Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Nancy Barnett
Nancy Barnett, 95, formerly a resident of Castle Hill Road, died Friday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Alzheimer’s Center. Born in Beaver, Pa., on Sept. 27, 1906, daughter of Charles and...Bertha Soden
Bertha Soden, 83, formerly of North Plain Road, Housatonic, died Wednesday in Gunnison, Colo., where she had resided for a year. Born in Franklin, N.H., on March 18, 1919, daughter of Clinton and...Betty Krainis
Betty Krainis, 79, of 41 West Plain Road died Thursday at home. She was the principal founder in 1971 of the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School, the first Waldorf school in Western...Joan M. Stupplebeen
Joan M. Stupplebeen, 63, of 158 Christian Hill Road died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Great Barrington on Oct. 7, 1938, daughter of John Crine Sr. and Helen Briggs...Clifford A. Roberts
Clifford A. Roberts, 53, of 11 Hatchery Road died Monday at Fairview Hospital of a heart attack. Born in Lakewood, N.J., on June 3, 1949, son of Samuel J. Roberts Sr. and the late Evelyn Folke...Phillip Joseph LeClair Sr.
Phillip Joseph LeClair Sr., 67, formerly of 4 Park Terrace, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. He had been a patient at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington for eight months....Robert Joseph O'Neil Sr.
Robert Joseph O'Neil Sr., 76, of 51 Tyler St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on April 23, 1926, son of Henry B. and Rose E. Vaughn O'Neil, he attended the...Mildred Marian Barnes Rourk
Mildred Marian Barnes Rourk, 93 of 1065 Main Street, Housatonic, died Tuesday September, 17 2002 at home. She was born in Great Barrington, daughter of the late Lee and Clara Thurston Barnes on...Burton E. Moloff
Burton E. Moloff, 90, of 70 Harrison Ave. died yesterday morning at Southwestern Vermont Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt., where he was admitted Sept. 15. Born in...
Loretta V. Atwell, 64
ADAMS, Mass. — Loretta V. Atwell, 64, of 4 Columbia St. died Wednesday evening, Sept. 11, 2002, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Jan. 4, 1938, daughter of Joseph and Thais...Jadene Marie Alfonso
Jadene Marie Alfonso, 36, of 78 Brodie Mountain Road died Wednesday evening at home following a two-year battle with breast cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 22, 1965, daughter of John C. Dawley...Michael Edward Scully
Michael Edward Scully, 75, of 681 West Shaft Road died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 6, 1927, son of Joseph and Anna Scully, he attended North Adams schools. Mr....Thomas Edward O'Shaughnessy
Thomas Edward O'Shaughnessy, 60, of Lake Mansfield Road and 4 Crary Drive, Canton, N.Y., died Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a four-month illness. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y.,...A. Edward Cielakie
A. Edward Cielakie, 94, of 61 Porter St. died yesterday at home. Born in Lowell on Dec. 27, 1907, son of Peter and Blanche Mrozka Cielakie, he was a 1922 graduate of Lowell High School. He also...Robert E. Bissaillon
Robert E. Bissaillon, 65, of 800 Sand Mill Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after suffering a heart attack at home. Born in North Adams on April 20, 1937, son of Arthur W. and...Robert A. Vincent
Robert A. Vincent, 60, formerly of Lake Onota Village on Valentine Road, died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on March 30, 1942, son of Walter W. and Elizabeth H. Kelly...Louise Treadway
Louise Treadway, 86, a resident of Sweetwood and Vero Beach, Fla., died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital after complications from surgery. Born in Holyoke on June 14, 1916, daughter of...Frederick Wood Skelton
Frederick Wood Skelton, 81, formerly of 325 Foley Road, died Sunday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee, where he had resided since 1999. Born in Flushing, N.Y., on Feb. 28, 1921, son of Frederick and...Richard Joseph Szurek
Richard Joseph Szurek, 65, of 111 East Road died Saturday afternoon at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Aug. 21, 1937, son of Anthony J. and Katherine J. Rusek Szurek, he attended...Albert N. "Bart" Pignatelli Sr.
Albert N. "Bart" Pignatelli Sr., 86, of Taconic Avenue died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lenox on Aug. 20, 1916, son of Giovanni and Nicolina Caggino Pignatelli, he was a 1935...Lois R. Morrison
Lois R. Morrison, 69, of 12 Whitehead Place died Sunday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 3, 1933, daughter of Stanley J. and Jennie L. Hermanski Wilkes, she was a 1951 graduate of...Ella Mae Landry
Ella Mae Landry, 90, of 140 Cliff St. died yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown. Born in Campbell Hall, N.Y., on April 23, 1912, daughter of David and Mary Elizabeth...Leonard Magruder
Leonard Magruder, 67, of Tyringham Road and 404 Ridgemont Ave., San Antonio, died yesterday at 4 Harbour Lane, Monterey. Born in Bay City, Texas, on Oct. 30, 1934, son of Dalton and Jean Watson...Alfred John Solari
Alfred John Solari 85 of 86 Lyman Street North Adams, MA. died Wednesday September 4, 2002 at Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road, Williamstown. He was born in the Zylonite Section of Adams, Mass...Wayne J. Giroux
Wayne J. Giroux, 53, of 219 Appleton Ave. died Tuesday evening at home of Lou Gehrig's disease. Born in North Adams on Jan. 9, 1949, son of Roland A. and Marion LeSage Giroux, he was a graduate...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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