Obituaries

Ruth E. Wright

Ruth E. Wright, 79, of 32 Old Stockbridge Road died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., on Dec. 21, 1923, daughter of Robert J. and Ethel C. Hambidge Gray, she moved as a child to...

William R. Tietgens Sr

William R. Tietgens Sr., 63, of 40 Roland St. died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 17, 1939, son of Herman C. Tietgens Sr. and...

William J. Suttle

William J. Suttle, 66, of 70 Trafton Road, Springfield, formerly of 10 Union Court, died Wednesday at home following a brief illness. He moved to Springfield several years ago. Born in...

Catherine T. Mele

Catherine T. Mele, 94, formerly of 132 High St., died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since 1992. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Jan. 29, 1909, daughter of Joseph...

Edward W. Callahan

Edward W. Callahan, 82, of General Cobb Street, Taunton, a native of Pittsfield, died Sunday at home following a short illness. Born on June 9, 1920, son of Edward and Jane Webb Callahan, he was...

Arthur E. Murphy Sr

Arthur E. Murphy Sr., 76, of 199 Tampa Ave. died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1927, son of James Murphy Sr. and Myrtle Smith...

Ruth M. Martin

Ruth M. Martin, 89, of 169 Valentine Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 21, 1913, daughter of Henry A. and Rose Morrow Cote, she was a graduate...

Priscilla Jean Harford

Priscilla Jean Harford, 77, of 169 Mohegan St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. A resident of Lanesboro for 32 years, she had moved to Pittsfield two years ago. She was born in...

William E. Barnes Jr.

William E. Barnes Jr., 68, of 20 Barker Road, died Thursday at his home after suffering an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield July 3, 1934, son of William E. Barnes Sr. and Marjorie A....

Arthur R. Burnell

Arthur R. Burnell, 71, of 11 Curtis Terrace died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 9, 1931, son of Ernest Francis Burnell Sr. and Irene Chamberlain Burnell, he attended local schools....

Helen J. Britigan

Helen J. Britigan, 79, formerly of Rose Manor Apartments, Elberon Avenue, died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Craneville Place of Dalton for five years. Born in...

Theresa “Anna” Forte

Theresa “Anna” Forte, 77, of 145 Dewey Ave., former co-owner of West Side Clocks on North Street, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 8, 1926,...

George H. "Red" Robinson

George H. "Red" Robinson, who performed for 55 years as an organist and vocalist with his band at the former Stanley Club and at Eastover Resort in Lenox, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center....

Kenton D. Reid II

Kenton D. Reid II, 8, of 136 April Lane died Saturday in Norwalk, Conn., as the result of a drowning accident. Born in San Diego on March 22, 1994, son of Kenton D. Reid and Renee Nicole Davies,...

Claire Cecilia Meunier

Claire Cecilia Meunier, 89, of 12 State Road died Saturday afternoon at home. Born in Lee on Dec. 15, 1913, daughter of Thomas and Ellen "Nellie" Brophy Bradley, she was a 1932 graduate of the...

Kenneth F. Mathews

Kenneth F. Mathews, 81, of 40 Pine St. died yesterday at home. Born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on Jan. 20, 1922, son of William B. and Maud Simpson Mathews, he was a graduate of St. Johnsbury High...

Alice Elizabeth Delphia

Alice Elizabeth Delphia, 83, of 25 Blue Pine Circle, Penfield, N.Y., a former resident of Draper Avenue for over 50 years, died Wednesday at Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, N.Y. Born in...

Adelaide Anna Ray

Adelaide Anna Ray, 70, of 32 Dalton Ave. died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 22, 1932, daughter of John J. Ray Sr. and Lena E. Favre Ray, she was a 1950...

Maria C. Talora

Maria C. Talora, 92, of 41 Plunkett St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in FrancaVilla Angitola, province of Catanzaro, Italy, on Nov. 16, 1910, daughter of Rosario and Cristina...

Hal E. Clevenger

Hal E. Clevenger, 80, of 30 Lebanon Ave. died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons, where he had resided since October 2001. Born in New York City on Jan. 19, 1923, son of Hal H. and Bertha H. Winn...

Eleanor Choiniere

Eleanor Choiniere, 86, of West Cornwall, Conn., died Tuesday at Litchfield Woods in Torrington, Conn. She was the mother of Joanne Woodworth of Pittsfield. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Oct....

Donald Kirkpatrick

Donald Kirkpatrick, 88, of 39 Alden Ave. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Braintree on Oct. 1, 1914, son of Arthur W. and Maude Winthrop Lincoln Kirkpatrick, he was a 1933...

Marilyn Ann Horne

Marilyn Ann Horne, 69, of 46 Richard Drive and 141 Wading Bird Circle, Naples, Fla., died Monday at Naples Community Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 14, 1933, daughter of John H. and Margaret...

Edythe P. Reid

Edythe P. Reid, 75, formerly of Cole Avenue, died Sunday at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided since June 2000. Born in Pittsfield on April 23, 1927, daughter of John and Estella Grant...

Stephen Michael Truchan

Stephen Michael Truchan, 41, of 339 West Ave., Ludlow, died Saturday at home of a brain tumor. His family was at his side. He was a former resident of Pittsfield and a volunteer member of the...