Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
The Rev. John Olland Parker
The Rev. John Olland Parker, 70, of Amherst, former pastor of First United Methodist Church in Pittsfield, died Monday morning at Monte Vista farm, the family homestead in Vershire, Vt. Born in...Joseph J. "Ooper" Miraglia
Joseph J. "Ooper" Miraglia, 74, of 66 Ontario St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 9, 1932, son of John and Grace McNamara Miraglia, he was a lifelong resident...Joseph G. Larrivee
Joseph G. Larrivee, 81, of 8 Elm St. died Saturday at his home. Born in Housatonic on Oct. 30, 1924, son of the late Ulric Larrivee and Rosanna Mercier Larrivee, he was a 1942 graduate of Lee...Philip Cook
Philip Cook, 95, formerly of Liberty, N.Y., died on Sunday at his home at Devonshire Estates. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on April 23, 1911, son of Lena and Isaac Cook, he attended local schools and...Alice W. Bergan
Alice W. Bergan, 88, of 1395 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, formerly of Lenox, died Monday in Arlington. Born in New York City on May 17, 1918, daughter of Frederick J. and Mabel Dickerson...Alejandro Villarroel
Alejandro Villarroel, 44, of San Francisco died Monday after a three-year battle with colon cancer. His wife, the former Wanda Nichols, was born and raised in Pittsfield. Born in Caracas,...Ann H. Ryan
Ann H. Ryan, 92, of Berkshiretown Apartments died Saturday at Providence Health Care Facility in Lenox, where she had resided for a year. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1913, daughter of Louis...Dr. George Grossman
Dr. George Grossman, 83, of 94 Sampson Parkway died Friday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Boston on Aug. 10, 1922, son of Richard and Jennie Freedman Grossman, he moved to Pittsfield at the age of...Ellwood F. DeCoster
Ellwood F. DeCoster, 94, of Devonshire Estates died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where he had resided for the past month. Born on the family farm in Buckfield, Maine, on Sept....Mary A. Salvaggio
Mary A. Salvaggio, 84, of Syracuse, N.Y., formerly of Pittsfield, died yesterday at St. Camillus Health Center in Syracuse. Born in Syracuse on July 19, 1921, daughter of John and Angeline...Florence Isabel Macdonald
Florence Isabel Macdonald, 95, died Sunday at Kimball Farms, where she had resided since 1993. Born in Boston on July 17, 1910, daughter of John A. and Jean Ferguson Macdonald, she grew up in...Henry F. Dimouro
Henry F. Dimouro, 54, of 169 Valentine Road, formerly of Hudson and of Jay, Maine, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Marlborough, son of Mary Odiorne Dimouro and the late Samuel...Lorraine Rose Anderson
Lorraine Rose Anderson, 68, of Lynn, formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at the Jewish Rehab Center in Swampscott after a battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield, daughter of Hilda Palardy...Miles R. McCarry
Miles R. McCarry, 89, of Deltona, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, a leading figure in the dairy cattle industry and a former Berkshire County agricultural agent, died July 11 at Hospice of...Imelda E. Barnes
Imelda E. Barnes, 91, of BerkshireTown Apartments, formerly of Westminster Street, died Tuesday morning at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had been a patient since March 17. Born...Harold Edward Dunham
Harold Edward Dunham, 71, of Pittsfield died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 2, 1935, he was the son of Harold M. and Sara Gibbons Dunham. His mother died in childbirth, and he was...John P. Kelly Jr.
John P. Kelly Jr., 83, of 65 Columbus Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 12, 1922, son of John P. Kelly Sr. and Mary McCormick Kelly, he was a lifelong...Madolyne E. Turner
Madolyne E. Turner, 98, of 44 Marcella Way died Friday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for two months. Born in Middletown, N.Y., on Aug. 28, 1907, daughter of William...Dorothy Demary "Honey" Fowler
Dorothy Demary "Honey" Fowler, 62, of 265 Peck's Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 1, 1944, daughter of Francis Pike and the late Lillian Stroup Pike, she...Raymond "Chester" Wisner Jr.
Raymond "Chester" Wisner Jr., 85, of 15 Day St., a former longtime resident of Dalton, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since August 2004. Born in Easthampton on Feb. 5,...Shirley L. Riggins
Shirley L. Riggins, 74, of 1039 Paquonnock Road, Groton, Conn., mother of Sherian L. Wrzesinski of Hinsdale, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Portland, Ore., on July 15, 1931,...Patrick M. Dubiski
Patrick M. Dubiski, 29, of 46 Judith Drive died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1976, son of Michael P. Dubiski and Diane Almeida Dubiski Dassat, he was a...Richard Lawrence Basile
Richard Lawrence Basile, 82, of 53 Churchill Crest died yesterday at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 16, 1924, son of O. Lawrence and Louise Capucci Basile, he graduated from a Brooklyn...Lucien Ernest Solak
Lucien Ernest Solak, 77, of Beaumont Drive died Thursday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since April 17. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 24, 1928, son of Joseph and Pauline...Charles I. King
Charles I. King, 80, of 161 Bradford St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 6, 1926, son of Walter J. King Sr. and Theresa Gough King, he was educated in local...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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