Obituaries

Rita A. Derouin Martin

Rita A. Derouin Martin, 83, of 6 Main St., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Hartford, Conn., on March 19, 1924, daughter of Francis X. and Rose Potvin Racicot, she attended...

Harold "Charlie" Cudahy Jr.

Harold "Charlie" Cudahy Jr., 75, of Vacation Road in Villas, N.J., a longtime resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday at home. Born in Philadelphia on Aug. 26, 1932, son of Harold Cudahy Sr. and...

George David Calebaugh

George David Calebaugh, 88, of 30 Evelyn St. died yesterday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Antioch, Ohio, on Oct. 17, 1918, son of David and Arebelle Boner Calebaugh, he was a 1936...

Louise M. Wilder

Louise M. Wilder, 96, formerly of 347 Dalton Ave., died yesterday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided since January. Born in Westminster on July 27, 1911, daughter of...

Joseph Patrick Muraca Jr.

Joseph Patrick Muraca Jr. 60, of 31 East Grand Ave., Old Orchard Beach, Maine, a former resident of Dalton, died Thursday at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, after a brief illness. Born in...

Susan L. Geib, 53

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Susan L. "Sue Ann" Geib, 53, of 386 Houghton St. died Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, at North Adams Commons. Born in Caribou, Maine, on Nov. 11, 1953, daughter of Marilyn...

Mark L. Johnson

Mark L. Johnson, 53, of Upton, formerly of Pittsfield, died Friday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. Born in Brockton on June 8, 1954, son of Herbert A. Johnson...

Eleanor Goodrich

Eleanor Goodrich, 84, formerly of 53 Melbourne Road, died Thursday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 8, 1923, daughter of William H. and Edna Jepson Shaver, she...

William Glover Seeley

William Glover Seeley, 74, of 91 Summer St., died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 29, 1932, son of Walter and Helen Glover Seeley, he attended schools...

Adolph J. Heideman Jr., 79

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Adolph James Heideman Jr., 79, of 1260 Middle Road, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at North Adams Commons. Born in North Adams on May 3, 1928, son of Adolph Heideman Sr. and...

David C. Byrd

David C. Byrd, 58, of 191 South St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. He was the owner and operator of the former Bonanza Restaurant in...

Adelbert Benson Jr., 74

STAMFORD, Vt. — Adelbert Adney "Joe" Benson Jr., 74, of Main Road, formerly of North Adams, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, where he had been...

Antoinette G. Flint

Antoinette G. Flint, 83, of 46 Railroad St. died Monday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Worcester on June 3, 1924, daughter of Giacomo and Lucia DiCicco Piacquadio, she moved to...

Ethel V. "Dolly" Dixon

Ethel V. "Dolly" Dixon, 89, of 55 Jennings Ave. died Tuesday at Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville, S.C. Born in Dalton on March 6, 1918, daughter of Joseph and Virginia Casella DeAngelus, she...

Donald F. Cruikshank

SHEFFIELD — Donald F. Cruikshank, 88, of 525 Hewins St. died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Born in New Marlborough on Nov. 21, 1918, son of Benjamin and...

Arthur H. Cook

Arthur H. Cook, 77, of Schenectady, N.Y., a native of Pittsfield, died Monday at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born on Aug. 16, 1930, son of Arthur S. and Olive Gallager Cook, he attended...

Louvern C. Betit

Louvern C. Betit, 83, of 850 Frank Smith Road, Longmeadow, a former resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. She moved to Longmeadow in 1969. Born in...

Kathleen B. Thompson

Kathleen B. Thompson, 100, died Tuesday at Fairview Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided for two months. She lived at Heaton Court in Stockbridge for 10 years and,...

Donn Clement Elser Jr.

Donn Clement Elser Jr., 56, of Crane Avenue and Palm Bay, Fla., died Tuesday at his home in Dalton. He served 14 years as the Dalton water commissioner, and the new pump house was dedicated in...

Barbara Louise Cooper

Barbara Louise Cooper, 80, of Castle Hill in Glendale died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Hillsdale, N.Y., on Jan. 31, 1927, daughter of John and Minnie Pedell Brusie,...

Patricia M. Stankiewicz

Patricia M. Stankiewicz, 83, of 15 Adelaide Ave., died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 13, 1924, daughter of Patrick L. and Ellen Foran Doyle, she...

Katherine Sarah LaMountain

Katherine Sarah LaMountain, 89, of Melbourne Place, formerly of 11 John St., died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Marsboro, Quebec, on Oct. 30, 1917, daughter of Angus M. and Mary...

Raymond James Degere

Raymond James Degere, 77, of 69 Champagne Ave., died Monday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in Adams on March 15, 1930, son of Alfred and Yvonne Johnson Degere, he graduated...

Paul G. Cushman

Paul G. Cushman, 88, of Bradenton Beach, Fla., died Aug. 26 at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Fla. He moved to Florida from Pittsfield in 1984. Born in Barre, Vt., on Aug. 29, 1918,...

Helene V. Carmel

Helene V. Carmel, 98, formerly of Calumet St., died Monday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility. Born in Huntington on June 27, 1909, daughter of Napoleon and Adeline Boudreau Carmel, she was...