Obituaries

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...

Louvern C. Betit

Louvern C. Betit, 83, of 850 Frank Smith Road, Longmeadow, a former resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. She moved to Longmeadow in 1969. Born in...

Kathleen B. Thompson

Kathleen B. Thompson, 100, died Tuesday at Fairview Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided for two months. She lived at Heaton Court in Stockbridge for 10 years and,...

Donn Clement Elser Jr.

Donn Clement Elser Jr., 56, of Crane Avenue and Palm Bay, Fla., died Tuesday at his home in Dalton. He served 14 years as the Dalton water commissioner, and the new pump house was dedicated in...

Barbara Louise Cooper

Barbara Louise Cooper, 80, of Castle Hill in Glendale died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hillsdale, N.Y., on Jan. 31, 1927, daughter of John and Minnie Pedell Brusie,...

Patricia M. Stankiewicz

Patricia M. Stankiewicz, 83, of 15 Adelaide Ave., died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 13, 1924, daughter of Patrick L. and Ellen Foran Doyle, she...

Katherine Sarah LaMountain

Katherine Sarah LaMountain, 89, of Melbourne Place, formerly of 11 John St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Marsboro, Quebec, on Oct. 30, 1917, daughter of Angus M. and Mary...

Raymond James Degere

Raymond James Degere, 77, of 69 Champagne Ave., died Monday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in Adams on March 15, 1930, son of Alfred and Yvonne Johnson Degere, he graduated...

Paul G. Cushman

Paul G. Cushman, 88, of Bradenton Beach, Fla., died Aug. 26 at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Fla. He moved to Florida from Pittsfield in 1984. Born in Barre, Vt., on Aug. 29, 1918,...

Helene V. Carmel

Helene V. Carmel, 98, formerly of Calumet St., died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Huntington on June 27, 1909, daughter of Napoleon and Adeline Boudreau Carmel, she was...

Helen F. Archibald

Helen F. Archibald, 91, formerly of Lenox, died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had been a resident since moving from Melbourne Place in November 2002. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 6, 1915,...

Guido P. Pieropan

Guido P. Pieropan, 82, of 66 High St. died Saturday at Fairview Hospital. Born in West Stockbridge on Jan. 25, 1925, son of Dante and Domenica Nascimbeni Pieropan, he attended local schools,...

Eleanor M. Liverseidge

Eleanor M. Liverseidge, 87, formerly of Columbus Avenue, died Saturday at Springside Nursing Home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 15, 1919, daughter of Matthew and Ella Poopor Blaney, she was a 1937...

Viola E. Hannon

Viola E. Hannon, 97, of Dennisport died Saturday at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was the mother of Jean M. Kasala of Pittsfield. Born in Worcester on March 11, 1910, daughter of Adam and...

Kathryn L. Gagne

Kathryn L. Gagne, 57, of 70 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Friday at home. Born in North Adams on April 25, 1950, daughter of Lynn Champagny Morris and the late John A. Morris, she graduated from Drury...

Leila A. Wich

Leila A. Wich, 69, of 187 The Lane, Earlton, N.Y., a native of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at St. Peter's Hospice in Albany, N.Y. Born on Aug. 12, 1938, daughter of John and Josephine Fitch...

Dorothy F. Tierney

Dorothy F. Tierney, 69, of 176 Columbus Ave. Berkshiretown Apartments, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 4, 1938, daughter of William J. and Margaret Campion...

Merrill A. Shepard

Merrill A. Shepard, 81, of West Road died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Great Barrington on April 30, 1926, son of Henry M. Shepard Sr. and Ruth Moore Shepard, he...

Doris E. Reidy

Doris E. Reidy, 92, of Grant Street died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on June 21, 1915, daughter of Edward and Jennie Blowe Knight, she was a graduate of Pittsfield High...

Nancy Lichtman

Nancy Lichtman, 73, of 21 Breit Drive died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Weehawken, N.J., on May 26, 1934, daughter of Joseph and Wilma Gans Schoenberg, she was a 1952 graduate of...