Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Edith M. Drew
Edith M. Drew, 92, of 11 Manchester Ave. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 22, 1909, daughter of Norman and May Kelly Arnold, she attended local...Charles W. Fertek
Charles Wladyshaw Fertek, 81, of 47 McAlister St. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on March 24, 1920, son of Stanislaw and Mary Glazewski Fertek, he attended local...Patrick H. Knapp
Patrick H. Knapp, 35, of 78 East St., an Alert Hose Company firefighter, died Saturday morning at MedSource Technologies in Pittsfield, where he had worked for 12 years. Born in Rochester, N.Y.,...Edith Smithson
Edith C. Shaw Smithson, 94, of North Falmouth, a native of Pittsfield, died Friday at home. Born on July 20, 1907, daughter of Howard and Bessie Bovet Culver, she grew up in Dalton and attended...Donald Willbrant
Donald L. Willbrant, 65, of Latham, N.Y., died Saturday at Albany (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital after a year's battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 10, 1936, son of Lewis H. and Elma Billings...William A. Bertoli
William A. Bertoli, 87, of 287 Great Barrington Road died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Housatonic on April 22, 1914, son of Andrew and Martha Pautot Bertoli, he attended schools...Ruth Guartha
Ruth Guartha, 91, formerly of Route 57, died Sunday morning at Fair Oaks Assisted Living Facility in St. Petersburg, Fla., where she had been a resident. Born in Mill River on June 11, 1910,...Elta N. Seguin
Elta N. Seguin, 77, of Route 2, Shelburne Falls, formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Pauline McNay of Shelburne Falls. Born in Miami on June 1, 1924, daughter of...Arlene Alarie
Arlene Alarie, 81, of 119 Commercial St. died Tuesday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on March 28, 1920, daughter of Gustave and Marguerite Krause Stamwitz, she attended...Sylvia J. McNay
Sylvia J. McNay, 82, of 904 Route 2, Shelburne Falls, formerly of 65 Burke Ave., Pittsfield, died Monday at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on March 10, 1919,...Robert Higley II
Robert Dale Warren Higley II, 29, of Ridgefield, Conn., formerly of Waverly Street, an insurance executive with Aon Risk Management Services, which had offices on the 92nd floor of the World Trade...Norman Monette
Norman Monette, 82, of 85 Eagle St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in North Adams on Aug. 31, 1919, son of Stanislaus and Alexina Gagne Monette, he attended North Adams schools, including...James R. Hynes
James Raymond Hynes, 86, of Vinal Avenue died Tuesday morning at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Tewksbury on Aug. 6, 1915, son of Raymond and Theresa Sullivan Hynes, he moved to...Helen C. Molleur
Helen C. Molleur, 89, of Fairview Commons, formerly of 48 Eleanor Road, died Thursday at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in Burlington, Vt., on Jan. 11, 1912, daughter of George and...Frances Partenope
Frances Dolores Partenope, 83, of 12 Hospital Ave. died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she had been admitted Sept. 14. Born in North Adams on July 28, 1918, daughter of Felice and...Chester Wotkowicz
Chester Joseph Wotkowicz, 82, of 9 Hoosac St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Adams on Dec. 8, 1918, son of Joseph and Julia Wszolek Wolkowicz, he attended Adams schools and graduated from...Beatrice L. Panus
Beatrice L. Panus, 87, of 331 Gale Ave. died Monday evening at the Center for Optimum Care Berkshire, where she had resided for three months. Born in Peru on Nov. 2, 1913, daughter of Martin and...Robert Broderick
Robert E. "Captain" Broderick, 77, of 25 Cliffwood St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 27, 1923, son of Edward and Marion Holland Broderick, he...Robert B. Carlson
Robert Bertil Carlson, 81, of Sidney, Maine, formerly of Pittsfield and Lenox, died Friday at home. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 23, 1919, son of Frank and Martha Anderson Carlson, he graduated...Murray Lewis
Murray Lewis, 93, of Pine Hill at Kimball Farms, formerly of Devonshire Estates, died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 7, 1908, son of Isidor and Lena...Margaret Besancon
Margaret R. Besancon, 84, formerly of 909 South Main St., died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore. She had resided with her granddaughter, Christine Begley, in Baltimore since...Lorraine Cooney
Lorraine E. Cooney, 62, of 37 Chamberlain Ave. died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 27, 1938, daughter of Paul and Theresa Cronin Depew, she...John M. Hamilton
John Michael Hamilton, 38, of 291 First St. died Saturday afternoon at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 5, 1963, son of Paul and Phyllis Green Hamilton, he attended local...Janet Lee Watson
Janet Lee Watson, 42, of Main Street (Route 43) died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 28, 1959, daughter of Mabel LaPier Watson of...Francis Mongeau
Francis Charles Mongeau, 85, of Columbus Avenue died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lanesboro on Feb. 12, 1916, son of Joseph C. and Amelia Beauvais Mongeau, he graduated...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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