Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Melissa R. Padilla, 24
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Melissa Rebecca Padilla, 24, of Denver, formerly of Park Street North, died Sunday in Commerce City, Colo. Born in Denver on Dec. 3, 1976, daughter of Daniel Padilla of Denver...Mildred O'Grady, 77
Mildred U. "Dollie" O'Grady, 77, of Barefoot Bay, Fla., died Sept. 26, 2001, at Sebastian River Medical Center, Roseland, after a prolonged illness. She was born Jan. 3, 1924, in North Adams and...Yvonne E. Hamel, 95
PITTSFIELD -- Yvonne E. Hamel, 95, formerly of Willimansett section of Chicopee, died yesterday at a nursing home in Chicopee. She was the mother of Robert G. Hamel of Pittsfield. Born in...Robert F. Lucia, 34
ADAMS -- Robert Francis Lucia, 34, of 22 Crandall St. died of cystic fibrosis Monday. Born in North Adams on Sept. 11, 1967, son of Donald and Dorothy Wooley Lucia of Adams, he attended Adams...Ralph Head Jr., 84
PITTSFIELD -- Ralph Dudley Head Jr., 84, of Weston, Conn., a native of Pittsfield, died Monday. Born in Pittsfield on June 7, 1917, son of Dr. Ralph Head and Margarett Cole Head, he was a 1936...Margaret Valentine, 55
PITTSFIELD -- Margaret Mary "Peggie" Valentine, 55, of Rose Manor Apartments, 193 Elberon Ave., died Monday. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1945, daughter of William and Margaret Ray Girard, she...Irene Nettleton, 96
BECKET -- Irene Nettleton, 96, of Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Becket and Lee, died Sept. 15. Born in Delaney, W.Va., on Nov. 20, 1904, she was the daughter of Ernest and Hannah Little McGranahan....Helen I. Stohlman, 96
ADAMS -- Helen Irene Stohlman, 96, of 128 East Hoosac St. died Monday. Born in Adams on Feb. 5, 1905, daughter of John G. and Villa A. Sandford Mogul, she attended Adams schools. She assisted...Dorothy Zall, 85
LENOX -- Dorothy Charles Zall, 85, of Lenox died Monday. Born in Boston on April 23, 1916, daughter of Abraham and Sarah Smith Charles, she attended Boston schools and graduated from Girls High...Barbara L. Davis, 72
BECKET -- Barbara L. Davis, 72, of Pleasant Street died Monday. Born in Sharon, Conn., on Jan. 28, 1929, daughter of George and Flavia Surdam Doty, she graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional...William E. Casper, 37
ADAMS -- William E. Casper, 37, of 2 South Willow St. died Sunday at home. Born in Gary, Ind., on Oct. 23, 1963, he was the son of Elizabeth Doe Casper Oparowski of Adams. He moved to Adams as a...Ralph L. Welch, 72
PITTSFIELD -- Ralph L. Welch, 72, of 52 Orchard St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Interlaken on Jan. 27, 1929, son of Robert Grace and Frances Welch, he attended schools in...Matthew Sprague, 37
PITTSFIELD -- Matthew J. Sprague, 37, of 81 Orchard St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 29, 1964, son of Edwin Sprague and Lois Riddell Sprague Dearstyne, both...Mary A. Luczynski, 96
ADAMS -- Mary A. Luczynski, 96, of 545 Martha Drive, Holly Hill, Fla., formerly of Allen Street, Adams, died Friday at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Born in Adams on Aug. 16, 1905,...Marion F. Higham
ADAMS -- Marion F. Higham, 93, of 50 Dean St. died Friday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Westminster on June 2, 1908, daughter of Frank R. and Alma Johnstone Murdock, she...Louis J. Cimini, 71
PITTSFIELD -- Louis Joseph Cimini, 71, of 35 South Virginia Ave., Atlantic City, N.J., formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at Atlantic City Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 12, 1930,...Lillian I. Adams, 95
NORTH ADAMS -- Lillian Ilene Adams, 95, of 105 Front St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on Feb. 21, 1906, daughter of Joseph and Celia Fountaine Levesque, she attended...Gertrude Pidcoe, 75
LENOX -- Gertrude C. Pidcoe, 75, of 31 Howell Road, Picayune, Miss., formerly of Lenox, died Oct. 6 at home. Born in Westford on Jan. 24, 1926, daughter of Paul F. and Anna Louise Strandberg...Francis N. Pierce, 85
DALTON -- Francis N. "Red" Pierce, 85, of 228 Citron Way, North Fort Myers, Fla., a former Dalton resident of 35 years, died Oct. 7 at Cape Coral (Fla.) Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 26,...Dorothy K. Hine, 83
PITTSFIELD -- Dorothy K. Hine, 83, of Melbourne Place Assisted Living Community died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 4, 1918, daughter of Harry and...Dorothy E. Long, 81
OTIS -- Dorothy E. Long, 81, of 130 Ridge Ave. died Sunday at the Governor Center in Westfield. She was the mother of Shirley E. Lynn of East Otis. Born in Thurmont, Md., on June 11, 1920,...Charles Cunningham, 84
PITTSFIELD -- Charles T. Cunningham, 84, of 11 Renninger Road, Metuchen, N.J., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 22, 1917, son of Thomas and Maryellen...Peter J. Quaglietti, 91
PITTSFIELD -- Peter J. Quaglietti, 91, of 6105 SW 19th St., Miramar, Fla., formerly of Peck's Road, Pittsfield, died Sept. 6 at Memorial Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Born in Pescara, Italy, on...Mary P. Caden, 80
NORTH ADAMS -- Mary Patricia Caden, 80, of North Adams Commons, formerly of 406 East Main St., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Feb. 4, 1921, daughter of...Catherine Nault, 94
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Catherine Nault, 94, formerly of 899 South Main St., died Saturday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided since December 1999. Born in...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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