Obituaries

Jane M. Fones, 48

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jane M. Fones, 48, of Orchard Street died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 26, 1961, daughter of Robert and Marion Moseley...

Nancy A. Brown, 66

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nancy Anne Brown, 66, of 77 Onota St. died Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at her home. Born in North Adams on March 7, 1943, daughter of Richard and Cora Sifton Bullett, she...

Holice F. Belding, 80

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Holice Franklin Belding, 80, of Brooklyn St. died Thursday morning, Aug. 27, 2009, at North Adams Commons. He was a longtime volunteer and grand marshal of the Fall Foliage...

Cesare A. Balardini, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cesare A. Balardini, 89, of 10 Crosier Ave. died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at home. Born in Italy on Nov. 27, 1919, a son of Lorenzo and Elizabetta Bianchi Balardini, he...

Ellen M. Ruberto, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ellen M. Ruberto, 62, Spadina Parkway, wife of Pittsfield Mayor James M. Ruberto, died peacefully at home on Wednesday morning, July 22, 2009, after battling a rare form of...

R. Joel Librizzi, 74

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Raymond Joel Librizzi, 74, of 104 Appleton Ave. died Monday, June 15, 2009, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on March 25, 1935, son of Raymond...

Corinne L. Conte, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Corinne Louise Conte, 87, of Mill Valley, Calif., and Pittsfield, widow of U.S. Rep. Silvio O. Conte, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, of natural causes at the home of her...

Mary K. Green, 94

DALTON, Mass. — Mary Kathryn Green, 94, of Sugar Hill, 45 Main St., died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 at Williamstown Commons. Born in South Haven, Mich., on May 11, 1914, daughter of Raymond and...

Mayor Robert T. Capeless, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Former Pittsfield Mayor Robert T. Capeless, 91, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at his home. The prominent Massachusetts attorney was the father of Berkshire District Attorney...

Doris Berger, 87

LENOX, Mass. — Doris Berger, 87, of Kimball Farms died in her sleep on Tuesday morning, Dec. 23, 2008. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on June 14, 1921, daughter of Max and Lena Kroman Feinstein, she...

Richard E. Duby, 71

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Richard Ernest Duby, 71, of 12 Adams St. died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Nov. 3, 1937, son of George and Yvonne Garand...

Peter G. Arlos, 82

PITTSFIELD, Mass. â€' Peter G. Arlos, 82, of Arlington Street and of Cambridge, a longtime civic leader and businessman, died at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge on Sunday, Nov. 16,...

Shirley Bolognia, 78

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shirley Mae Bolognia, 78, formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Adams on March 22, 1930,...

Martha E. Gile, 80

LENOX, Mass. — Martha Elizabeth Gile, of Stockbridge Road, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008, her 80th birthday, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in New Lebanon, N.Y., daughter of...

Jonathan L. Tauer, 39

PITTSFIELD - Jonathan Louis Tauer, 39, of 70 Conz St., Northampton, formerly of 39 Cascade St., died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at home of complications from post-traumatic stress disorder. Born in...

Carl E. Magnusson, 93

HINSDALE — Carl E. Magnusson, 93, of Country Road died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Williamstown Commons, following a brief illness. Born in New Rochelle, N.Y., on June 10, 1914, son of...

Shirley Downes, 88

PITTSFIELD — Shirley Downes, 88, of Melbourne Road, died late Friday night, March 28, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 30, 1920, daughter of Leo and Anna...

Harold C. Olsen, 91

PITTSFIELD - Harold Clarence Olsen, 91, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 6, 1916, son of Anton B. and Martha M. Olsen, he attended local...

June M. Alexander, 71

PITTSFIELD - June M. Alexander, 71, of 38 Spring St., died on Friday March 14, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. Born in Pittsfield, Dec. 6, 1936, daughter of Arthur...

Eleanor G. Blowe, 77

PITTSFIELD - Eleanor G. Blowe, 77, of 37 Darlene Ave., died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center, following a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 25, 1930, daughter of John...

Mary M. Kelly, 91

PITTSFIELD - Mary M. Kelly, 91, formerly of 45 Delaware Ave., died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Berkshire Place, 89 South St., where she resided since December 2003. Born in Pittsfield, daughter of...

Gloria C. St. John, 83

PITTSFIELD - Gloria C. St. John, 83, of Highview Drive, died Monday morning, Feb. 18, 2008, at Providence Care Center of Lenox. Born in Pittsfield, May 31, 1924, daughter of Andrew and May Bain...

Jaelynn F. Henry, Infant

LENOX - Jaelynn Faith Henry, daughter of Joseph Henry and of Kimberly Gokey of Housatonic Street, died at birth late Tuesday evening, Feb. 5, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in...

Isabelle Carmen Winnard, 86

Pittsfield - Isabelle Carmen Winnard, 86, of 1025 Peck's Road, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Geralyn M. Jones at 1311 Churchill St., Lanesborough. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 7, 1921,...

Claire B. Walsh, 84

Pittsfield - Claire B. Walsh, 84, a former longtime resident of Bishop Parkway, died Wednesday at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Holyoke on Aug. 30, 1923, daughter of...