Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Barbara E. Walton
Barbara E. Walton, 81, of County Highway 14, New Lisbon, N.Y., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at home. Born in Hopkinton on Nov. 4, 1924, daughter of Elmer and Alice Kimball MacKay, she was a...Oscar "Ozzie" Shreefter
Oscar "Ozzie" Shreefter, 88, of 140 Melbourne Road, Melbourne Place, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New York City on Oct. 10, 1918, son of Nathan and Mary Asnis Shreefter, he...Robert D. Healy, Jr.
Robert D. Healy, Jr., 47, of 4037 North West Blitchon Road, Ocala, Fla., died at home Friday from medical complications. His mother, Juanita Tirrell McGovern, lives in Pittsfield. Born on...Richard F. "Dick" Claffie
Richard F. "Dick" Claffie, 78, formerly of Dalton, died Oct. 14, at his home in The Villages, Fla. Born in Medford on Dec. 15, 1927, son of Francis G. and Mary E. Claffie, he lived in the Boston...Helen M. "Cookie" Brooks
Helen M. "Cookie" Brooks, 59, formerly of the Leeds section of Northampton, died Saturday at the Worcester Skilled Care Nursing Center in Worcester after a 12-year battle with Huntington's...Dr. Francis A. Slowick Sr.
Dr. Francis A. Slowick Sr., 105, of 22 Central Ave. died yesterday at home. Before moving to Dalton, he lived at Sugar Mill Wood in Homosassa, Fla., from 1978 to 1995. He lived in Lenox from 1963...Ruth Patricia Pattangall
Ruth Patricia Pattangall, 85, of Devonshire Estates, 329 Pittsfield Road, died Saturday of ovarian cancer at Providence Care Center. Born in Fall River on Jan. 22, 1921, daughter of James L. and...Eleanor Morse
Eleanor Morse, 86, of Kimball Farms died Saturday at its nursing center. Born in Boston on Feb. 25, 1920, daughter of John Clark and Katherine Atkinson Rice, she was the last surviving relative of...Robert G. Johnson
Robert G. Johnson, 68, of Tyler Street died Sunday at home. He was the owner of Johnson Sewing Machine Co. on Tyler Street. Born in Brandon, Vt., on Feb. 2, 1938, son of Elizabeth Johnson...Howard A. Gadreault
Howard A. Gadreault, 91, formerly of Curtis Manor, died Friday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where he had resided since July 26. Born in Easthampton on Dec. 15, 1914, son of Edward and...Eugenia C. "Gina" DeAngelus
Eugenia C. "Gina" DeAngelus, 92, of 839 Main St., died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 28, 1914, a daughter of John and Richetta Casella...Edward F. Sagendorph
Edward F. Sagendorph, 92, of 42 Newell St. died Saturday morning at home. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 1913, son of Herbert and Julia Cripps Sagendorph, he attended schools in...Phyllis Velte Hamilton
Phyllis Velte Hamilton, 87, of 140 Melbourne Place died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Broken Bow, Neb., on Oct. 22, 1918, daughter of Charles H. and Eglantine Skillman Velte, she...Josephine M. Duane
Josephine M. Duane, of 8 Laflin Terrace died Friday at home. Born in Willards, Md., on Sept. 2, 1925, daughter of Rufus and Esther Triut Cordrey, she attended Pittsville (Md.) High School and was...Richard Smith
Richard Smith, 57, of 19 Madison Ave. died Thursday at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 28, 1949, son of the late Floyd and Lois Converse Smith, he was a 1968 graduate...Rabbi Howard R. Greenstein
Rabbi Howard R. Greenstein, 71, of 4-10 Rolling Hills and 8570 Pepper Tree Way, Naples, Fla., died yesterday at his Lenox home of lymphoma. Born in Providence, R.I., son of Charles and Olga...Robert Livingston Winsor Jr.
Robert Livingston Winsor Jr., 67, of Bentrup Court died Tuesday morning at his home. Born on Staten Island, N.Y., on Sept. 30, 1939, son of Robert L. Winsor Sr. and Inglis MacLennon Winsor, he...Vincent L. Venturini
Vincent L. Venturini, 85, formerly of 33 State St., died Wednesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had resided for the past 11 months. Born in Lee on Aug. 18, 1921, son of...Frances A. Serven
Frances A. Serven, 88, of 169 Valentine Road died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 6, 1918, daughter of Hugh and Anna Hoctor Serven, she graduated from schools in...Frances M. Hoag
Frances M. Hoag, 75, of 193 Elberon Ave. died Wednesday at home. Born in North Adams on May 30, 1931, daughter of Armand C. and Evelyn Fountain Beliveau, she was a 1949 graduate of Drury High...Evelyn L. Coates
Evelyn L. Coates, 83, of 83 Michael Drive, formerly of Ridgefield, Conn., died Tuesday at her home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 17, 1923, daughter of George L. and Mary Maestri Castignoli,...Albert Miller Van Blarcom
Albert Miller Van Blarcom, 83, died Monday at the Wilmington Health Care Center in Wilmington. He and his late wife, Anne, were longtime residents of both Pittsfield and Sarasota, Fla. Born in...Walter J. Robbie
Walter J. Robbie, 86, of Merrimac died at the Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport on Sunday. Born in Quincy on Nov. 20, 1919, son of James and Florence Blackwood Robbie, he attended Quincy public...Paul C. Williams
Paul C. Williams, 81, of Hanover, Pa., died peacefully Sunday at his home following a lengthy illness. His son, Theodore "Ted" Williams, lives in Pittsfield. Born on Sept. 3, 1925, in Codorus...George R. Sawyer
George R. Sawyer, 58, of 23 Cecelia Terrace, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 26, 1948, son of the late Donald and Myrtle Benson Sawyer, he was a 1965 graduate...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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