Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Charles W. Fertek
Charles Wladyshaw Fertek, 81, of 47 McAlister St. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on March 24, 1920, son of Stanislaw and Mary Glazewski Fertek, he attended local...Edith Smithson
Edith C. Shaw Smithson, 94, of North Falmouth, a native of Pittsfield, died Friday at home. Born on July 20, 1907, daughter of Howard and Bessie Bovet Culver, she grew up in Dalton and attended...Donald Willbrant
Donald L. Willbrant, 65, of Latham, N.Y., died Saturday at Albany (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital after a year's battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 10, 1936, son of Lewis H. and Elma Billings...Elta N. Seguin
Elta N. Seguin, 77, of Route 2, Shelburne Falls, formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Pauline McNay of Shelburne Falls. Born in Miami on June 1, 1924, daughter of...Sylvia J. McNay
Sylvia J. McNay, 82, of 904 Route 2, Shelburne Falls, formerly of 65 Burke Ave., Pittsfield, died Monday at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on March 10, 1919,...Robert Higley II
Robert Dale Warren Higley II, 29, of Ridgefield, Conn., formerly of Waverly Street, an insurance executive with Aon Risk Management Services, which had offices on the 92nd floor of the World Trade...James R. Hynes
James Raymond Hynes, 86, of Vinal Avenue died Tuesday morning at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Tewksbury on Aug. 6, 1915, son of Raymond and Theresa Sullivan Hynes, he moved to...Helen C. Molleur
Helen C. Molleur, 89, of Fairview Commons, formerly of 48 Eleanor Road, died Thursday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Jan. 11, 1912, daughter of George and...Beatrice L. Panus
Beatrice L. Panus, 87, of 331 Gale Ave. died Monday evening at the Center for Optimum Care Berkshire, where she had resided for three months. Born in Peru on Nov. 2, 1913, daughter of Martin and...Robert B. Carlson
Robert Bertil Carlson, 81, of Sidney, Maine, formerly of Pittsfield and Lenox, died Friday at home. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 23, 1919, son of Frank and Martha Anderson Carlson, he graduated...Murray Lewis
Murray Lewis, 93, of Pine Hill at Kimball Farms, formerly of Devonshire Estates, died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 7, 1908, son of Isidor and Lena...Lorraine Cooney
Lorraine E. Cooney, 62, of 37 Chamberlain Ave. died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 27, 1938, daughter of Paul and Theresa Cronin Depew, she...John M. Hamilton
John Michael Hamilton, 38, of 291 First St. died Saturday afternoon at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 5, 1963, son of Paul and Phyllis Green Hamilton, he attended local...Francis Mongeau
Francis Charles Mongeau, 85, of Columbus Avenue died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lanesboro on Feb. 12, 1916, son of Joseph C. and Amelia Beauvais Mongeau, he graduated...Dorothy Noble
Dorothy Robare Noble, 96, formerly of 175 Lakeway Drive, died Friday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Aug. 9, 1905, daughter of Albert F. and Margaret...Barbara McCarthy
Barbara E. McCarthy, 76, of 8338 Windway Drive,San Antonio, formerly of Pittsfield, died Aug. 28 at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 10, 1925, daughter of George Van Loon Sr. and Blanche DeLong...Lucille R. Pellows
Lucille R. Burke Pellows, 81, of 1101 West St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Limoges, Ontario, Canada, on July 26, 1920, daughter of Fred and Eva Lajeunesse Desabrais, she...Lillian K. Healy
Lillian K. Healy, 94, formerly of Main Street, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Dalton on Jan. 3, 1907, daughter of Henry V. and Lucy Gorman Kirchner, she was a 1923...Colleen Garrity-Prudente
Colleen Marie Garrity-Prudente, 44, of 1 Michael Road, Berkley, a native of Lenox, died Thursday as a result of injuries sustained that day in a motor vehicle accident in Norton. Born in...Carol L. Wechter
Carol Lynn Wechter, 54, of 81 Caroline St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 22, 1947, daughter of Caroline Ryczek Hermanski of Pittsfield and the late Majek...Doris Crown
Doris Crown, 86, of Elgin Drive, Winter Springs, Fla., a former resident of Pittsfield and Lanesboro, died yesterday at home from cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 9, 1914, daughter of Frank and...John N. Callahan
John N. "Jack" Callahan, 67, of Stamford, Conn., a native of Dalton, died Tuesday at Courtland Gardens in Stamford. Born in Dalton on Aug. 26, 1934, he was the son of John J. Callahan and Mary...John Beauchamp
John Richard Beauchamp, 34, of 91 Appleton Ave. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center after being stricken earlier that evening. Born in Pittsfield on May 28, 1967, son of Antoinette Andrews...Hilda Haskins
Hilda Marie Allen Haskins, 95, of 308 Leyden Road, Greenfield, died Monday at Berkshire Place in Pittsfield, where she had resided since last November. She was the mother of Ruth Haskins Bass of...Edith I. Stewart
Edith I. Stewart, 83, of 27 Partridge Road, formerly of Sutton, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Worcester on Sept. 26, 1917, daughter of Albert and Christina Bengston Hall, she...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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