Obituaries

Francis P. Rodrigues

Francis P. Rodrigues, 82, of 14 Ensign Ave. died Saturday evening at home. Born in Taunton on Nov. 27, 1921, son of John and Hilda Luz Rodrigues, he was a 1941 graduate of Pittsfield High...

Sophie S. O'Neil

Sophie S. O'Neil, 86, formerly of 29 Crossin Terrace, died yesterday morning at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 12, 1917, daughter of Gustave and Stella Zaremba...

Marion Fleury

Marion Fleury, 88, of 611 State Road died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted two weeks ago. Born in St. Jean, Quebec, on July 26, 1915, daughter of Eugene and Yvonne...

Leon E. Duval

Leon E. Duval, 66, of 82 Clifton St., Cambridge, a native of Pittsfield, died Friday at home. Born on Aug. 28, 1927, son of Frances Persip Duval and the late Leon Duval, he was a 1955 graduate of...

Gary Allen Tate

Gary Allen Tate, 50, of 10 Poplar Ave., Shalimar, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died June 29 at home after a battle with lung cancer. Born in Pittsfield on March 8, 1954, son of Wade D. and Betty...

Marguerite Marie Rand

Marguerite Marie Rand, 80, of 4 Claire Place died Sunday evening at home. Born in Adams on June 12, 1924, daughter of Alfred and Georgette Marin Mouhat, she was a graduate of the former Adams...

John "Jack" Pavia

John "Jack" Pavia, 61, of 1498 Main Road, Stamford, Vt., formerly of Savoy, died June 28 at home following a long battle with cancer. He was a longtime general contractor and was active in civic...

Ethel Rita Kellar

Ethel Rita Kellar, 84, of 36 Sunset St. died yesterday morning at Craneville Place of Dalton, where she had resided for eight months. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 13, 1920, daughter of John P. and...

Elaine Elizabeth Krouse

Elaine Elizabeth Krouse, 84, of the Village at Laurel Lake in Lee died Saturday morning at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation. She was a former resident of Day Street and of...

Edwin W. Kingston Sr

Edwin W. Kingston Sr., 50, of 226 First St. died yesterday at home. Born in Great Barrington on July 24, 1953, son of Arthur J. and Jennie L. Jackson Kingston, he moved to Pittsfield in 1958 and...

Pauline Baldwin

Pauline Baldwin, 87, of North Charleston, S.C., formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Born July 3, 1917, in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of...

David Bach

David Bach, 81, of Sylvan Road died at home Wednesday, June 23, after a prolonged illness. Born in Breslau, Germany, on Feb. 26, 1923, son of Martin and Alice Gutman Bach, he escaped to England...

Polly A. Williams

Polly A. Williams, 78, of Summer Street died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Great Barrington on Oct. 9, 1925, daughter of Harold E. and Elsie Humphrey Potter, she was a 1942...

Irving Schechtman

Irving Schechtman, 88, formerly of 318 Onota St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided in Pittsfield since 2000. Born in New York City on March 13, 1916, son of Sam and...

Donald Russell McGown

Donald Russell McGown, 79, of 329 Pittsfield Road, Devonshire Estates, died Tuesday morning at home. He had resided in Lenox for the past six years. Born in Lewiston, Maine, on Dec. 16, 1924,...

Norman Franklin LaFleur

Norman Franklin LaFleur, 88, of 180 Friend St. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Feb. 13, 1916, son of Arthur and Marie White LaFleur, he attended...

Jan Cohn

Jan Cohn, 70, died yesterday at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y., after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Cohn was the first woman to serve as dean of faculty and chief academic officer, from 1987 to 1994,...

Robert Bartlett Burbank

Robert Bartlett Burbank, 67, of 364 Hinsdale Road died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 4, 1937, son of William J. and Thelma M. Bartlett Burbank, he was a 1955...

Constance T. "Connie" Altobelli

Constance T. "Connie" Altobelli, 73, of 79 Velma Ave. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 27, 1930, daughter of John and Maude Beck...

Ruth Miriam Young

Ruth Miriam Young, 87, of 8 Castle Hill Road, Glendale, died yesterday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Pittsfield on April 17, 1917, daughter of Edward and Margaret McGarry...

Madelyn May Robertson

Madelyn May Robertson, 92, of Rosewood Assisted Living died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on Jan. 14, 1912, daughter of Carl and Lillian Brush Elsensohn, she attended schools...

Helen B. "Miss Mac" McNaughton

Helen B. "Miss Mac" McNaughton, 96, of 4550 Willow Bend Drive, Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 12, 1908, daughter of John D....

Leo R. McFarland

Leo R. McFarland, 81, formerly of Pittsfield, died June 23 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. He had resided at a nursing home in Worcester for three years. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 19,...

Charles Antoine Laframboise

Charles Antoine Laframboise, 94, of 36 Hamlin St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on May 22, 1910, son of Francois and Caroline Gregoire Laframboise, his family moved...

Irving Duncan Fish Jr

Irving Duncan Fish Jr., 81, of Meacham Street died Monday, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Minneapolis on Jan. 30, 1923, son of Irving D. Fish Sr. and Constance Moffitt Mitchell Fish, he...