Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Jeffrey Ellison Bruce
Jeffrey Ellison Bruce, 60, of Walker Street died yesterday at home. Born in Cleveland on Aug. 18, 1943, son of William Charles Bruce II and Mary Caroline Austin Bruce Bosworth Gepfert, he...Mary Jean O'Gara
Mary Jean O'Gara, 86, of 21 Kensington Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 17, 1917, daughter of Michael E. and Letitia V. Krommes O'Gara, she was a 1935...Catherine B. Hallock
Catherine B. Hallock, 91, of 16 Prichard St., Fitchburg, formerly of Dalton, died Thursday at home. Born in Dalton on July 5, 1912, daughter of Buel and Celia Gaddis Silliman, she graduated from...Raymond S. Winters
Raymond S. Winters, 92, of 48 Hale St. died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 22, 1912, son of William E. and Sarah Savage Winters, he was educated in Pittsfield schools. He moved...Pearl P. Schreck
Pearl P. Schreck, 89, formerly of 46 Walchenbach Circle, died Friday at Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital. She had resided in Fairfield, Conn., for the past eight years with her daughter, Linda...Stephen J. Patterson
Stephen J. Patterson, 62, of 350 West St., Epworth Arms Apartments, died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 10, 1941, son of the late Lloyd R. and Gladys Hunt...Henry Melideo
Henry Melideo, 79, of 24 Fairview Ave. died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 17, 1924, son of Adamo and Maria Petrella Melideo, he attended Pittsfield schools. He was a Navy...Marion I. "Mazie" MacGregor
Marion I. "Mazie" MacGregor, 99, formerly of 160 Montgomery Ave., died Thursday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for six years. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 16, 1905, daughter of...James R. Durant
James R. Durant, 62, of 202 Dewey Ave. died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 16, 1941, son of Harold R. and Mary E. Doran Durant, he graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1959....Josephine E. Zopf
Josephine E. Zopf, 90, formerly of 42 Foote Ave., died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Albany, N.Y., on April 13, 1914, the daughter of Charles and Emma Talasco, she...Patricia J. Bouton
Patricia J. Bouton, 64, of 535 Onota St. died Friday at Providence Care Center in Lenox after a long struggle with cancer. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Oct. 7, 1939, daughter of Arnold and...Edward John McKenna
Edward John McKenna, 57, of Brewster died Tuesday of heart failure in Hyannis. He had lived in Pittsfield from 1946 to 1977, in Sheffield from 1980 to 2000, and in Brewster since then. Born...Carmen P. Mole
Carmen P. Mole, 84, of 2522 North Orangewood St., Avon Park, Fla., died Tuesday at Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring. He was a former resident of Pittsfield and Schenectady, N.Y. He moved to...Theodore J. Handerek
Theodore J. Handerek, 80, of 20 Howard St. died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 26, 1923, son of John and Frances Byrdy Handerek, he was a 1941 graduate of Pittsfield High School. He...Silvio Joseph DeVergilio
Silvio Joseph DeVergilio, 86, of 329 Pittsfield Road, Devonshire Estates, formerly of Alfred Drive in Pittsfield, died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 17, 1918, son of...Ida D. Magnano
Ida D. Magnano, 76, of 49 Longfellow Ave. died Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, shortly after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Born in Pittsfield on June 24, 1927, daughter...Louise Corrine Dwyer
Louise Corrine Dwyer, 103, a resident of Hillcrest Commons since July 2002, died Monday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She had previously resided at the former Young's Rest Home for many...Frances M. Bolza
Frances M. Bolza, 88, of Fillmore Pond, Bennington, Vt., formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 17, 1915, daughter of...Phebe Wing
Phebe Wing, 93, of Kimball Farms retirement community died Saturday at Kimball Farms Nursing Center. Born in Oberlin, Ohio, on March 1, 1911, daughter of Earl F. and Katharine Crafts Adams, she...Herbert A. Koenig
Herbert A. Koenig, 82, of 321 Southeast 24th St., Cape Coral, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 19, 1922, son of Herman A. and Hulda Klemm Koenig, he...Alfred M. "Popsie" Goerlach Sr
Alfred M. "Popsie" Goerlach Sr., 73, of 631 Old Windsor Road died Saturday at home. He had served on the town's Finance Committee and Sewer Commission, and as its representative on the Central...Rosemary DiFilippo
Rosemary DiFilippo, 77, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshire Town Apartments, died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 27, 1926, daughter of Pasquale Scavo and Mary C. Metallo Scavo Cimini,...Roberta Sisson
Roberta Sisson, 86, of 6 Dodge Ave. died Thursday at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation, where she had been a resident since January. Born in Pittsfield on May 10, 1917, daughter of...Jack W. Browne I
Jack W. Browne I, 80, of 25 Britton St. died Tuesday at Orlando South Seminole Hospital in Longwood, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1923, son of Herbert H. and Elizabeth Cotton Browne, he...Mary L. Turner Touponce
Mary L. Turner Touponce, 88, of 30 Dewey Ave. died Thursday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for several months. Born in Scituate, R.I., on Oct. 15, 1915, daughter of Oliver and...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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