Obituaries

Dr. Robert H. Cowing

Dr. Robert H. Cowing, 83, a longtime resident of Williamstown, died Tuesday from complications with pneumonia at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where he had resided for three years. He was former chief...

Helen Anna Turoczy

Helen Anna Turoczy, 93, of 36 Burt St. died Saturday afternoon at home after a long illness. Born in Adams on Sept. 15, 1911, daughter of August and Martha Wittig Oue, she attended the former...

Frances P. O'Brien, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Frances P. O'Brien, 77, formerly of 39 Walchenbach Circle, Salisbury Estates, died Sunday, April 17, 2005, at Berkshire Place, 89 South St., where she had resided since January...

Janice "Sis" Curtin

Janice "Sis" Curtin, 52, of 155 Main Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She was a former town secretary and clerk. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 1, 1952, daughter of...

Blanche S. McQueen

Blanche S. McQueen, 91, of 235 Walker St., Lenox, died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She was a former longtime resident of 106 Sampson Parkway. Born in Worcester on Feb. 6,...

Clotilde "Tillie" Esteves

Clotilde "Tillie" Esteves, 83, a resident of Hillcrest Commons, died there Tuesday. She had lived in the Berkshire area since 2003. Born in New Bedford on Sept. 6, 1921, daughter of Antonio...

John Charles Tarjick Jr.

John Charles Tarjick Jr., 58, of 7 Second St., Livingston Apartments, died Saturday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 1, 1946, son of John C. Tarjick Sr. and Bernadette T....

Theodore Earl Peer

Theodore Earl Peer, 76, of Montgomery, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday at home. Born in Washington on Oct. 20, 1928, son of Carl H. and Evelyn Shantz Peer, he attended schools there. He...

Anita Lucille Dupuis

Anita Lucille Dupuis, 86, of 75 North St. died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on July 1, 1918, daughter of Joseph and Matilda Pinsonnault Fortin, she...

Harriet Alice Dastoli

Harriet Alice Dastoli, 87, of 125 Burke Ave. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 9, 1917, daughter of Jules E. and Henriette Marquis Gilliotte, she attended Pittsfield...

Norma Harris Solomon

Norma Harris Solomon, 78, of the Village at Fillmore Pond in Bennington, Vt., formerly of 189 Stratton Road, died Monday evening at Sweet Book Care Centers. Born in Chicago on Aug. 11, 1926,...

Beatrice M. Miller

Beatrice M. Miller, 89, formerly of 633 Lakeway Drive, died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for 2 1/2 years. Born in Pittsfield on June 2, 1915, daughter of Russell and May...

Thomas Arthur Henault Jr.

Thomas Arthur Henault Jr., 33, of 42 Otis Ave. died Sunday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Jacob's Ladder Road (Route 20) in Becket. Born in Pittsfield on May 5, 1971, son of...

Arline Gromatski

Arline Gromatski, 86, of 34 Thomas Road died Monday at home after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Greenfield on Feb. 4, 1919, daughter of Tyler T. and Juliette Nepton Nash, she was a 1936...

Virginia E. Culver

Virginia E. Culver, 83, of Bangor Road, Eddington, Maine, formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Born in Pittsfield on April 4, 1922, daughter of Wyatt and...

Gertrude Brier

Gertrude Brier, 82, of 28 Ivy Lane died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 6, 1922, daughter of Michael M. and Rose Samuel Arrowitz, she was a graduate of Pittsfield High School. Mrs....

Edward H. Beers Sr, 84

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Edward Hanford Beers Sr., 84, of 123 Adams Road died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Stratford, Conn., on May 5, 1920, son...

Howard M. Shultis

Howard M. Shultis, 86, of 117 Oak Hill Road died Sunday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had recently resided. Born in Ogdensburg, N.Y., on Sept. 7, 1918, son of Howard and...

Bernard V. Germanowski, 81

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bernard Vincent Germanowski, 81, of 10 Hodges Cross Road died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at home after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 22, 1924, son of Ludwig...

Anne Cohen

Anne Cohen, 83, of 75 Biltmore Ave. died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on Sept. 8, 1921, daughter of Morris and Pauline Weisbrodt Pindick, she...

John Joseph Grover Sr.

John Joseph Grover Sr., 71, of 250 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Thursday afternoon at home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Jan. 17, 1934, son of Clifford and Gertrude Terry Grover, he attended schools...

Sheila Mae Burke

Sheila Mae Burke, 67, of 153 South St. died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 29, 1937, daughter of James F. Burke Sr. and Dorothy MonyahanBurke, she was a 1955 graduate of St....

Arthur Joseph Boyer

Arthur Joseph Boyer, 91, of 334 Franklin St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Aug. 26, 1913, son of Alexander and Anna Franz...

Mabel A. Hiltpold

Mabel A. Hiltpold, 89, of Devonshire Estates died Thursday afternoon at Providence Care Center, where she had been a patient for three weeks. She was a teacher in the Pittsfield School System from...

Robert William Auge

Robert William Auge, 58, of 142 Marion Ave., a longtime area funeral director, died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a motorcycle crash earlier that day. Born in North Adams on Jan....