Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Helen B. "Miss Mac" McNaughton
Helen B. "Miss Mac" McNaughton, 96, of 4550 Willow Bend Drive, Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on April 12, 1908, daughter of John D....Leo R. McFarland
Leo R. McFarland, 81, formerly of Pittsfield, died June 23 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. He had resided at a nursing home in Worcester for three years. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 19,...Charles Antoine Laframboise
Charles Antoine Laframboise, 94, of 36 Hamlin St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on May 22, 1910, son of Francois and Caroline Gregoire Laframboise, his family moved...Edward D. Sullivan
Edward D. Sullivan, 85, of Hanover, N.H., formerly of Pittsfield, died Monday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Born in Boston on May 3, 1919, son of John P. and Ellen T....Alan B. Stephens
Alan B. Stephens, 94, of Walker Street died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Cranston, R.I., on July 7, 1909, son of Bradford and Annie Bower Stephens, he grew up in...Lida Spofford
Lida Spofford, 95, of Kimball Farms died Saturday at home. She was a businesswoman, local civic leader and community volunteer for more than 50 years. Born in Lower Montague, Prince Edward...William Francis Pidgin Jr
William Francis Pidgin Jr., 55, of 235 Eddy St., San Francisco, a native of Pittsfield, died Friday at home, following a long illness. Born June 4, 1949, son of Dorothy A. Brown Pidgin of...Bertha J. Payne
Bertha J. Payne, 68, of 120 Onota St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Orange, Vt., on Oct. 11, 1935, daughter of Wesley and Clara Carleton North, she was educated in schools in...Louis Menin
Louis Menin, 89, of 26 Allessio St. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 14, 1914, son of Angelo and Rose Tezza Menin, he was a graduate of Pittsfield High...Lewis E. Knollmeyer
Lewis E. Knollmeyer, 95, of Pocasset, a former resident of Pittsfield, died Friday at Falmouth Hospital. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., in November 1908, son of Louis F. and Kathryn Ryan Knollmeyer,...Marilyn J. "Lynn" Frongillo
Marilyn J. "Lynn" Frongillo, 71, of 400 Forest Hill Drive, Littleton, N.C., died Wednesday while viewing Lake Irene in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. She had also resided at Sun-N-Fun...Fernand T. Lemieux
Fernand T. Lemieux, 76, of 245 Cheshire Road died Friday at 44 Sampson Parkway, the home of his daughter Nancy Monti. Born in Littleton, N.H., on Dec. 1, 1927, son of Antonio and Marion Brusseau...Agnes W. Demary
Agnes W. Demary, 93, of 28 Fairway Ave. died Friday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 3, 1910, daughter of William and Nellie Thayer Watson, she was educated in...Josephine C. Rocca
Josephine C. Rocca, 87, formerly of Pittsfield, died Saturday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since November. Born in Pittsfield on May 15, 1917, daughter of...Thomas L. Doner
Thomas L. Doner, 45, of 23 Bushey Road died Saturday morning at home after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 27, 1959, son of Noreen Kelly Doner and the late Robert B. Doner, he was a...Bernard J. Hayes
Bernard J. Hayes, 66, of 73 Holmes Road died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 20, 1938, son of William and Eliza-beth Kirk Hayes, he was a 1956 graduate...Virginia H. Gaetani
Virginia H. Gaetani, 83, of Rose Manor Apartments died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 25, 1921, daughter of Harry A. and Clara M....John C. Thomson Sr
John C. Thomson Sr., 87, formerly of 46 Model Farm Road, died Monday afternoon at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where he had resided since 2003. Born in Sheffield on Dec....Margaret F. McGowan
Margaret F. McGowan, 97, formerly of 123B Highview Drive, died Monday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 16, 1906, daughter of Jeremiah and Margaret Meehan Hyland, she attended...Loring W. Kidder
Loring W. Kidder, 79, formerly of East Street, died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where he had resided for four years. Born in Newton on July 31, 1924, an orphan, he...Margaret Mary Chojnowski
Margaret Mary Chojnowski, 68, of 107 Birch Grove Drive died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Feb. 15, 1936, daughter of Harry and Margaret M. Kennedy VanWart, she...Charles Louis Masino
Charles Louis Masino, 78, of 527 South St. died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 27, 1925, son of Secundo and Madalena Vittone Masino, he was a 1944 graduate of Pittsfield High School....Muriel Rose Johnson
Muriel Rose Johnson, 85, of Spruce Meadow Court, Wilton, Conn., a former resident of Pittsfield, died Sunday at home. Born in Canaan, N.Y., on Oct. 21, 1918, daughter of Frank and Rose Asher...Roger G. Halsey
Roger G. Halsey, 71, of 95 Davis St. died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 4, 1932, son of Arthur and Nydia Curnow Halsey, he graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1950. Mr....Regina G. Freehan
Regina G. Freehan, 83, of Melbourne Place died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 23, 1921, daughter of Victor and Adela Dardzinska Siwik, she graduated from Pittsfield High School in...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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