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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1965
Page
14
Obituary notices for Lee Malcolm Dunn of Stockbridge Road who died after a short illness. He leaves a wife Phoebe Edwards and seven grandchildren, with funeral and burial details at Congregational Church and Fairmount Cemetery.
Bishop Weldon led a solemn high mass for the late Rev. John R. Rooney pastor of Holy Family Church Springfield Also attending were deacon and subdeacon from area parishes with other clergy assisting The service concluded with burial at St Joseph's Cemetery where Benediction and committal prayers were offered by the bishop and priests Also noted were services for Mrs Elizabeth G Freehoffer at Notre Dame Church Pittsfield Cemetery burial and list of grandsons present at the funeral
Sister Mary Frances Dahm 80, longtime Hancock Shaker nurse, died at her home 163 South St after a period of ill health. Only Adelaide Patterson remains of the Hancock group. Born Kinderhook N Y, she joined Shakers at Watervliet at age 3 and served in Albany New Lebanon Shaker colonies. She lived in Watervliet and New Lebanon before moving to Hancock in 1947. Funeral services expected with Shaker relatives from Canterbury and Sabbath Day Lake.
Corwin J. LeProvost 88 of 55 Ontario St Pittsfield died this morning at Lee Nursing Home after months of illness. He lived in Tyringham and Lee where he ran a farm and Laurel Hill Dairy for 15 years and built Con's Garage on Up- per Main Street in 1923 before retiring in 1934. Survived by wife Laura Bennett two sons Roy G and Henry N both of Lee two daughters Pearl Ransom Orlando Fla and J Howard Stevenson Lee a brother Harry Cleveland Oh a sister Alfa Cook Cleveland Oh seven grandchildren 11 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 2 from First Congregational Church burial Fairmount Cemetery Friends may call Kelly Funeral Home Lee tonight 7–9 Friday 2–4 7–9 Donations to Lee Congregational Church building fund. lington Funeral Home to arrange services tomorrow. Burial Old Kinderhook N Y Cemetery.
Mrs Hattie D Walkner of Depot Street Housatonic collapsed near the Friendly Ice Cream Store on Main Street Great Barrington shortly after noon The cause of death was unavailable at press time Arnold J Obreza Funeral services for Arnold J Obreza of Dalton were held at the Congregational Church with Rev Pa trick officiating Burial followed at Main Street Cemetery Bearers from Mystic Lodge of Masons included Louis E Boos Henry A Tyler John Kennedy J Collan P Root Guy Miller and Bruce H Grunaw
The Town of Lanesborough announces parcels to be taken for non payment of taxes on September 9, 1965 at 8 PM at Newton Memorial Town Hall under General Laws Chapter 60. List includes Atwell Tremblay Blackwell Crown Daniels Desimone Fiske Gaylord Gillette Roses Realty Lyon Mangiardi Mangold Petell Plantier Rhinehart Rhinehart Pigott Riello.
Tax notice listing land parcels in Lanesborough with lot numbers maps and deed references including Harold and Agnes Spaniol Wallace and Rita Wigglessworth J W Wilbur Co Charles and Sophia Wiltsie and Arthur Owens collector. Dates note 1963 to 1965 and tax amounts from 5.90 to 53.
The Berkshire Eagle accepts death notices for same day publication by noon with advance payment required. The Levesque family thanks friends and neighbors for comforting them after the death of Louis J. Levesque, praising pallbearers and those who sent cards or expressions of sympathy.
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