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Josephine Polchlopek
Josephine A. Polchlopek, 83, formerly of Rose Manor Apartments, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had been a resident of Springside of Pittsfield since January. Born in Adams on May...Joseph F. Kus
Joseph F. Kus, 86, of 7 Fryc Lane died Monday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Northampton. Born in Cleveland on July 30, 1915, son of Frank and Julia Houska Kus, he attended...Frances Burke
Frances Elizabeth Burke, 95, formerly of 181 Elm St., died yesterday at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where she had resided since September 2000. She moved to Pittsfield in 1980 after residing in...
Elizabeth R. Johnson, Infant
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Elizabeth Rayne Johnson, 5-week-old infant daughter of Deinah A. Darling and Andre M. Johnson Sr. of 221 Francis Ave., died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at Baystate Medical Center in...Edith Charpentier
Edith F. Charpentier, 85, of Orchard House died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Sept. 20, 1916, in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., daughter of Arthur and Florence Treckman Andariese, she...Caroline McGuire
Caroline E. McGuire, 78, formerly of Cottage Street, died Monday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 17, 1923, daughter of Bertolo and Serafina Costa, she attended local...Mary G. Ram
Mary G. Ram, 78, of Hopedale, formerly of Milford, died yesterday morning at Hearthstone on Golden Pond in Hopkinton, where she had resided for four years. She was the mother of Mary T. Makuc of...Marion Folmsbee
Marion G. Folmsbee, 94, formerly of 65 Columbus Ave., died Saturday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since 1997. Born in Limerock, Conn., on June 19, 1907, daughter of...M. Antoinette Drumm
M. Antoinette Drumm, 90, of Park Street, formerly of Alford, died Sunday at the Village at Laurel Lake Nursing Facility, where she had been a resident since 1999. She was the Alford town clerk for...Lynda A. Brown
Lynda Antoinette Hebert Brown, 52, of 28 Church St. died Sunday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 11, 1948, daughter of Armand A. and Bertha Corbiere Hebert,...Gertrude L. Fox
Gertrude L. Fox, 88, of 169 Valentine Road died Sunday evening at Hillcrest Commons, where she resided for the two years. Born in Huntington on June 10, 1913, daughter of Howard and Louise Plankey...Edith M. Drew
Edith M. Drew, 92, of 11 Manchester Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 22, 1909, daughter of Norman and May Kelly Arnold, she attended local...Charles W. Fertek
Charles Wladyshaw Fertek, 81, of 47 McAlister St. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on March 24, 1920, son of Stanislaw and Mary Glazewski Fertek, he attended local...Patrick H. Knapp
Patrick H. Knapp, 35, of 78 East St., an Alert Hose Company firefighter, died Saturday morning at MedSource Technologies in Pittsfield, where he had worked for 12 years. Born in Rochester, N.Y.,...Edith Smithson
Edith C. Shaw Smithson, 94, of North Falmouth, a native of Pittsfield, died Friday at home. Born on July 20, 1907, daughter of Howard and Bessie Bovet Culver, she grew up in Dalton and attended...Donald Willbrant
Donald L. Willbrant, 65, of Latham, N.Y., died Saturday at Albany (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital after a year's battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 10, 1936, son of Lewis H. and Elma Billings...William A. Bertoli
William A. Bertoli, 87, of 287 Great Barrington Road died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Housatonic on April 22, 1914, son of Andrew and Martha Pautot Bertoli, he attended schools...Ruth Guartha
Ruth Guartha, 91, formerly of Route 57, died Sunday morning at Fair Oaks Assisted Living Facility in St. Petersburg, Fla., where she had been a resident. Born in Mill River on June 11, 1910,...Elta N. Seguin
Elta N. Seguin, 77, of Route 2, Shelburne Falls, formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Pauline McNay of Shelburne Falls. Born in Miami on June 1, 1924, daughter of...Arlene Alarie
Arlene Alarie, 81, of 119 Commercial St. died Tuesday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 28, 1920, daughter of Gustave and Marguerite Krause Stamwitz, she attended...Sylvia J. McNay
Sylvia J. McNay, 82, of 904 Route 2, Shelburne Falls, formerly of 65 Burke Ave., Pittsfield, died Monday at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on March 10, 1919,...Robert Higley II
Robert Dale Warren Higley II, 29, of Ridgefield, Conn., formerly of Waverly Street, an insurance executive with Aon Risk Management Services, which had offices on the 92nd floor of the World Trade...Norman Monette
Norman Monette, 82, of 85 Eagle St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 31, 1919, son of Stanislaus and Alexina Gagne Monette, he attended North Adams schools, including...James R. Hynes
James Raymond Hynes, 86, of Vinal Avenue died Tuesday morning at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Tewksbury on Aug. 6, 1915, son of Raymond and Theresa Sullivan Hynes, he moved to...Helen C. Molleur
Helen C. Molleur, 89, of Fairview Commons, formerly of 48 Eleanor Road, died Thursday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Jan. 11, 1912, daughter of George and...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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