Obituaries

John R. Copeland Sr.

John R. Copeland Sr., 78, of Hyde Place died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 5, 1926, son of Dr. Nathaniel Copeland, chief surgeon and chief of staff at...

George R. Bower Jr.

George R. Bower Jr., 89, formerly of Great Barrington, died yesterday at Woodbriar of Wilmington skilled nursing center, where he had resided for three months. Born in Holyoke on Aug. 7, 1915,...

Wilfred L. Beaulieu

Wilfred L. Beaulieu, 89, formerly of Cheshire, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a short illness. He had resided at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield for seven years....

Ruth Shapiro

Ruth Shapiro, 79, of 6444 Pumpkin Seed Circle, Boca Raton, Fla., a former resident of 142 Marion Ave., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Born in...

Clifford A. White Sr.

Clifford A. White Sr., 83, of 169 California Ave. died Sunday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since September 2003. Born in Cummington on June 16, 1921, son of Lewis V. and Mary...

Marion Jane "Judy" Tucker

Marion Jane "Judy" Tucker, 88, of Kimball Farms, formerly of 140 Melbourne Road, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Willimantic, Conn., on April 21, 1916,...

Alida Elizabeth Tidball

Alida Elizabeth Tidball, 84, of Elmcourt died Wednesday evening at Fairview Commons nursing home in Great Barrington. Born in Trumbull, Conn., on Nov. 2, 1920, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth...

Margaret Sullivan

Margaret Sullivan, 68, formerly of Monson, died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Stafford Springs, Conn., on June 6, 1936, daughter of Harold W. and...

Roland Gregor Rennie

Roland Gregor Rennie, 60, of 10 Riverview Homes died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 9, 1944, son of Gregor S. and Elizabeth J. Benham Rennie,...

Gertrude Pearl Voghel Persons

Gertrude Pearl Voghel Persons, 88, of 2834 South West Pontiac Place, Stuart, Fla., formerly of Cheshire, died Saturday evening at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart after a short illness....

Frank Kovacs

Frank Kovacs, 85, of 99 Chapel St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on Sept. 14, 1920, he graduated from high school in Arizona. A World War II veteran, he served from 1940 to...

Doris M. Koszelnik

Doris M. Koszelnik, 81, of 193 Elberon Ave., Rose Manor, died Sunday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for a month. Born in Chazy, N.Y., on March 4, 1923, daughter of Emmet C....

James Edward Johnson

James Edward Johnson, 60, of 321 Salisbury Road died Saturday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Sheffield on May 23, 1944, he was the son of Harold R. and Evelyn L....

Paul H. Dolle

Paul H. Dolle, 70, of 495 West Road died Sunday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Wednesday. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25, 1934, son of Peter A. and Julia S....

Russell L. Dionne

Russell L. Dionne, 87, of 6 Simon Ave. died Sunday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on May 12, 1917, son of Joseph and Josephine MacDougall Dionne, he attended Adams schools. Mr. Dionne...

Mary Ann Brasie

Mary Ann Brasie, 78, of 18 Kent Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Sheffield on Aug. 7, 1926, daughter of George and Katherine Livingston Monroe, she attended Pittsfield schools. Mrs. Brasie...

Kirk Wayne "Corky" Benoit

Kirk Wayne "Corky" Benoit, 46, of 52 Langlois Ave. died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 15, 1958, son of Nancy Jennings Benoit...

Edward Ernest Archey Sr.

Edward Ernest Archey Sr., 93, of 43 Kensington Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 10, 1911, the son of Peter and Celine Touche Archey, he was a 1930...

Margaret E. Miller Reynolds-Poff

Margaret E. Miller Reynolds-Poff, 96, formerly of North Street, died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where she had resided since July 2001. Born in Pittsburgh on...

Adrian Sumner "Beau" Meyer

Adrian Sumner "Beau" Meyer, 76, of East Windsor Road died Wednesday at home. Born in New York City on March 7, 1928, son of Frank and Marguerite Meyer, he was a graduate of Westchester, N.Y.,...

Blanche Veronica Gebarowski

Blanche Veronica Gebarowski, 87, of 52 Mountain Road died Thursday at home. Born in Savoy on Jan. 15, 1917, daughter of August and Julia Gavlok Gancarz, she attended schools there. She had...

Yolanda R. "Yoli" C

Yolanda R. "Yoli" Chiodo, 88, of 18 Edison Ave. died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 7, 1916, daughter of Sebastian and Maria Coreo Biglia, she was a 1934 graduate of Pittsfield...

Marjorie D. Bond

Marjorie D. Bond, 85, formerly of Rosewood Assisted Living, died Wednesday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Pittsfield on July 18, 1919, daughter of...

Blanche C. Bednarz

Blanche C. Bednarz, 93, formerly of 3 Myrtle St., died early Friday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Oct. 9, 1911, daughter of Adam and Josephine Miesiaszek Lipinski, she...

Lynn Francis Barschdorf

Lynn Francis Barschdorf, 62, of 79 Bellevue Ave., died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital, shortly after being admitted. Born in Adams on March 30, 1942, son of Eunice M. Vuillemot...