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Leslie Ann Engle passed away at her home at Laurel House in Lee on Sunday evening, March 29th, surrounded by family and the caring Laurel House staff. She was being attended to by Hospice Care in the Berkshires. Born in Northfield, VT on May 13, 1958, she was the daughter of William I Engle (Linda) of Pittsfield and Claire Griffin Estabrook of Naples, FL. She graduated from PHS in 1979. Leslie achieved her full potential in life. She worked at the Sheltered Workshop on East St., as well as...

Mr. Alfonso Cirillo, age 91 of 72 Leona Dr. Pittsfield, died Friday afternoon after a long illness. He was born in San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, Italy, and was the last of the 4 children of the late Domenico and Domenica Marulli Cirillo. Educated in the local schools, he was a graduate of LaScuola Secondaria di San Valentino. He emigrated to this country settling in Pittsfield in 1948 and became employed at the former General Electric Co. Upon being drafted into the U. S. Army, he was...

It is with great sadness that the family of Thomas J. Phair Sr., 81, of Pittsfield, announces his passing from this earth on March 20, 2020, at his home with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with mesothelioma. Born in Haverhill, MA on April 28, 1938 to William L. and Elizabeth Cahill Phair, Tom was the youngest of nine children. When he was a child, his family moved to Pittsfield, where he attended local schools and graduated from Pittsfield High School. He often spoke of...

Angelina Lingoski was born to Mary and Dominick Fezzie on January 21, 1921. She died peacefully on Friday, April 20, 2020. Angie loved her childhood on Pacific Street, a veritable kid League of Nations from diverse cultures. A caring woman of great vitality and joyfulness, she gave 2,666.50 R.S.V.P Lifetime Hours helping the Berkshire Humane Society, Pittsfield Beautiful, a first grade classroom program, and others. Also creative, Angie exhibited her fine quilts; sang in the St. Mark's...

Lionel A. Kelly Jr., age 72, died Monday, March 16, 2020 at his home in Pittsfield surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on October 9, 1947, he was a son of the late Lionel A. Kelly Sr. and Sara (Makela) Kelly. Lionel was raised in New York State and was a 1967 graduate of Berlin Central High School. After graduation, he went on to join the US Army on September 9, 1969, and spent nearly two years overseas having served in the Korean War. Upon his return home following an...

Mr. John M. " Mike" McCormick,age 68 of 77 Bull Hill Rd. Lanesborough, died Tuesday morning at his home following a short bout with cancer. He was born in Pittsfield, Jan. 13, 1952, the son of the late John C. and Elizabeth DeCane McCormick. John was a 1970 graduate of Mt. Greylock Regional High School. A self employed carpenter by trade, he retired in 2019. A former communicant of North American Martyrs Church in Berkshire, he was always, always helpful to his family and friends....

Margaret S. Pilot, 68, of Cheshire, MA died Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center after an extended illness with her sister by her side. Born in Pittsfield on March 20, 1951, Peggy was the daughter of the late William Pilot Jr. and Esther (Tsepas) Pilot. She was educated in the local schools and began her career as a nurse’s aide at Pittsfield General Hospital. She later earned her LPN certification from St. Luke’s School of Nursing before moving to Miami. She...

Correctional Officer Richard Jaquez, age 36, of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020. He was born in Tarrytown, NY the son of Confessor Jaquez of the Bronx, NY and the late Ana Maria Villa Jaquez. Initially, Richard attended Fordham Prep School on a full scholarship. He later earned his GED in 2001 and began his military service as a member of the U.S. Army defending our Freedom. A veteran of both Afghanistan and Iraq, he was honorably discharged as an E-5 on October...

Ann C. McCaffrey, 87, of Pittsfield died Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Ann was born in 1932 in Pittsfield, a daughter of the late Peter F. and Mary (Delaney) McCaffrey. She was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in 1949 and then furthered her education at Marywood College in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1953.  She worked as an elementary school teacher in Pittsfield and later in Germany, teaching the children of US Air Force...

Rosemary P. Ryan Lemieux, formerly of 245 Cheshire Rd. Pittsfield, passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on February 19, 2020 at her residence in the Memory Care Unit of The Landing at Laurel Lake. Born in Pittsfield, December 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Catherine J. Broderick Ryan. She was educated in the local catholic schools and was a member of the former St. Joseph's High School graduating class of 1951. Rosemary began her employment at the...