Obituaries and funerals at Berkshire towns 1964
Irving S Curtin 67 former Farnams postmaster of Adams died at home. He was born 1887 in Rosendale NY served in WWI Marines and ran a Farnams grocery before retiring in 1959. Survived by wife Mary Walsh son John Curtin Adams daughter Judith Curtin two brothers and two sisters. Funeral at St Thomas Church Adams Bellevue Cemetery burial. Charles Gorman 84 Lenox resident died in New York City. High Mass at St Barnabas NYC, committal at St Ann's Lenox. Emma Harter 77 Pittsfield widow of Philip C. Harter died in Springside Nursing Home. Funeral services at Wellington Funeral Home and burial Pittsfield Cemetery. Alfred Richards 89 Great Barrington resident died Pine Nursing Home. Former Pullman Co. employee, vestryman of St James Church. Burial at family’s convenience. Anna DiVittorio Savino 68 Lenox native, widow of Nicholas Savino, died St Jake's Hospital. Survived by three sons, brothers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Rosary Society will meet. High Mass Mount Carmel Church. Burial St Ann's Cemetery Lenox. Wallace Ferguson 62 Dalton salesman for Electrolux died St Luke's Pittsfield. Survived by wife Rose, daughter, five brothers, two sisters. Funeral St Agnes Dalton. burial Fairview Cemetery. Rose Biladeau 93 Pittsfield resident died Lamont Nursing Home. Took in seven orphans. Funeral details and burial at St Joseph’s Hinsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Walsh
Atty
John 1. Curtin
Adams
Judith Curtin
Terrence
Berkshire
Jeremiah
Grand Oaks
Mich
Julia
Mary Curtin
Pittsfield
St. Thomas' Church
Holy Name Society
Knights of Columbus
Postmasters’ Association
St. Thomas’ Church
Bellevue Cemetery
William Delmolino
Frank
Aldo Polastri
Aldo
Biagio Belini
Leo Delmolino
Lenox
Charles Bristed Gorman
New York City
John
Elizabeth Ryan Gorman
New York
John C
William Fogarty
John Morrissey
St. Barnabas’’ Church
St. Ann’s
Emma F. Harter
Barker Road
Springside
Philip C. Harter
Rensselaer
N.Y
St. Paul’s English Lutheran Church
Philip W
William F. Schultz
Lake Worth
Fla
Wellington
Funeral
Gordon E. Hohl
Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Pittsfield Cemetery
Great Barrington
Alfred Richards
the Pines
Maple Avenue
Swanmore
Hampshire
England
Frederick
Sophia Gough Richards
Canada
St. James’ Church
Emma Lord
Elm Street
St. James
Anna DiVittorio Savino
Wahconah St
St. Jake’s Hospital
Nicholas A. Savino
Savino Brothers Monument Co
Burzzia
Italy
Milford
Mount Carmel Church
Rosary Society
Vincent P
Ettore A
Alfred N
John DiVittorio
Pasquale DiVittorio
Bangor
Maine
Blonjarz
St. Ann's Cemetery
Dalton
Wallace W. Ferguson
South St
St. Luke's Hospital
Hinsdale
Electrolux Co
Ar. Ferguson
St. Agnes’ Church
Rose Sobieski
Francis Bean
Daniel
Kyle
Albany
Dudley
James
Ruth Carr
Helen Ovlitt
Gale's Ferry
Conn
Condron Funeral
Fairview Cemetery
Rose L. Biladeau
Linden St
Lamont
St. Joseph’s Church
Margaret Biladeau
Devanny
St. Joseph's Church
St.Patrick’s Cemetery
Dorothy Nelson Cande
Donald H. Cande
Flintstone Farm
Dover
Foley Funeral Home
Grace Church
Frederic Eastman
Charles F. Martin Lenox native dies at 77 in Springfield
Charles F. Martin 77 native of Lenox Dale died Saturday at his home 11 Frost St Springfield He lived there 49 years and was a former New York Central Railroad employee He leaves daughter Mrs Margaret Daley of Springfield three brothers George H Louis E Edward H Martin all of Lenox a granddaughter and three grandsons Funeral from Dickinson Streeter Funeral Home Springfield Tuesday at 8 15 am Requiem High Mass at St Michaels Cathedral 9 Burial in St Michaels Cemetery Calling hours today 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox Dale
Charles F. Martin
Frost St
Springfield
Martin
Charles A
Margaret Jessup Martin
New York Central Railroad
Mary Regan
Margaret Daley
George H
Louis E
Edward H. Martin
Lenox
Dickinson - Streeter
St. Michael’s Cathedral
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Leonard Brown Sr. of New Lebanon Dies After Illness
Leonard J Brown Sr 52 owner of Browns Restaurant New Lebanon N Y died this morning at Pittsfield General Hospital after a long illness He was born in Pittsfield and lived in New Lebanon 18 years He was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church and held multiple Knights of Columbus memberships He leaves three sons Leonard Jr Robert and David all of New Lebanon six siblings and six grandchildren Funeral arrangements include a High Mass of Requiem at Immaculate Conception Church with burial in Garfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
Leonard J. Brown Sr
Brown
Pittsfield
Mass.) General Hospital
Immaculate Conception Church
Our Lady of the Rosary Council
Knights of Columbus of
Chatham
Albany Council
K. of C
Norma
Leo Gatewood
Kansas City, Mo
Devanny
Garfield Cemetery
Man Found Dead In Adams Brook In Mumne Section
The body of Chester Menczywer, 62, was found in shallow water at 5:30 am in Mumne section of Miller Brook. Police withheld cause pending medical examiner results. It remains unclear if he fell in. no missing report. Mary T. Murphy funeral held at St Peter’s Church. Burial at St Bridget’s Cemetery Housatonic with bearers named from Mount Everett Circle and local communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Chester Menczywer
Miller Brook
Mary T. Murphy
Great Barrington
St. Peter's Church
Donald S. Mullen
SL Bridget’s
Housatonic
Father Mullen
Mount Everett Circle
Isabella
George Kline
William M. Graham
Catharine V. McHugh
Arthur ©. Carey
Alfred J. White
Richard J. Louison
John Dagruel
Raymond Lord
Daniel Murphy
George Hayden
Ketchen and Houghtaling Rites Mark Berkshire Deaths
George A. Ketchen 83 of Church Street retired clothing merchant died Saturday at Berkshires Hills Nursing Home Monterey Born in Springfield June 19 188 he formed Adams Ketchen later ran George A Ketchen Inc and retired 1957 He was past master of Cin cinnatus Lodge AF and AM high priest of Monument Chapter Royal Arch Masons and past patron of Cin cinnatus Chapter CBS Funeral set for 7:30 tonight at Masonic Temple Great Barrington Wallace E Houghtaling 53 owner of Hughes Store Housatonic Street Lenox died Saturday at Pittsfield General Hospital Funeral service held this morning withVFW Stickles Turnure post conducting color guards and a church service led by Rev David E Moore The two obituaries list spouses children siblings and locations in Berkshire County Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Ketchen
Frank
Great Barrington
Masonic
LENOX
Roche Funeral Home
Wallace E. Houghtaling
East St
Pittsfield General Hospital
Houghtaling
Hughes
Housatonic Street
Stickles-Turnure Post
VFW
Vera E. Houghtaling
Courtland
Arthur
John
Pittsfield
John Russell
William Tierney
Willis
Dalton
Leon Our
Harwichport
David E. Moore
Church-on-the-Hill
Joseph Smith
Leroy Bosworth
Clifton DeBloys
John O’brien Jr
Charles House
Joseph Nolan
Peter Stec of Cheshire dies after long illness
Peter Stec of Wells Road Cheshire died yesterday at his home after a long illness. Born in Poland he lived in Adams before moving to Cheshire four years ago. He was a church communicant and a member of the Polish National Alliance. He worked for Berkshire Fine Spinning Co. of Adams retiring in 1957. He and his wife Apolonia Gewron observed their 55th wedding anniversary last September. He leaves five daughters, a son, a sister and a half sister, 10 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements include a High Mass of Requiem at St. Mary of the Assumption Church and burial in Cheshire Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Peter Stec
Wells Road
Poland
Adams
St. Mary of the Assumption Church
Joseph Gayda
Theodore Sikorski
Matthew Kruzel
Victor Lancia
Chester Starsiak
Matthew
Chicopee
Josephine Twarog
Lowell
Karol Stafaniak
Pittsfield
Blonarz Funeral
Cheshire Cemetery
Fruit Drug Sharpens Night Vision in Bilberry
A bilberry extract developed in a Paris lab sharpens night vision by altering retinal rhodopsin, aiding drivers and reducing day blindness. The discovery, reported in Medical World News, stems from World War II airmen and French research, highlighting potential for improved low light sight. Burial details follow, noting Miss Jones born Camden July 30, 1886, with survivors Hattie Jones and Ellen Langtry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Medical World News
Paris
William Fe, Durante
Elmwood Cemetery
Miss Jones
Camden
S.C
Ned Jones
Hattie Jones
Ellen Langtry
Hackensack
No substitute for daily newspapers in retail ads
Quote from E. F. Engle, Sales Promotion manager at the National Retail Merchants Association, praising daily newspapers as the major medium for retail advertising. He emphasizes ongoing newspaper use over other channels in promotional strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Engle
National Retail Merchants Association
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Irving S. Curtin
Charles B. Gorman
Anna D. Savino
West St
West Bae
Serry
Geat
Peter Pitts
City Savings Bank
St. Dalton Ave
Devonshire Ave
Pittsfield Plaza
Housatonic St. Awe
Piemeeli
William
Adams Supermarket
It Federal Home Loan Bank
Leonard Brown
New Lebanon, N.Y
Adams Brook
Sleepwear
Sopoe
Bermuda
P.J
White
South Street
W. E. Houghtaling
Peter Stee
Miss Mary Jones
Mary Jones
AME Zion Church
Jeddo
Alton Nicholls
Pierce
Coal & Oil Co
New West St
HU En
Springside Ave