Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Ruth Louise Fonda Bump
Ruth Louise Fonda Bump, 87, of 586 North Hoosac Road, died Tuesday at her home. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., on Feb. 25, 1919, daughter of William and Ethel Kastenbein Fonda, she moved to Bennington,...Helen Cecilia Gwozdz Armata
Helen Cecilia Gwozdz Armata, 88, of 59 East St., died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born in Adams on Dec. 23, 1918, daughter of Piotr and Bronislawa Banas...Angela M. Romero
Angela M. Romero, 93, of 64 Lyman St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Vobarno, province of Brescia, Italy, on July 6, 1913, daughter of Valeriano and Maria Zarneri Manini, she...Olive M. Odierno
Olive M. Odierno, 87, of Melbourne Place, formerly of New Lebanon, N.Y., died yesterday at home under the care of HospiceCare in the Berkshires. She had resided at the facility since...Walter V. Majchrowski
Walter V. Majchrowski, 91, of 13 Pleasantview Drive died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since Jan. 16. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 25, 1915, son of Thomas and Anna Kukla...Loretta MacDonald
Loretta MacDonald, 79, of 18 Summit Ave. died yesterday at the home of her sister, Gloria Charron of 855 Massachusetts Ave., following a one-year battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on Sept....Frederick Joseph LaVigne
Frederick Joseph LaVigne, 86, of 96 Cherry St. died Saturday at home. Born in North Adams on Oct. 15, 1920, son of John B. and Julia Andrews LaVigne, he attended the former Mark Hopkins, the...Stanley F. Koza
Stanley F. Koza, 79, of 12 3rd Ave., Pine Valley Park, died Saturday at North Adams Commons, where he had resided since December. Born in Adams on Oct. 26, 1927, son of Michael and Mary Dziengel...William G. Garner
William G. Garner, 71, of 345 Barbour St. died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 27, 1935, son of William H. and Mildred Therrien Garner, he graduated from...Gloria Mary Sylvia
Gloria Mary Sylvia, 93, a resident of 3 Virginia Ave. since 1962, died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sept. 2, 1913, daughter of Manuel and Amelia Rodrigues...George Joseph Kolodziejczyk
George Joseph Kolodziejczyk, 48, of 218 Outlook Ave., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in New Britain, Conn., on March 14, 1958, son of Marja Kowalik...Dorothy Danaher DeMarco
Dorothy Danaher DeMarco, R.N., 84, of 294 State Line Drive, Pownal, died Tuesday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington after being stricken earlier in the day. Born in Williamstown,...Williams C. Scott
Williams C. Scott, 80, formerly of Lower Bank, N.J., and Berwyn, Ill., died Jan. 19 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a brief illness. Born in Chicago on May 3, 1926, son of William...Rosetta Pizzuto
Rosetta Pizzuto, 70, of 368 West Housatonic St. died Sunday at home. Born in Turrivalignani, province of Pescara, Italy, on May 11, 1936, daughter of Camillo and Genoeffa Speziosa DeLuca, she...James Owen Galeucia
James Owen Galeucia, 71, of 155 Robinson Road died Saturday at home after a brief illness. Born in Hinsdale on Oct. 20, 1936, son of Daniel W. and Olive Hathaway Galeucia, he was a 1954 graduate...Josephine M. DiPietro
Josephine M. DiPietro, 78, of 22 Marcella Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 17, 1928, daughter of Joseph and Mary Puia Parisi,...Helen R. Fox Tomasini
Helen R. Fox Tomasini, 57, of 10220 Molino Road, Santee, Calif., died Friday at home of leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Born in Cincinnati on Aug. 1, 1949, daughter of Edward and Olivette...Gertrude Russel Doughty Swartz
Gertrude Russel Doughty Swartz, 92, of 220 South St., formerly of Gladwyne, Pa., died Sunday at home. Born in Detroit, Mich., on Dec. 13, 1914, daughter of E. Crosby Doughty and Gertrude Rutgers...Gordon B. Ruesch
Gordon B. Ruesch, 86, of West Springfield and Austerlitz, died Sunday at Bay State Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 21, 1920, son of Alfred and Electa Bailey Ruesch, he attended schools...Ada M. Puntin
Ada M. Puntin, 90, of 55 Pembroke Ave., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 9, 1916, daughter of Angelo and Rosa Tezza Menin, she graduated from Pittsfield High...Frederick J. Hoffman II
Frederick J. Hoffman II, 84, formerly of 38 Prospect St., died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Chatham, N.Y., on Dec. 4, 1922, son of Frederick J. Hoffman Sr. and Julia Blackwell Hoffman,...John Edward Gallagher
John Edward Gallagher, 78, of 43 Sherwood Drive, and of 24824 South Golfview Drive, Sun Lakes, Chandler, Ariz., died Sunday at Chandler Regional Hospital in Arizona. Born April 1, 1928, son of...George E. Bradley
George E. Bradley, 46, of 750 Oak St., Peshtigo, Wis., a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home unexpectedly. Born on Oct. 30, 1960, he was the son of George J. and Marion Scully...Helen Stadulksi Auger
Helen Stadulksi Auger, 73, of 64 High St., died Monday at Bay Front Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla., while wintering in Florida with her husband. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 2, 1933,...Carol LaBrake
Carol LaBrake, 61, of 10 Cloverdale St. died Friday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a year and a half. Born in Saranac Lake, N.Y., on May 30, 1945, daughter of Barbara Bryant...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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