Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Michaelina G. Handerek
Michaelina G. Handerek, 83, of 37 Albro St., died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Montague on Nov. 5, 1921, daughter of Michael and Stella Aptacy Saharceski, she was a 1939 graduate of...Mark Kenneth Stevens
Mark Kenneth Stevens, 37, of 5465 Curry Ford Road, Hollowbrook Apartments, Orlando, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Florida Hospital East in Orlando after a brief illness. Born in...John C. "Butch" Procopio Jr.
John C. "Butch" Procopio Jr., 63, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where he was admitted this month. Born in Pittsfield on July 10, 1941, son of...Evelyn Mae Elliott
Evelyn Mae Elliott, 83, of 5312 Royal Cypress Circle, Tampa, Fla., formerly of Imperial Avenue, died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. Born Evelyn M. Prockett in Springfield on July 5,...Viola Helen Read
Viola Helen Read, 86, of Walker Street died Monday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 6, 1918, daughter of John A. and Catherine Samolonis Baronas, she was a 1936 graduate of Pittsfield...John Vernon Lindy
John Vernon Lindy, 96, of Kings Road, Schenectady, N.Y., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, on Jan. 17, 1909, he was brought to the...Arturo Guadagno
Arturo Guadagno, 96, formerly of 15 Lake St., died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since December 2002. Born in Alife, province of Caserta, Italy, on Dec. 10, 1908, son of...Sister Barbara Glendon
Sister Barbara Glendon, 64, died Friday in Hastings, N.Y. Born in Pittsfield, daughter of William and Margaret Crowther Glendon, she graduated from the former Dalton High School, where she was...Paul D. Francese
Paul D. Francese, 64, of 187 South Shore and 15139 Portside Drive, Fort Myers, Fla., died early Friday morning at his home in Florida. He was a prominent building contractor, businessman and real...Roy Boesse
Roy Boesse, 94, formerly of Bradford Street, died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for more than 3 years. Born in Berlin, N.Y., on Jan. 11, 1911, son of Everett Boesse and Edna...Carol Anna Tower
Carol Anna Tower, 88, of Hillcrest Commons died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She was a former resident of 55 Norman Ave. and had resided at Hillcrest since 1999. Born in...Dorothy E. Farrington
Dorothy E. Farrington, 98, of 40 Sunset Ave., formerly of Turnure Terrace, died Thursday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 21, 1906, daughter of Harry and Mary...Edward W. Menesky
Edward W. Menesky, 86, of Devonshire Estates, Lenox, formerly of 106 East Housatonic Ave., died Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 13, 1918, son of Antoni...Serge Kalinowsky Sr.
Serge Kalinowsky Sr., 75, of 44 Jason St. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 30, 1929, son of Vasily and Anna Michaels Kalinowsky, he was educated in...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....iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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