Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Walter A. Britten
Walter A. "Bud" Britten, 62, of 95 Strong Ave. died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 1939, son of John H. and Jeanne...Rita M. Parise
Rita M. Parise, 74, of 11 Oriole St. died Saturday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she was admitted Jan. 31. Born in North Adams on Oct. 18, 1927, daughter of Frank and Mary Morini...Richard A. Bailey
Richard Albert Bailey, 85, of Columbia, S.C., a native of Pittsfield, died Friday at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Born on March 28, 1916, son of Albert C. and Susan Webster...George Howland
George W. "Sliver" Howland, 86, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility for 1 1/2 years. Born in Stillwater, N.Y., on April 16, 1915, son...Richard W. Wells
Richard W. Wells, 63, of 1315 North St. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital after an apparent heart attack. Born in Cheshire on April 12, 1938, son of Wilmarth and Angeline Jeffrion...Raymond Lapine
Raymond J. Lapine, 83, of N. 5027 Walnut St., Spokane, Wash., formerly of North Adams, died Feb. 28 in Spokane, where he had lived for more than 25 years. Born in North Adams on March 3, 1918,...Henry Glucksman
Henry Louis Glucksman, 81, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Stockbridge, died Wednesday at Englewood (Fla.) Community Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 5, 1921, son of Simon and Phoebe...Elizabeth Conry
Elizabeth W. Conry, 89, of 87 Harvard St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on May 16, 1912, daughter of Merrill and Eleanor Humphrey Powell, she moved to...Normand Marcoux
Normand Edwin Marcoux, 79, of 51 McKinley Terrace died Feb. 22 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Stoke, Quebec, on April 14, 1922, son of Adelard and Mary Jane Fredette Marcoux, he came to the...Larry R. Navin
Larry R. Navin, one-month-old son of Robert and Deborah McKinley Navin, died yesterday at Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 13, he leaves his parents; a brother,...Josephine P. Benz
Josephine P. Benz, 91, of 176 Columbus Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1911, daughter of Giacomo and Albina Pia Pia, she...
John Breen, 44
ADAMS, Mass. - John Paul Breen, 44, of 14 Second St. died Monday evening, March 11, 2002, at Lake Umbagog, Errol, N.H., as a result of a snowmobile accident. Born in North Adams on May 16, 1957,...Joan Marie Myers
Joan Marie Myers, 51, of 353 Cheshire Road died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 3, 1950, daughter of Francis P. and Rosella M. Wall McGee of Pittsfield, she was a...Cecelia A. Maher
Cecelia Agnes Maher, 93, of 165 Cottage St., Chelsea, formerly of Beech St., died Sunday at home following a brief illness. Born in Winooski, Vt., on Jan. 17, 1909, daughter of William and Agnes...Antonio Pino
Antonio "Tony" Pino, 103, formerly of Baldwin Hill, South Egremont, died Tuesday at Fairview Commons Nursing Home, where he had been a resident since 1999. Born in Jaruco, Cuba, on Aug. 27, 1898,...William G. Irvine
William G. "Bill" Irvine, 77, of 358 South Main St. died March 6 at home. He also resided briefly at Bostwick Gardens in Great Barrington. Born in Natick on May 28, 1924, son of David L. and Annie...Stanley J. Oslizlo
Stanley John Oslizlo, 73, of 102 Francis St. died Monday at home. Born in Adams on Jan. 31, 1929, son of Anthony and Mary Mihalec Oslizlo, he attended Adams schools. He served with Company M of...Simeon Decelles
Simeon H. Decelles, 90, of 87 Quirico Drive died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 12, 1912, son of Joseph A.O. and Victoria Rheaume Decelles, he was a 1930 graduate...Sherry Russell
Sherry Phillips Quick Russell, 53, of 215 Crescent Circle, Cheshire, Conn., formerly of Dalton, died Sunday at home. Born in Charlotte, N.C., on May 9, 1948, daughter of Vanda Phillips Reeb of...
Elizabeth Beckwith, 96
ADAMS, Mass. — Elizabeth Beckwith, 96, formerly of 5 Pinnacle Drive and a former longtime North Adams resident, died Monday, March 11, 2002, at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since...Elinor Marie Zagorski
Elinor Marie Zagorski, 79, of 58 Mohawk Forest Blvd. died Monday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 26, 1922, daughter of George H. and Gladys Palmer Whipple, she attended North...Alfred Schirmer
Alfred N. Schirmer, 88, formerly of Pine Grove Manor, died yesterday at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colo., where he had resided for more than a year. Born in London on Oct. 29,...Robert J. Stanton
Robert J. Stanton, 68, of 447 River St. died Sunday at Western Massachusetts Hospital in Westfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on May 6, 1933, son of Francis W. and Victoria Arrighi...Madeline Dillon
Madeline M. Dillon, 94, of 320 Pittsfield Road died Sunday evening at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where she had resided for 2 1/2 years. Born on May 31, 1907 in Pittsfield, daughter of David...Helen Ina James
Helen Ina James, 54, of Ashland Street High Rise died Wednesday at New England Medical Center in Boston. Born in New Ashford on Jan. 8, 1948, daughter of Garold T. and Violet Carr Packard, she...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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