Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Josephine M. DiPietro
Josephine M. DiPietro, 78, of 22 Marcella Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 17, 1928, daughter of Joseph and Mary Puia Parisi,...Helen R. Fox Tomasini
Helen R. Fox Tomasini, 57, of 10220 Molino Road, Santee, Calif., died Friday at home of leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Born in Cincinnati on Aug. 1, 1949, daughter of Edward and Olivette...Gordon B. Ruesch
Gordon B. Ruesch, 86, of West Springfield and Austerlitz, died Sunday at Bay State Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 21, 1920, son of Alfred and Electa Bailey Ruesch, he attended schools...Ada M. Puntin
Ada M. Puntin, 90, of 55 Pembroke Ave., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 9, 1916, daughter of Angelo and Rosa Tezza Menin, she graduated from Pittsfield High...Frederick J. Hoffman II
Frederick J. Hoffman II, 84, formerly of 38 Prospect St., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Chatham, N.Y., on Dec. 4, 1922, son of Frederick J. Hoffman Sr. and Julia Blackwell Hoffman,...John Edward Gallagher
John Edward Gallagher, 78, of 43 Sherwood Drive, and of 24824 South Golfview Drive, Sun Lakes, Chandler, Ariz., died Sunday at Chandler Regional Hospital in Arizona. Born April 1, 1928, son of...George E. Bradley
George E. Bradley, 46, of 750 Oak St., Peshtigo, Wis., a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home unexpectedly. Born on Oct. 30, 1960, he was the son of George J. and Marion Scully...Helen Stadulksi Auger
Helen Stadulksi Auger, 73, of 64 High St., died Monday at Bay Front Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla., while wintering in Florida with her husband. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 2, 1933,...Carol LaBrake
Carol LaBrake, 61, of 10 Cloverdale St. died Friday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a year and a half. Born in Saranac Lake, N.Y., on May 30, 1945, daughter of Barbara Bryant...Norman Glazer
Norman Glazer, 81, died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since September. He was a former resident of Sugar Hill in Dalton and of Reno, Nev., and Los Angeles. Born in...Jane A. Broyles
Jane A. Broyles, 88, a native of Pittsfield, died Thursday at Good Shepherd Home in Jaffrey, N.H., after a long illness. Born on Sept. 23, 1918, daughter of Clement and Evelyn Robillard Menard,...Nancy L. Osowski
Nancy L. Osowski, 79, of 2 Cypress Lane died Saturday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided for two months. Born in Pittsfield on June 21, 1927, daughter of Stanley and Helen Dydowicz...Maureen Quigley
Maureen Quigley, 54, of Wahconah Street, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had been a resident of Fairview Commons for two months before her transfer to the hospital. Born in...Robert R. Carey
Robert R. Carey, 81, of 84 Lillian St., died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Brooklyn, Pa., on Nov. 18, 1925, son of Russell E. and Agnes Birney Carey, he was educated in Pennsylvania...Shirley Grace Sabin
Shirley Grace Sabin, 71, of 11 Holmes Road, died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Danbury, Conn., on Sept. 29, 1935, daughter of William and Grace Lee Andrews, she was a high school...Freddie A. Strout Jr.
Freddie A. Strout Jr., 85, retired Pittsfield police officer and current resident of Bristol, Conn., died Sunday at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn. Born March 20, 1921, in Freeport, Maine,...Marie Anne Pouliot
Marie Anne Pouliot, 88, of 51 Gale Ave., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in St. Gervais Province of Quebec, Canada, on July 26, 1918, daughter of Joseph and Marie Coté Nadeau,...Sophie Helen Pado
Sophie Helen Pado, 88, of 80 Adams Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Savoy on Oct. 10, 1918, daughter of Joseph and Mary Jaroz...Albert E. Whiton Jr.
Albert E. Whiton Jr., 87, of 100 East Housatonic St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Springfield on Sept. 15, 1919, son of Albert E. and Florence...Russell DeWolf
Russell DeWolf, 44, of 68 Edgewood Drive, Averill Park, N.Y., brother of Mark DeWolf of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., of a sudden illness. Born in...Stephanie Rose Symanowicz
Stephanie Rose Symanowicz, 93, of 176 Columbus Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 15, 1913, daughter of Ludwig and Bernice Brozowski Germanowski, she...Virginia A. Sanborn
Virginia A. Sanborn, 88, of 140 Melbourne Road, Melbourne Place, died yesterday at home. Born in Sempronius, N.Y., on Nov. 1, 1918, daughter of Herman and Grace Kiltz Crofoot, she was educated in...Floyd L. Peronto
Floyd L. Peronto, 81, of 66 Unkamet Drive died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. He moved to Pittsfield in 1953 and to Unkamet Drive in 1966. Born in Two Rivers, Wis., on June 27, 1925,...Mary C. Conti
Mary C. Conti, 85, formerly of 26 Pleasure Ave., died Friday at Springside Nursing Care Facility after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 18, 1921, daughter of Joseph and Rose Loverde...Mary Iris Kiley
Mary Iris Kiley, 97, of Valentine Road, a former longtime resident of Maple Street, Adams, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Aug. 15, 1909, daughter of Daniel E....iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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