Obituaries

Lena Pitman, 101

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lena Pitman, 101, of Melbourne Place, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, formerly of North Adams, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care in Lenox. Born...

Theodore McAllister Jr., 70

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Theodore W. McAllister Jr., 70, of 464 North Houghton St. died Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at his home, surrounded his loving family. Born in Portland, Maine, on June 10,...

Robert G. Bach, 94

LENOX, Mass. — Robert G. Bach, 94, of Kimball Farms died on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Born in Bronx, N.Y., in 1920, the son of Russian immigrants, he lived in Hancock, Williamston and Lenox,...

Joan Ellen Rivers, 67

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joan Ellen Rivers, 67, of 435 Reservoir Road died on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Born in Adams on Dec. 26, 1947, daughter of Edwin...

Beverly J. Beaudreau, 55

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beverly Jean Beaudreau, 55, of Franklin, N.H., formerly of North Adams, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in North Adams on March...

Lee W. Del Ratez, 40

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lee William Del Ratez, 40, of 62 North St. died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on June 4, 1974, son of William...

Herman G. Berkman, 91

ADAMS, Mass. — Herman Gerald Berkman, 91, of 1 Berkshire Square and of Lake Drive, Stockbridge, died on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Monticello,...

Stanley M. Uchman, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stanley M. "Mike" Uchman, 91, of Notch Road died Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Adams on April 20, 1923, son of Jakub and Aniela Kaszybski...

Patricia Thomason, 81

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Patricia Thomason, 81, of Lindley Terrace died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. Born in North Adams on Sept. 22, 1933, a daughter of Thomas P. Brady and Constance Williston...

Anita Jennings, 70

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Anita Jennings, 70, of 54 Mill St. died on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at her home. Born in North Adams on Dec. 30, 1944, a daughter of Oliff and Blanche Coppersmith Harwood, she...

Mary Louise Hanley, 90

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Mary Louise Hanley, 90, of North Adams died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on Aug. 1, 1924, daughter of Tracy and Emma Harris...

Doris M. Anthony, 103

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Doris Mildred Daniels Anthony, 103, of 71 Champagne Ave. died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Williamstown Commons. Born in Stamford, Vt., on June 8, 1911, daughter of Albert...

Bruce F. Collier, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Bruce F. Collier, 64, of 3 Myrtle St. died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a brief illness. Born in North Adams on July 20,...

Bernice M. Madigan, 115

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Bernice Marina "Aunt Bennie" Madigan, 115, of 743 North State Road, Rolling Acres Farm, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 at Williamstown Commons where she has resided since August...

Russell D. Rancourt, 63

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Russell Dennis Rancourt, 63, of 1165 North Hoosac Road died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Nov. 23, 1951, a son...

Bernadette Tatro Jackson, 92

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bernadette Lillian Tatro Jackson, 92, formerly of Williamstown, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Canada on Aug. 18, 1922, a daughter of...

Bryce M. Lescarbeau, 21

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Bryce Michael Lescarbeau, 21, of 178 Chantilly Ave. died on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center's Satellite Emergency Facility. Born in North Adams on...

Eldor G. Brazeau, 88

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eldor Gerard "Pete" Brazeau, 88, formerly of Sterling Drive, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, lovingly surrounded by his...

Michael P. Marran, 71

ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Peter Marran, 71, of Adams died Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on March 16, 1943, son of John and Marion Benner...

Kenneth D. Superneau, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Kenneth D. Superneau, 89, of 11 Hall St. died, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in North Adams on Jan. 28, 1925, a son of Ernest...

Florence M. McKane, 96

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Florence Mary McKane, 96, of 247 Eagle St. died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at Cape Heritage Nursing Home in Sandwich. Born in North Adams on Aug. 8, 1918, daughter of Henry and...

Deborah Saddlemire-Hull, 57

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Deborah Jean Saddlemire-Hull, 57, of North Adams died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at her home. Born in Troy, N.Y., on Nov. 30, 1957, she was the daughter of William Dundan and of...

Constance A. Sweet, 69

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Constance A. Sweet, 69, of Sloan Road died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. Born on in Ludlow on Feb. 14, 1946, daughter of Frank and Jane Zaranek Meloveck, she spent her...

John J. Dougherty, 89

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John J. Dougherty, 89, of Quincy, formerly of North Adams, died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Falmouth Hospital, after battling pneumonia. Born in Everett...

Harold L. Moreau, 95

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Harold Louis "Joe" Moreau, 95, of 91 Bachand Ave. died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea. Born in North Adams on Nov. 12, 1919, son of Edward J....