Obituaries

Kathleen "Cookie" Smith

Kathleen "Cookie" Smith, 78, of 37 Anita Drive died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 8, 1927, daughter of Alexander and Albina...

Maryjane Sarah Sherman

Maryjane Sarah Sherman, 85, of 54 Belair Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Berwick, Maine, on Aug. 19, 1920, daughter of Adelarde and Delphine Potvin Tremblay, she attended...

Charles W. Rutkowski

Charles W. Rutkowski, 88, of Granby, Conn., died Friday at St. Francis' Hospital in Hartford, Conn. His daughter, the late Christine Tierney, was a resident of Pittsfield. Born in Northampton...

Anna E. Berte

Anna E. Berte, 89, of 74 Perrine Ave. died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Cheshire on Sept. 17, 1916, daughter of John E. and Mary Ann Buckley Berte, she was a 1933...

Edker Austin

Edker Austin, 83, of 30 Prospect St. died Sunday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had been a patient for the past two months. Mr. Austin moved to Pittsfield from Chapel Hill, N.C., in...

Edward A. Shook

Edward A. Shook, 75, of Martinsburg, Blair Co., Pa., formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday morning, at the Village at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Oct....

James M. Cheney Sr.

James M. Cheney Sr., 47, of High Street, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. Born in Springfield on April 19, 1958, son of James E. Cheney and Barbara...

Shirley M. Hamilton

Shirley M. Hamilton, 78, of Hillcrest Commons, formerly of 107 Robbins Ave., died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New Haven, Conn., on March 28, 1928, daughter of Claudius and Edith...

Richard David Powers

Richard David Powers, 66, of 81 Maple St. died at home Monday night. Born in Pittsfield on March 25, 1940, son of Joseph R. and Dolores H. LaMudge Powers, he was a 1957 graduate of St. Joseph...

Brett Christopher Jackson

Brett Christopher Jackson, 43, of 3706 Farr Ave., Fairfax, Va., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fall Church, Va. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 22, 1962, son of Horace...

Ellen Erwin

Ellen Erwin, 89, of Summit Avenue, Albany, N.Y, died Wednesday at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. Born in Pittsfield on June 11, 1916, daughter of John and Frieda Mauersberger Gardner, she was a...

Milton A. Culver

Milton A. Culver, 86, formerly of 71 Highview Drive and Devonshire Estates, died Tuesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had been a resident since December 2005. Born in...

Bernice D. Pearce

Bernice D. Pearce, 91, formerly of Stearns Avenue, died Tuesday at Providence Care Center of Lenox. Born on Jan. 8, 1915, in Bennington, Vt., daughter of Raymond F. and Emma Roberts Russell, she...

Mary Jane Daly

Mary Jane Daly, 77, of 36 High St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 15, 1928, daughter of Archie and Jane Moran Herrick, she was a...

Richard Colburn Lantz

Richard Colburn Lantz, 84, of 25 Unkamet Drive died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Springfield on July 27, 1921, son of Arthur H. and Hazel Colburn Lantz, he graduated from...

Robert H. Benedict

Robert H. Benedict, 69, of 16 Cresant Lane died Sunday at Fletcher Allen Medical Center from injuries suffered in a car accident. Born in Pittsfield on January 28, 1937, son of Harold and Zella...

Dorothy A. Barrett

Dorothy A. Barrett, 68, of 87 Joseph Drive died Monday at her home. Born in Bronxville, N.Y., on July 22, 1937, daughter of the late William and Alfreta Burton Blackie, she attended East Chester...

William B. Lutz

William B. Lutz, 106, formerly of Epoch at Melbourne Place and 117 Jason St., died Sunday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. He owned the former Lutz Jewelry Store at 50 South St. from 1944...

Caroline A. Bregg

Caroline A. Bregg, 46, of 3 Morgan St., Norwood, N.Y., formerly of Pittsfield, died of cancer Friday afternoon at Canton-Potsdam Hospital in Potsdam, N.Y., where she had been a patient since March...

Irving Rosenbaum

Irving Rosenbaum, 85, of 147 Ann Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New York City on Dec. 15, 1920, son of Nathan and Tillie Rosenhoch Rosenbaum, he graduated from James...

Rose M. Rocca

Rose M. Rocca, 92, of 101 Gamwell Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Mountain Mills, Vt., on Jan. 1, 1914, daughter of Bruno and Michalena Matta Pisani, she moved to Pittsfield...

Laurence E. Fairfield

Laurence E. Fairfield, 89, of Kimball Farms, Lenox, formerly of Lenox Road, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Mr. Fairfield served on the Richmond School Facilities...

Pompi G. "Mr. D." DiNicola

Pompi G. "Mr. D." DiNicola, 52, of 16 Fairway Ave. died of natural causes yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 15, 1953, son of Clara Spelorzi DiNiola and the late...

J. Robert Rankin Jr.

J. Robert Rankin Jr., 79, of Villa Crest Healthcare Center in Manchester, N.H., died there Friday after a 19-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He was a former resident of Pittsfield. Born in...

Thomas F. "Murphy" Grace

Thomas F. "Murphy" Grace, 88, of 42 Fern St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 2, 1918, son of Richard H. and Eliza Jones Grace, he was a...