Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Colleen M. Peterson Smead
Colleen M. Peterson Smead, 75, of 193 Elberon Ave., died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since January 2006. Born in New York state on May 5, 1930, daughter of Claude and...Paul C. Froio
Paul C. Froio, 91, of 93 Lucia Drive died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 21, 1915, son of Antonio and Rose Dastoli Froio, he attended local schools and graduated...George R. Baumann
George R. Baumann, 83, of North Street died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 2, 1923, son of George M. and Louise Meyers Baumann, he attended school in...Lola A. Gordon-Palma
Lola A. Gordon-Palma, 78, of 79 Doreen St., died Friday evening at home after a long illness. Born on Dec. 19, 1927, in Swifton, Ark., daughter of Rufus and Mary Hatfield Jones, she attended...Jennie J. Gilardi
Jennie J. Gilardi, 86, formerly of 61 Elberon Ave. died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since January. Born in Hinsdale, Aug. 11, 1919, a daughter of Ignatius and Maria...Frank Edward Deminoff
Frank Edward Deminoff, 83, of 41 James St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1922, son of the late Walter and Anna Kosowan Deminoff, he attended local schools...Sally Joan Mayhew
Sally Joan Mayhew, 74, of State College, Pa., died Wednesday at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, in State College, Pa. Born in Pittsfield on April 26, 1931, to the late Wilford and Mary L. Ryder...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...Amelia Walsh Paris
Amelia Walsh Paris, 91, of 87 Highland Ave. died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons Health Care Facility, where she had resided for nine months. Born in Lee on June 23, 1914, daughter of Amedeo and...Allan E. Kelly
Allan E. Kelly, 75, of 32 Broadway St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 22, 1930, son of George T. Kelly Sr. and Daisy Wixon Kelly, he was a 1948 graduate of...John Asklipious
John Asklipious, 71, of Buel Street died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Flushing, N.Y., on July 25, 1934, son of Alice Fassios Asklipious and the late Otto Asklipious, he moved to...Mary Emelia Whitman
Mary Emelia Whitman, 86, formerly of 57 Cromwell Ave. died Wednesday morning at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since October 2005. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 16, 1919, daughter of...Eldora Jean Ramsay
Eldora Jean Ramsay, 76, formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Northampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a resident for 50 years. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 16, 1930,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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