Obituaries

Gertrude A. Smith, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gertrude A. Smith, 68, of 51 McArthur St. died Tuesday morning, Jan. 4, 2005, at Berkshire Medical Center, following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 3, 1936,...

Pauline Agnes Pagerey

Pauline Agnes Pagerey, 88, of 41 McArthur St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 2, 1916, daughter of Joseph and Anna Goodrich Hogue, she was a graduate of...

Diana Mary Chojnowski

Diana Mary Chojnowski, 79, formerly of 190 Brown St., died Thursday morning at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on May 29, 1925, daughter of Napoleon Pellerin and Grace Couture...

Ronald Barrett

Ronald Barrett, 72, of 87 Joseph Drive died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 23, 1932, son of Francis and Frances Stamm Barrett, he attended schools in...

Francis J. Thornton

Francis J. Thornton, 88, of 70 Cherry St. died Dec. 28 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 14, 1916, son of Daniel J. and Mary McNiece Thornton, he was educated in local...

Joseph L. Skrocki

Joseph L. Skrocki, 87, of 4 Applewood Lane died Friday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had resided for two months. Born in Adams on Aug. 15, 1917, son of Teofil and Julianna...

Dennis Thomas Durante

Dennis Thomas Durante, 85, of 51 Foote Ave. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on March 21, 1919, son of Donato and Rose Slodyski Durante, he attended Lee schools. An Army...

Salvatore P. Chitarra

Salvatore P. Chitarra, 90, of 924 Barker Road died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 5, 1914, son of Vincent and Josephine Bologna Chitarra, he attended local schools. Mr. Chitarra...

Clifford A. White Sr.

Clifford A. White Sr., 83, of 169 California Ave. died Sunday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since September 2003. Born in Cummington on June 16, 1921, son of Lewis V. and Mary...

Marion Jane "Judy" Tucker

Marion Jane "Judy" Tucker, 88, of Kimball Farms, formerly of 140 Melbourne Road, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Willimantic, Conn., on April 21, 1916,...

Margaret Sullivan

Margaret Sullivan, 68, formerly of Monson, died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Stafford Springs, Conn., on June 6, 1936, daughter of Harold W. and...

Roland Gregor Rennie

Roland Gregor Rennie, 60, of 10 Riverview Homes died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 9, 1944, son of Gregor S. and Elizabeth J. Benham Rennie,...

Frank Kovacs

Frank Kovacs, 85, of 99 Chapel St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on Sept. 14, 1920, he graduated from high school in Arizona. A World War II veteran, he served from 1940 to...

Doris M. Koszelnik

Doris M. Koszelnik, 81, of 193 Elberon Ave., Rose Manor, died Sunday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for a month. Born in Chazy, N.Y., on March 4, 1923, daughter of Emmet C....

Mary Ann Brasie

Mary Ann Brasie, 78, of 18 Kent Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Sheffield on Aug. 7, 1926, daughter of George and Katherine Livingston Monroe, she attended Pittsfield schools. Mrs. Brasie...

Edward Ernest Archey Sr.

Edward Ernest Archey Sr., 93, of 43 Kensington Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 10, 1911, the son of Peter and Celine Touche Archey, he was a 1930...

Margaret E. Miller Reynolds-Poff

Margaret E. Miller Reynolds-Poff, 96, formerly of North Street, died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where she had resided since July 2001. Born in Pittsburgh on...

Adrian Sumner "Beau" Meyer

Adrian Sumner "Beau" Meyer, 76, of East Windsor Road died Wednesday at home. Born in New York City on March 7, 1928, son of Frank and Marguerite Meyer, he was a graduate of Westchester, N.Y.,...

Blanche Veronica Gebarowski

Blanche Veronica Gebarowski, 87, of 52 Mountain Road died Thursday at home. Born in Savoy on Jan. 15, 1917, daughter of August and Julia Gavlok Gancarz, she attended schools there. She had...

Yolanda R. "Yoli" C

Yolanda R. "Yoli" Chiodo, 88, of 18 Edison Ave. died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 7, 1916, daughter of Sebastian and Maria Coreo Biglia, she was a 1934 graduate of Pittsfield...

Marjorie D. Bond

Marjorie D. Bond, 85, formerly of Rosewood Assisted Living, died Wednesday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Pittsfield on July 18, 1919, daughter of...

Henry Stentiford Jr.

Henry Stentiford Jr., 83, of 17 Flower Ave., Madison, Conn., died Friday at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. He was a former owner and operator of Follwell Greenhouses and Gifts at 805 North St....

Donald Clarence Shepherd

Donald Clarence Shepherd, 94, of 85 Otis Ave. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 25, 1910, son of Clarence D. and Helen Busiere Shepherd, he was a graduate of...

Regina M. Marquis

Regina M. Marquis, 76, of 184 Lenox Ave. died Friday morning at home. Born in Waterville, Maine, on Jan. 14, 1928, daughter of Alphonse and Mary Duby Rancourt, she was 6 when her family moved to...

Dorothy Hicks

Dorothy Hicks, 91, of 225C Park Ave. died Saturday at Craneville Place, where she had resided for two weeks. Born in Pittsfield on April 12, 1913, daughter of George and Ruth Gallup Hicks, she...