Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Yvonne E. Hamel, 95
PITTSFIELD -- Yvonne E. Hamel, 95, formerly of Willimansett section of Chicopee, died yesterday at a nursing home in Chicopee. She was the mother of Robert G. Hamel of Pittsfield. Born in...Ralph Head Jr., 84
PITTSFIELD -- Ralph Dudley Head Jr., 84, of Weston, Conn., a native of Pittsfield, died Monday. Born in Pittsfield on June 7, 1917, son of Dr. Ralph Head and Margarett Cole Head, he was a 1936...Margaret Valentine, 55
PITTSFIELD -- Margaret Mary "Peggie" Valentine, 55, of Rose Manor Apartments, 193 Elberon Ave., died Monday. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 26, 1945, daughter of William and Margaret Ray Girard, she...Dorothy Zall, 85
LENOX -- Dorothy Charles Zall, 85, of Lenox died Monday. Born in Boston on April 23, 1916, daughter of Abraham and Sarah Smith Charles, she attended Boston schools and graduated from Girls High...Ralph L. Welch, 72
PITTSFIELD -- Ralph L. Welch, 72, of 52 Orchard St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Interlaken on Jan. 27, 1929, son of Robert Grace and Frances Welch, he attended schools in...Matthew Sprague, 37
PITTSFIELD -- Matthew J. Sprague, 37, of 81 Orchard St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 29, 1964, son of Edwin Sprague and Lois Riddell Sprague Dearstyne, both...Louis J. Cimini, 71
PITTSFIELD -- Louis Joseph Cimini, 71, of 35 South Virginia Ave., Atlantic City, N.J., formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at Atlantic City Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 12, 1930,...Gertrude Pidcoe, 75
LENOX -- Gertrude C. Pidcoe, 75, of 31 Howell Road, Picayune, Miss., formerly of Lenox, died Oct. 6 at home. Born in Westford on Jan. 24, 1926, daughter of Paul F. and Anna Louise Strandberg...Francis N. Pierce, 85
DALTON -- Francis N. "Red" Pierce, 85, of 228 Citron Way, North Fort Myers, Fla., a former Dalton resident of 35 years, died Oct. 7 at Cape Coral (Fla.) Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 26,...Dorothy K. Hine, 83
PITTSFIELD -- Dorothy K. Hine, 83, of Melbourne Place Assisted Living Community died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 4, 1918, daughter of Harry and...Charles Cunningham, 84
PITTSFIELD -- Charles T. Cunningham, 84, of 11 Renninger Road, Metuchen, N.J., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 22, 1917, son of Thomas and Maryellen...Peter J. Quaglietti, 91
PITTSFIELD -- Peter J. Quaglietti, 91, of 6105 SW 19th St., Miramar, Fla., formerly of Peck's Road, Pittsfield, died Sept. 6 at Memorial Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Born in Pescara, Italy, on...Anne M. Gachotte, 83
LENOX -- Anne M. Gachotte, 83, of Old Stockbridge Road died Wednesday morning at home. Born in Hoboken, N.J., on Jan. 28, 1918, daughter of Adolph and Amelia Trudenk Hoff, she attended schools...Winifred Glidden, 75
DALTON -- Winifred Glidden, 75, of 293 High St. died Wednesday at the Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Hinsdale on Jan. 9, 1926, daughter of Lester and Harriet Caulkins Hopkins, she...Richard J. Sawicki, 57
DALTON -- Richard John Sawicki, 57, of Springfield died yesterday morning at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. His wife of 32 years, the former Theresa E. Cachat, is a former resident of...Leah Bordeau, 95
PITTSFIELD -- Leah Agnes Bordeau, 95, of 188 Brown St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Nov. 8, 1905, daughter of George and Grace Couture Pellerin, she attended French...Helena M. Vincent, 82
PITTSFIELD -- Helena M. Vincent, 82, formerly of 29 Hubbard St., Lenox, a native of Pittsfield, died Sept. 29 at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born on March 2, 1919, daughter of Savario...Anna T. Harford, 80
PITTSFIELD -- Anna T. Harford, 80, of 28 Lakewood Circle died yesterday at Mount Greylock Care Facility. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 7, 1921, daughter of Cornelius J. and Agnes M. Crotty Flynn,...Sharon Kresiak, 54
PITTSFIELD -- Sharon Kresiak, 54, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at home. Born Jan. 24, 1947, in Pittsfield, daughter of Leslie and Mildred Read Durfee, she was a 1964...William Boilard, 79
PITTSFIELD -- William G. Boilard, 79, of North Fort Myers, Fla., died Saturday at home. His wife, the former Phyllis Rogers, is formerly of Pittsfield. Born June 27, 1922, in Ludlow, he was the...Mary L. Medlin, 65
PITTSFIELD -- Mary L. Medlin, 65, of Baton Rouge, La., a native of Pittsfield, died Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. Born May 1, 1936, daughter of Louis and Frances...Alyce Wanamaker, 82
PITTSFIELD -- Alice Mabel Wanamaker, 82, of 130 Blythewood Drive died Saturday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Oct. 27, 1918, daughter of Cyril G. and Mabel...William C. Hazen, 69
DALTON -- William C. Hazen, 69, of 56 Deming St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Port Allegheny, Pa., on March 5, 1932, son of William H. and Lola Belle Murphy Hazen, he was a...Diane E. Langlois, 30
PITTSFIELD -- Diane E. Langlois, 30, of 82 Acorn St. died Sunday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 17, 1971, daughter of Richard W. and Ann Belot Langlois, she was a...Katherine Barbas, 92
PITTSFIELD -- Katherine R. Salvadore Barbas, 92, formerly of 33 Maplewood Ave., Maplewood Apartments, died Saturday at the Center for Optimum Care-Berkshire where she had resided since Jan. 5,...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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