Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Romeo Reno Paoletti
Romeo Reno Paoletti, 80, of 274 South County Road, Drury, died yesterday at home. Born in Rowe on Sept. 1, 1922, son of Calisto and Modesta Incenelli Paoletti, he attended school in the Hoosac...Norman Everett Fielding
Norman Everett Fielding, 76, of 85 Nutmeg Lane died Thursday at the Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. Born in Barre on Aug. 2, 1926, son of Clarence and Helen Hunt Fielding,...Leo Horace Davignon
Leo Horace Davignon, 77, of 160 East Road died Sunday at Sweet Brook in Williamstown. Born in Clarksburg on Oct. 26, 1925, son of Mederic and Emelia LaFountaine Davignon, he attended schools in...Harold George Hewitt
Harold George Hewitt, 74, of 45 Porter St. died yesterday at home. He was born in North Adams on March 16, 1929, son of George and Margaret Hurlbut Hewitt. He leaves his wife, the former Mary...
Alfred 'Skeet' Ritcher, 67
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Alfred Eugene "Skeet" Ritcher, 67, of 394 Union St., died Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at home. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 14, 1936, son of Elroy and Ada Braman...Harold “Hal†Simon
Harold “Hal†Simon, 88, of 65 Whitman Road died yesterday at home. He was a former selectman in Hancock. Born in New York City on Dec. 25, 1914, son of William and Rae Meisner...Jeannette Ruth Rarick-Huerta
Jeannette Ruth Rarick-Huerta, 70, of 23 Angeli St. died Tuesday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 16, 1932, daughter of Armond and Helen Gardner Bombardier, she attended schools there. She was...Vivian L. Newton
Vivian L. Newton, 75, of 76 Scammell Ave. died Tuesday at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 16, 1927, daughter of Irving and Stella Champlin Sheldon, she was a 1946...Nancy Christine Brown
Nancy Christine Brown, 79, of 22 South Road died Tuesday at the Calvin Coolidge Nursing Home in Northampton, following a short illness. Born in Castlerea, Ireland, on Jan. 6, 1924, daughter of...Angeline M. Bloomingdale
Angeline M. Bloomingdale, 87, of 140 Melbourne Road died Tuesday afternoon at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation, where she had resided for 10 months. Born in Montreal on Feb. 5,...Barbara Ann Crews Solomon
Barbara Ann Crews Solomon, 60, of 3 Myrtle St. died Sunday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 20, 1943, daughter of Maria Miles Duprea MacDonald of the state of...Lorraine M. Siok
Lorraine M. Siok, 80, of 117 Warner Road, Norwich, N.Y., formerly of North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Sunday at home. Born in Stuyvesant Falls, N.Y., on Nov. 5, 1922, daughter of Lawrence and...Psyche L. Landall Douglas
Psyche L. Landall Douglas, 87, formerly of Pine Grove Drive, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for seven months. Born in Providence, R.I., on March 26, 1916, daughter of...Kenneth F. Torrey
Kenneth F. Torrey, 82, of 127 East Windsor Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Peru on Aug. 21, 1920, son of Thomas Torrey and Matie Hathaway Torrey Bishop, he...Mary Elizabeth “Betty†LaChance
Mary Elizabeth “Betty†LaChance, 78, of 1 Lyman St., Westboro, a native of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Marlboro Hospital. Born on Oct. 28, 1924, daughter of J. Leon and Yvonne Dube...Charles E. Edwards
Charles E. Edwards, 90, of Melbourne Place Assisted Living Community, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center, where he had been a patient for a short time. He had resided at Melbourne since...Bernardine “Bunny†Lane Cook
Bernardine “Bunny†Lane Cook, 81, of Kimball Farms, died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 6, 1921, daughter of Bernard M. Collins Sr. and Elizabeth Murphy Collins, she was a...Hubert W. Close Jr
Hubert W. Close Jr., 92, of 21 Nancy Ave. died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided for three months. Born in Hartford, Conn., on July 19, 1911, son of Hubert Close Sr., and Marie...Ann Rowland Macy
Ann Rowland Macy, 78, of Bow Wow Road died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Sheffield on July 6, 1925, daughter of Ernest B. and Jane Rowland Leach, she was a 1944 graduate of the...Henry G. Sokop
Henry G. Sokop, 90, of 68 Oak Hill Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in New York City on July 23, 1913, the son of George and Anna Yakymow Sokop, he graduated from Patchogue...Anthony John Romaniak
Anthony John Romaniak, 79, of 7 Grant St. died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown, where he had resided for several months. Born in Adams on May 2, 1924, son of John and...Genevieve Ann Ferdin
Genevieve Ann Ferdin, 81, of 57 Shelly Drive, Bethpage, N.Y., a native of North Adams, died Saturday at New Island Hospital in Bethpage. Born on March 4, 1922, daughter of John J. and Victoria...Marguerite E. “Midge†Viola Lyons
Marguerite E. “Midge†Viola Lyons, 80, of Lenox Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, on June 17, 1923, daughter of Adolph and...Stacie L. Florio
Stacie L. Florio, 40, of East Road died Friday at home after a brief illness. Ms Florio formerly owned and operated Florio’s Pizza, which was located at Mom’s Restaurant in...George W. Smith Sr
George W. Smith Sr., 84, of 257 Onota St. died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on April 19, 1919, son of George I. and Minnie Vogel Smith, he graduated in 1937 from Pittsfield...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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