Obituaries

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,...

Stacia B. DeFazio

Stacia B. DeFazio, 91, of 10 Union Court died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 20, 1913, daughter of John and Catherine Fierik Lemanski, she attended local schools. Primarily a...

Robert S. Bristol

Robert S. Bristol, 80, of 6 Atlantic Ave. died Wednesday at Springside Nursing Home. Born in Rutland, Mass., on Jan. 1, 1924, son of Sheldon R. and Teresa L. Cunningham Bristol, he was educated...

Robert M. Phillips

Robert M. Phillips, 94, of Kimball Farms retirement community died Saturday at its nursing care center. Born in New York City on April 15, 1910, he was the son of Jonas and Sophie Konyn...

Edward G. Hall

Edward G. Hall, 91, of 7 Ruby Terrace died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where he had resided since April. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on Sept. 11, 1912, son of Hamilton and...

Jane Pierson Welton

Jane Pierson Welton, 90, of 100 Alliance Way, Manchester, N.H., formerly of State Road, died June 29 at The Arbors of Bedford (N.H.), where she had resided for six weeks. Born in Pittsfield on...

Francis P. Rodrigues

Francis P. Rodrigues, 82, of 14 Ensign Ave. died Saturday evening at home. Born in Taunton on Nov. 27, 1921, son of John and Hilda Luz Rodrigues, he was a 1941 graduate of Pittsfield High...

Sophie S. O'Neil

Sophie S. O'Neil, 86, formerly of 29 Crossin Terrace, died yesterday morning at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 12, 1917, daughter of Gustave and Stella Zaremba...

Leon E. Duval

Leon E. Duval, 66, of 82 Clifton St., Cambridge, a native of Pittsfield, died Friday at home. Born on Aug. 28, 1927, son of Frances Persip Duval and the late Leon Duval, he was a 1955 graduate of...

Gary Allen Tate

Gary Allen Tate, 50, of 10 Poplar Ave., Shalimar, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died June 29 at home after a battle with lung cancer. Born in Pittsfield on March 8, 1954, son of Wade D. and Betty...

Marguerite Marie Rand

Marguerite Marie Rand, 80, of 4 Claire Place died Sunday evening at home. Born in Adams on June 12, 1924, daughter of Alfred and Georgette Marin Mouhat, she was a graduate of the former Adams...

Ethel Rita Kellar

Ethel Rita Kellar, 84, of 36 Sunset St. died yesterday morning at Craneville Place of Dalton, where she had resided for eight months. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 13, 1920, daughter of John P. and...

Elaine Elizabeth Krouse

Elaine Elizabeth Krouse, 84, of the Village at Laurel Lake in Lee died Saturday morning at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation. She was a former resident of Day Street and of...

Edwin W. Kingston Sr

Edwin W. Kingston Sr., 50, of 226 First St. died yesterday at home. Born in Great Barrington on July 24, 1953, son of Arthur J. and Jennie L. Jackson Kingston, he moved to Pittsfield in 1958 and...

Pauline Baldwin

Pauline Baldwin, 87, of North Charleston, S.C., formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Born July 3, 1917, in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of...

Irving Schechtman

Irving Schechtman, 88, formerly of 318 Onota St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided in Pittsfield since 2000. Born in New York City on March 13, 1916, son of Sam and...