Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
William Smith
William Smith, 63, of 108 Bryan St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 12, 1940, the son of Benjamin and Blanche Ciosek Smith, he was a 1958 graduate of...Norman John Killackey
Norman John Killackey, 54, of 126 High St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 17, 1950, son of William J. and Anna Mae Brunelle Killackey, he was a 1968...Betty Ann Tetlow
Betty Ann Tetlow, 80, of Tolland, Conn., formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday morning at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Born in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 6, 1923, daughter of Richard T. and...Edward Peter Dunaj
Edward Peter Dunaj, 84, of 31 Bradford St. died early yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on Feb. 25, 1920, son of Peter and Mary Stojda Dunaj, he attended Adams...James G. "Clarky" Clark
James G. "Clarky" Clark, 57, of 13 Evelyn St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on July 30, 1947, son of Eugene R. and Ruth C. Crowther Clark, he...Dr. Stephen L. St. Palley Sr.
Dr. Stephen L. St. Palley Sr., 80, of 60 North St. and Dunedin, Fla., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 3, 1924, son of Zoltan and Isabel M....Thaddeus Joseph Rupinski
Thaddeus Joseph Rupinski, 89, of 170 Cheshire Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. He had been a patient at Craneville Place in Dalton for 10 months. Born in Pittsfield on...Ryan Christopher Chevalier
Ryan Christopher Chevalier, 23, of 3610 Newcastle Court, Palm Harbor, Fla., died Tuesday at home after a short illness. A former resident of Pittsfield, he had lived in Florida since July. He had...Albert Joseph Cetti
Albert Joseph Cetti, 78, of 14 Calumet St. died Wednesday morning at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Center, where he had resided for three weeks. He had lived on Calumet Street since 1957. Born in...Mary C. Girard
Mary C. Girard, 73, of 245 Cheshire Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 1, 1931, daughter of Marziale and Catherine Zaffino Carlopoli, she attended...Frances B. Schiller
Frances B. Schiller, 88, of Melbourne Place, formerly of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center after a 15-year long battle with cancer. Born in Lawrence on March 28,...Delia Carosso
Delia Carosso, 94, formerly of 176 Brighton Ave., died Monday at the Curtis Manor Retirement Home in Dalton, where she had resided since June 2001. Born in Pittsfield on June 9, 1910, daughter of...Aurel M. "Hard Hat" Rouleau
Aurel M. "Hard Hat" Rouleau, 77, formerly of Rose Manor Apartments, died Thursday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since 2001. Born in Plattsburg, N.Y., on May 26, 1927, son of Edward...Edward Vinton Knight
Edward Vinton Knight, 94, of Westminster Canterbury retirement community in Richmond, Va., formerly of 20 Nielsen Lane, died Saturday at home. Born in New Haven, Conn., on April 4, 1910, son of...Isabelle Sofia Godek
Isabelle Sofia Godek, 95, formerly of 24 Profile St. Lanesboro, died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Jan. 15, 1909, daughter of Frank and Zofia Owczarski...John A. Culpo
John A. Culpo, 71, a world-class accordion player, Army veteran, teacher and prominent city landlord, died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr. Culpo was born in North Adams on Dec....Bernard D. "Don" Cook Jr.
Bernard D. "Don" Cook Jr., 82, of 88 Roselyn Drive died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Clintonville, Wis., on July 15, 1922, son of Bernard D. Cook Sr. and Edythe Polley Cook, he...John E. "Jack" Colby Jr
John E. "Jack" Colby Jr., 82, of 56 Pollock Ave. died Saturday at home after a brief illness. He had resided in Connecticut and Longmeadow before moving to Pittsfield in 1975. Born in Lowell...Vincent W. Cancilla
Vincent W. Cancilla, 89, of 20 Flintstone Drive died Saturday at home. Born in Boston on July 26, 1915, son of Mariano C. and Angela Mazzola Cancilla, he was a 1934 graduate of Pittsfield High...Elmer H. Wisbaum
Elmer H. Wisbaum, 95, died yesterday morning at Kimball Farms. Born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on Sept. 5, 1909, son of Ida and Louise Wisbaum, he was a graduate of Niagara University and received a...John Jay Whalen
John Jay Whalen, 41, of Stoneham, formerly of Nancy Avenue in Pittsfield, died Friday at Lemuel Sattuck Hospital in Boston following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 21, 1963, son of...Ruth L. Mathews
Ruth L. Mathews, 95, of 40 Pine St. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on Oct. 25, 1909, daughter of William B. and Maud E. Simpson Mathews, she was a 1927...Evelyn M. Leonardo
Evelyn M. Leonardo, 79, died yesterday morning at Craneville Place, where she had resided since October 2002. Born in Cambridge on Sept. 1, 1925, daughter of Virgil and Margaret Morison Orff, she...Joseph Francis Crippa
Joseph Francis Crippa, 85, of Berkshire Town Apartments died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since September 2002. Born in Williamstown on Aug. 26, 1919, son of Rudolph...George Henry LeBarnes Sr
George Henry LeBarnes Sr., 73, of 193 Elberon Ave., Rose Manor Apartments, died Monday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 29, 1931, son of William H. and Anna May Lee LeBarnes, he attended...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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