Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Trudy Sofie Lorance
Lee - Trudy Sofie Lorance, 64, of 120 Orchard Street, died of cancer Wednesday at home. Born in Annapolis, Md., on Feb. 23, 1943, daughter of Sverre H. and Louise Kotleski Grinde, she grew up in...Rocco Carmen LaRosa
Lanesborough - Rocco Carmen LaRosa, 51, of 4 Diane Court, died Wednesday at home after a two year battle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield, Sept. 9, 1956, son of the late Francisco and Florette...Joyce Marie Galloway
Pittsfield - Joyce Marie Galloway, 70, of 304 West Housatonic St., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 17, 1937, she was the daughter of Harold C. and Minnie...Elizabeth E. Furlong
Dalton - Elizabeth E. Furlong, 88, of 38 East Deming St., and formerly of the town of Washington, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Becket on March 21, 1919, daughter of Richard A....Norman W. Auger
Lanesborough - Norman W. Auger, 82, of 1448 SE 15th St., Cape Coral, Fla., a former longtime resident of 10 Monica Drive, died Tuesday at Kindred Hospital in Central Tampa, Fla. Born in Spencer on...Edward Moore Zeller
Cheshire - Edward Moore Zeller, 89, of 675 Stafford Hill Road, died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on Dec. 6, 1918, son of Boltis and Rose Connolly Zeller, he moved with...Susan M. Shweizer Holt
Lenox - Susan M. Shweizer Holt, 59, of 15th St., Lubbock, Texas, a former resident of Lenox, died Jan. 3 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock. At one time, she owned and operated Salerno's...Michael Jay Dewkett
Canaan, CT. - Michael Jay Dewkett, 30, of Railroad Street, formerly of Great Barrington, died Jan. 3 at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 15, 1977, son of Kathleen McGuire and her husband, the late...Bernice Barbara Steele
Dalton - Bernice Barbara Steele, 76, of 141 East St. died Monday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Pittsfield on May 12, 1931, daughter of Raymond E. and Irene...Priscilla K. Shields
Pittsfield - Priscilla K. Shields, 86, of Berkshire Place, South Street, formerly of Stockbridge, died Monday at home. Born in Williamstown, on Oct. 11, 1921, daughter of Alvah and Mary Steele...Disolina M. Mariano
Pittsfield - Disolina M. Mariano, 90, of 170 Columbus Ave. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 16, 1917, daughter of Guiseppe and Maria Leano Russo, she attended...Peter John Cadanelli
Pittsfield - Peter John Cadanelli, 47, of 256 Lakeway Drive died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 2, 1960, son of Bruno R. and Sophia Lingoski Cadanelli, he was a...Priscilla K. Shields
PITTSFIELD - Priscilla K. Shields, 86, formerly of Stockbridge, died early Monday morning, Jan. 7, 2008, at her home at Berkshire Place on South Street in Pittsfield. Born in South Williamstown...Judith Shove McLean
PITTSFIELD - Judith Ann Shove McLean, 61, of 111 Dewey Ave. died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 30, 1946, daughter of Harold J. and Carol Grogan...Rhoda E. Herrmann
Adams - Rhoda E. Herrmann, 83, of Rhodes Avenue, North Smithfield, R.I., formerly of 59 Quality St., died Jan. 4 at St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield, where she had resided since...Amy E. Deeb
Williamstown - Amy E. Deeb, 79, of 264 Sand Springs Road died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Andover, England, on March 12, 1928, daughter of Reginald and Anne Willis Smith, she...Richard D. Kordek
Pittsfield - Richard D. Kordek, 66, of 99 Second St. died Tuesday at home. Born in New Britain, Conn., on Oct. 25, 1941, son of Jean Prachniak Kordek and the late Boleslaw Kordek, he was educated...Michael F. Ciuk
Adams - Michael F. Ciuk, 95, of 27 Spring St. died Friday at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided since 2000. Born in Adams on Aug. 31, 1912, son of Jacob and Julia Milicek Ciuk, he...Lois J. Burns
Adams - Lois J. Burns, 79, of 89 Summer St. died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown after a long illness. Born in Buckland on Aug. 14, 1928, daughter of Murton and Minnie Billiel...Mary Martha Sorrentino
Lenox - Mary Martha Sorrentino, 69, of West Street died Friday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 28, 1938, daughter of John J. and Mary Toolan Shalley, she was a 1955 graduate of Lenox High...William J. Rousseau
ADAMS - William Joseph Rousseau, 64, of 11 Daniels Court died yesterday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Aug. 2, 1943, son of Raymond and Bertha Davignon Rousseau, he...Mary Albini
North Adams - Mary Albini, 92, of 103 Main St., formerly of Ashland Street, died Thursday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Sept. 1, 1915, daughter of Alexander and Rosa Serra...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...Carol A. Deane
Washington - Carol A. Deane, 53, of 282 Stonehouse Road, a lifelong resident of Washington, died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield, on Aug. 6, 1954, daughter of Lorraine Campbell Deane and the...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...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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