Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Ethel Richardson
Ethel Richardson, 78, of 99 Windsor Ave., died Sunday at home of lung cancer. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 30, 1923, daughter of Harry and Norma Winston Kane, she attended New York City schools....Mildred McCarty
Mildred Waite McCarty of Kimball Farms, who was associated with Girls Incorporated of Pittsfield in various capacities for more than 65 years, died yesterday after a series of illnesses. She was...Ramona Weeks
Ramona Phipps Weeks, 54, of Pilot Mountain, N.C., died Wednesday at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., of cancer. She was the daughter-in-law of Arthur Weeks of Peru. Born in Lannett,...Paul E. Williams
Paul E. Williams, 61, of 33 Howe Road died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons of cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 29, 1939, son of Francis S. and Emily Breault Williams, he attended local...Mary E. McGovern
Mary E. McGovern, 84, of 30 Westwood Road died Thursday afternoon at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 15, 1917, daughter of Joseph and Catherine Moynihan Sheerin, she was a...John Lizak
John Lizak, 77, of 16 Dalton Ave. died Wednesday morning at home. Born in East Hartford, Conn., on July 21, 1924, son of George and Frances Skoczylas Lizak, he attended Springfield schools and...Margaret Wilson
Margaret E. Wilson, 75, of 304 OId Spring Hill Lane, Fuquay-Varina, N.C., formerly of 39 Wahconah Heights, Pittsfield, died Monday at Western Wake Medical Center in Cary, N.C. She moved to North...Lydia Decker
Lydia Decker, 82, of 25 B West Street died Sunday at home. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 6, 1919, daughter of Byron and Lydia Kinne Decker, she spent most of her childhood in Housatonic, and...John Cummings
John W. Cummings, 88, formerly of 370 West St., died yesterday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 2, 1913, son of John and Emily Walsh Cummings, he attended local...Frances Lerner
Frances Lerner, 73, of 32 Dodge Ave. died Saturday at Kimball Farms in Lenox after a long battle with cancer. Born in Paterson, N.J., on Nov. 13, 1927, daughter of Louis and Sadie Taback Leblang,...Evelyn Stucklen
Evelyn M. Stucklen, 80, formerly of Hinsdale, died Friday at home in North Eastham after a long battle with cancer. From 1947 to 1981, she resided in Hinsdale and North Eastham, moving to North...Charles Schaefer
Charles J. Schaefer, 73, of 6 East Alford St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 30, 1928, son of Jacob and Catherine Zawasky Schaefer, he attended schools...Lucille M. Binder
Lucille M. Binder, 68, of 618 Osceola Road died Saturday evening at Wesson Women's Hospital in Springfield. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 19, 1932, daughter of Solomon and Pearl Moskowitz...Leona T. Carter
Leona T. Carter, 93, of Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, N.Y., a former resident of Dalton, died Sunday at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, N.Y., after a brief illness. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on...Laura E. Killeen
Laura E. Killeen, 89, of 28 New Hampshire Ave. died yesterday at home after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 19, 1912, daughter of Charles and Eva Koscher, she was a 1929 graduate of...Karen Gebauer
Karen Gebauer, 59, of 1450 North St. died of cancer yesterday morning at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation, where she had resided for two months. Born in Bremervorde, Germany, on...Helen L. Rose
Helen L. "Babe" Rose, 76, of Undermountain Road died yesterday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being stricken with a heart attack. Born in Lenox on Jan. 30, 1925, daughter of...Roy F. Brown
Roy F. Brown, 88, of Palo Alto, Calif., a former Pittsfield city councilman, died Wednesday in Palo Alto. Born in Arlington on March 11, 1913, son of Solomon and Isabele Benson Brown, he graduated...Kathleen T. Bell
Kathleen T. Bell, 83, of Bisselville, Hinsdale and East Bradenton, Fla., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in West Springfield on Oct. 20, 1917, daughter of Francis and Ellen Halladay...Homer L. Kurjan
Homer "Joe" Lewis Kurjan, 83, of Kimball Farms died Tuesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. He was a former resident of Le Roi Drive in Pittsfield for 36 years. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, on...Barbara Pickett
Barbara Pickett, 81, of 230 Hubbard Ave. and Northwest Harbor, Deer Island, New Brunswick, Canada, died Monday at home in Lenox. Born in Paris on May 9, 1920, daughter of Kenneth Proctor and Helen...Thomas Salzarulo
Thomas V. "Timmy" Salzarulo, 76, of 193 South Mountain Road died Monday at Albany Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 29, 1925, son of Anthony and Katherine Puia Salzarulo, he attended...Arline G. Segnalla
Arline G. Segnalla, 79, of Seneca, S.C., formerly of Pittsfield, died Aug. 18 at the Inn at Seneca, an assisted-living facility in Seneca. Born in New Haven, Conn., on Nov. 8, 1921, daughter of...Angela Stankiewicz
Angela Garzone Stankiewicz, 82, of Pittsfield died Sunday at Mount Greylock Nursing Facility. Born in Portland, Maine, on Aug. 3, 1919, daughter of Angelo and Josephine Garzone, she attended local...Joseph Conner Sr.
Joseph E. Conner Sr., 69, of 31 Old Windsor Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a year's battle with cancer. Born in Becket on March 5, 1932, son of Fred and Rena...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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