Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Vesta R. Melle
Vesta R. Melle, 82, of 977 Holmes Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 28, 1921, daughter of Harold J. and Ruth Perry Martin, she was a 1939 graduate of...Joseph Thomas Liverseidge Jr
Joseph Thomas Liverseidge Jr., 85, of 176 Columbus Ave. died Tuesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 24, 1917, son of Joseph T. Liverseidge Sr. and Johanna Kiley...Shirley A. Frenkel
Shirley A. Frenkel, 79, of 122 Ann Drive died yesterday morning at home, following a long illness. Born in Northampton on Feb. 11, 1924, daughter of Adolph and Dora Silverman Raymond, she was a...Lorene Baccaro
Lorene Baccaro, 48, of 89 Raymond Drive died Tuesday afternoon at home. Born in Carona, Calif., on Aug. 21, 1954, daughter of Gerald P. and Elizabeth A. Bell Erb of Dalton, she moved to Dalton in...Peter Zack
Peter Zack, 91, of 12 Ridgeway Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 22, 1912, son of Peter and Elena Zack, he attended local schools. A Army veteran of...Timothy M. Sheldon
Timothy M. Sheldon, 65, of 46 Bartlett Ave. and Tophill Farm, Devon Road, Lee, died Sunday while undergoing surgery at Berkshire Medical Center. He had been selected as Pittsfield’s poet...Grace G. Jakacky
Grace G. Jakacky, 78, of 35 Wagner Drive, Orono, Maine, formerly of North Street, died Monday morning at Ross Manor in Bangor, Maine. Born in Kingman, Maine, on Oct. 2, 1924, daughter of Joseph...Mabel E. Gilardi
Mabel E. Gilardi, 89, died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for two years. Born in Pittsfield on March 25, 1914, daughter of Anton B. and Martha M. Olsen Olsen, she...Stephen Peter Naprava
Stephen Peter Naprava, 90, of 310 Lenox Ave. died Friday evening at Craneville Place of Dalton, where he had resided since October 1999. Born in Adams on May 17, 1913, son of Stanislaw and...Edna A. Mills
Edna A. Mills, 86, died Saturday evening at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where she had resided since April 2002. Born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on June 4, 1917, daughter of...Lori Jean Killmaier
Lori Jean Killmaier, 45, of Altamonte Springs, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday after being stricken at home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 6, 1957, the daughter of Jeanne Vincent...
Concetta Mary Kellar, 87
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Concetta Mary "Connie" Kellar, 87, of 52 Burke Ave. died June 23, 2003, at Berkshire Place on South Street, where she had resided since January 2002. Born in Pittsfield...Paul Joseph Capitanio Jr
Paul Joseph Capitanio Jr., 21, of 106 Parkside Ave. died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 23, 1982, son of Paul J. Capitanio Sr. and Beth E. Taylor Capitanio, he was a 2000 graduate of...Anne D. Roche
Anne D. Roche, 85, of Housatonic Street died yesterday afternoon at Providence Care Center, where she had resided since January. Born in Nashua, N.H., on Oct. 5, 1917, daughter of Bartholomew and...Olive Marion Clark
Olive Marion Clark, 80, of Westminster Road died Saturday afternoon at home. Born in New York City on April 25, 1923, daughter of Earle B. and Mildred Ziegler Roberts, she was a 1939 graduate of...Margaret H. “Peggy†Stracuzzi
Margaret H. “Peggy†Stracuzzi, 67, of 15 Zoar St. died Friday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 14, 1935, daughter of John Frederick Lummus Sr. and...Lonnie Wayne King
Lonnie Wayne King, 52, of 240 Francis Ave. died Thursday morning at home after a long illness. Born in Lexington, Va., on Nov. 10, 1950, son of Myrtle M. Bannister King and the late Lloyd L. King...William D. Frommer
William D. Frommer, 49, of 185 Blue Heron Drive, Portsmouth, N.H., died Thursday, June 19, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, as the result of an accident on a construction project....Lena Agnes Testa
Lena Agnes Testa, 86, of 58 Salisbury Court, died Wednesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since August 2000. Born in Pittsfield on March 23, 1917, daughter of...Stanley M. Shapiro
Stanley M. Shapiro, 88, of 81 Appleton Ave., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Nov. 5, 1914, son of Samuel and Annie Kronick Shapiro, he was educated in North...James C. Speller
James C. Speller, 68, of 11 Cherry St. died Monday morning at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Windsor, N.C., on Oct. 10, 1934, son of Bradshaw and Ophelia Holley Speller, he attended schools in...Jane Sokop
Jane Sokop, 88, of Oak Hill Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Aug. 28, 1914, daughter of John and Margaret Gilligan Maloney, she was a graduate Catholic Central High...Ruth R. Malins
Ruth R. Malins, 88, of 52 Spadina Parkway died Tuesday afternoon at home. Born in Norwalk, Conn., on Jan. 27, 1915, daughter of Charles and Clara Johnson Reddy, she was a graduate of schools...Seigelinde Ingrid Leach
Seigelinde Ingrid Leach, 61, formerly of 44 Yorkshire Ave., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had been a resident of Hillcrest Commons for 2 1/2 years. Born in Aussig, Germany, on...George J. Quadrozzi
George J. Quadrozzi, 85, of 50 Highview Drive died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 17, 1918, son of Joseph and Theresa R. Pullano Quadrozzi, he was a 1936 graduate of Pittsfield...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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