Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Ruth E. Chenail, 77
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ruth E. Chenail, 77, of 63 Syrek St., Chicopee, a native of North Adams, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at Holyoke Hospital. Born Sept. 23, 1923, daughter of Joseph and...Robert Kaufmann
Robert Elliot Kaufmann, 62, of Water Street died Saturday at home. Through his Waterline Dive Shop, he taught scuba diving at Williams College and at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and led...Isabella B. Lewine
Isabella B. Lewine, 91, of Berkshire Place, formerly of West Stockbridge, died Sunday at Berkshire Place. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Jan. 22, 1910, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert...Gerald O'Connor
Gerald Waldron O'Connor, 98, of 440 Long Mountain Road, Washington, Va., formerly of Sheffield, died Saturday at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Va. He was the father of former Eagle reporter Gerald...Beatrice Pelletier
Beatrice May Pelletier, 72, of 40 Jeffrey Drive died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1928, daughter of James and Ruth Robbins Ryan, she graduated from Pittsfield High...
Theresa M. Malloy, 42
ADAMS, Mass. — Theresa M. Malloy, 42, of 94 Columbia St. died Saturday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital after suffering a heart attack. Born in North Adams on Dec....Ruth M. Emerson
Ruth M. Emerson, 95, of 28 Richardson St. died Friday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where she had been a patient since 1996. Born in Adams on May 14, 1906, daughter of Vern and Hattie M. Horton...Mildred M. Tone
Mildred M. "May" Tone, 83, of 56 Spadina Parkway died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on June 23, 1918, daughter of James H. and Catherine Powers Tone, she attended...Mabel A. Coffin
Mabel A. Powers Coffin, 89, of 380 Bears End Road died Saturday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Sheffield on Oct. 2, 1911, daughter of Cornelius and Mabel...Edith Cohen
Edith Cohen, 75, of 33 Adam St. died Saturday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for a month. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Feb. 15, 1926, daughter of Benjamin and Sadie...Antonio DiTomasso
Antonio DiTomasso, 89, of 14 Westminster St. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he was admitted June 29. Born in Watervliet, N.Y., on May 17, 1912, son of Nicola and Concetta Polce...Richard Stockwell
Richard D. Stockwell, 81, of 149 Mendon St., Upton, died yesterday at home. He was the father of Richard S. Stockwell of Pittsfield. Born on April 30, 1920, he was raised in Upton by Jennette and...Laura Kushneroff
Laura Kushneroff, 99, of Bradley Street died Tuesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Gomel, Russia, on March 25, 1902, she attended schools there. She came to the United...John Chester Boyd
John Chester Boyd, 54, of 152 Wahconah St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center after a shooting incident at his home. He had been a resident of Pittsfield for 20 years. Born in Manhattan,...Rufus M. Walker
Rufus Mason Walker, 91, of 100 Chestnut St., died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital following an long illness. Born in Williamstown on Aug. 26, 1909, he was the son of the late Henry...Norma M. Gallese
Norma Mary Gallese, 96, of 34 Lower Westfield Road, Holyoke, a native and former longtime resident of North Adams, died Tuesday at home. Born in North Adams on June 27, 1905, daughter of Stephen...Joseph LaPlante
Joseph B. LaPlante, 92, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 30, 1909, son of Henry and Helen Delaney LaPlante, he attended local...E. Barbara Rudd
E. Barbara Cronin Rudd, 78, of 182 Ashuelot St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 20, 1922, daughter of John T. and Elizabeth Sitzman Cronin, she attended the...Benjamin Wilbur
Benjamin Wilbur, 91, of 9 Sunnyside Drive died yesterday at home. Born in Swanton, Vt., on Oct. 3, 1909, son of Herbert H. and Ellen Benson Wilbur, he traveled to different cities as a child, and...
Allen W.P. Hart, 71
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Allen W.P. Hart, 71, of Williamstown died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at home. Born in Williamstown on Oct. 1, 1929, son of Henry Hart Sr. and Kate Alexander Hart, he attended...Thomas Reilly Sr.
Thomas J. Reilly Sr., 77, of 1070 South St. died Sunday at Craneville Place of Dalton, where he had resided since July 17. Born in Rensselaer, N.Y., on April 21, 1924, son of Joseph and Mary...Thomas B. Janes
Thomas Benedict Janes, 85, of 2165 Tupper St., Montreal, formerly of Pittsfield, died July 30 at Montreal General Hospital. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, on Aug. 23, 1915, son of...Rita Lacross
Rita Cecile Lacross, 86, of 29 Mohawk Forest Boulevard died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Stamford, Vt., on March 28, 1915, daughter of Francis and Delina Lagenesse Robillard,...Helen R. Harris
Helen R. Harris, 86, of 546 Union St., Village East, died Monday at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on July 6, 1915, daughter of Emile J. Goyette and Nellie Shays Goyette, she attended...Helen D. Arienti
Helen D. Arienti, 80, of 72 Oswald Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 24, 1920, daughter of Lewis and Helen Wesley Wetzel, she attended schools in...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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