Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Irene L. Vareschi
Irene Louise Vareschi, 79, of 83 Cady St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada, on Aug. 7, 1921, daughter of Edward R. and Ruth Oleson Roberts, she spent...George W. Maihl
George Wilmer "Will" Maihl, 90, of 79 View Drive died Wednesday at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield. Born in Baltimore, Md., on Oct. 18, 1910, son of Thomas W. and Etta...David A. Jacobs
David A. Jacobs, 58, of Whittier, Calif., director of athletics and professor of physical education at Whittier College, a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born on Feb. 19, 1943, son...Ruth A. Lewis
Ruth Alberta Lewis, 79, of 150 Ashland St., Apt. 305, died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Monday. Born in North Adams on Oct. 9, 1921, daughter of David and...Robert J. Formel
Robert J. Formel, 74, of Peachtree City, Ga., a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Fayette Community Hospital in Fayetteville, Ga. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 13, 1927, son of Fernando A. and...Robert F. Morey
Robert F. "Biff" Morey, 60, of 42 South St., Bernardston, died yesterday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Adams on Feb. 6, 1941, son of Russell and Doris Green Morey, he graduated from...John Wampler Jr.
John H. Wampler Jr., 49, of Fayetteville, Ark., formerly of Otis, died Tuesday at home from a heart attack. Born in New Bedford on Nov. 15, 1951, son of John H. and Barbara Bedford Wampler, he...Helen Diamond
Helen M. Diamond, 75, of Lee died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 28, 1925, daughter of George and Carmella Waddock Diamond, she attended Lee schools and was a 1943...Elizabeth Ingram
Elizabeth Diamond Ingram, 82, of Sarah Lane, Simsbury, Conn., formerly of Lee, died Tuesday at Hartford (Conn.) Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 5, 1918, daughter of Frank and Florence...Thomas Tierney
Thomas F. Tierney, 63, of 3906 47th St., Sunnyside, N.Y., a Pittsfield native, died Monday at Mount Sinai Hospital in Astoria, N.Y. Born in Pittsfield on May 25, 1938, son of the late Orville E....Robert LaBrode
Robert Danis LaBrode, 81, of 109 Euclid Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 1, 1920, son of Henry C. and Anna May Danis LaBrode, he was a 1938 graduate of...Michael L. Burnett
Michael L. Burnett, 56, sergeant first class, 86th Troop Command, Vermont Army National Guard, of Northfield, Vt., formerly of Adams, died July 4 at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vt.,...George A. DeWitt
George A. DeWitt, 64, of 240 Francis Ave. died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 18, 1936, son of the late George A. and Harriet E. Chadwell DeWitt, he attended local schools and was a...Genevieve Nesbit
Genevieve J. Nesbit, 88, of 350 West St. died July 4 at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 9, 1912, daughter of William and Alice Lawlor Blache, she attended local...Francis C. Gofton
Francis C. Gofton, 86, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday at The Aristocrat in Naples. Born in Providence, R.I., on July 5, 1915, son of Frederick C. and Elizabeth Worthington...Daniel C. Conley
Daniel C. Conley, 90, of 35 Lowden St. died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 16, 1911, son of Edward and Julia Walsh Conley, he was a 1929 graduate of St. Joseph's High School. He was a...Albert J. Sawyer
Albert J. Sawyer, 75, of 10 South Willow St. died Monday at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Feb. 13, 1926, son of Alfred and Rosana Lemieux Sawyer, he attended Adams schools. He was a...Mary Archer
Mary Archer, 83, of Bradford Arms died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Stamford, Conn., on Oct. 4, 1917, daughter of John and Xenia Sanik, she graduated from Stamford High...Dorothy M. Reilly
Dorothy M. Reilly, 87, formerly of 31 Sherrill Ave., died Sunday evening at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Lawrence on Feb. 7, 1914, daughter of Martin F. and Ellen Burke Dowd, she came to...
Donald A. Lafave, 63
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Donald A. Lafave, 63, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday, June 29, 2001, of natural causes at Morton F. Plant Hospital in Clearwater. Born in...Clarence Decker
Clarence R. Decker, 83, of 290 East St. died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Housatonic on Dec. 22, 1917, son of Byron and Lydia Kinne Decker, he attended Housatonic grammar...Philip Audet Sr.
Philip E. Audet Sr., 72, of 35 High St. died yesterday morning at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Fitchburg on Aug. 2, 1928, son of Philip J. and Albina LeBlanc Audet, he...Laurette Genest
Laurette Marie Genest, 92, of 640 State Road died Saturday evening at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown, where she was admitted April 25, 2000. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., on Nov. 29, 1908,...John F. Dagesse
John F. Dagesse, 66, of 2844 Hancock Road died Wednesday at home. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., on Nov. 23, 1934, son of Pierre and Dora Brodeur Dagesse, he received an associate of science degree...Harold T. Buxton Jr.
Harold T. "Bucky" Buxton Jr., 77, of 33 Brunell Ave. died Saturday of heart failure at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. He served on the Board of Health for 26 years....iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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