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Mary M. “Marge” Caryofilles, age 82, of Pittsfield died Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Hillcrest Commons after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Marge was born in Great Barrington on July 27, 1938 a daughter of the late Ralph and Sophie Stannard and was a 1955 graduate of Pittsfield High School. In addition to raising her kids, Marge worked for over 15 years as a school bus driver for the City of Pittsfield. She loved to cook and found great joy in collecting...

Katherine L. Flanders, 85, of Pittsfield and formerly of Gloucester, MA, died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided for the last year.  Katherine was born in Gloucester on July 7, 1935 a daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha V. Putaansuu Frontiero and was a graduate of Gloucester High School. Following high school, Katherine earned her degree as a licensed practical nurse from Westfield State.  Her nursing career started with...

Carol Trzcinka, 91, a lifelong resident of Pittsfield, MA died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Springside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Carol was born February 4, 1929, one of eight children of the late Antoni and Stephania Kobus Trzcinka. She was a 1946 graduate of Pittsfield High School and later graduated from Berkshire Business College with a certificate in secretarial work. She then began her career with the former Berkshire County Savings Bank. At first, Carol worked as a...

Blanche C. Gritz, a lifelong resident of Pittsfield, died peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the age of 103. She was born in Pittsfield, a daughter of the late Katherine (Kot) and Joseph Zaorski. She attended Pittsfield schools and worked at the former Dale Brothers Laundry, St. Luke's Hospital and England Brothers, and retired from the former Eaton Paper Mill. She married Paul F. Gritz on November 11, 1943. They were blessed with nearly 55 years together...

Jack was born to the late Peter and Martha Roman Urban as the youngest child of eight, and only son, on September 12, 1937, in Pittsfield, MA. He graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1955. He met and married his first wife, Mary Ann Sharkus, then enlisted in the Air Force in the early 1960's, serving during the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile crisis. He and Mary Ann raised three sons in West Falmouth, MA. After his time in the service, Jack worked for the Burroughs Corporation, the...

Shameeka (Welch) Roberson, age 44, passed away Wednesday, August 26 at Baystate Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Boston, MA on January 14, 1976 she was one of six children of Debra King and Michael Welch Sr. She attended school in Fort Lauderdale, FL at Boyd Anderson High School. After high school, she got her certificate in nursing and began working as a home health aide. Shameeka also loved volunteering her time for many non-profit organizations and one of her favorites was...

Diana (Kelley) Green, age 82, of Pittsfield died Thursday, August 20th at the Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Barton, VT on January 2, 1938, she was one of three daughters of the late Howard and Rena (Collins) Kelley. She attended school in Vermont and moved to Pittsfield in 1957. She worked for 25 years as a bus driver for the Pittsfield Public Schools, driving for the special education children. Mrs. Green loved to volunteer her time and spent many years as a...

Carolyn (Schwab) Elias, of Pittsfield, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Craneville Place of Dalton. She was born in Pittsfield on February 20, 1933 a daughter of the late Frederick and Marcella Cummings Schwab. Carolyn grew up in Lenox and was a 1950 graduate of Lenox High School. Following graduation, she began working at Eastover where she met Joseph Elias, Jr. On May 28, 1954, the two were married and they started their family in Pittsfield shortly thereafter. She later began...

Mr. Thomas F. Galloway, age 89, a lifelong resident of Pittsfield passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 15, 1931, he was a son of the late Harold Galloway and Frances (Grace) Daniels. Mr. Galloway was a 1951 graduate of Pittsfield High School and then joined the US Army in March of 1952. He served in the Korean War and earned the rank of Corporal. He was honorably discharged on March 5, 1954 and at which point returned home to...

Joseph J. Curley, a life-long Pittsfield resident, passed away peacefully on July 25th at Mount Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Joe was born to Thomas Curley and Mary Andreotta Curley, and was the youngest of six children. He attended Pittsfield High School. His first job was at Elmvale Dye Works where he met Ruth Finizola, the love of his life and to whom he was married for over 65 years.  Shortly after their marriage he began working for the City of Pittsfield first in the Water...