Obituaries

Theodore M. Wood

Theodore M. Wood, 75, of 145 Robbins Ave. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 26, 1931, son of Raymond and Blanche Lee Wood, he attended schools in the town of...

Laurel Zelica Thomas-Challenger

Laurel Zelica Thomas-Challenger, 65, of Main Street died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Aruba on Nov. 9, 1940, daughter of George and Daisy Caricao Thomas, she attended...

Neta L. Poulton

Neta L. Poulton, 84, of Springside Nursing Home died Sunday of congestive heart failure after a long battle associated with a debilitating stroke. Born in Norwich, Conn., on Sept. 10, 1922,...

Rita E. Lilienthal

Rita E. Lilienthal, 82, of 47C Highview Drive died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on June 3, 1924, daughter of Peter and Mary Beaubien Gregoire, she was a 1942 graduate of the...

Grace V. Gilbert

Grace V. Gilbert, 89, of Berkshiretown Apartments died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Haverhill, N.H., on April 2, 1917, daughter of Lucy Hardy Pike, she was educated in Pittsfield...

Olive I. Galeucia

Olive I. Galeucia, 97, formerly of Michaels Road, died Monday at Springside of Pittsfield nursing facility, where she had resided for 10 years. Born in West Cummington on Dec. 13, 1908, daughter...

Marjorie Goldsmith Cornacchio

Marjorie Goldsmith Cornacchio, 82, of Duxbury, formerly of Pittsfield, died June 21. Born in Pittsfield on June 23, 1923, daughter of John E. and Mildred Pratt Bergain, she was a 1941 graduate of...

Eleanor Gertrude Hitchcock Malmgren

Eleanor Gertrude Hitchcock Malmgren, 92, formerly of 14 Francis Ave. died Sunday, June 25, at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had lived since April. Born in East Dorset on Jan....

Mollie Hermon

Mollie Hermon, 73, formerly of 6 Gordon St., died Friday, June 23, at the Center for Providence Care, where she had been a resident for a short time. Born in Harwich on March 26, 1933, daughter...

Marianne Hagenguth

Marianne Hagenguth, 102, formerly of 20 Boylston St., died Friday, June 23, at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Dresden, Germany on Nov. 22, 1903, daughter of Kurt and Maria Wehrtmann...

Rosemarie Pirzl

Rosemarie Pirzl, 69, of 12 Holmeswood Terrace died Wednesday at the home of her son, Herbert J. Pirzl III, of Prospect Street in Lanesborough. Born in Pittsfield on May 6, 1937, daughter of Fred...

John R. "Jack" Haskell

John R. "Jack" Haskell, 64, of North Street died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 12, 1941, son of...

Zabel A. Ultimo Gilbert

Zabel A. Ultimo Gilbert, 85, formerly of 13 Francis Plaza, died Friday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 14, 1920, daughter of Paul and Elmas Samuelian DiCranian, she was...

Nancy M. Costa

Nancy M. Costa, 71, of 506 Gale Ave. died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 14, 1935, daughter of Marziale and Mary Zaffino Cariopoli, she was a 1952 graduate of Pittsfield High...

Eleanor K. Zdanis

Eleanor K. Zdanis, 88, of 78 Lillian St. died Saturday at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 3, 1918, daughter of James and Agnes Murphy Nixon, she was a 1936 graduate...

Eugene A. DiNicola Sr.

Eugene A. DiNicola Sr., 78, of 1106 South St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 17, 1927, son of Nicola and Alberina D'Orazio DiNicola, he was a 1945...

Louise W. Spencer

Louise W. Spencer, 90, of Kimball Farms died Saturday at its nursing care center. She had been a resident of Kimball Farms since 1996. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on July 18, 1915, daughter...

William Russell Robins Sr.

William Russell Robins Sr., 83, of 48 Jordan Ave. died Wednesday at his home. Born in Dalton on March 25, 1923, son of Joseph and Agnes Carroll Robins, he was educated in Dalton schools. An...

Marjorie M. Barry

Marjorie M. Barry, 80, of 255 Lebanon Ave. died Wednesday night at Springside of Pittsfield. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Sept. 27, 1925, daughter of Joseph and Viola Blood White, she came to...

Helen Volin

Helen Volin, 84, of Moffatt Road, a former resident of Pittsfield, died Sunday at Richmond Hospital in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, where she had lived since 1987. Born in York, Pa., on...

Margaret M. Litano

Margaret M. Litano, 84, of 56 Farnsworth Terrace died Tuesday at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since May 24. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 22, 1921, daughter of James J. and...

Timothy C. Horrocks Sr.

Timothy C. Horrocks Sr., 51, of 11 Park Terrace died Sunday at home. Born in Troy, N.Y., on April 4, 1955, son of Charles and Dorothy Riwage Horrocks, he graduated from Shaker High School in...

Mary Barbara Cooke

Mary Barbara Cooke, 80, of 575 Pomeroy Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 27, 1926, daughter of Isadore and Filomena Pro Lisi, she was a 1944 graduate of...

Charles J. Shea

Charles J. Shea, 92, of 62 Burbank St., died Monday evening at Springside of Pittsfield Health Care Facility, where he was a patient for the past three months. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 3, 1913,...

Harry T. Sayers Sr.

Harry T. Sayers Sr., 81, of 290 Linden St., died Monday at Hillcrest Commons Healthcare Facility, where he lived for more than a year. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 6, 1942, son of Myron and Fannie...