Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Jeannette Oparowski
Jeannette Margaret Oparowski, 71, of 51 East Hoosac St. died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 5, 1931, daughter of Peter and Blanche Gromaski Lingoski, she was educated in schools...George Corio
George Corio, 86, of 15 Prospect St. died Sunday at Craneville Place of Dalton, where he had resided for two years. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 4, 1915, son of Arnolfo and Angela Maria Omegha...Edward J. Barscz
Edward J. Barscz, 65, of 21 Highlawn Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 21, 1936, son of John and Stella Stark Barscz, he graduated from Pittsfield High...Dolores Saydlowski
Dolores Stella Saydlowski, 72, of 48 Doreen St. died Thursday evening at home. Born in Northampton on April 22, 1930, daughter of Constanti and Mary Regula Pronowicz, she graduated from...Debora Johnston
Debora A. D'Agostino Johnston, 85, of 199 Great Barrington Road died Saturday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in New York City on March 24, 1917, daughter of Vincent and Amalia Braga...Bernard H. Levy
Bernard Howard Levy, 69, of Englishtown, N.J., formerly of North Egremont and New York City, died Wednesday at Liberty Manor in Englishtown, where he had resided for several months, after a yearlong...William S. Lis
William S. "Jock" Lis, 84, of 1027 Main St., Housatonic, formerly of 17 Kirk St., died yesterday at Fairview Commons. Born in Great Barrington on Oct. 16, 1917, son of Joseph and Virginia Zdun...Nicholas M. Williams
Nicholas M. Williams, 5-week-old son of Timothy and Diane Gop Williams of Lee, died May 20 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Besides his parents, he leaves his twin brother, Dominic J....Leonard Koscielniak
Leonard Koscielniak, 62, of Palm Harbor, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at Countryside Mease Hospital in Safety Harbor, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 13, 1939, son of Stanley and...Irene Kelly
Irene Kelly, 100, of Berkshire Retirement Home died there Wednesday evening. She had been a longtime resident of 181 Elm St. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 16, 1901, daughter of William R. and Bridget...Helen V. Petell
Helen Virginia Petell, 79, of Roanoke, Va., formerly of Lenox, died Wednesday at Lewis Gale Hospital in Roanoke. Born in Lenox on May 13, 1923, daughter of Maurice and Alice Hall Weiss, she...Dorothy Green
Dorothy Green, 93, of 5 West Lane, Latham, N.Y., formerly of Lee, died Monday at Northwoods at Rosewood Gardens Extended Care Facility in Rensselaer, N.Y. Born in Lee on March 1, 1909, daughter of...Percy Larabee Jr.
Percy Ernest Larabee Jr., 83, of 10 Miner St. died Tuesday at Sweet Brook Health Care Center in Williamstown, where he had been admitted May 23. Born in Buckland on Jan. 28, 1919, son of Percy...Natale Cancilla
Natale "Nat" Cancilla, 93, of Alexandria, Va., died May 8 at Mount Vernon Nursing Center in Alexandria. Born Dec. 25, 1908, in Isnello, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, son of Mariano and Angela Mazzola...Mary A. Prejsnar
Mary A. Prejsnar, 79, of 44 East St. died Tuesday evening at Laurel Lake Nursing Center, where she had been a patient for several weeks. Born in Stockbridge on Jan. 20, 1923, daughter of Roman and...Margaret E. Coyne
Margaret Eileen Coyne, 95, formerly of 91 Harvard St. and Melbourne Place died Tuesday afternoon at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on May 12, 1907, daughter of John T. and Margaret...Helen Thompson
Helen Thompson, 97, of 4866 Chevy Chase Blvd., Chevy Chase, Md. died Saturday at home. Born in Springfield on June 30, 1904, daughter of George and Nellie Owens Donovan, she attended schools...Elmer E. Wright
Elmer E. "Al" Wright, 88, of Lady Lake, Fla., formerly of Great Barrington, died April 30 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Fla. Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on June 12, 1913, son of...Elizabeth McGrath
Elizabeth E. McGrath, 82, of 43 Wahconah Heights died Sunday at the Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 24, 1920, daughter of Mortimer and Ora Hotailing...Daniel F. Brophy
Daniel Francis Brophy, 69, of 67 Oak Street Ext. died Monday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, where he had resided since September 1998. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 3, 1932, son of John and...William Hurt Jr.
William Coates Hurt Jr., 94, of Lenox died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Tuskegee, Ala., on Dec. 27, 1907, son of William C. Hurt Sr. and Vernon Hurt, he attended schools in...Stella K. Wilk
Stella K. Wilk, 77, of 83 Harvard St. died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 6, 1924, daughter of Lawrence and Mary Zaik Malcik, she was a 1942 graduate of Pittsfield High School. She...Roy W. Schlegel
Roy W. Schlegel, 74, of 277 Bradford St. died Sunday at Kimball Farms in Lenox. Born in Worcester on Nov. 27, 1927, son of Joseph and Alodia Williams Schlegel, he attended schools there. He...Marjorie A. Oles
Marjorie Alice "Sis" Oles, 76, formerly of Locust Street, died Monday at the home of her daughter, Linda Welch of Pittsfield. Born in Great Barrington on April 21, 1926, daughter of Earl H. and...Linn F. Wood
Linn F. Wood, 64, of Corinth, Vt., formerly of Sheffield, died Thursday at home after a long battle with cancer. Born at the Olongapo U.S. Naval Base on the Philippine Islands on Oct. 9, 1937,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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