Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Wallace H. Smelzer
Wallace H. Smelzer, 73, of 7 Claremont Road died Friday at home. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Sept. 5, 1930, son of Phillip H. and Margaret H. Movejon Smelzer, he was a 1948 graduate of Albany High...Helene Austin
Helene Austin, 91, of Kimball Farms died Sunday morning at its nursing care center. Born in New York City on July 25, 1912, daughter of Harry and Marie Humm Hastorf, she attended schools there,...Robert C. Martin
Robert C. Martin, 83, of Medford (N.J.) Leas retirement community, a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born on May 2, 1921, son of Stanley Martin Sr. and Grace Martin, he graduated...Nancy Fabian
Nancy Fabian, 87, of Stilson Ave., Florence, died Thursday at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. She was the mother of Richard J. Fabian of Great Barrington. Born in Sayreville, N.J.,...Catherine M. Andersen
Catherine M. Andersen, 84, of 140 Melbourne Road, Epoch Assisted Living, died Wednesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Westfield on...
Louis F. Pasotti, 82
ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Frank Pasotti, 82, of 104 Walling Road died early Sunday morning, July 18, 2004, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Oct. 4, 1921, son of Gentile and Jennie...Everett C. Oles
Everett C. Oles, 84, of Main Street died Friday at home from complications related to Parkinson's disease. Born in Winchester, Conn., on March 11, 1920, he was the son of John and Lavina Turner...Loretta A. Lawrence
Loretta A. Lawrence, 94, formerly of Otis, died Saturday at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation, where she had resided since 1999. Born in New York City on Feb. 9, 1910, daughter of...Lillian Howard
Lillian Howard, 87, of the Barrett House died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Saddle River, N.J., on March 24, 1917, daughter of John and Margaret Sutherland Colin, she graduated...
James E. Critelli, 62
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — James Edward Critelli, 62, of 9 Duggan St. died Saturday evening, July 17, 2004, at home after a long illness. Born in North Adams on May 25, 1942, son of Esther Bua...Lila Margaret Sheldon
Lila Margaret Sheldon, 88 of 175 Eagle St., North Adams, died early Wednesday morning at North Adams Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 12, 1915, the daughter of Thomas B. and Bertha L. Cole...Christopher John Ouellette
Christopher John Ouellette, 28, of 310 Highland St., Northbridge, a native of Adams, died Wednesday afternoon at University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, where he was admitted June 27...Charles Everett L'Hommedieu Jr
Charles Everett L'Hommedieu Jr., 78, of South Main Street died Wednesday afternoon at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 12, 1925, son of Charles L'Hommedieu Sr. and Signe Johnson L'Hommedieu,...Genevieve Ann Hajjar
Genevieve Ann Hajjar, 79, of 335 Elm St. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Adams, Aug. 7, 1924, daughter of Louis and Jamelia Shaker George, she was a graduate of the former Adams High...Carmen E. Bassi
Carmen E. Bassi, 93, of 75 Commercial St. died yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since 2002. She had been a longtime resident of Burt Street. Born in North...Catherine M. Anderson
Catherine M. Anderson, 84, of 140 Melbourne Road, Epoch Assisted Living, died Wednesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for a short time. She had lived in...Mildred Schechtman
Mildred Schechtman, 82, of East 20th Street, New York City, mother of Gayle Schechtman of Pittsfield, died Monday afternoon at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, N.Y. Born in Lansford,...
Mary Sanders, 84
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mary Sanders, 84, of 1154 Center Lane, Palm Bay, Fla., formerly of North Adams, died Monday, July 12, 2004, at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where she had resided since April....Rev. Beverlee Kalagher
The Rev. Beverlee Kalagher, 59, of Cobb Road died Friday at Wayside Hospice Residence in Wayland after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the pastor of West Stockbridge...Marie-Frances Davis
Marie-Frances Davis, 91, of 60 Chuckleberry Way, Stephentown, N.Y., a formerly of 587 Green River Road, died Monday evening at home. Born in West New York, N.J., on Jan. 4, 1913, daughter of...Matthew Frank Wilk
Matthew Frank Wilk, 85, of 9 Grant St. died yesterday afternoon at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in Adams on Nov. 26, 1918, son of Frank and Zofia Bezak Wilk, he attended...Charles Sidney Rice
Charles Sidney Rice, 74, of 140 Dalton Ave., formerly of Hull Avenue, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Becket on Jan. 26, 1930, son of Charles D and Agnes Broga Galliher Rice,...Marion E. Lukas
Marion E. Lukas, 81, of Hillside Lane, Ashley Falls, died Friday at home after a long illness. Born in Stockbridge on July 5, 1923, daughter of Steve and Ethel Squires Hopkins, she attended the...George H. Karl Sr
George H. Karl Sr., 85, of 45 Church St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Averill Park, N.Y., on Oct. 28, 1918, son of Henry and Ella Lindeman Karl, he was a member...JoAnn M. Heath
JoAnn M. Heath, 63, of 305 Lenox Ave. died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Julie M. Vancini, 290 Westmorland Lane, Saunderstown, R.I. Born in Pittsfield on July 27, 1940, daughter of Edwin...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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