Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Bertha Kreger
Bertha Kreger, 94, formerly of 214 Park Ave. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since January 1996. Born in Poland on Feb. 1, 1908, daughter of Harry and Yetta...Norman Bellinger
Norman Ray Bellinger, 80, of Ballentine, S.C., a native of Pittsfield, died Tuesday. Born on Dec. 3, 1921, son of Rudson R. and Zilpha Barnes Bellinger, he graduated from the former Dalton High...Charles Bradford
Charles Edward Bradford, 79, of Beverly, formerly of Pittsfield, died Aug. 6 at Ledgewood Rehabilitation in Beverly after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease. Born Oct. 20, 1922, in Tulsa,...Sanford Hartman
Sanford H. Hartman, 94, of 235 Walker St., Kimball Farms Retirement Community, died Monday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in Cleveland on May 23, 1908, son of Jacob and Malvina...Rev. Ronald Lussier
The Rev. Ronald P. Lussier, 74, pastor of St. George Church in the Chicopee Falls section of Chicopee, died Monday. He was a former pastor of Holy Family Church in North Adams. Born in Chicopee on...Paul Rapkowicz
Paul H. Rapkowicz, 75, of 125 Euclid Ave. died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 2, 1926, son of Harry and Rose Sidak Rapkowicz, he attended local schools...Jean Rufo
Jean Rufo, 71, of Agawam, formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at home. Born Jan. 21, 1931, in Pittsfield, daughter of Leon and Anna Tarantino Dragone, she was a 1948 graduate of Pittsfield High...Edward J. Bishop
Edward J. Bishop, 77, of Bourg, La., a native of Hinsdale, died July 31. Born on Feb. 13, 1925, son of Thomas and Clara Briggs Bishop, he attended local schools. An Army veteran of World War...Rosa P. Maurer
Rosa P. Maurer, 84, of 59 Circular Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 17, 1918, daughter of Antonio and Virginia Curcio Parisi, she attended local...James C. Allen
James C. Allen, 70, of 305 Fenn St. died Saturday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on Aug. 29, 1931, son of Clifford E. and Mary Louise Lecuyer Allen, he attended local...William Nacorchuk
William Nacorchuk, 83, of 68B Highview Drive died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1919, son of Anthony and Anastasia Kowchuk Nykorchuk, he was a 1938...
Jeannine A. Macchi, 72
PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Jeannine A. Macchi, 72, of 48 Adam St. died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 7, 1929, daughter of Anthony and Roseanna...Alwina Wood
Alwina Wood, 102, of Providence Care Center, formerly of Northfield and Shelburne Falls, died early Saturday morning at the nursing facility. She was the mother of Helen McCarthy of Lenox. Born in...Nicholas Mounsey
Nicholas David Mounsey, 18, of Castle Rock, Colo., formerly of Hazelwood Terrace, Pittsfield, died July 27 in Englewood, Colo., in a rock-climbing accident. Born in North Charleston, S.C., on...Mary I. Tobin
Mary I. Tobin, 87, of 209 Housatonic St., Lenox, a former resident of 92 Seymour St., died yesterday morning at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 27, 1914,...Marie Lafayette
Marie "Marion" Lafayette, 84, of Burlington, Vt., died Saturday at the Starr Farm Nursing Care Center in Burlington. She had suffered a stroke in January 2001 from which she never fully recovered....
John C. Prenguber, 77
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John C. Prenguber, 77, of 62 Sadler Ave. died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had been admitted July 25. Born in North Adams on...Allison M. Kittler
Alison M. Kittler, 76, of 77 Partridge Road died Monday at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Deolali, India, on Jan. 12, 1926, daughter of Arthur and Alison McMorran Jones, she moved to Scotland...Robert P. Fyler
Robert P. Fyler, 76, of Brea, Calif., a former Pittsfield resident, died July 12 at home of lung cancer. Born in New Haven, Conn., on July 21, 1925, son of Lane K. and Elsie Parmalee Fyler, he...Ruth E. Salvini
Ruth E. Salvini, 95, formerly of School Street, Chester, died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Chester on June 10, 1907, daughter of Eugene J. and Edna Soule Besancon,...Kevin J. Brennan
Kevin James Brennan, 53, of 192 Holmes Road died yesterday morning at home of cancer. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Nov. 28, 1948, son of James F. and Thelma Cunningham Brennan, he graduated from State...Georgiana Spellios
Georgiana Spellios, 80, of 654 Dalton Division Road died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since March. Born in Greenfield on Aug. 27, 1921, daughter of Thomas and Penelope...John F. Bacon
John Francis Bacon, 77, of 75 Wendell Ave. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 11, 1924, son of Francis Bacon Sr. and Julia Nelligan Bacon, he was a 1943 graduate of...David R. Whitman
David Richard Whitman, 68, of 108 Bryant St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 25, 1934, son of Charles and Olive Snell Whitman, he was a...Ronald Lapin
Ronald Lapin, 70, of 7754 Glendevon Lane, Delray Beach, Fla., died Tuesday of heart failure at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was a summer resident of Richmond since 1985. Born in...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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