Obituaries

James T. Powers

James T. Powers, 63, of 131 Elizabeth St., died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 14, 1943, son of Francis J. and Nora Mazzer Powers, he attended local schools and was a 1962 graduate of...

Sylvia Mary Kaufmann

Sylvia Mary Kaufmann, 88, of 15 Weston St., died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Bromley, England, on Aug. 29, 1918, daughter of...

Elaine Frances Bigelow

Elaine Frances Bigelow, 76, of 911 Tyler St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 11, 1930, daughter of Roy W. and Dorothy Thomas Kickery, she attended local...

Helen Raczynski

Helen Raczynski, 91, formerly of 379 East St., Providence Court, died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since July 2006. Born in Centralia, Pa., on April 4,...

Beverly A. Darrow

Beverly A. Darrow, 69, of 113 Pine St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 6, 1937, daughter of Leonard A. and Irene Murphy Teal, she was...

Dorothy Garity Wilson

Dorothy Garity Wilson, 86, of 5 Cornell Lane, died Friday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided since September 2006. Born in Westfield on May 3, 1921, daughter of Harold and...

Gerald A. Guild

Gerald A. Guild, 77, of 163 Clevland Road, died Saturday at Beth Israel Hospital in Boson. Born in Wrentham on Nov. 30, 1929, son of William and Myrtle MacInnes Guild, he graduated from Oliver...

James F. Primm II

James F. Primm II, 56, of 6650 West 83rd St., Overland Park, Kan., died Monday at Hillcrest Commons Health Care Facility, where he had resided for two months. Born in New York City on April 13,...

Irene Eleanor Twing

Irene Eleanor Twing, 45, of 97 Francis Ave., died Monday morning as a result of injuries sustained after being hit by a train. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 29, 1961, daughter of Walter E. and Mabel...

Charles Leslie Seddon

Charles Leslie Seddon, 59, of 27 Dewey Ave., died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 6, 1947, son of Laurence R. and Lois Fraser Seddon, he attended local schools and earned his General...

Kaare Nils Francis

Kaare Nils Francis, 51, of Estero, Fla., died Tuesday at Southwest Regional Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 18, 1955, son of the late Burton Francis Jr. and Violet...

Doris Ruth Russell

Doris Ruth Russell, 92, formerly of Rose Manor, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Springside of Pittsfield for five months. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 24, 1914,...

Walter P. Fertek

Walter P. Fertek, 85, of 52 Vivian Ave., died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 26, 1922, son of Stanislaw and Mary Glazeski Fertek, he was a 1940 graduate of Pittsfield High...

Bruce Morgan Crosier

Bruce Morgan Crosier, 80, of 436 East St., died yesterday at home after a brief illness. Born in Dalton on March 19, 1927, son of Earl B. Crosier Sr. and Maude Mather Crosier, he attended local...

Grace P. Houle

Grace P. Houle, 84, of 7 Velma Ave., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 31, 1922, daughter of Archibald and Catherine Nethery Houston, she was a 1940 graduate...

Edmund J. Prehoden Sr.

Edmund J. Prehoden Sr., 81, of 73 Tanner St., died of congestive heart failure Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mary E. Prehoden, 1553 Guy St., San Diego. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 30, 1925,...

John O. Tucker Sr.

John O. Tucker Sr., 87, formerly of 173 King St., died Saturday at Springside of Pittsfield nursing facility. Born in Pittsfield on March 17, 1920, son of Charles J. and Isabel Hamilton Tucker, he...

Elaine Kaplan

Elaine Kaplan, 82, of 54 Zeff Drive, died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 4, 1924, daughter of Robert M. and Mary Aaronson Kriger, she graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1941 and...

Robert R. Tolvo

Robert R. Tolvo, 78, of 10241 Misty Meadow Road, Leesburg, Fla., formerly of Lenox and South Egremont, died Sunday at home. Born in Housatonic on June 7, 1928, son of Patrick and Helen Richards...

James Robert Hunt Sr.

James Robert Hunt Sr., 70, of 734 Dermody Road, Bennington, Vt., died Tuesday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 29, 1936, son of William F. and...

Warren Alger Drew

Warren Alger Drew, 88, of 934 Main St., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Barnston in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada, on Oct. 11, 1918, son of...

Margaret R. Wood

Margaret R. Wood, 75, of 176 Columbus Ave., died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 19, 1932, daughter of Robert and Irene Walker Duggan, she was a 1949 graduate of Pittsfield High School....

Lynne R. Cutler

Lynne R. Cutler, 59, of 217 Bridge St., Stamford, Conn., a native of Pittsfield, died Monday at Stamford (Conn.) Hospital following a short illness. Born on March 14, 1948, daughter of Esther...

Dorothy G. Cardell

Dorothy G. Cardell, 89, of 1025 Williams St., died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she resided since February. Born in North Adams on Nov. 9, 1917, daughter of Harold and...

Charles Henry Slater

Charles Henry Slater, 92, of 60 Herie Ave. died Sunday at Side by Side assisted-living facility on Onota Street, where he had resided since January. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 5, 1914, son of...