Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
William Boraski
Attorney William Boraski, 75, of 105 Partridge Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 12, 1929, son of Charles and Sadie Wowk Boraski, he...Wayne Richard Mullaney
Wayne Richard Mullaney, 44, of 288 Peck's Road died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 14, 1960, son of Janice M. Reid Mullaney and the late John F....Ralph D. Macarelli Sr.
Ralph D. Macarelli Sr., 85, formerly of Imperial Avenue, died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons after a brief illness. He had resided at Providence Care Center in Lenox until his recent admission to...Margaret M. Smith
Margaret M. Smith, 89, former longtime resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Center in Lenox, where she lived for the past three years. Born in Belleville, N.J.,...Francis L. Shaw
Francis L. Shaw, 79, of 77 Jones Ave., died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield where he had resided for the past 10 months. Born in Great Barrington on Feb. 25, 1926, son of...
Lucille M. Ginthwain, 56
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lucille M. Ginthwain, 56, of 40 Linden St., where she had resided since October, formerly of Chickering Street, died Wednesday afternoon, April 13, 2005, at Berkshire...Walter Chester Gawron
Walter Chester Gawron, 84, a resident of 3 Montgomery Ave. since 1977, died Thursday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, July 20, 1920, son of Stanley and Mary Mazul Gawron,...
Frances P. O'Brien, 77
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Frances P. O'Brien, 77, formerly of 39 Walchenbach Circle, Salisbury Estates, died Sunday, April 17, 2005, at Berkshire Place, 89 South St., where she had resided since January...Blanche S. McQueen
Blanche S. McQueen, 91, of 235 Walker St., Lenox, died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She was a former longtime resident of 106 Sampson Parkway. Born in Worcester on Feb. 6,...Clotilde "Tillie" Esteves
Clotilde "Tillie" Esteves, 83, a resident of Hillcrest Commons, died there Tuesday. She had lived in the Berkshire area since 2003. Born in New Bedford on Sept. 6, 1921, daughter of Antonio...John Charles Tarjick Jr.
John Charles Tarjick Jr., 58, of 7 Second St., Livingston Apartments, died Saturday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 1, 1946, son of John C. Tarjick Sr. and Bernadette T....Beatrice M. Miller
Beatrice M. Miller, 89, formerly of 633 Lakeway Drive, died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for 2 1/2 years. Born in Pittsfield on June 2, 1915, daughter of Russell and May...Thomas Arthur Henault Jr.
Thomas Arthur Henault Jr., 33, of 42 Otis Ave. died Sunday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Jacob's Ladder Road (Route 20) in Becket. Born in Pittsfield on May 5, 1971, son of...Arline Gromatski
Arline Gromatski, 86, of 34 Thomas Road died Monday at home after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Greenfield on Feb. 4, 1919, daughter of Tyler T. and Juliette Nepton Nash, she was a 1936...Virginia E. Culver
Virginia E. Culver, 83, of Bangor Road, Eddington, Maine, formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Born in Pittsfield on April 4, 1922, daughter of Wyatt and...Gertrude Brier
Gertrude Brier, 82, of 28 Ivy Lane died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 6, 1922, daughter of Michael M. and Rose Samuel Arrowitz, she was a graduate of Pittsfield High School. Mrs....Howard M. Shultis
Howard M. Shultis, 86, of 117 Oak Hill Road died Sunday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had recently resided. Born in Ogdensburg, N.Y., on Sept. 7, 1918, son of Howard and...Sheila Mae Burke
Sheila Mae Burke, 67, of 153 South St. died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 29, 1937, daughter of James F. Burke Sr. and Dorothy MonyahanBurke, she was a 1955 graduate of St....Mabel A. Hiltpold
Mabel A. Hiltpold, 89, of Devonshire Estates died Thursday afternoon at Providence Care Center, where she had been a patient for three weeks. She was a teacher in the Pittsfield School System from...William J. O'Brien Sr.
William J. O'Brien Sr., 94, formerly of 379 East St., Providence Court, died Wednesday evening at Hillcrest Commons Health Care Facility, where he had resided for 14 months. Born in Huntington on...John H. LaVigne
John H. LaVigne, 84, of 30 Abbott Road, Ellington, Conn., formerly of 36 Dalton Ave., died yesterday at Kimberly Hall South Building in Windsor, Conn. Born in Worcester on Feb. 11, 1921, son of...Frances M. Higgins
Frances M. Higgins, 82, of 148 Depot St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Huntington, N.Y., daughter of Thomas F. and Mary O'Brian Hanlon, she was a 1940 graduate...Isabel W. Gilligan
Isabel W. Gilligan, 87, of Devonshire Estates, 239 Pittsfield Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Cobleskill, N.Y., on Sept. 2, 1917, daughter of...Charles A. Tucker
Charles A. Tucker, 74, of 79 Middlefield Road died yesterday at home after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 14, 1930, son of Charles A. and Grace Leslie Tucker, he was a 1950 graduate...Marie Griffin Carchedi
Marie Griffin Carchedi, 95, of Los Gatos, Calif., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday while visiting her son, Barry E. Griffin Sr. of Northern Colony Court, Katy, Texas. Born in Mount Morris,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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