Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Mary M. Svenson
Mary M. Svenson, 91, of Orlando, Fla., a native of Otis, died Tuesday at Westminster Care of Orlando after a long illness. She formerly lived in Mount Dora, Fla. Born on Feb. 20, 1915,...John Joseph Sokolowski Sr.
John Joseph Sokolowski Sr., 74, of 59 Harris St., a former Pittsfield firefighter, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 22, 1932, son of Nicholas and Mary Sauwick...Andrea O. Sadowy
Andrea O. Sadowy, 44, of 1883 Route 32 North, Gansevoort, N.Y., a native of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) Hospital after a short battle with lung cancer. Before moving to...Sylvia Sarah Joppich
Sylvia Sarah Joppich, 78, of 70 East St. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 1928, daughter of William and Concettina Tomassone Venero, she...Ruth I. Melle
Ruth I. Melle, 79, of 68 Gale Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 23, 1927, daughter of Roy Nash Sr. and Nellie Foster Nash, she was a...Sylvia Sarah Joppich
Sylvia Sarah Joppich, 78, of 70 East St. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 1928, daughter of William and Concettina Tomassone Venero, she...Lucia DiPrimio
Lucia DiPrimio, 92, of 161 Newell St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Hillcrest Commons for two years. Born in Turrivalignani, province of Pescara, Italy, on...Werner Bacher
Werner Bacher, 81, of 1150 West Main St. died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers. He and his wife, Marina, owned and operated Chimney Mirror Motel. Born in Switzerland on June 20, 1925, son of...Robert Charles Nicholas
Robert Charles Nicholas, 83, of Pownal, Vt., formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 2, 1923, son of Everett A....Douglas F. Barnes
Douglas F. Barnes, 65, of 189 Churchill Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center of an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on March 8, 1941, son of the late Leroy and Claire LaFrance...Mary I. Ricchi
Mary I. Ricchi, 93, formerly of Pittsfield and McKinney, Texas, died Sunday at the Cogburn Health & Rehabilitation Center in Huntsville, Ala. Born in Cassine, Province of Alessandria, Italy, on...Virginia May Mongeon
Virginia May Mongeon, 76, of 6 Glenns Road died Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 18, 1930, daughter of John and Blanche Royer Fox,...David F. Hart
David F. Hart, 69, of 255 Lebanon Ave. died Sunday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided for the past three years. Born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1937, son of M. Evelyn Fallaw...Nina Grechan
Nina Grechan, 85, of 73 Rose Drive died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Springfield on March 29, 1921, daughter of Aleksey and Eugenie Gardieff Grechan, she was a graduate of Dalton...Stanley Janik
Stanley Janik, 94, of 34 Crotteau St. died yesterday, Dec. 15, 2006, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on Aug. 2, 1912, son of Joachim and Amalia Brach Janik, he attended local schools. A...Christine Helen Vanhoenacker
Christine Helen Vanhoenacker, 69, of Melbourne Place, formerly of Dawes Avenue, died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Shenandoah, Pa., on Dec. 7, 1937, daughter of Andrew and Helen...Robert James Reardon
Robert James Reardon, 79, of 16 Birchwood Terrace died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 5, 1927, son of Charles and Beatrice Marran...John Funke Jr.
John Funke Jr., 87, of 1110 Marshall Road, Greenwood, S.C., died Thursday at Wesley Commons in Greenwood. He was the father of Carole Ann Collins of Pittsfield. Born in Atlanta on March 15,...Anne Lynne Bergeron
Anne Lynne Bergeron, 63, of 73 Nutmeg Lane died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Thursday. Born in North Adams on Aug. 7, 1943, daughter of Arthur and Pearl...Albert W. "Red" Turner
Albert W. "Red" Turner, 90, of 40 Sunset Ave., a former longtime resident of 370 East St., died Saturday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where he had been a patient since May 4. Born in...Priscilla Mary Ryan
Priscilla Mary Ryan, 81, of 19 Roselyn Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after six months of hospitalization. Born in Pittsfield on March 16, 1925, daughter of Joseph B. and...Judith D. Joyce
Judith D. Joyce, 64, of 494 East New Lenox Road died Saturday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 22, 1942, daughter of Russell F. and Marion Williams Allen, she spent her...Barbara A. Fahey
Barbara A. Fahey, 76, of 74 Flansburg Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 17, 1930, daughter of Walter B. and Vera Mongue Fox, she was a 1948 graduate of the former Dalton High...Cecile Margaret Descoteaux
Cecile Margaret Descoteaux, 90, of 49 Phelps Ave. died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on June 20, 1916, daughter of Phillip and Amanda Mousseau...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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