Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Rev. Francis Grogan
The Rev. Francis E. Grogan, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross for nearly 50 years, was killed Tuesday when the plane he was on, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston to Los Angeles, crashed...Raymond Gingras
Raymond Francis Gingras, 70, of 108 Blythewood Drive died Wednesday morning at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 30, 1930, son of Armand A....Merle C. Craik
Merle Campbell Craik, 90, formerly of 147 Pomeroy Ave., died Aug. 5 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 14, 1911, daughter of William and Ettie Campbell Craik, she graduated...James Masterone
James L. Masterone, 79, of Hunters Creek Drive, DeLand, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 16, 1922, son of Victor and Louise Ferreti Masterone, he...Samuel Katz
Samuel Katz, 80, of 19 Darlene Ave., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 9, 1921, son of Max and Esther Cutler Katz, he attended local schools and was a 1941...John C. Luz Jr.
John C. Luz Jr., 81, of 74 Williamsburg Terrace died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Taunton on Feb. 11, 1920, son of John and Maria Concecao Rodriguez Luz Sr., he moved to Pittsfield...Doris Fitzgerald
Doris M. Fitzgerald, 78, of 207 Francis Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 15, 1923, daughter of William V. and Mildred M. Garno Hook, she was a graduate of...Catherine Lombardi
Catherine Mary Lombardi, 89, formerly of 44 Third St., died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for more than a year. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 31, 1912, daughter of Rosario and...Richard T. Kelly
Richard T. "Dick" Kelly, 59, of Waterbury, Conn., a Pittsfield native, died Monday evening at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. Born in Pittsfield on March 10, 1942, son of John P. "Red" and...Constance Tompkins
Constance P. Tompkins, 82, of Beckett Road, Bridgewater, Conn., former resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday at Hartford Hospital. She moved to Bridgewater in 1995. Born in Hudson Falls, N.Y., on...Norman Frederick Hoch
Norman Frederick Hoch, formerly of Osceola Road, Richmond, died peacefully in Oshawa, Ontario, on Sept. 8, 2001, in his 90th year. Beloved husband of the former Laura Foy of Oshawa. Father of Janet...Ethel Richardson
Ethel Richardson, 78, of 99 Windsor Ave., died Sunday at home of lung cancer. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 30, 1923, daughter of Harry and Norma Winston Kane, she attended New York City schools....Mildred McCarty
Mildred Waite McCarty of Kimball Farms, who was associated with Girls Incorporated of Pittsfield in various capacities for more than 65 years, died yesterday after a series of illnesses. She was...Ramona Weeks
Ramona Phipps Weeks, 54, of Pilot Mountain, N.C., died Wednesday at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., of cancer. She was the daughter-in-law of Arthur Weeks of Peru. Born in Lannett,...Paul E. Williams
Paul E. Williams, 61, of 33 Howe Road died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons of cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 29, 1939, son of Francis S. and Emily Breault Williams, he attended local...Mary E. McGovern
Mary E. McGovern, 84, of 30 Westwood Road died Thursday afternoon at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 15, 1917, daughter of Joseph and Catherine Moynihan Sheerin, she was a...John Lizak
John Lizak, 77, of 16 Dalton Ave. died Wednesday morning at home. Born in East Hartford, Conn., on July 21, 1924, son of George and Frances Skoczylas Lizak, he attended Springfield schools and...Margaret Wilson
Margaret E. Wilson, 75, of 304 OId Spring Hill Lane, Fuquay-Varina, N.C., formerly of 39 Wahconah Heights, Pittsfield, died Monday at Western Wake Medical Center in Cary, N.C. She moved to North...Lydia Decker
Lydia Decker, 82, of 25 B West Street died Sunday at home. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 6, 1919, daughter of Byron and Lydia Kinne Decker, she spent most of her childhood in Housatonic, and...John Cummings
John W. Cummings, 88, formerly of 370 West St., died yesterday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 2, 1913, son of John and Emily Walsh Cummings, he attended local...Frances Lerner
Frances Lerner, 73, of 32 Dodge Ave. died Saturday at Kimball Farms in Lenox after a long battle with cancer. Born in Paterson, N.J., on Nov. 13, 1927, daughter of Louis and Sadie Taback Leblang,...Evelyn Stucklen
Evelyn M. Stucklen, 80, formerly of Hinsdale, died Friday at home in North Eastham after a long battle with cancer. From 1947 to 1981, she resided in Hinsdale and North Eastham, moving to North...Charles Schaefer
Charles J. Schaefer, 73, of 6 East Alford St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 30, 1928, son of Jacob and Catherine Zawasky Schaefer, he attended schools...Lucille M. Binder
Lucille M. Binder, 68, of 618 Osceola Road died Saturday evening at Wesson Women's Hospital in Springfield. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 19, 1932, daughter of Solomon and Pearl Moskowitz...Leona T. Carter
Leona T. Carter, 93, of Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, N.Y., a former resident of Dalton, died Sunday at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, N.Y., after a brief illness. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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