Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Letitia Austin
Letitia Austin, 84, of 83 South Onota St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Sept. 25, 1920, daughter of George and Gladys Johnson Butcher, she moved to Pittsfield in 1935 and...Dorothy Ruth Van Vorst
Dorothy Ruth Van Vorst, 90, of Buel Street, died yesterday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Curwensville, Pa., on Feb. 1, 1915, daughter of Harvey O. and Eva Viola Diebert Dietrich,...Barbara A. Galeucia
Barbara A. Galeucia, 66, of 155 Robinson Road died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 19, 1938, daughter of William and...Ethel T. Flynn
Ethel T. Flynn, 103, of 384 Pittsfield Road died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Dalton on Aug. 14, 1901, daughter of John and Anna Kirchner Burgner, she was a 1917...Christine I. Darby
Christine I. Darby, 61, of 38 Lenox Ave. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center, following a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 9, 1943, daughter of Homer and Pauline Demary Trapania,...Antonio DiPrimio
Antonio DiPrimio, 91, of 161 Newell St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Turrivalignani, province of Pescara, Italy, on Sept. 18, 1913, son of Gaetano and Rose Gardinale DiPrimio,...Mary Laurentia Blake
Mary Laurentia Blake, 89, a resident of Pittsfield for 56 years and more recently of Devonshire Estates, Lenox, died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on May 18, 1915,...Rose A. Austin
Rose A. Austin, 93, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Troy, N.Y., on March 12, 1911, daughter of Anthony and Marianna Sizock...John Joseph Heidenry
John Joseph Heidenry, 96, of Sugar Hill, 45 Main St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He had resided at Sugar Hill for two years. Before that, he had been a 93-year...Dorothy M. Ellis
Dorothy M. Ellis, 75, of 398 East State St. Extension, Gloversville, N.Y., died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Lynn Skowron of 14 Stoddard Ave., where she had resided for six months....Earl S. Hedding
Earl S. Hedding, 77, of Water Street, North Bennington, Vt., father of Wayne Hedding of Pittsfield, died Friday at Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., after a battle with Alzheimer's disease....Fay L. Casella
Fay L. Casella, 74, of 21 Hawthorne Ave. died Friday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She was co-owner of Parkside Restaurant. Born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1930, daughter of Frederick...Jeanne L. Brown
Jeanne L. Brown, 88, of Pine Hill at Kimball Farms died Saturday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had been a patient for two weeks. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Oct. 31, 1916,...Irene M. Peeples
Irene M. Peeples, 83, of 329 Pittsfield Road, Devonshire Estates, formerly of 396 Maple St., Hinsdale, died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Bel Air, Md., on Dec. 24,...Adelaide DeAlmeida
Adelaide DeAlmeida, 90, of 224 Fourth St. died Wednesday at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Lee, following a short illness. She had resided there since October 2004. Born...Ruby C. Cassidy
Ruby C. Cassidy, 92, of The Curtis, 6 Main St., died Wednesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for the past year. Born in Canada on Nov. 5, 1912, daughter of George and Nellie...Angelo W. Lombardi
Angelo W. Lombardi, 87, of 1285 East Washington Road died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 26, 1917, son of Antonino and Maria Felicia Carnevale Lombardi, he was a 1936...Steven Lamontagne
Steven Lamontagne, 53, of 771 Tyler St. died Tuesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center after suffering a heart attack earlier in the day. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 22, 1951, son of Peter and...Joseph T. Vella
Joseph T. Vella, 90, of 269 Lenox Ave. died Sunday at Springside Nursing Home, where he had resided for the past year. Born in Cheshire on March 26, 1914, son of Virgilio and Angelina Bertelli...Joshua Morgan Stracener
Joshua Morgan Stracener, 16, of 35 Glenwood Ave. died Sunday at Children's Hospital in Boston. The cause of death is still under investigation. Born in Walnut Creek, Calif., on May 16, 1988,...Norma Amelia Plouffe
Norma Amelia Plouffe, 90, formerly of 90 McIntosh Drive, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Kimball Farms Nursing Center in Lenox for two months. Born in Pittsfield on...Margaret Elizabeth "Ma" Barry
Margaret Elizabeth "Ma" Barry, 82, of 174 Eleanor Road died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. She taught math and chemistry at Taconic High School for 20 years, retiring in 1994....Beverly E. Enright
Beverly E. Enright, 68, of 92 Raymond Drive, died Thursday morning at home after a long battle with a malignant brain tumor. Born in Copake, N.Y., on July 31, 1936, daughter of John E. Wasuk and...Joseph John Sorensen
Joseph John Sorensen, 39, of 600 Main St. died Thursday evening at home following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 21, 1965, son of John Sorensen of Epsom, N.H., and Patricia P....Joseph Frank Sinopoli
Joseph Frank Sinopoli, 90, of 709 Peck's Road died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 17, 1914, son of Vito and Maria Salzarulo Sinopoli, he attended local...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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