Obituaries

Joseph J. Condron

Joseph J. Condron, 83, formerly of 147 Pomeroy Ave., died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 5, 1924, son of Michael H. and Mary Cullen Condron, he was a graduate of...

George R. Olds

George R. Olds, 81, of 70 Champagne Ave. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. He was the Middlefield fire chief from 1972 to 1987. Born in Westfield on July 23, 1926, son of George...

David A. Provost

David A. Provost, 42, of Bernard Gibbons Drive, died Tuesday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Pittsfield, on May 27, 1965, son of James M. Provost and the late Madeline L. Dean Provost, he grew up in...

Philip Littell

Philip Littell, 70, of 29 Chestnut St., Carriage House, The Elms, Westerly, R.I., died at home Tuesday after a long illness. Born in New York City on Nov. 30, 1936, son of Robert and Anita...

Clayton S. Cutting, 68

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Clayton Sumner Cutting, 68, of 120 Brooklyn St., died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Wilmington, Vt., on May 27, 1939, son...

Santina "Sandy" Carpino

Santina "Sandy" Carpino, 80, of 20 Baldwin St., Watertown, Conn., died Monday at her home. Born in Pittsfield, on Nov. 1, 1926, daughter of Joseph and Theresa Vallone Zofrea, she graduated from...

Mary Nellie Battory

Mary Nellie Battory, 91, of 53 North Summer St., died on Tuesday at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on March 7, 1916, daughter of John and Aniela Ptak Zepka, she attended schools in...

George L. Allaire

George L. Allaire, 80, of 43 Sawmill Park in Southwick, died yesterday at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke. Born in Holyoke on Feb. 8, 1927, son of Edward and Theresa Dupont Allaire, he was a...

Brandon E. Powers

Brandon E. Powers, 20, of 214 Allengate Ave., died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 25, 1986, son of Edward and Carol Lausier Powers, he was a senior in the special education program at...

Rita A. Derouin Martin

Rita A. Derouin Martin, 83, of 6 Main St., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hartford, Conn., on March 19, 1924, daughter of Francis X. and Rose Potvin Racicot, she attended...

Harold "Charlie" Cudahy Jr.

Harold "Charlie" Cudahy Jr., 75, of Vacation Road in Villas, N.J., a longtime resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday at home. Born in Philadelphia on Aug. 26, 1932, son of Harold Cudahy Sr. and...

George David Calebaugh

George David Calebaugh, 88, of 30 Evelyn St. died yesterday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Antioch, Ohio, on Oct. 17, 1918, son of David and Arebelle Boner Calebaugh, he was a 1936...

Louise M. Wilder

Louise M. Wilder, 96, formerly of 347 Dalton Ave., died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since January. Born in Westminster on July 27, 1911, daughter of...

Joseph Patrick Muraca Jr.

Joseph Patrick Muraca Jr. 60, of 31 East Grand Ave., Old Orchard Beach, Maine, a former resident of Dalton, died Thursday at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, after a brief illness. Born in...

Susan L. Geib, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Susan L. "Sue Ann" Geib, 53, of 386 Houghton St. died Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, at North Adams Commons. Born in Caribou, Maine, on Nov. 11, 1953, daughter of Marilyn...

Mark L. Johnson

Mark L. Johnson, 53, of Upton, formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Born in Brockton on June 8, 1954, son of Herbert A. Johnson...

Eleanor Goodrich

Eleanor Goodrich, 84, formerly of 53 Melbourne Road, died Thursday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 8, 1923, daughter of William H. and Edna Jepson Shaver, she...

William Glover Seeley

William Glover Seeley, 74, of 91 Summer St., died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 29, 1932, son of Walter and Helen Glover Seeley, he attended schools...

Adolph J. Heideman Jr., 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Adolph James Heideman Jr., 79, of 1260 Middle Road, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on May 3, 1928, son of Adolph Heideman Sr. and...

David C. Byrd

David C. Byrd, 58, of 191 South St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. He was the owner and operator of the former Bonanza Restaurant in...

Adelbert Benson Jr., 74

STAMFORD, Vt. — Adelbert Adney "Joe" Benson Jr., 74, of Main Road, formerly of North Adams, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, where he had been...

Antoinette G. Flint

Antoinette G. Flint, 83, of 46 Railroad St. died Monday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Worcester on June 3, 1924, daughter of Giacomo and Lucia DiCicco Piacquadio, she moved to...

Ethel V. "Dolly" Dixon

Ethel V. "Dolly" Dixon, 89, of 55 Jennings Ave. died Tuesday at Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville, S.C. Born in Dalton on March 6, 1918, daughter of Joseph and Virginia Casella DeAngelus, she...

Donald F. Cruikshank

SHEFFIELD — Donald F. Cruikshank, 88, of 525 Hewins St. died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in New Marlborough on Nov. 21, 1918, son of Benjamin and...

Arthur H. Cook

Arthur H. Cook, 77, of Schenectady, N.Y., a native of Pittsfield, died Monday at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born on Aug. 16, 1930, son of Arthur S. and Olive Gallager Cook, he attended...