All Tributes

Mr. James (Jim) Perby, age 67, formally from Lawrence, LI, and 360 W. Housatonic St. Pittsfield, died Saturday evening at the Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. He was born June 19, 1952, the son of Margaret June Brown Perby and the late George Perby. Educated in the local schools, he continued his education in the environmental science program at Holyoke Community College. Jim worked performing Perk Testing throughout Western Mass for many years. He was a U.S. Army...

Roy Cyril Bush, 92, of Berkshiretown in Pittsfield passed away peacefully at Mt. Greylock ECF on May 30, 2020. He is survived by his wife Margaret Mahoney Bush. They were married on October 4, 1974. Born in Adams on April 16, 1928, he was the son of the late Roy F. and Corinne M. LaMarre Bush. He attended Notre Dame School and graduated from Adams Memorial High School in 1946. Prior to moving to Pittsfield in 1972, he worked many years for H.W. Clark Co. in North Adams. He was a Williamstown...

Patricia C. Nesti, 86 years old, died peacefully at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center of a secondary cancer from the treatment for a previous cancer. After the death of her husband, Tony, she moved into Kimball Farms assisted living in Lenox, MA. Prior to that, they lived in Marstons Mills on Cape Cod, Lee, MA, Manlius, NY, and Ithaca, NY. She was born in Binghamton, NY on 3/16/1934. She graduated from Ithaca High School, and from the State University of New York, Institute of of applied...

Mrs. Laraine L. Durkee Taylor, age 77, formerly of 257 Highland Ave. Pittsfield, died Monday, May 18th at Springfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. Born in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Marion Sweener Durkee. She attended the local schools and was employed initially at the former General Electric Co. here in Pittsfield. Most recently and for 25 years, she was employed as the Head of Housekeeping and Laundry services at the Springfield Nursing and...

Moody Burt Brown passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020 in Lenox, MA. Born in June 1923, Moody was just shy of turning 97 years young.  The son of Moody Burt Brown, Sr. and Eunice Penelope (Lightfoot) Brown, Moody was born and raised in Dublin, GA.  He graduated from Dublin High School with top academic honors.   An excellent athlete, Moody earned four varsity letters in basketball, baseball, football and tennis.  As a young man, he enjoyed fishing, hunting,...

Eric Chretien, age 49, passed away May 14th after losing his Lifelong Battle of Addiction at Berkshire Medical Center.  Eric is survived by his Mother, Carla Prendergast and his Stepfather, Stephen of Pittsfield, his Father, Edward Chretien and his Stepmother, Gloria from N. Carolina, his brother Trevor Chretien and his wife Terry of Pittsfield, his brother Stephen Prendergast II from Pittsfield, his Maternal Grandmother Alice (Betty) Monahan of Greenacres, FL and his Maternal...

Mr. Bernard P. Luciani, age 80, of Pittsfield passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on January 23, 1940, Mr. Luciani was the son of the late Mary Frederico and Michael Luciani. He was educated in the Pittsfield Schools and went to work at a young age. Bernie joined and served 6 years in the MA Army National Guard with an honorable discharge in March of 1963. While he was in the Army National Guard, Bernie was also working at BMC. He retired from...

Carole Schwimmer, 84, of Brooklyn, NY, Long Island and Lenox, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, in her beloved Berkshires.  She leaves 3 children, 7 grandchildren, a niece and one sister, as well as her long time friend and companion. A private graveside service was held for Carole on May 12, 2020 led by Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch, Rabbi of Temple Anshe Amunim in Pittsfield, MA. If friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Berkshire Hills Hadassah, in care of the...

Mr. Peter J. Tierney, age 85, passed away Friday, May 8th at his home in Pittsfield surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on November 18, 1934, Peter was one of five sons to the late Peter W. and Judith (Drennan) Tierney. He was a 1953 graduate of St. Joseph's High School, where he was a terrific athlete. He played baseball and was also the captain of the football team. Peter was drafted in May of 1957 to the US Army. He spent 18 months overseas in Germany and was honorably...

Thomas Patton, age 70, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at his home in Pittsfield surrounded by his loving family after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Camden, NJ on March 22, 1950, he was the son of the late Joseph and Katherine (Cipolone) Patton. Thomas earned both his baccalaureate degree and Masters of Electrical Engineering Degree from Villanova University. He began his working career with General Electric Company and lived in Florida for 2 years before settling in...