Obituaries

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...

Helen I. "Nana" Naventi

Helen I. "Nana" Naventi, 93, of 55 Marble St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Becket on July 25, 1913, daughter of Edward and Etta Fuller Murray, she moved to...

Claude S. Marks

Claude S. Marks, 74, of North Street in Housatonic, died Monday morning at Fairview Hospital. Born in Sharon, Conn. on July 27, 1932, son of Claude S. Marks, Sr. and Grace Ball Marks, he attended...

Katherine A. Gennette

Katherine A. Gennette, 81, of 69 Old State Road died on Monday morning at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Born in Pittsfield on April 29, 1925, daughter of Albert and Katherine Harrington Jones...

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...

Marjorie L. Bruno

Marjorie L. Bruno, 63, of 39 Eric Drive died Sunday morning at her home, where she had resided for the past 33 years. Born in Dalton on Aug. 27, 1943, daughter of Edward and Ethel Beals Flynn,...

Carol Everett "Joe" Baslow

Carol Everett "Joe" Baslow, 69, of 13 Wyantenuck St. in Housatonic died Monday at his home. He had lived in Housatonic since 1972. Born in New London, N.H. on May 2, 1937, son of Clyde and...

James E. Chenail

James E. Chenail, 63, of 70 Laurel Lane died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Feb. 26, 1943, son of Clifford and Mildred Langner Chenail, he was a 1961...

Etta M. Burghardt

Etta M. Burghardt, 101, formerly of Pittsfield, died Oct. 5 at Greensboro Nursing Home. Born in Stamford, Vt., on Jan. 19, 1905, daughter of James and Cora Bratton Andrew, she moved to Pittsfield...

John F. Stern

John F. Stern, 83, of 620 Laurel St., formerly of Heaton Court in Stockbridge, died Monday at the Laurel Lake Center in Lee, where he had resided for the past year. Born in New York City on June...

Doris G. Prentiss

Doris G. Prentiss, 88, of 50 Hungerford St. died Tuesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for three months. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 6, 1918, daughter of Louis...

Helen King Perron

Helen King Perron, 89, of Berkshiretown Apartments, 176 Columbus Ave., died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Berlin, N.Y., on April 19, 1917, daughter of Charles E. and Mabel...

Frank Mantella

Frank Mantella, 73, of 664 Elm St. died Tuesday at the Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 13, 1933, son of George and Velia Pazzelli Mantella, he graduated from Pittsfield High...

Veronica Clair White

Veronica Clair White, 68, of 81 Hawthorne St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Somerset on Nov. 11, 1937, daughter of Manuel and Lena Costa Ferreira, she attended Somerset High...

Timothy Jack Baron

Timothy Jack Baron, 55, of 25 West St. died Saturday at home. He was born in Pittsfield on July 12, 1951, son of the late Thaddeus and Thelma Hosmer Baron, and at age 21 entered into the BCARC...

William H. Reddy Sr.

William H. Reddy Sr., 85, retired deputy fire chief of Pittsfield, of 19 Walden Lane, former longtime resident of 309 Wahconah St., died on early Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born...

Elaine McDonald

Elaine McDonald, 75, of Paxton died Saturday, Oct. 7, at home. She was the mother of Sue McDonald Budz of Williamstown. Born in Floral Park, N.Y., on Nov. 25, 1930, daughter of Everett and...

Frank Mantella

Frank Mantella, 73, of 664 Elm St. died Tuesday at the Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 13, 1933, son of George and Velia Pazzelli Mantella, he graduated from Pittsfield High...

James Francis Leonard

James Francis Leonard, 65, of 132 Velma Ave. died Sunday morning at his home. Born in Whitinsville on Aug. 22, 1941, son of Ernest J. and Margaret Cahill Leonard, he was a 1959 graduate of...