Obituaries

John E. McLaughlin

John E. McLaughlin, 77, formerly of Doreen Street, died Tuesday at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where he had resided since December 2006. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 15, 1930, son of Edward W....

Jean Laag

Jean Laag, 79, formerly of Providence Court, died Tuesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since December 2003. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 21, 1928, daughter of...

Olga Jarem

Olga Jarem, 88, of 209 Mountain Drive died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. She had resided at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown for 20 months. Born in New York City on June 3,...

Carolyn O. Spiewak

Carolyn O. Spiewak, 69, of 193 Elberon Ave., Rose Manor, died Sunday at Providence Care Center, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 25, 1938, daughter of Karl and...

Serafina E. Russo

Serafina E. Russo, 84, died Saturday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had lived since September 2006. Born in Spezzano, Albanese, Italy, on April 4, 1923, daughter of Giovanni and Angelina...

Mary A. Ginipero

Mary A. Ginipero, 93, formerly of Rose Manor, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Beverly Curtin, 19 Lee Road, South Deerfield, where she had resided. Born in Pittsfield on May 21, 1914,...

Najla Ann Bolus

Najla Ann Bolus, 95, of 158 Dalton Ave., died Saturday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since August. Born in Botmeh-El-Shoof, Lebanon, on July 30, 1912, daughter of...

Steven James Knight

Steven James Knight, 54, of New Hartford, Conn., died Friday at Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital after suffering injuries in a car accident this summer. He was the son of Albert D. Knight of...

Stacy Lynn Green-Mensah

Stacy Lynn Green-Mensah, 36, of Dower Square, 253 Wahconah St., died of cancer Friday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 13, 1971, daughter of Linda Warner Green and the late Eugene R. Emmons, she...

Elena "Helen" Carpino

Elena "Helen" Carpino, 96, of 89 South St., Berkshire Place, died there Wednesday. Born in Pittsfield on March 4, 1911, daughter of Francesco and Teresa Caputo Carpino, she graduated from...

Margaret "Peg" O'Brien

Margaret "Peg" O'Brien, 74, formerly of Pomeroy Manor, died Saturday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for the past year. Born in Flushing, N.Y., on Jan. 7, 1933,...

Pauline M. North

Pauline M. North, 86, of New Lenox Road died Saturday at home. She spent winters at her home in Port Richey, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on March 5, 1921, daughter of Lyman D. and Flora Bell...

Courtland Tucker

Courtland Tucker, 79, formerly of 161 West Housatonic St., died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where he had resided since March 2, 2006. Born on Dec. 16, 1928, Mr. Tucker was...

Susan E. Suriner

Susan E. Suriner, 52, of 35 Division St., died yesterday at home. She was a longtime resident of Pittsfield. Before that, she lived in Port Orange, Fla., for seven years. Born in Westfield on...

Mary Elizabeth Murray

Mary Elizabeth Murray, 87, of 670 Cape St., formerly of Darien, Conn., died Dec. 18 at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where she had lived for a short time. Born in Dubuque,...

Patrick A. Mele

Patrick A. Mele, 83, of 157 Dorchester Ave., died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 2, 1924, son of Joseph and Nora Teti Mele, he attended local schools and graduated from Pittsfield...

Jonathan P. Makowski

Jonathan P. Makowski, 45, of 20 East Housatonic St., died Saturday at home. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Dec. 6, 1962, son of Nancy Brown Makowski and the late Stanley A. Makowski, he was a 1981...

Charlotte M. Flynn

Charlotte M. Flynn, 93, formerly of 1029 West St., died Dec. 11 at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for the past five years. Born in Pittsfield on June 23, 1914, daughter of John and...

William M. Aguiar

William M. Aguiar, 58, of 37 Saratoga Drive, died of cancer Friday at home. Born in Tiverton, R.I., on Jan. 14, 1949, son of Deolinda Farias Aguiar and the late William Aguiar, he graduated from...

Beatrice O'Connell

Beatrice O'Connell, 87, of 49 Unkamet Drive, died Saturday at home. Born in Adams on June 18, 1920, daughter of Harry and Yvonne Oulette Roy, she was a 1938 graduate of Hartford (Vt.) High School...

Joseph Albert Gaudette

Joseph Albert Gaudette, 70, of 2454 Oriole Lane, South Daytona, Fla., a native of Pittsfield, died Sunday at the home of his son Robert Gaudette, of 119 Robinson Road. Born on April 24, 1937, son...

Peter P. Spasyk

Peter P. Spasyk, 95, of 22 Club Circle died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had lived with his niece Paula Rivers since 1993. Born in Pittsfield on July 15, 1912, son of George and Polly...

Pierce Joseph "Bus" Hayes Jr.

Pierce Joseph "Bus" Hayes Jr., 79, of 85 Central Ave. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 7, 1928, son of Pierce J. Hayes Sr. and Catherine Marshall Hayes, he was...

William J. Eulian Sr.

William J. Eulian Sr., 85, of 45 Main St., Sugar Hill, died Friday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for a short time. He was a former longtime resident of Orchard Street in...

Mildred Welti Hoadley

Mildred Welti Hoadley, 86, of Kimball Farms Retirement Community, 235 Walker St., died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bern, Switzerland, Dec. 10, 1921, daughter of Edgar and Erna...