Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Brian Cunningham
Brian Winthrop Cunningham, 25, of 20 Profile St., died Tuesday evening as a result of injuries sustained in an accidental fall at an old quarry in Cheshire. Born in Pittsfield on March 17, 1976,...Anna V. Soldato
Anna V. Soldato, 86, of 35 Williamstown Road died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 3, 1914, daughter of Christopher and Rose Barkofska Petrousky, she was a...Nancy A. Swanson
Nancy A. Swanson, 48, of 85 Third St. died Monday at the home of her friends, 270 West St. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 15, 1953, daughter of Joseph and Antoinette Capitanio Grizey, she attended...Lionel A. Danis
Retired Air Force Col. Lionel Arthur Danis, 69, of Fairfax, Va., formerly of North Adams, died May 9 at his home of congestive heart failure. He had maintained a home in Fairfax since the early...Kergan Davidson
Kergan J. "Scotty" Davidson, 73, of 47 Robert St. died Saturday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Jan. 12, 1928, son of William and Meg Robson Davidson, he...John E. Farina
John E. Farina, 82, of 86 Lincoln St., formerly of 20 Laurel Ave., Lee, died yesterday at the home of his son, John A. Farina of Lee. Born in Lee on April 28, 1919, son of John B. and Mabel Mougin...Francis Gomula
Francis W. Gomula, 62, formerly of 75 Cromwell Ave., died Monday afternoon at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on March 10, 1939, son of Walter and Wanda Walczak Gomula,...Charles H. Logan
Charles Hollister Logan, 96, formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Barnwell Nursing Facility, Valatie, N.Y., where he had been a resident for four years. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 13, 1904, son...Andrew Rumgay
Andrew C. Rumgay, 78, of 17 Pleasant St. died Monday evening at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Sunday. Born in North Adams on Nov. 3, 1922, son of Andrew C. Rumgay Sr....Wilfred G. Brock
Wilfred G. Brock, 81, formerly of Green River Road, died Sunday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing Home, where he had resided for three years. Born in Richmond, Quebec, Canada, on Sept. 11, 1919, son of...Sheela F. Davis
Sheela Fay Davis, 57, of Clayton-Mill River Road died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 17, 1943, daughter of Charles and Margaret Potter Woodcock, she attended local...Gwendolyn Chapin
Gwendolyn P. Chapin, 72, of Pompano Beach, Fla., a native of Great Barrington, died Sunday at North Broward Medical Center Hospice Unit in Pompano Beach. Born April 7, 1929, daughter of Clayton...Emily P. Zink
Emily P. Zink, 63, of Beaufort, S.C., mother of Carolann Bigwood of Pittsfield, died yesterday at home. Born in Schley County, Ga., on July 4, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Elisha H. and...Alfred J. Rettie
Alfred J. Rettie, 77, a resident of the Soldier's Home in Holyoke, died there yesterday. He formerly lived at 15 Brierwood Lane. Born in Springfield on May 3, 1924, son of Alexander M. and Louisa...Charles Benedict Wheeler, Sr.
Charles Benedict Wheeler, Sr., 93, formerly of Route 71, died Friday afternoon, June 1, 2001 at the Village at Laurel Lake where he had been a resident since March 2001. Born November 2, 1907 in...Gladys Ruth St. Pierre
Mrs. Gladys Ruth (Foster) St. Pierre, 79, of 71 Bachand Ave., Williamstown, MA, died Friday morning June 1, 2001 at the North Adams Commons. She was the widow of Henry St. Pierrre whom she married...Virginia H. Marsh
Virginia H. Marsh, 85, of 240 High St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Sept. 6, 1915, daughter of Chauncey and Anna Bell Hakes, she was a graduate...S. Grace Williams
S. Grace Williams, 89, of 108 Holmes Road died Saturday evening at Hillcrest Commons, where she was admitted Thursday. She had been a resident of Melbourne Place assisted-living facility in...Ruth O. Cowell
Ruth O. Cowell, 88, of Kimball Farms Retirement Community, 235 Walker St., died Friday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. She moved to Kimball Farms in 1999 from Brookline. Born in Wyncote,...Mario P. Zerbato
Mario P. Zerbato, 72, of 165 Summer St. died Saturday at home. Born in Lee on March 14, 1929, son of Angelo and Adele Gairdi Zerbato, he attended local schools. He was employed by...Hazel St. John
Hazel St. John, 93, formerly of 9 Park St., died Saturday afternoon at the Center for Optimum Care. Born in St. Albans, Vt., on March 13, 1908, daughter of Arthur and Ella Mossey Bonyea, she was...
Esther B. Rivest, 79
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Esther Barbara Rivest, 79, of South Hadley, a native of North Adams, died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Meadowood Nursing Home in South Hadley after a short illness. Born on...Elvenia Johnson
Elvenia A. Johnson, 96, formerly of Billings Street, died Friday evening at Buckley Manor in Greenfield. She moved to Greenfield in 1985. Born in Lenox on March 22, 1905, daughter of William N....V. Carmello Stracuzzi
V. Carmello F. Stracuzzi, 82, of 111 Stearns Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in Taormina, province of Messina, Sicily, on Oct. 3, 1918, son of Rosario and Carmella Stracuzzi Stracuzzi, he...M.M. Ellsworth-Durant
Margaret M. "Peggy" Ellsworth-Durant, 60, of 202 Dewey Ave. died Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield because of complications from surgery. Born in Pittsfield on March 27, 1941,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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