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...Maurice Shapiro
Maurice Shapiro, 94, of 20379 West Country Club Road, Aventura, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died yesterday at the Regent Park Care Center in North Miami Beach. Born in North Adams on Oct. 8,...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...Joyce Boschen
Joyce Boschen, 78, of Shaw Road died Oct. 14 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where she had been in a coma since Aug. 29 following surgery for a heart attack. Born in New London, Conn.,...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...Fern Margaret Giroux Piske
Fern Margaret Giroux Piske, 97, of 1014 Lincoln St., Hollywood, Fla., died Tuesday at her home. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on March 10, 1909, the daughter of the late Frederick Giroux and...Patricia Mae Noel
Patricia Mae Noel, 83, of 186 Giles Road, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Springfield on June 8, 1923, the daughter of Arba and Gladys Lucille Donaldson,...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...Ruth Laidlaw
Ruth Laidlaw, 96, of Sweetwood, 1611 Cold Spring Road, died Friday at home. Born in Dedham, on Oct. 16, 1910, daughter of Francis W. and Ruth Hayes Welch, she attended schools in New York City and...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...Norris Anthony Phelps Sr.
Norris Anthony Phelps Sr., 86, of 207 Woodcock Road died yesterday at the home of his son, Peter David Phelps, of 580 Oblong Road. He served three terms on the Board of Selectmen and was its...Eleanor G. Kay
Eleanor G. Kay, 89, of 17 High St., Housatonic, died Saturday at Fairview Commons nursing center. Born in Housatonic on June 21, 1917, daughter of Joseph and Mary Bubrzyski Gromelski, she attended...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...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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