Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Philip H. Smith
Philip H. Smith, 87, of 131 Appleton Ave. died Saturday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee, where he had resided for three months. Mr. Smith was employed in administration with the YMCA at various...Mary E. Janacek
Mary Elizabeth Janacek, 82, of Pittsfield Road died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Burgettstown, Pa., on Sept. 30, 1919, daughter of Michael and Katie Wassil Wasylo, she...Johanna A. New
Johanna A. New, 94, of 899 South Main St., Bostwick Gardens, died Saturday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home. Born in Norfolk, Conn., on April 16, 1907, daughter of Battista and Maria Zanzi...Christine Adrean
Christine Adrean, 89, formerly of 13 Second St., died Sunday at Berkshire Retirement Home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 17, 1911, daughter of Augustine and Regina Milani Adrean, she was a 1930...Bertha Lamon
Bertha Lamon, 89, of South Ocean Boulevard, Jensen Beach, Fla., and 85 Clarendon St., formerly of Summer Street, Lanesboro, died Saturday evening at home in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Dec....Harry E. Budz, 85
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Harry E. Budz, 85, of 123 Front St., Housatonic, died Wednesday at Laurel Lake Center for Rehabilitation in Lee. Born in Housatonic on July 2, 1916, son of George and Anna...Marilyn Rose Hayes
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Marilyn Rose Hayes, infant daughter of Nicholas and Amy Heath Hayes of Housatonic, died Tuesday morning at Fairview Hospital after complications at birth. Besides her parents,...Hilda G. Johnsen, 96
PITTSFIELD -- Hilda G. Johnsen, 96, formerly of Columbia Arms, died Tuesday. Born in Northampton on May 29, 1905, daughter of George F. and Andrea Thompson Paul, she attended Northampton schools....Hilda Kaminsky, 81
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Hilda Kaminsky, 81, of Mahaiwe Street died Tuesday. Born in Newark, N.J., on Dec. 28, 1919, daughter of Jacob and Ruby Diamond Hoffer, she graduated from Irving High School and...Hazel V. Dunham, 65
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Hazel V. Dunham, 65, of Silver Street died Tuesday. Born in Sharon, Conn., on April 25, 1936, daughter of Arthur and Gladys Surdam Ostrander, she attended schools in...Helen Culverwell, 84
DALTON -- Helen Catherine Culverwell, 84, formerly of 43 Crane Ave., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Dalton on Nov. 25, 1916, daughter of James and Gertrude Hughes Briggs, she...Henry Andrews Sr., 54
BECKET -- Henry J. Andrews Sr., 54, of Becket, a former selectman and assessor, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr. Andrews served as a selectman from 1980 to 1990 and from 1991 to 1998....Melissa R. Padilla, 24
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Melissa Rebecca Padilla, 24, of Denver, formerly of Park Street North, died Sunday in Commerce City, Colo. Born in Denver on Dec. 3, 1976, daughter of Daniel Padilla of Denver...Mildred O'Grady, 77
Mildred U. "Dollie" O'Grady, 77, of Barefoot Bay, Fla., died Sept. 26, 2001, at Sebastian River Medical Center, Roseland, after a prolonged illness. She was born Jan. 3, 1924, in North Adams and...Yvonne E. Hamel, 95
PITTSFIELD -- Yvonne E. Hamel, 95, formerly of Willimansett section of Chicopee, died yesterday at a nursing home in Chicopee. She was the mother of Robert G. Hamel of Pittsfield. Born in...Robert F. Lucia, 34
ADAMS -- Robert Francis Lucia, 34, of 22 Crandall St. died of cystic fibrosis Monday. Born in North Adams on Sept. 11, 1967, son of Donald and Dorothy Wooley Lucia of Adams, he attended Adams...Ralph Head Jr., 84
PITTSFIELD -- Ralph Dudley Head Jr., 84, of Weston, Conn., a native of Pittsfield, died Monday. Born in Pittsfield on June 7, 1917, son of Dr. Ralph Head and Margarett Cole Head, he was a 1936...Margaret Valentine, 55
PITTSFIELD -- Margaret Mary "Peggie" Valentine, 55, of Rose Manor Apartments, 193 Elberon Ave., died Monday. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1945, daughter of William and Margaret Ray Girard, she...Irene Nettleton, 96
BECKET -- Irene Nettleton, 96, of Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Becket and Lee, died Sept. 15. Born in Delaney, W.Va., on Nov. 20, 1904, she was the daughter of Ernest and Hannah Little McGranahan....Helen I. Stohlman, 96
ADAMS -- Helen Irene Stohlman, 96, of 128 East Hoosac St. died Monday. Born in Adams on Feb. 5, 1905, daughter of John G. and Villa A. Sandford Mogul, she attended Adams schools. She assisted...Dorothy Zall, 85
LENOX -- Dorothy Charles Zall, 85, of Lenox died Monday. Born in Boston on April 23, 1916, daughter of Abraham and Sarah Smith Charles, she attended Boston schools and graduated from Girls High...Barbara L. Davis, 72
BECKET -- Barbara L. Davis, 72, of Pleasant Street died Monday. Born in Sharon, Conn., on Jan. 28, 1929, daughter of George and Flavia Surdam Doty, she graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional...William E. Casper, 37
ADAMS -- William E. Casper, 37, of 2 South Willow St. died Sunday at home. Born in Gary, Ind., on Oct. 23, 1963, he was the son of Elizabeth Doe Casper Oparowski of Adams. He moved to Adams as a...Ralph L. Welch, 72
PITTSFIELD -- Ralph L. Welch, 72, of 52 Orchard St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Interlaken on Jan. 27, 1929, son of Robert Grace and Frances Welch, he attended schools in...Matthew Sprague, 37
PITTSFIELD -- Matthew J. Sprague, 37, of 81 Orchard St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 29, 1964, son of Edwin Sprague and Lois Riddell Sprague Dearstyne, both...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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