Obituaries

Theresa A. Shelsey

Theresa A. Shelsey, 84, of 23 Daniels Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 8, 1922, daughter of Damiano and Teresa Peri Scelsi, she was a graduate of Pittsfield High...

Lucien J. Grandbois

Lucien J. Grandbois, 88, formerly of 221 Barker Road, died Saturday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since Nov. 30, 2001. He owned and operated Liberty Court Motel in Hancock...

Monica W. Holcomb

Monica W. Holcomb, 82, formerly of Melbourne Place, died Tuesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for six weeks. Born in Pittsfield on March 24, 1924, daughter of Harold F. and...

Dr. Theodore Greenbaum

Dr. Theodore Greenbaum, 80, of 17B Muirfield Drive died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Sept. 24, 1926, son of Harry and Rose Mondry Greenbaum, he attended the...

Jennie M. Sinopoli

Jennie M. Sinopoli, 93, of 379 East St., Providence Court, died Tuesdayat Springside of Pittsfield. Born in New York City on Jan. 13, 1913, daughter of Salvatore and Marianna Sicchitano Sinopoli,...

Bernard Raymond Ronan

Bernard Raymond Ronan, 80, formerly of 389 Lebanon Ave. died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where he had resided since May 2006. Born in Huntington on Oct. 6, 1926, son...

Beatrice Levinson

Beatrice Levinson, 87, of 329 Pittsfield Road died yesterday at Devonshire Estates. Born in Gary, Ind., on Nov. 26, 1919, daughter of Louis and Rose Himmelstein Appelbaum, she was a 1936 graduate...

Clara L. Reagan

Clara L. Reagan, 75, of 40 Thomas Road died yesterday at her home, where she had lived since 1984. Born in Reading, Vt., daughter of Horace C. and Julia Mae Playful Hoisington, she was educated in...

William "Pickles" Mitchell Pensivy Sr.

William "Pickles" Mitchell Pensivy Sr., 76, of Michelle Manor, 40 Linden St., died yesterday at his home. Born in Lenox Dale on Nov. 21, 1930, son of Mitchell and Anna Dulfied Pensivy, he was a...

John G. Carey

John G. Carey, 74, of 140 Melbourne Road, a former resident of Adams, died Saturday at home of cancer. Born in Adams on Feb. 25, 1932, son of Gerald H. and Grace Haytree Carey, he attended local...

Pauline A. Beauchemin

Pauline A. Beauchemin, 84, of 48 Edgemere Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 1, 1922, daughter of Henry J. and Mary C. Cunningham Hart, she was a 1940...

Robert E. Harrison Sr.

Robert E. Harrison Sr., 74, of 222 Dalton Division Road died Friday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 15, 1932, son of Herbert E. and Marjorie Renfrew Harrison, he was a 1949 graduate of...

Shirley Edna Curry

Shirley Edna Curry, 81, formerly of 247 Harryel St., died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since May 12, 2004. Born in Montville, Calif., on July 19, 1925, daughter of...

Raymond F. Tremlett Jr.

Raymond F. Tremlett Jr., 73, of Tewksbury died Saturday at home. He was the father of Scott D. Tremlett of Pittsfield. Born in Boston on Aug. 31, 1933, son of Raymond F. and Cecily Dunn...

R. Jack Kelly

R. Jack Kelly, 78, of 531 West St. died Friday at Hillcrest Commons Heath Care Facility, where he had resided for two weeks. He was the owner of Berkshire Hearing Aid Center. Born in...

Peter D. Foote Jr.

Peter D. Foote Jr., 52, of 9 Southbrook Lane died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 31, 1954, son of Peter D. Foote Sr. and Adelia Cilli...

Joan M. Ross

Joan M. Ross, 50, of 286 Main St., died at home Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on April 28, 1956, daughter of Harry and Martha Shock Freshler, she was a 1974...

Matthew David Masiero

Matthew David Masiero, 34, of 171 Magnolia St. in Dorchester, formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Born in Pittsfield on March 16, 1972, son of the...

Adrienne Eve Cornellier

Adrienne Eve Cornellier, 96, formerly of Dartmouth Street, died in Nashua, N.H., on Saturday. Born in Lac Megantic, Canada, Dec. 14, 1910, daughter of Adelard and Marie Lamontagne Charland, she...

Rita M. Brassard

Rita M. Brassard, 89, formerly of Elm Street, died Sunday evening at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where she had resided since August 2002. Born in Pittsfield Dec. 15, 1917, daughter of Robert...

Susan T. Dimanche

Susan T. Dimanche, 61, of 82 Wilson St. died yesterday at home after a long battle with cancer. She was the owner and operator of Chipper Clipper Beauty Shop in Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on...

Carolyn Ann Dicranian Ultimo

Carolyn Ann Dicranian Ultimo, 66, of 645 Washington Road died Saturday at her home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 21, 1940, daughter of Augustus and Zabel Ann Dicranian Ultimo, she was a 1957...

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Mahoney

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Mahoney, 74, of 184 Doreen St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Pownal, Vt., on Nov. 5, 1932, daughter of Earl and Delia King Hatch, she was a longtime...

Esther Gelston DuBois

Esther Gelston DuBois, 92, of Springside Nursing Center, formerly of Goodrich Street, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Montreal on March 14, 1914, daughter of the late Robert and...

John Joseph Sokolowski Sr.

John Joseph Sokolowski Sr., 74, of 59 Harris St., a former Pittsfield firefighter, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 22, 1932, son of Nicholas and Mary Sauwick...