Obituaries
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Joan J. Hansen
Joan J. Hansen, 73, of 12 Concord Parkway died Sunday at home. Born in Chicago on May 10, 1930, daughter of Lottie Swider Janasky of Chicago and the late Walter Janasky, she attended schools...Dorothy Eva Crews
Dorothy Eva Crews, 88, formerly of 90 Emerald Lane, The Spruces, died Sunday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Jan. 7. She was a resident of Sweet Brook Care Centers for...Edward Wilson Cowan
Edward Wilson Cowan, 77, formerly of Francis Avenue, died Friday morning at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Jackson, Miss., on Dec. 26, 1926, son of Dallas H. and Gladys Wilson Cowan, he...Lawrence M. White
Lawrence M. White, 52, of 45 Spring St. died Thursday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, shortly after being stricken at home. He had also resided in Bennington, Vt., for many years....Raymond L. Bigler
Raymond L. Bigler, 54, of 152 Gray Station Road, Gray, Tenn., died Thursday at home. He lived in Pittsfield from 2002 until early January 2004. Born in Dunkirk, N.Y., on Jan. 25, 1950, son of...Adelina "Fern" Peixeiro
Adelina "Fern" Peixeiro, 72, of 90 Harvard St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Adams on Jan. 3, 1932, daughter of Henry and Rose Vogel Dansereau, she...Sharon L. Herlihy
Sharon L. Herlihy, 36, of Hampstead, N.C., formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at her parents' home in Fair Haven, N.Y., after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 3, 1967, daughter of...Marshall S. Hannock
Marshall S. Hannock, 84, of Williamstown and Boynton Beach, Fla., died Feb. 1 at Del Ray Medical Center in Del Ray Beach, Fla., of pneumonia. Born in Albany, N.Y., on May 29, 1919, son of Dr....Thomas David "Chick" Chiaretto
Thomas David "Chick" Chiaretto, 89, of 7 Delaware Ave. and 820 Barnes Blvd., Rockledge, Fla., died Friday morning at Sunnyside Assisted Living Facility in Rockledge. Born in Pittsfield on Feb....Ida E. Strickland
Ida E. Strickland, 83, formerly of South Main Road, died Saturday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Great Barrington, where she had resided for three years. Born in Otis on...Helen Stalker
Helen Stalker, 86, of Humphrey Street died Saturday at Laurel Lake Center, where she was admitted last week. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 7, 1917, daughter of Gustav and Elina Kouvnen Mintz,...
Beverly Ann Flagg, 52
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beverly Ann Flagg, 52, of 42 Taft St. died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2004, at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Nov. 8,...Marilyn Farnsworth
Marilyn Farnsworth, 84, of 8615 Bayshore Road, Palmetto, Fla., a native of Pittsfield, died Friday at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Fla. She and her husband, the late Theodore Farnsworth,...Michael Dennis Donovan
Michael Dennis Donovan, 22, of 67 Baldwin Ave., a junior at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, died at his apartment in Brighton Friday evening after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield...James "Jazz" DiCicco
James "Jazz" DiCicco, 75, formerly of 379 East St., Providence Court Apartments, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since July. Born in Pittsfield on March 17, 1928, the...Alfred George Bartini
Alfred George Bartini, 83, of Main Street, Housatonic, died Saturday evening at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was the former owner of Shirl Toolin Bartini Insurance Co. in Housatonic...Sarah Elizabeth Alcombright
Sarah Elizabeth Alcombright, 83, of 1 Summit St., Whitinsville, died Saturday at Continuing Care Center in Hopedale, where she was admitted Jan. 16. A former longtime resident of North Adams, she...Madelyn F. Pulver Wessman
Madelyn F. Pulver Wessman, 90, of Keene, N.Y., formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 28, 1914, daughter of Henry C....Jean Elizabeth Torres
Jean Elizabeth Torres, 86, of 77 Otis Ave. died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where she had resided for the past four weeks. Born in Hillburn, N.Y., on May 31, 1917, daughter of...Corey J.B. Olsen
Corey J.B. Olsen, 100, formerly of 54 Alden Ave., died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since July 2002. Born in New York City on May 24, 1903, son of Anton B. and Martha M....Roberta Madeline Decensi
Roberta Madeline Decensi, 67, of 1 Tracie Ave. died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Lee on March 7, 1936, the daughter of Robert and Madeline Dellea Porrini, she attended schools there and was...Olive E. Vanier
Olive E. Vanier, 63, of Watervliet, N.Y., died Monday at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam, N.Y. She was the sister of Marjorie L. Larkin of Pittsfield. Born in Watervliet on Nov. 27, 1940,...Carla Lauranzano
Carla Lauranzano, 59, of Henrietta, Texas, formerly of Lenox, died Saturday in Clay County Memorial Hospital in Henrietta after a long illness. Born March 23, 1944, in Los Angeles, daughter of...Paul Boucher
Paul Boucher, 50, of 25 Evelyn Park died Tuesday at home after a battle with cancer. Born in West Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 24, 1953, son of Paul J. and Constance Wass Boucher, he was educated in...
Louis E. Wheeler, 41
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louis Elwin Wheeler, 41, of 16 Estes St. died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2004, in the town of Florida. Born in North Adams on May 7, 1962, son of Mary Elizabeth Truesdell...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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