Drive, Salisbury Estates, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided at Hillcrest Commons for several years. Born in Waucoma, Iowa, on April...

Ariel Laurent Allison

Ariel Laurent Allison, 13, of 228 Francis Ave. died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle and bicycle accident earlier in the day. Born in...

Peter T. Murphy

Peter T. Murphy, 49, of 44 Anita Drive died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 14, 1954, son of Leonard J. and Ethel C. Ahlen Murphy, he was a lifelong resident of Pittsfield and a 1972...

Charles James Copeland

Charles James Copeland, 55, of 8 Castagnaro Way, Blackstone, a native of North Adams, died yesterday at Milford Hospital in Milford. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1947, son of James and Lena...

Joseph A. Baldasarre

Joseph A. Baldasarre, 73, former longtime resident and barber in West Stockbridge, died at his home at 15 Frances Plaza, Pittsfield, on Wednesday. He had lived in Pittsfield since 1990. Born...