Obituaries

Barbara A. Thayer, 92

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - Barbara A. Thayer, 92, of North Main Street died in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on...

Charles A. Papa Jr., 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Charles Anthony Papa Jr., 84, of Burke Avenue died Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 14, 1931, the youngest of...

William P. Miller, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — William Patrick "Bing" Miller, 91, of 185 Brown St. died peacefully on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, in the company of his family. Born in Pittsfield on March 31, 1924, the son...

Patrick R. Gigliotti, 20

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Patrick Ryan Gigliotti, 20, of 48 Lexington Parkway died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at his home. Born in Pittsfield on May 15, 1995, son of Carl J. Gigliotti and Maureen...

Pamela Smith-Walton, 58

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Pamela E. Smith-Walton, 58, of Pittsfield died on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at Hillcrest Common. Born in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of former Mayor Charles L. Smith and...

Ruth M. Sayers, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Ruth Madeline Sayers, 92, of Pittsfield died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, of heart failure, with her family at her side. Born in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of Alfred Pettibone...

Alfred S. Fidalgo, 90

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Alfred Silva Fidalgo, 90, of 406 Barker Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Born in Ludlow on June 21, 1925, to Joaquim and Diolinda Rosa Fidalgo, he was raised and...

Celia M. DeCario, 96

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Celia M. DeCario, 96, of Sunrise, Fla., formerly of Pittsfield, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 13, 1918, a daughter of Foca "Frank" and...

Edward H. Beers Jr., 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Edward Hanford Beers Jr., 68, of Pittsfield died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Oct. 24, 1945, son of Edward H. Beers Sr....

Anthony J. Satrape, 92

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anthony J. Satrape, 92, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 3, 1923, a son of Emilio and Antonina...

Irene Schwalbe, 84

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Irene Schwalbe, 84, of 20 Strong Ave. died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Pittsfield, on July 26, 1930, daughter of Harry...

Marguerite L. Strizzi, 95

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Marguerite L. "Nana" Strizzi, 95, of 60 Donna Ave. died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 17, 1919, a...

Lawrence J. Lipari, 87

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lawrence J. Lipari, 87, of 287 Benedict Road, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 11, 1928, the son of Frank and Barbara...

Gerard E. Miller, 77

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gerard E. Miller, 77, of Velma Avenue died Friday evening, May 29, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr. Miller was a longtime city firefighter and 12-year chairman of...

Samuel R. Ross, 96

LENOX, Mass. — Samuel R. Ross, 96, of Devonshire Estates died Friday, April 24, 2015, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Russia on May 15, 1918, the son of Lewis and Pearl...

Ruth B. Moody, 90

DALTON, Mass. - Ruth B. Moody, 90, of Dalton and Center Harbor, N.H., died Thursday, April 16, 2015. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 10, 1924, the only child of John L. and Lillian V. Bowerman, she...

Joseph A. Columbus, 62

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph Alfred Columbus, 62, of 12 Willow St. died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Troy, N.Y., on March 21, 1953, son of Joseph James and Elaine...

Christine L. Hulland, 62

WAREHAM, Mass. — Christine L. Hulland, 62, of Wareham, died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Tremont Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Wareham while surrounded by her loving...

John I. Donovan, 73

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John I. Donovan, 73, of 107 Parker St. died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Born in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, on May 17,...

Jeffrey L. Johnson Sr., 61

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jeffrey L. Johnson Sr., 61, of Pittsfield died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 15, 1952, a son of Robert and Julia Ceasar...

Harriet B. Adelson, 80

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Harriet B. Adelson, 80, of New York City died peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at her home. Born in Pittsfield on April 2, 1934, she was the daughter of Samuel and...

Joan Carsno, 86

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Joan Carsno, 86, of Park Avenue died Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in North Adams on Jan. 30, 1928, daughter of Frederick and Florence...

Gary L. Drain, 55

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gary Louis "Draino" Drain, 55, of Taconic Street died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 14, 1958, the son of Daniel J. Drain...

Alice E. Ward, 90

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Alice Elizabeth Ward, 90, died peacefully on April 11, 2014, at Williamstown Commons, surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 14, 1923, in West Taghkanic, N.Y.,...

Joseph G. Guertin, 89

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joseph George Guertin, 89, of Benedict Road died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his friends and family. Born in North Adams on May 13, 1924, son of...