Obituaries

George L. Allaire

George L. Allaire, 80, of 43 Sawmill Park in Southwick, died yesterday at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke. Born in Holyoke on Feb. 8, 1927, son of Edward and Theresa Dupont Allaire, he was a...

Brandon E. Powers

Brandon E. Powers, 20, of 214 Allengate Ave., died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 25, 1986, son of Edward and Carol Lausier Powers, he was a senior in the special education program at...

Rita A. Derouin Martin

Rita A. Derouin Martin, 83, of 6 Main St., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hartford, Conn., on March 19, 1924, daughter of Francis X. and Rose Potvin Racicot, she attended...

Harold "Charlie" Cudahy Jr.

Harold "Charlie" Cudahy Jr., 75, of Vacation Road in Villas, N.J., a longtime resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday at home. Born in Philadelphia on Aug. 26, 1932, son of Harold Cudahy Sr. and...

George David Calebaugh

George David Calebaugh, 88, of 30 Evelyn St. died yesterday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Antioch, Ohio, on Oct. 17, 1918, son of David and Arebelle Boner Calebaugh, he was a 1936...

Louise M. Wilder

Louise M. Wilder, 96, formerly of 347 Dalton Ave., died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since January. Born in Westminster on July 27, 1911, daughter of...

Joseph Patrick Muraca Jr.

Joseph Patrick Muraca Jr. 60, of 31 East Grand Ave., Old Orchard Beach, Maine, a former resident of Dalton, died Thursday at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, after a brief illness. Born in...

Mark L. Johnson

Mark L. Johnson, 53, of Upton, formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Born in Brockton on June 8, 1954, son of Herbert A. Johnson...

Eleanor Goodrich

Eleanor Goodrich, 84, formerly of 53 Melbourne Road, died Thursday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 8, 1923, daughter of William H. and Edna Jepson Shaver, she...

David C. Byrd

David C. Byrd, 58, of 191 South St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. He was the owner and operator of the former Bonanza Restaurant in...

Ethel V. "Dolly" Dixon

Ethel V. "Dolly" Dixon, 89, of 55 Jennings Ave. died Tuesday at Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville, S.C. Born in Dalton on March 6, 1918, daughter of Joseph and Virginia Casella DeAngelus, she...

Arthur H. Cook

Arthur H. Cook, 77, of Schenectady, N.Y., a native of Pittsfield, died Monday at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born on Aug. 16, 1930, son of Arthur S. and Olive Gallager Cook, he attended...

Louvern C. Betit

Louvern C. Betit, 83, of 850 Frank Smith Road, Longmeadow, a former resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. She moved to Longmeadow in 1969. Born in...

Donn Clement Elser Jr.

Donn Clement Elser Jr., 56, of Crane Avenue and Palm Bay, Fla., died Tuesday at his home in Dalton. He served 14 years as the Dalton water commissioner, and the new pump house was dedicated in...

Patricia M. Stankiewicz

Patricia M. Stankiewicz, 83, of 15 Adelaide Ave., died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 13, 1924, daughter of Patrick L. and Ellen Foran Doyle, she...

Katherine Sarah LaMountain

Katherine Sarah LaMountain, 89, of Melbourne Place, formerly of 11 John St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Marsboro, Quebec, on Oct. 30, 1917, daughter of Angus M. and Mary...

Paul G. Cushman

Paul G. Cushman, 88, of Bradenton Beach, Fla., died Aug. 26 at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Fla. He moved to Florida from Pittsfield in 1984. Born in Barre, Vt., on Aug. 29, 1918,...

Helene V. Carmel

Helene V. Carmel, 98, formerly of Calumet St., died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Huntington on June 27, 1909, daughter of Napoleon and Adeline Boudreau Carmel, she was...

Helen F. Archibald

Helen F. Archibald, 91, formerly of Lenox, died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had been a resident since moving from Melbourne Place in November 2002. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 6, 1915,...

Eleanor M. Liverseidge

Eleanor M. Liverseidge, 87, formerly of Columbus Avenue, died Saturday at Springside Nursing Home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 15, 1919, daughter of Matthew and Ella Poopor Blaney, she was a 1937...

Viola E. Hannon

Viola E. Hannon, 97, of Dennisport died Saturday at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was the mother of Jean M. Kasala of Pittsfield. Born in Worcester on March 11, 1910, daughter of Adam and...

Leila A. Wich

Leila A. Wich, 69, of 187 The Lane, Earlton, N.Y., a native of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at St. Peter's Hospice in Albany, N.Y. Born on Aug. 12, 1938, daughter of John and Josephine Fitch...

Dorothy F. Tierney

Dorothy F. Tierney, 69, of 176 Columbus Ave. Berkshiretown Apartments, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 4, 1938, daughter of William J. and Margaret Campion...

Doris E. Reidy

Doris E. Reidy, 92, of Grant Street died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on June 21, 1915, daughter of Edward and Jennie Blowe Knight, she was a graduate of Pittsfield High...

Nancy Lichtman

Nancy Lichtman, 73, of 21 Breit Drive died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Weehawken, N.J., on May 26, 1934, daughter of Joseph and Wilma Gans Schoenberg, she was a 1952 graduate of...