Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
The Rev. Stephen Ward Turrell
The Rev. Stephen Ward Turrell, 87, of Duxbury, formerly of Pittsfield, died yesterday at the Radius Health Care Center in Plymouth after a long illness. Born in Hempstead, N.Y., on Aug. 15, 1918,...Eloise Maloney
Eloise Maloney, 94, of Lenox, formerly of Charlestown, Scituate and Cohasset, died Monday at the Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born Dec. 10, 1911, in Charlestown, daughter of James Peter and...Margaret Elizabeth Marshall
Margaret Elizabeth Marshall, 79, of 49 Putnam Ave. and a longtime summer resident of Pontoosuc Lake, died Sunday evening at her home. Born in Pittsfield, Dec. 11, 1926, daughter of Thomas J. and...Dr. Richard J. Lynch
Dr. Richard J. Lynch, 71, died on Sunday at Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston, following a brief illness. Born in Rome, N.Y., on June 29, 1934, son of William and Anna Lynch, he graduated...Kathleen R. Dudziak
Kathleen R. Dudziak, 55, of 592 Peru Road died at her home on Monday. Born in Manchester, N.H., on Nov. 1, 1950, daughter of the former Shirley MacPherson Huot of Dalton and the late Joseph Huot,...Kenneth H. Tuttle
Kenneth H. Tuttle, 79, of 892 Southbridge Road, Warren, died Thursday at Harrington Memorial Hospital. His daughter, Kathleen Cota, lives in Pittsfield. Born 1926 in Warren, son of Kenneth W....Harold Joseph Sweeney
Harold Joseph Sweeney, 82, of 105 Lenox Ave., and longtime former resident of Tucker St. in Lenox, died Friday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since March, 2005. Born on Feb. 2,...Franklin Wilson Ragsdale Jr.
Franklin Wilson Ragsdale Jr., 72, of 261 Dewey Ave. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hudson, N.Y., on March 17, 1933, son of Franklin W. Ragsdale Sr. and Sarah Porter Ragsdale,...Claire Woods
Claire Woods, 85, of 40 Sunset Ave. died Monday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. Born in New York City on Aug. 29, 1920, daughter of Edward and Charlotte Warren Streeter, she...Robert Louis Hunt
Robert Louis Hunt, 58, of 45 Plunkett Reservoir Road died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 8, 1947, son of Gladys Smith Hunt Lennon and the late Robert E. Hunt, he was educated in...Margaret Gertrude Hinckley
Margaret Gertrude Hinckley, 86, of 61 Wahconah Heights died Friday at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 16, 1919, daughter of Thomas F. and Rhoda Beckwith...Bessie Garivaltis
Bessie Garivaltis, 94, of 39 Livingston Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Nestany, Greece, on Nov. 14, 1911, daughter of James and Georgia Papadakis, she attended schools in...Dolores L. Fowler
Dolores L. Fowler, 74, formerly of Colonial Gardens, died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since Nov. 4. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 1, 1931, daughter of Kenneth J. and Mary...Peter Joseph "PJ" DiNicola
Peter Joseph "PJ" DiNicola, 25, of 34 Weston Ave. died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 23, 1980, son of Peter J. and Karen Vittone DiNicola, he was a member of the Bureau for...Elmer F. Blake
Elmer F. Blake, 82, of 151 Jason St. died Sunday after a two-month stay at Springside of Pittsfield nursing facility. Born in Pittsfield on June 30, 1923, son of Louis and Ella Barber Blake, he...Albena Shirley Messer
Albena Shirley Messer, 71, of 50 Dalton Ave. died Tuesday afternoon at her home. Born in Pittsfield, Feb. 21, 1934, daughter of Walter V. and Albena M. Mariam Messer, she was educated in...Mary Joan Matuszak Czubryt
Mary Joan Matuszak Czubryt, 70, formerly of Adams, died Tuesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on May 25, 1935, daughter of the late Andrzej and Ursula Koscielniak Matuszak,...Mildred Amelia Bernardo
Mildred Amelia Bernardo, 90, formerly of 176 Columbus Ave., died yesterday morning at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since Nov. 1998. Born in Chicopee, Mass. Aug. 31, 1915,...Sheilah S. Campbell Sweet
Sheilah S. Campbell Sweet, 77, of Kimball Farms Retirement Community, 235 Walker St., died Wednesday at home. She had resided there since 2002. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on March 30, 1928,...Raymond P. Dotchin
Raymond P. Dotchin, 62, of Sherwood Drive, co-owner and president of Colt Insurance Co. in Pittsfield, died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 6,...Lawrence Bradford "Butch" Brent
Lawrence Bradford "Butch" Brent, 58, of 190 First St. died Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Berkshire Medical Center after being stricken with heart failure. Born in Holyoke on June 27, 1947, son of Irwin...Robert C. Bogle
Robert C. Bogle, 88, of Shaw Road, Little Compton, R.I., died Friday at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. He lived in Pittsfield from 1956 to 1979. Born in Peabody, son of Irving W. and Minnie...The Rev. Charles V. Hayes
The Rev. Charles V. Hayes, 88, of Holy Name Friary nursing home in Ringwood, N.J., a member of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, died there Thursday. He lived on Charles Street before...David Hubert Dalton
David Hubert Dalton, 69, of 720 Pitcher's Way, Hyannis, a native of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at home after a long battle with cancer. Born on June 23, 1936, son of Herbert and Helen Crowley...Retired Army Major H. Lee Waldron
Retired Army Major H. Lee Waldron, 63, of Quail Way, East Nassau, N.Y., died Thursday at home after a long illness. He was employed by Paul Rich & Sons furniture company in Pittsfield. Born in...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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