Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
George O. Jones
George O. Jones, 47, of 110 Linden St. died Saturday afternoon at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester after a brief illness. Born in Hampton, Va., on March 20, 1956, son...Barbara Jean Stegner
Barbara Jean Stegner, 72, of 17 Pine Grove Drive died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, on Feb. 14, 1931, daughter of Samuel W. Rice II and Violet McElligott Rice, she...Marjorie A. Carpenter
Marjorie A. Carpenter, 89, died Thursday at Berkshire Retirement Home, where she had resided since July. She had previously resided at Epoch Assisted Living at Melbourne. Born in Boston on...Doris V. “Dot†Walsh
Doris V. “Dot†Walsh, 69, of 120 Raymond Drive died Thursday at home after a long illness. Born in Hinsdale on April 26, 1934, daughter of Edward C. and Zella Witherall Walsh, she...Walter Anthony Oparowski
Walter Anthony Oparowski, 85, of 68 Valley St. died Thursday afternoon at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Jan. 25, 1918, son of Henry and Louise Zwolen Oparowski, he attended...William Ralph Saunders
William Ralph Saunders, 73, of Greenwood Circle died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on April 6, 1930, in Lawrence, N.Y., son of Mitchell and Dorothy Munzer Saunders, he attended...
Dorothy B. Breda, 74
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy B. Breda, 74, of 134 Harris St. died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Sunday. Born in North Adams on Feb....George A. Adams
George A. Adams, 82, of 5 Whitman St. died at Berkshire Medical Center on Wednesday. Born in Saybrook, Conn., on April 8, 1921, son of George W. and Helen Atwater Adams, he was a 1939 graduate of...Thomas M. Torrey
Thomas M. Torrey, 91, of 144 Middlefield Road died Saturday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since June 16. Born in Peru on March 20, 1912, son of Thomas E. and Matie Hathaway...
Rosa E. McBride, 94
OTIS, Mass. — Rosa E. "Annie" McBride, 94, of 66 Broad St., Westfield, formerly of East Otis, died Tuesday at the Governor's Center in Westfield. She was the town clerk of Otis from 1980...Yvonne G. Besaw
Yvonne G. Besaw, 91, formerly of 46 Railroad St. (Hyde Place), died Saturday at the Village at Laurel Lake in Lee. Born in St. Brigide, Quebec, on June 29, 1912, daughter of Napoleon and Delima...
Angelina M. Goudreau, 71
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Angelina M. Goudreau, 71, of 2301 Northwest 15th Way, Boynton Beach, Fla., died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003, at the home of her daughter Tina Palermo of West Palm Beach. She had...Iva Mae Cullett
Iva Mae Cullett, 84, of 260 Cheshire Road died Monday morning at home. Born in Lenox Dale on July 5, 1919, daughter of Frederick G. and L. Mae Blake Joyner, she was a 1936 graduate of Lenox High...Marie Rose Trembley
Marie Rose Trembley, 48, of Berkshiretown Apartments died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Holyoke on Nov. 2, 1954, daughter of Veronica Starsiak Trembley and the late...Milton D. Reynolds Jr
Milton D. Reynolds Jr., 63, of 19 Crosier Ave. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 8, 1939, son of Lempi E. Nelson Reynolds and the late Milton D. Reynolds Sr.,...Althea D. Patrick
Althea D. Patrick, 57, of 9774 High Water Court, Burke, Va., died Sunday at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., after a long illness. She moved to Burke in October 1987. Born in...Marjorie M. Milne
Marjorie M. Milne, 90, of 350 West Housatonic St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 12, 1912, daughter of James and Jemina Shearer Milne, she was a graduate...Joan A. Krezel
Joan A. Krezel, 75, of 18 Morningside Ave. died Sunday evening at the home of her sister, Jean S. Bryce of Stamford, Vt., who was also her caregiver. Death followed a long battle with cancer....Sylvia D. Kirby
Sylvia D. Kirby, 90, of Kingston, formerly of Adams, died Sunday at Skilled Care Center at Silver Lake in Kingston. She and her late husband, George H. Kirby, owned and operated Kirby’s...Richard Seymour Jackson Sr
Richard Seymour Jackson Sr., 87, of York Harbor, Maine, former owner of radio station WBEC AM/FM in Pittsfield, died Friday at home. He was a former chairman of the Pittsfield Planning Board,...Francis A. Gilbert
Francis A. Gilbert, 55, of 93 Lincoln St. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack earlier in the day. Born on Aug. 27, 1947, he attended local schools....
Rose B. Wnuk, 91
ADAMS, Mass. — Rose B. Wnuk, 91, of 90 Upper East Hoosac St. died Saturday evening, Aug. 16, 2003, at North Adams Regional Hospital after suffering a heart attack at home. Born in Adams on...George H. McVey
George H. McVey, 94, of 575 Albany Ave., Dominican Village, Amityville, N.Y., a former part-time resident of Monterey, died Saturday at Brunswick Hospital in Amityville. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y.,...Lillian Lord Kent
Lillian Lord Kent, 95, formerly of 75 Commercial St., died Saturday afternoon at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on April 18, 1908, daughter of Julius and Agnes...Wayne W. Mickle
Wayne W. Mickle, 48, of 45 Garland Ave. died Friday at an encampment in Missoula, Mont., of an apparent heart attack. He was working with the Massachusetts Wildfire Crew battling forest fires...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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