Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Ruth Elenor Elliott
Ruth Elenor Elliott, 88, formerly of Great Barrington, died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. She had been a resident of Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Lee...Joseph E. "Ernie" Lanoue
Joseph E. "Ernie" Lanoue, 85, of 14 Joan Drive died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on Aug. 8, 1920, son of William and Alvina Girard Lanoue, he attended schools...William P. Murtagh
William P. Murtagh, 89, of 21 Highland Drive and a lifelong resident of Great Barrington, died yesterday at home. Born March 13, 1916, in Great Barrington, son of William and Margaret McDonough...Dorothea B. Gary
Dorothea B. Gary, 69, a resident of Hillcrest Commons, died Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 18, 1936, daughter of the late Ernest and Elizabeth Haumuller...William George Shephard Sr.
William George Shephard Sr., 61, of 8 Glen St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born Nov. 10, 1944, in Adams, son of the late Emery and Phyllis Rougeau Shephard, he attended schools in...Janet W. Johnson
Janet W. Johnson, 92, of Melbourne Place died Monday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since November 2005. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1913, daughter of Edward...Anthony Joseph Guerino
Anthony Joseph Guerino, 66, of 25 Maple St. died Tuesday afternoon at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 10, 1939, son of the late John P. Guerino and Philomena Pisano...Helen J. Burke
Helen J. Burke, 92, formerly of Deming Street, died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on July 21, 1913, she was the daughter of the Charles and Eva Galok Gerwaski...Wayne Edward Ballou
Wayne Edward Ballou, 60, of 156 Main Road, Monroe, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Oct. 18, 1945, son of the late Richard Ballou and Genevieve Marie Risch...
Rita M. Aragose, 79
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rita Maria Aragose, 79, a longtime resident of North Adams, died Monday evening, Jan. 9, 2006, following a long illness. Born in the province of Caserta, Italy, on July...R. Bruce Andrews
R. Bruce Andrews, 86, of 41 Church St. died Tuesday at his home. Born in Lee on Nov. 7, 1919, son of William F. and Elizabeth Cheney Andrews, he was educated in the Lee schools and was a 1937...George L. Quinn Jr.
George L. Quinn Jr., 79, of Agawam, formerly of North Adams, died Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in North Adams on Jan. 11, 1926, son of George L. Quinn Sr. and Ethel...
Roy A. Mullett, 47
STAMFORD, Vt. — Roy A. Mullett, 47, of 276 Arcadia Drive died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, at North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital, where he was taken after being stricken early in the morning at...Claire Menkel
Claire Menkel, 87, of Rockridge Retirement Community in Northampton, formerly of Williamstown, died Sunday at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born in Ogdensburg, N.Y., on Oct. 20, 1918,...Jean Mattimore
Jean Mattimore, 96, of 287 Mohawk Forest Boulevard, died Monday at North Adams Commons. She was a resident of Clarksburg for 75 years before moving to North Adams. Born in Tillicoultry,...Irving M. Lazerus
Irving M. Lazerus, 88, formerly of Pittsfield and Boca Raton, Fla., died Sunday at Doctors Health Center in Dallas, where he had resided for 10 years. Born in Springfield on Aug. 2, 1917, son of...Allan J. Hoskeer
Allan J. Hoskeer, 70, of 68 Burke Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 28, 1935, son of Irving and Viola Pelkey Hoskeer, he was a 1954...Catherine A. Cooney
Catherine A. Cooney, 94, formerly of 12 Maple St., died Sunday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for four years. Born in Lenox on Oct. 19, 1911, daughter of John J. and...Alice Cecelia Carrigan
Alice Cecelia Carrigan, 82, of 584 East St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 15, 1923, daughter of Francis and Mary Grace Pelissier Carrigan, she was a graduate...Laura Alexander
Laura Alexander, 96, of Paisley Terrace died Saturday at home. Born in New York City on Oct. 28, 1909, daughter of Israel and Frieda Linder, she was educated and attended design schools in New...Barbara Ellen Sedgwick
Barbara Ellen Sedgwick, 75, of 109 Housatonic St. died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 12, 1930, daughter of Allen J. and Olla Graham McIntyre, she was a 1947 graduate of Pittsfield...Richard John Masefield
Richard John Masefield, 50, of 11 Cardinal St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 13, 1955, son of Gladys Westover Masefield Frank and the late John A....
Giulio G. Brondoni, 83
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Giulio Gino Brondoni, 83, of 189 State St., a resident of North Adams for 71 years, died Monday morning, Jan. 9, 2006, at home. Born in Voghera, province of Pavia,...Richard R. "Rip" Vanasse Jr.
Richard R. "Rip" Vanasse Jr., 59, of Furnace Colony Drive, Pembroke, a native of Pittsfield, died yesterday at Tufts-NEMC Hospital after a long illness. Born on Dec. 25, 1946, son of Richard R....Robert A. Martin Sr.
Robert A. Martin Sr., 62, of 152 North Summer St. died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 6, 1943, son of the late William N. and Marian...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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