Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Alvah J. Rawling
Alvah J. "Peanut" Rawling, 86, of Woodstock, Ga., died Friday at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga. Born in Pittsfield on July 28, 1914, son of Tracey and Alice O'Brien Rawling, he attended...Donald F. Nelligan
Donald F. Nelligan, 80, of 218 Allengate Ave. died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Northampton on March 29, 1921, son of William J. and Grace Smith Nelligan, he came to...Paul T. “Butch†Upright
Paul T. “Butch†Upright, 64, of 388 Park Street, Housatonic section of Great Barrington, died Friday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Great Barrington February 22, 1937 he was the son of...Richard J. “Ripper†Olszewski
Richard J. “Ripper†Olszewski, 66, formerly of 3 Hart Street, Housatonic section of Great Barrington, died Saturday at Great Barrington Rehab & Nursing Center after a long illness. Born...Robert Grunow
Robert William Grunow, 64, of 230 Shore Road died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 14, 1936, son of the late Otto and Jessie M. Smith Grunow, he was a graduate...Martha Eichinger
Martha Eichinger, 79, of 85 Eagle St., formerly of Main Road, Stamford, Vt., died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Skien in Telemark, Norway, on June 7, 1921, daughter of Jorgen J....John W. Bergen
John William Bergen, 91, of 2425 Ashdale Drive, Austin, Texas, a former resident of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at Christopher House Hospice in Austin. Born in Patterson, N.J., on March 29, 1910,...Helen E. Dean
Helen E. Dean, 76, formerly of Curtis Manor, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Haverhill on Sept. 14, 1924, daughter of William L. and Elizabeth Cahill Phair, she was a...Barbara Boeglin
Barbara Ruth "Bobbi" Boeglin, 59, of Budd House, 185 Marble St. died Thursday morning at home. Born in Newark, N.J., on April 15, 1942, daughter of Mary Barones Boeglin and the late Julius J....Ann F. Hoffman
Ann F. Hoffman, 73, of 35 Delancy Ave. died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 1, 1927, daughter of L. Hobart and F. Ethel Martin Merritt, she was a 1944 graduate of...
Josephine Campedelli, 85
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Josephine "Pep" Campedelli, 85, of 115 Phelps Ave., died Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at her home. Death followed a brief illness. Born in Piani di Albanesi, Italy, on...
Ralph E. Strange, 65
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ralph Emerson Strange, 65, of 119 Sullivan St. died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on May 14, 1935, son of Florina...Louis F. Decker
Louis Francis Decker, 65, of Atlantic Beach, Fla., formerly of Lenox, died Sunday at Baptist Medical Center-Beaches in Jacksonville, Fla. Born in Lenox on Sept. 15, 1935, son of Frank and Helen...Edna Finkle
Edna Finkle, 80, of Canaan-Southfield Road died yesterday at Fairview Hospital. Born in Torrington, Conn., on Sept. 27, 1920, daughter of Frederick and Anna Seedorf Hastedt, she moved with her...Aldo L. Galvagni
Aldo L. Galvagni, 82, of 332 Merrill Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 14, 1919, son of Giovanni and Rosa Galvagni Galvagni, he attended local...Jacqueline Ann Peck
Mrs. Jacqueline Ann (Miller) Peck, 69, of 343 Cross Road, Clarksburg, MA, died Wednesday afternoon April 18, 2001, at the North Adams Regional Hospital where she was admitted on Monday, April...William J. Newell
William J. Newell Sr., 75, formerly of 40 Willard Place, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 19, 1925, son of George and Marie Vanderlee Newell, he was educated in...Rose L. Cianfarini
Rose L. Cianfarini, 85, formerly of 98 Cromwell Ave., died Thursday, April 12, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since 1994. Before entering the nursing home, she had...Robert Lorenzini
Robert A. Lorenzini, 83, of 3506 Hancock Road died at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. an engineer and the holder of many patents, he had resided in Hancock for the past 31 years, moving from...Olive C. Pudlo
Olive Cathleen Pudlo, 97, of 10 Briggs St. died Monday at Willowood Health Care Center in North Adams. Born in North Adams on Aug. 26, 1903, daughter of Patrick and Sarah Murphy Prendergast, she...Lucia R. Johnson
Lucia R. "Lucy" Johnson, 91, of 66 Roselyn Drive died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada, on Sept. 21, 1909, one of 17 children born to Napoleon J. and Rose D....Louise Samboruk
Louise V. Samboruk, 79, of Our Lady of the Meadows at 1 Pinnacle St., Richford, Vt., a former resident of Great Barrington, died Monday at Fletcher Allan Hospital in Burlington. Born in Lee on...Lawrence G. Botto
Lawrence G. "Sonny" Botto, 60, of 24 Ventura Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center of lung cancer. Born in Hinsdale on Sept. 14, 1940, son of the late Lawrence and Edna Grover Botto, he...Joseph Carmody
Joseph Edward Carmody, 75, of 1009 Peck's Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 12, 1925, son of John T. and Elise B. Bourquin Carmody, he was a 1943 graduate of...James LaFleche Jr.
James E. LaFleche Jr., 52, of 717 Waxwing Court, Kissimmee, Fla., died Tuesday, April 3, of a heart attack. He previously had been a resident of Cheshire for 10 years. Born in Adams on Jan. 7,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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