Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Dr. Robert S. Cleaver
Dr. Robert S. Cleaver, 84, of Kimball Farms died Sunday at its nursing care center. Born in Brewster, N.Y., on April 14, 1920, son of Dr. Robert Cleaver and Lucy McGrath Cleaver, he graduated...Eleanor F. Beattie
Eleanor F. Beattie, 72, of 133 Lincoln St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 4, 1932, daughter of Dominique and Julia Yetz Mazza, she attended Pittsfield High School....Marie Anne White
Marie Anne White, 71, of 10 Union Court, died Wednesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on June 6, 1933, daughter of Clifford E. and Louise M. Greninguey Allen, she was a...Julia Marvis LeVitre Brown
Julia Marvis LeVitre Brown, 84, formerly of 381 West Housatonic St., died Thursday evening at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where she had resided since September 2002. Born in Pittsfield on...Marion W. Smith
Marion W. Smith, 81, formerly of 12 Baker Island Road, died Thursday evening at Hillcrest Commons after a long illness. Born in Winsted, Conn., on Oct. 28, 1922, daughter of Harold and Elsie...Judith S. Patti
Judith S. Patti, 60, of 99 Whitter Ave., died yesterday at the home of her mother after a long illness. Born Oct. 18, 1943, daughter of the late Judge Paul A. Tamburello and Elena Rocca...Elizabeth A. Gagne
Elizabeth A. Gagne, 81, of 51 North Road, Hancock, N.H., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 9, 1922, daughter of James...William L. Brites
William L. Brites, 77, of 23 New Hampshire Ave. died Tuesday at home after a short illness. Born Nov. 7, 1926, in Bridgeport, Conn., son of Jose and Ethelynne Cravinho Brites, he was a 1947...Isabelle A. Knollmeyer
Isabelle A. Knollmeyer, 85, of 60 Richard Drive died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 20, 1918, daughter of Louis F. and Kathryn Ryan...Wallace H. Smelzer
Wallace H. Smelzer, 73, of 7 Claremont Road died Friday at home. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Sept. 5, 1930, son of Phillip H. and Margaret H. Movejon Smelzer, he was a 1948 graduate of Albany High...Helene Austin
Helene Austin, 91, of Kimball Farms died Sunday morning at its nursing care center. Born in New York City on July 25, 1912, daughter of Harry and Marie Humm Hastorf, she attended schools there,...Robert C. Martin
Robert C. Martin, 83, of Medford (N.J.) Leas retirement community, a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born on May 2, 1921, son of Stanley Martin Sr. and Grace Martin, he graduated...Catherine M. Andersen
Catherine M. Andersen, 84, of 140 Melbourne Road, Epoch Assisted Living, died Wednesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Westfield on...Everett C. Oles
Everett C. Oles, 84, of Main Street died Friday at home from complications related to Parkinson's disease. Born in Winchester, Conn., on March 11, 1920, he was the son of John and Lavina Turner...Genevieve Ann Hajjar
Genevieve Ann Hajjar, 79, of 335 Elm St. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Adams, Aug. 7, 1924, daughter of Louis and Jamelia Shaker George, she was a graduate of the former Adams High...Catherine M. Anderson
Catherine M. Anderson, 84, of 140 Melbourne Road, Epoch Assisted Living, died Wednesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for a short time. She had lived in...Mildred Schechtman
Mildred Schechtman, 82, of East 20th Street, New York City, mother of Gayle Schechtman of Pittsfield, died Monday afternoon at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, N.Y. Born in Lansford,...Charles Sidney Rice
Charles Sidney Rice, 74, of 140 Dalton Ave., formerly of Hull Avenue, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Becket on Jan. 26, 1930, son of Charles D and Agnes Broga Galliher Rice,...JoAnn M. Heath
JoAnn M. Heath, 63, of 305 Lenox Ave. died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Julie M. Vancini, 290 Westmorland Lane, Saunderstown, R.I. Born in Pittsfield on July 27, 1940, daughter of Edwin...Ruth E. Coty
Ruth E. Coty, 80, of Rose Manor died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Newbury, Vt., on Aug. 2, 1923, daughter of Alvah W. and Alice Proulx Dresser, she was...John F. Corridan III
John F. Corridan III, 50, of Walnut Road, Holliston, died Sunday at home after a long battle with cancer. His wife, the former Linda Bowler, is a native of Pittsfield. Born in Chicopee on...Catherine B. Boyd
Catherine B. Boyd, 87, of 21 Abbott St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 3, 1917, daughter of Peter J. and Mary A. Sullivan Malloy, she was a 1935 graduate...Frank A. Rice
Frank A. Rice, 83, formerly of Devonshire Estates, died yesterday in Suffield, Conn., at his home after a long illness. Born in New York City on Oct. 17, 1920, son of James and Anna Cummins Rice,...Martin J. Cooney
Martin J. Cooney, 75, of 13 Park Circle Drive died at Berkshire Medical Center on Thursday following a long illness. Born in Dalton on May 1, 1929, son of Matthew and Delia Deely Cooney, he was a...Edith Lore Schueller
Edith Lore Schueller, 91, of Kimball Farms Retirement Community died Friday morning at its nursing facility, where she had been a patient for one week. Born in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 14, 1913,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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