Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Eugene C. "Gene" Fairfield
Dalton - Eugene C. "Gene" Fairfield, 71, of 111 High St., died Monday at home following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield, May 30, 1936, son of Clifford and Doris M. Crawford Fairfield, he...Laburn Austin
Pittsfield - Laburn Austin, 93, formerly of BerkshireTown Apartments, died Wednesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since 2003. Mr. Austin came to Pittsfield in the 1950s, later...Claude Irene St. Jean Rock
Pittsfield - Claude Irene St. Jean Rock, 89, formerly of 21 Norman Ave., died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons, where she resided since 2006. Born in St. Felix de Kingsey, Québec, Canada, on Jan....William Fugman Jr.
Dalton - William Fugman Jr., 65, of 68 Pinecrest Drive, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, on Oct. 10, 1942, son of Marion Hinkley Fugman and the late William Fugman...Charles E. Conner
Dalton - Charles E. Conner, 74, of 996 South St., died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Pittsfield, on June 16, 1933, son of Fred C. and Rena Gareau Conner, he attended Becket Elementary...Hilda D. Buckheim
Lenox - Hilda D. Buckheim, 95, a former Pittsfield resident, died Tuesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, where she had resided since 2003. Born in North Adams, on Aug. 10, 1912, daughter of...Angela Cancilla
Pittsfield - Angela Cancilla, 97, formerly of Providence Court, 379 East St., died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since August 2006. Born in Isnello,...Bernice B. Fuore
Lenox - Bernice B. Fuore, 78, of East Street died Saturday at home. Born in Lenox on April 12, 1929, daughter of John and Caroline Kruczkowski Baczek, she was a 1947 graduate of Lenox High School,...Eleanor Ann Weldon
Eleanor Ann Weldon, 89, of 1801 Conestoga Drive SE, Albuquerque, N.M., a native of Pittsfield, died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield, June 4, 1918, daughter of George L. and Catherine Doyle...Stanley John Slonski
Stanley John Slonski, 85, of 108 Madison Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 3, 1922, son of Vincent and Mary Zervenski Slonski, he was a graduate of...Michelle C. Peets
Michelle C. Peets, 36, of 31 Weller Ave. died of cancer Dec. 22 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Nassau, the Bahamas, on Sept. 3, 1971, daughter of Arnold Carter and Sadie Dennis Carter...John E. McLaughlin
John E. McLaughlin, 77, formerly of Doreen Street, died Tuesday at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where he had resided since December 2006. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 15, 1930, son of Edward W....Jean Laag
Jean Laag, 79, formerly of Providence Court, died Tuesday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since December 2003. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 21, 1928, daughter of...Olga Jarem
Olga Jarem, 88, of 209 Mountain Drive died Monday at North Adams Regional Hospital. She had resided at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown for 20 months. Born in New York City on June 3,...Carolyn O. Spiewak
Carolyn O. Spiewak, 69, of 193 Elberon Ave., Rose Manor, died Sunday at Providence Care Center, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 25, 1938, daughter of Karl and...Serafina E. Russo
Serafina E. Russo, 84, died Saturday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had lived since September 2006. Born in Spezzano, Albanese, Italy, on April 4, 1923, daughter of Giovanni and Angelina...Mary A. Ginipero
Mary A. Ginipero, 93, formerly of Rose Manor, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Beverly Curtin, 19 Lee Road, South Deerfield, where she had resided. Born in Pittsfield on May 21, 1914,...Najla Ann Bolus
Najla Ann Bolus, 95, of 158 Dalton Ave., died Saturday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since August. Born in Botmeh-El-Shoof, Lebanon, on July 30, 1912, daughter of...Steven James Knight
Steven James Knight, 54, of New Hartford, Conn., died Friday at Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital after suffering injuries in a car accident this summer. He was the son of Albert D. Knight of...Stacy Lynn Green-Mensah
Stacy Lynn Green-Mensah, 36, of Dower Square, 253 Wahconah St., died of cancer Friday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 13, 1971, daughter of Linda Warner Green and the late Eugene R. Emmons, she...Elena "Helen" Carpino
Elena "Helen" Carpino, 96, of 89 South St., Berkshire Place, died there Wednesday. Born in Pittsfield on March 4, 1911, daughter of Francesco and Teresa Caputo Carpino, she graduated from...Margaret "Peg" O'Brien
Margaret "Peg" O'Brien, 74, formerly of Pomeroy Manor, died Saturday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for the past year. Born in Flushing, N.Y., on Jan. 7, 1933,...Pauline M. North
Pauline M. North, 86, of New Lenox Road died Saturday at home. She spent winters at her home in Port Richey, Fla. Born in Pittsfield on March 5, 1921, daughter of Lyman D. and Flora Bell...Courtland Tucker
Courtland Tucker, 79, formerly of 161 West Housatonic St., died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where he had resided since March 2, 2006. Born on Dec. 16, 1928, Mr. Tucker was...Susan E. Suriner
Susan E. Suriner, 52, of 35 Division St., died yesterday at home. She was a longtime resident of Pittsfield. Before that, she lived in Port Orange, Fla., for seven years. Born in Westfield on...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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