Obituaries

Bruce A. MacLean, 64

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bruce Alan MacLean, 64, of Pittsfield died on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at Springside Rehabilitation. Born in North Adams on Oct. 19, 1951, a son of Alexander and Anna...

Olga R. Kitterman, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Olga R. Kitterman, 88, of 75 Pine Grove Drive died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox, following a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 8...

Christopher M. Crane, 78

DALTON, Mass. — Christopher Murray Crane, 78, of Dalton died peacefully at home after a long illness on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, surrounded by family.   A  papermaker for life, Mr....

Dennis A. Brignolo, 65

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Dennis Albert Brignolo, 65, of Baker Street died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at his home.   Born in North Adams on March 26, 1950, son of Albert and Pauline Rigatti...

Charles L. Smith Sr., 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Former Pittsfield Mayor Charles L. Smith Sr., 82, of 182 Hancock Road died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Mayor Smith led the...

Jack Widitor, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jack Widitor, 87, of 76 Alfred Drive, died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 10, 2016, at Mount Greylock Extended Care facility after a long illness. Born in New York City on...

Mary A. Actor, 98

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mary Antoinette Actor, 98, a longtime resident of 85 Birch Grove Drive, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at Kimball Farms Nursing facility in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on April...

Maria H. Paralta, 94

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maria H. Paralta, 94, formerly of 38 Third St., died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 8, 1921, a...

Nello N. Salvitti, 53

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nello N. Salvitti, 53, of Attleboro, formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday evening, Jan. 25, 2016, surrounded by his family at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston...

Jennie L. Luz, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jennie L. Luz, 88, of Pittsfield died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Rome, N.Y., on Dec. 12, 1927, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Freone...

Christopher R. Porter, 54

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Christopher Raymond Porter, 54, of Sheffield Street died suddenly while hunting on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015. Born in Pittsfield on July 12, 1961, son of Linda Koscher and...

Joseph Moser, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph Moser, 88, of 12 Ventura Ave. died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Faida, Province of Trento, Italy on Jan. 13, 1927, a son of John and...

Deborah Lynn Fox, 67

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Deborah Lynn Fox, 67, of Velma Avenue died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Winfield, Kan., on Nov. 7, 1948, a daughter of Russell and Lois...

Garrison H. Spencer, 23

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Garrison Hayden Spencer, 23, of 120 Williamstown Road died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at his home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 11, 1992, a son of Michael Peter Spencer of...

Barbara A. Thayer, 92

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - Barbara A. Thayer, 92, of North Main Street died in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on...

Charles A. Papa Jr., 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles Anthony Papa Jr., 84, of Burke Avenue died Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 14, 1931, the youngest of...

William P. Miller, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Patrick "Bing" Miller, 91, of 185 Brown St. died peacefully on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, in the company of his family. Born in Pittsfield on March 31, 1924, the son...

Patrick R. Gigliotti, 20

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patrick Ryan Gigliotti, 20, of 48 Lexington Parkway died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on May 15, 1995, son of Carl J. Gigliotti and Maureen...

Pamela Smith-Walton, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Pamela E. Smith-Walton, 58, of Pittsfield died on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at Hillcrest Common. Born in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of former Mayor Charles L. Smith and...

Ruth M. Sayers, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Ruth Madeline Sayers, 92, of Pittsfield died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, of heart failure, with her family at her side. Born in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of Alfred Pettibone...

Alfred S. Fidalgo, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alfred Silva Fidalgo, 90, of 406 Barker Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Born in Ludlow on June 21, 1925, to Joaquim and Diolinda Rosa Fidalgo, he was raised and...

Celia M. DeCario, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Celia M. DeCario, 96, of Sunrise, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 13, 1918, a daughter of Foca "Frank" and...

Edward H. Beers Jr., 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edward Hanford Beers Jr., 68, of Pittsfield died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Oct. 24, 1945, son of Edward H. Beers Sr....

Anthony J. Satrape, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony J. Satrape, 92, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 3, 1923, a son of Emilio and Antonina...

Irene Schwalbe, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Irene Schwalbe, 84, of 20 Strong Ave. died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Pittsfield, on July 26, 1930, daughter of Harry...