Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Melissa Anne Smith
Melissa Anne Smith, 45, of 252 Madden Road, Stephentown, N.Y., a former resident of Pittsfield and of Petersburgh, N.Y., died Saturday, Oct. 30, at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center as a result of...Mildred C. Porter
Mildred C. Porter, 81, of 22 Country Road died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on June 29, 1923, daughter of Russell and Josephine Wagner Collins,...Susan Louise Phelps
Susan Louise Phelps, 88, a longtime resident of Roys Road, died Sunday evening at home after a long illness. Born in Deptford, N.J., on March 31, 1916, daughter of Morey and Ivy Manchester Smith,...Louise Kotowicz
Louise Kotowicz, 99, formerly of 74 Greenwich St., died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lubenia, Poland, on Dec. 13, 1904, daughter of Anthony and Mary Szczepan, she attended...John Joseph Gravel
John Joseph Gravel, 64, of 237 White Oaks Road died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Feb. 21, 1940, son of John H. and Rose H. Jeffers Gravel, he was raised in...Katherine M. DiPietro
Katherine M. DiPietro, 74, of 232 High St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia on Jan. 24, 1930, daughter of Girolamo and Olga Kynsh Selvaggio, she attended schools...Francis Leo Decelles
Francis Leo Decelles, 77, of 11 Balance Rock Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1927, son of W. Francis and Odilla Menard...Richard Francis Benham
Richard Francis Benham, 77, of 73 Paul Ave. died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Fort Edward, N.Y., on July 4, 1927, son of Enos and Laura Paquette Benham, he was educated in...Wilfred "Pete" Asselin
Wilfred "Pete" Asselin, 90, of 56 Glendale Road died Saturday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. He died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Oct. 19 in Columbia County, N.Y. Born...Shirley K. Greenleaf
Shirley K. Greenleaf, 74, of 3F East Deming St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on May 30, 1930, son of Robert J. and Lena Newberry Greenleaf, she was a...Mariette Marie Getchell
Mariette Marie Getchell, 58, of North Plain Road died yesterday morning at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield following a long illness. Born in Morrisville, Vt., on May 3, 1946, daughter of...Patrick J. Andrews
Patrick J. Andrews, 26, of 15 Greenhill Road died Monday afternoon in an automobile accident on Route 116 in Savoy. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 7, 1978, son of Ronald O. and Janet Riley Andrews,...Marian DeMastrie
Marian DeMastrie, 93, of 72 Lincoln St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Oct. 19. Born in North Adams on Oct. 8, 1911, daughter of Salvatore and Virginia...Margot H. Archer
Margot H. Archer, 83, of 64 Sabin Drive died Friday evening at home. Born in Passaic, N.J., on Jan. 28, 1921, daughter of Arthur and Julia Lakotsy Hanko, she was educated in the Los Angeles...Irving J. Amazon
Irving J. Amazon, 84, of West Dover, Vt., formerly of Pittsfield, died Thursday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on Nov. 25, 1919, son of...Wilma Ethel Durfey Wheeler
Wilma Ethel Durfey Wheeler, 86, of 98 East Main St. died yesterday morning at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington. Born in Wilmington, Vt., on April 21, 1918, daughter of William and Viola...Marguerite M. Simpson
Marguerite M. Simpson, 87, formerly of Tamarack Road, died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since July. Born in Pittsfield on May 2, 1917, daughter of...
Joan F. Hyndman, 74
ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Frances Hyndman, 74, of 281 West Road, died Thursday morning, Oct. 21, 2004, at Craneville Place in Dalton after a long battle with diabetes. Born in Adams on June 6,...Frederick W. Harrington
Frederick W. Harrington, 81, formerly of 95 Bryant St., died Thursday morning at St. Ann's Community in Rochester, N.Y., where he had resided for six months. Born in Pittsfield on July 11, 1923,...Serafino J. "Skee" Fusco
Serafino J. "Skee" Fusco, 72, of Wilbraham, formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday in a Cooperstown N.Y. Hospital. Born in Cranston, R.I., on Sept. 28, 1932, son of Alfred L and Catherine DiOrio...Lillian Delia Fulginiti
Lillian Delia Fulginiti, 82, formerly of 131 State St., died Thursday at Springside of Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in North Adams on Jan. 21, 1922, daughter of Giuseppe and Adele...Walter Curphey
Walter Curphey, 88, of Ghent, formerly of Old Chatham, N.Y., died Thursday at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, N.Y. He was the father of Peter S. Curphey of Pittsfield. Born in...Madelyn R. Naylor
Madelyn R. Naylor, 51, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., formerly of Great Barrington, died Oct. 15 of breast cancer. Born in Teaneck, N.J., on July 28, 1953, daughter of Peter and Dorothy Hauser...James P. Matteau
James P. Matteau, 91, of Old Cemetery Road, Westminster, Vt., died Friday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was the father of Lorene Burke of Pittsfield. Born in...Edmund T. Mack
Edmund T. Mack, 81, of Springfield died Thursday at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was the father of Carol Mack of Lenox. Born in Springfield on Aug. 12, 1923, son of George F. and...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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