Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Joseph Borelli
Joseph Borelli, 82, of 65 Columbus Ave., formerly of 717 Tyler St., died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 20, 1918, son of Antonio and Cora Minicello Borelli, he attended local...Harold Munson Sr.
Harold I. Munson Sr., 88, of 70 Pleasant St. died yesterday at Craneville Place, where he had resided for one month. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 12, 1912, son of George and Isadora Belknapp...Donna L. Marsh
Donna L. Marsh, 36, of 405 Pittsfield Road died Tuesday at home after a long illness. Born in San Bernardino, Calif., on Feb. 20, 1965, daughter of Irene Morin Colbert and the late Walter Colbert,...Rose Ann Roe
Rose Ann Roe, 67, of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Pittsfield, died June 7 at home. Born in Lansingburgh, N.Y., on March 31, 1934, daughter of Fred and Anna Cleary Phelan, she attended Russell Sage...Roderick Pidgeon
Roderick W. "Pidge" Pidgeon, 90, formerly of 43 Harris St., died Saturday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., where he had resided since 1997. Born in Fitchburg on Oct. 5, 1910, son...Othell Marcus Jones
Othell Marcus Jones, infant son of Marcus O. Jones and Julie N. Polanski of 97 April Lane, was stillborn Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Besides his parents, he leaves two sisters, Mya-Jay...Helen C. Snyder
Helen C. Snyder, 90, of Kimball Farms Retirement Community, 235 Walker St., died Wednesday afternoon at home. Born in Boston on Nov. 26, 1910, daughter of William and Florence Paterson Stowell,...Margaret Evangelisto
Margaret A. Evangelisto, 89, formerly of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where she was admitted March 11, 1999. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 8,...James J. Toole Sr.
James J. Toole Sr., 90, formerly of 11 Brown St., died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Lenox Dale on Nov. 9, 1910, son of Thomas A. and Nora Keagan Toole, he attended local...Ralph E. Howard
Ralph E. Howard, 81, of 33600 Calimesa Blvd., Hillcrest Mobile Estates, Yucaipa, Calif., formerly of Pittsfield, died May 22 at Veterans Hospital in Redlands, Calif. Born in Pittsfield on Feb....John F. Hanson
John Franklin Hanson, 78, of 6 Main St. died Tuesday evening at Williamstown Commons in Williamstown. Born in Wellesley on Feb. 20, 1923, son of Winland and Grace Henderson Hanson, he attended...Emma M. Gilbert
Emma M. Gilbert, 84, a resident of Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility and a former resident of Columbia Arms, died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bayonne, N.J., on Oct. 12,...Celinda Mendel
Celinda Eleanora Mendel, 85, of 49 Zeff Drive, Salisbury Estates, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 27, 1915, daughter of Conrad F. and Louise M. Grandshaw...William McLaughlin
William J. McLaughlin, 96, of East Spring St., Williamsville, N.Y., former resident of Pittsfield, died Tuesday morning at home. Born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., on Sept. 25, 1904, son of John L. and Ann...Rita C. Dapson
Rita C. Dapson, 65, of 14 Merriam St. died Tuesday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 6, 1935, daughter of Suntina Guristante Spadafora of Pittsfield and the late Joseph Spadafora, she...Renaldo Ricciarini
Renaldo R. Ricciarini, 82, of 58 Belvidere Ave. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 19, 1918, son of Oreste and Isola Rossetti Ricciarini, he graduated from...Dorothy C. Mott
Dorothy C. Mott, 97, of 329 Pittsfield Road, Devonshire Estates, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Leeds, England, on Sept. 21, 1903, daughter of James and...Dina V. Chiaretto
Dina V. Chiaretto, 88, of 68 Dartmouth St. died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Genoa, Italy, on Dec. 25, 1912, daughter of Peter and Lena Baldascini Volonghe, she attended schools in New York...Caroline I. Stottle
Caroline I. Stottle, 89, formerly of Rose Manor Apartments, died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where she had resided since November 1996. Prior to living in Pittsfield, she...Nancy A. Swanson
Nancy A. Swanson, 48, of 85 Third St. died Monday at the home of her friends, 270 West St. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 15, 1953, daughter of Joseph and Antoinette Capitanio Grizey, she attended...John E. Farina
John E. Farina, 82, of 86 Lincoln St., formerly of 20 Laurel Ave., Lee, died yesterday at the home of his son, John A. Farina of Lee. Born in Lee on April 28, 1919, son of John B. and Mabel Mougin...Francis Gomula
Francis W. Gomula, 62, formerly of 75 Cromwell Ave., died Monday afternoon at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on March 10, 1939, son of Walter and Wanda Walczak Gomula,...Charles H. Logan
Charles Hollister Logan, 96, formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Barnwell Nursing Facility, Valatie, N.Y., where he had been a resident for four years. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 13, 1904, son...Emily P. Zink
Emily P. Zink, 63, of Beaufort, S.C., mother of Carolann Bigwood of Pittsfield, died yesterday at home. Born in Schley County, Ga., on July 4, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Elisha H. and...Alfred J. Rettie
Alfred J. Rettie, 77, a resident of the Soldier's Home in Holyoke, died there yesterday. He formerly lived at 15 Brierwood Lane. Born in Springfield on May 3, 1924, son of Alexander M. and Louisa...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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