Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Rue G. Staton, 52
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Rue G. Staton, 52, of Dresser Avenue died yesterday at home. Born in Darlington, S.C., on July 23, 1949, daughter of Ruby Dolford Ellerbee Hargraves Fuller and the late Wisdom...
John C. Gottardi, 64
READSBORO, Vt. — John C. "Jack" Gottardi, 64, of 57 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, formerly of Readsboro, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass. Born in...William E. Curtiss, 80
GREAT BARRINGTON -- William E. Curtiss, 80, of 43 Monument Valley Road died Friday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Mount Washington on Dec. 25, 1920, son of William...James M. Shanahan, 61
GREAT BARRINGTON -- James M. Shanahan, 61, of 265 North Plain Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Born in North Adams on July 5, 1940, son of James and Frances...Thomas Janeczek, 18, Mt. Greylock graduate
LANESBORO -- Thomas Andrew Janeczek, 18, of 48 Greylock Estates Road died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Aug. 31 in Hancock. Born in El Paso,...Anne M. Gachotte, 83
LENOX -- Anne M. Gachotte, 83, of Old Stockbridge Road died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Hoboken, N.J., on Jan. 28, 1918, daughter of Adolph and Amelia Trudenk Hoff, she attended schools...Odvar August Ness, 99
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Odvar August Ness, 99, of North Falmouth, a former resident of Williamstown, died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Oslo, Norway, on Sept. 17, 1902, son of Karl and...Walter R. Myers, 66
ADAMS -- Walter Richard Myers, 66, of Barrett House, 17 Pleasant St., died yesterday at home. Born in Pownal, Vt., on April 25, 1935, son of Charles H. and Myrtle Pratt Myers, he attended schools...Winifred Glidden, 75
DALTON -- Winifred Glidden, 75, of 293 High St. died Wednesday at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Hinsdale on Jan. 9, 1926, daughter of Lester and Harriet Caulkins Hopkins, she...Wesley C. Mitchell, 19
LEE -- Wesley Collins Mitchell, 19, of Manchester, Vt., died yesterday morning in an accident in Sewanee, Tenn. He was a grandson of Bernard and Ann Collins of Lee. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 9,...Richard J. Sawicki, 57
DALTON -- Richard John Sawicki, 57, of Springfield died yesterday morning at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. His wife of 32 years, the former Theresa E. Cachat, is a former resident of...
Ralph A. Sacco, 86
ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph A. Sacco, 86, of 7 Anthony St. died Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 1, 1915, son of Frank and Mary Masseri...Melvina J. Haddad, 96
NORTH ADAMS -- Melvina J. Haddad, 96, of North Holden Street died Wednesday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on March 3, 1905, daughter of George and Minnie Bakoczy...Leah Bordeau, 95
PITTSFIELD -- Leah Agnes Bordeau, 95, of 188 Brown St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Nov. 8, 1905, daughter of George and Grace Couture Pellerin, she attended French...Helena M. Vincent, 82
PITTSFIELD -- Helena M. Vincent, 82, formerly of 29 Hubbard St., Lenox, a native of Pittsfield, died Sept. 29 at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born on March 2, 1919, daughter of Savario...Helen V. Fryc, 93
ADAMS -- Helen Victoria Fryc, 93, formerly of 55 Orchard St., died Tuesday at Mount St. Vincent Healthcare Center in Holyoke. Born in Adams on June 23, 1908, daughter of Francis and Wiktoria...Anna T. Harford, 80
PITTSFIELD -- Anna T. Harford, 80, of 28 Lakewood Circle died yesterday at Mount Greylock Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 7, 1921, daughter of Cornelius J. and Agnes M. Crotty Flynn,...Sharon Kresiak, 54
PITTSFIELD -- Sharon Kresiak, 54, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at home. Born Jan. 24, 1947, in Pittsfield, daughter of Leslie and Mildred Read Durfee, she was a 1964...William Boilard, 79
PITTSFIELD -- William G. Boilard, 79, of North Fort Myers, Fla., died Saturday at home. His wife, the former Phyllis Rogers, is formerly of Pittsfield. Born June 27, 1922, in Ludlow, he was the...Mary L. Medlin, 65
PITTSFIELD -- Mary L. Medlin, 65, of Baton Rouge, La., a native of Pittsfield, died Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. Born May 1, 1936, daughter of Louis and Frances...Alyce Wanamaker, 82
PITTSFIELD -- Alice Mabel Wanamaker, 82, of 130 Blythewood Drive died Saturday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Oct. 27, 1918, daughter of Cyril G. and Mabel...William C. Hazen, 69
DALTON -- William C. Hazen, 69, of 56 Deming St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Port Allegheny, Pa., on March 5, 1932, son of William H. and Lola Belle Murphy Hazen, he was a...Diane E. Langlois, 30
PITTSFIELD -- Diane E. Langlois, 30, of 82 Acorn St. died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 17, 1971, daughter of Richard W. and Ann Belot Langlois, she was a...Maria Lysy, 80
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Maria Lysy, 80, of 205 High St., Housatonic, died Saturday. Born in Poland on Sept. 1, 1921, daughter of Prohor and Julianna Nikita Osasko, she emigrated to the United States...Katherine Barbas, 92
PITTSFIELD -- Katherine R. Salvadore Barbas, 92, formerly of 33 Maplewood Ave., Maplewood Apartments, died Saturday at the Center for Optimum Care-Berkshire where she had resided since Jan. 5,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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