Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Susan T. Dimanche
Susan T. Dimanche, 61, of 82 Wilson St. died yesterday at home after a long battle with cancer. She was the owner and operator of Chipper Clipper Beauty Shop in Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on...Gertrude E. Delaronde
Gertrude E. Delaronde, 90, of Chicopee died Wednesday at Holyoke Medical Center. She was the mother of Linda Hutton of Great Barrington. Born in Springfield on Sept. 10, 1916, daughter of Levi...
Edward P. Whalen, 84
ADAMS, Mass. — Edward Patrick Whalen, 84, of 2 Kittler Ave., a longtime Adams teacher and coach, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at North Adams Commons. Born in Adams on Dec. 9, 1922, son...Carolyn Ann Dicranian Ultimo
Carolyn Ann Dicranian Ultimo, 66, of 645 Washington Road died Saturday at her home. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 21, 1940, daughter of Augustus and Zabel Ann Dicranian Ultimo, she was a 1957...Hazel TenBroeck Curtis O'Hara
Hazel TenBroeck Curtis O'Hara, 89, formerly of Copake, N.Y., died Friday at Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Copake on Aug. 3, 1917, daughter of Raymond and Meta Harvey...Elizabeth J. "Betty" Mahoney
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Mahoney, 74, of 184 Doreen St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Pownal, Vt., on Nov. 5, 1932, daughter of Earl and Delia King Hatch, she was a longtime...Helen Eleanor Kordek
Helen Eleanor Kordek, 87, of 19 Spring St. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Dec. 15, 1919, daughter of Frank and Rose Grzib Kordek, she attended schools...Wilfred J. Kergaravat
Wilfred J. Kergaravat, 80, of East Street died Saturday at home after a brief illness. Born in Lenox on May 4, 1926, son of Pierre M. and Marie-Anne LeGuera Kergaravat, he moved to France with his...Esther Gelston DuBois
Esther Gelston DuBois, 92, of Springside Nursing Center, formerly of Goodrich Street, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Montreal on March 14, 1914, daughter of the late Robert and...Stanley Frank Chwalek
Stanley Frank Chwalek, 88, of 36 Crandall St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Adams on Nov. 8, 1918, son of Joseph and Mary Jacubicz Chwalek, he attended schools...Mary M. Svenson
Mary M. Svenson, 91, of Orlando, Fla., a native of Otis, died Tuesday at Westminster Care of Orlando after a long illness. She formerly lived in Mount Dora, Fla. Born on Feb. 20, 1915,...John Joseph Sokolowski Sr.
John Joseph Sokolowski Sr., 74, of 59 Harris St., a former Pittsfield firefighter, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on June 22, 1932, son of Nicholas and Mary Sauwick...Andrea O. Sadowy
Andrea O. Sadowy, 44, of 1883 Route 32 North, Gansevoort, N.Y., a native of Pittsfield, died Tuesday at Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) Hospital after a short battle with lung cancer. Before moving to...Sylvia Sarah Joppich
Sylvia Sarah Joppich, 78, of 70 East St. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 1928, daughter of William and Concettina Tomassone Venero, she...Ruth I. Melle
Ruth I. Melle, 79, of 68 Gale Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 23, 1927, daughter of Roy Nash Sr. and Nellie Foster Nash, she was a...Sylvia Sarah Joppich
Sylvia Sarah Joppich, 78, of 70 East St. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 1928, daughter of William and Concettina Tomassone Venero, she...Lucia DiPrimio
Lucia DiPrimio, 92, of 161 Newell St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Hillcrest Commons for two years. Born in Turrivalignani, province of Pescara, Italy, on...Werner Bacher
Werner Bacher, 81, of 1150 West Main St. died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers. He and his wife, Marina, owned and operated Chimney Mirror Motel. Born in Switzerland on June 20, 1925, son of...Robert Charles Nicholas
Robert Charles Nicholas, 83, of Pownal, Vt., formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Born in Great Barrington on Aug. 2, 1923, son of Everett A....Douglas F. Barnes
Douglas F. Barnes, 65, of 189 Churchill Road died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center of an apparent heart attack. Born in Pittsfield on March 8, 1941, son of the late Leroy and Claire LaFrance...Mary I. Ricchi
Mary I. Ricchi, 93, formerly of Pittsfield and McKinney, Texas, died Sunday at the Cogburn Health & Rehabilitation Center in Huntsville, Ala. Born in Cassine, Province of Alessandria, Italy, on...Virginia May Mongeon
Virginia May Mongeon, 76, of 6 Glenns Road died Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 18, 1930, daughter of John and Blanche Royer Fox,...David F. Hart
David F. Hart, 69, of 255 Lebanon Ave. died Sunday evening at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided for the past three years. Born in Pittsfield on April 9, 1937, son of M. Evelyn Fallaw...Nina Grechan
Nina Grechan, 85, of 73 Rose Drive died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Springfield on March 29, 1921, daughter of Aleksey and Eugenie Gardieff Grechan, she was a graduate of Dalton...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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