Mrs Elizabeth Perrea 87 Dies in Pittsfield
Elizabeth Perrea 87 of 340 Benedict Read died yesterday at BMC Pittsfield General unit. Survived by two daughters Mrs Joseph Langtin and Mrs Michael Talice both of Pittsfield, two sons Malcolm and Emery both of Hadsthampton, sister Mrs Louise Gaudette of Plattsburgh NY. O'Brien Funeral Home Easthampton in charge of arrangements. Burial in St Brigid's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Brassard Perrea
Benedict Read
BMC
Pittsfield
Joseph Langtin
Michael Talice
Malcolm
Emery
Hasthampton
Louise Gaudette
Plattsburgh
N.Y
O'Brien
Easthampton
St. Brigid’s
Charles A Hoose Pianist Dies at 74
Dalyon Charles A Hoose 74 of 471 High St died last night at Pittsfield General unit BMC after a long illness He was a well known pianist performing throughout the Albany Hoosick Falls and Berkshire County areas Born in Dalton son of Charles and Ellen Hamilton Hoose he lived here most of his life He worked for the town of Dalton for 10 years retiring in 1909 He attended the First Congregational Church and belonged to the Musicians Union Survivors include his wife Viola Boulerice two daughters Charlyne and Jean Hoose both at home and a brother George Hoose of Dalton Services will be held at the Bartlett Wellington Funeral Home Wednesday at 41 with burial in Ashuelot Street Cemetery in the spring Calling hours tonight 7 to 9 and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
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Musicians Union
Viola Boulerice
Charlyne
Jean’ Hoose
George Hoose
Dalton
Bartlett-Wellington
Asluelo Street
Funeral
Tomorow
Elsie R. Biggart
Jennings Ave
Pittsfield
BMC
William H. Biggart Sr
Adams
Thomas
Jessie Rose Meiklejohn
Adams Memorial High School
Wiliam H. Biggart Jr
Thomas S. Biggart
First Congregational Church
Southview Cemetery
North Adams
Great Barrington
Mildred A. Champagne
Higgins Street
Vairview Hospital
Miss Champagne
Frank
Bridget Brophy Champagne
Madeline
Margaret Champagne
Birches
St. Peter’s Church
St. Peter’s Cemetery
John B. Borden
St. Luke’s
Pittsfield High School
Sacred Heart Church
Borden
General Electric Co
Gertrude Fish
Kathleen A. Borden
Wiliam J
James A
Seal Beach
Calif
Michael
Lanesboro
Raymond P
Climax
N.Y
Richard D
Earl H. Borden
Leona Fahey
Margaret Jansen
Loretta Rash
Bessie Grandbois
Devanny
St. Joseph‘s Cemetery
Obituaries Chronicle Local Deaths and Services
Several obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Margaret Johnson Hall 55 of 72 Elm Street, Dr. Nathan E. Schwartz of Albany Memorial Hospital, and Mrs. Elsie R. Biggart 65 of 47 Jennings Avenue. Services for Hall were at Wellington Funeral Home with burial in Pittsfield Cemetery. Schwartz’s mourning observance is at the Brumer home in Albany with Heart Fund gifts requested. Biggart, a Crane & Co. retiree, will be buried at Southview Cemetery after a First Congregational Church service in Dalton. Numerous survivors and attending clergy listed. calling hours details noted.
Lodge Owner Denies Liquor Sale Violation
Thaddeus Knowles, 37, owner of Pontoosuc Lodge in Lanesboro, pleaded not guilty in District Court to selling alcoholic beverages without a license. Police chief McCormick said the license was withdrawn earlier in the month and not redeemed by Saturday night when drinks were served. the case was continued and Knowles released on his own recognizance.
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Thaddeus & Knowles
Bull Hill Road
Lanesboro
Pontoosuc Lodge
John C. McCormick
McCormick
Bernard H. Starr
Frank W. Cimini
Knowles
Lanesboro Selectmen
Karpeck dies at home after long illness in Pittsfield
George W. Karpeck of 1324 North Street died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield Jan 22 1919 he worked for A H Rice Co nine years and previously owned Karpeck Ice Co for 13 years. He leaves wife Olive, son Robert a Pittsfield police officer, two daughters and two sisters. Burial in St Josephs Cemetery. Donations to charity suggested.
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George W. Karpeck
North SL
Pittsfield
A. H. Rice Co
Karpeck Ice Co
Karpeck
Notre Dame Church
Olive I. Rando
Vera Karpeck
Robert G
Carol A. Karpeck
Taconic High School
Donna M. Karpeck
Jamaica Plain
Stanley Zawistowski
James Street
Blon? Jarz Funeral
Obituaries and memorials from Winnetka and nearby churches
Obituaries include Newton Tobey of Winnetka age 66 with wife Helen Finn of Pittsfield and daughter Mary, noting his 1925 Dartmouth College degree and executive role at Lansing B. Warner Inc. Funeral held at Scott Funeral Home Wilmette. Also memorials for Eddie T. Cyr Joseph Frieri and William S. Doyle with masses at Notre Dame Mount Carmel St Joseph Cemeteries and services at St Marys Church.
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Newton Tobey
Helen Finn
Pittsfield
Winnetka, OS
Evanston
Min Tobey
Dartmouth College
Lansing B. Warner, Inc
Chicago
Mary
Scott Funeral Home
Wilmette, I
Rev Msgr Joseph A Russell Dies at 57
The Rev Msgr Joseph A Russell 57, diocesan director of hospitals for the Springfield diocese and former St Mary’s Lee curate, died yesterday preparing Mass at Blessed Sacrament Holyoke where he was pastor. Medical examiner cites acute coronary attack. Russell had just taken Blessed Sacrament pastor post two weeks earlier and previously led Holy Family Springfield. He helped form Berkshire Medical Center and sat on St Luke’s Hospital board. He also directed Catholic Charities.
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Msgr
Joseph A. Russell
Russell
Berkshire Medical Center
St. Luke's Hospital Corp
BMC
St. Luke's
Catholic Charities
Mont Marie
The
Sisters of St. Joseph
Westover Air Force Base
Springfield
Wesson Memorial Hospital
Gordon Simpson 88 longtime treasurer of BSO Box Office
Gordon Simpson 88 longtime treasurer at Symphony Hall Boston and box office manager for Berkshire Festival at Tanglewood died at home. Born in Baltimore the year the Boston Symphony Orchestra was founded he moved from the Lyric Theatre to Symphony Hall in 1914 and retired in 1962 after handling 221 concerts. Survived by wife Fannie Billingsley and two grandchildren.
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Brighton
Gordon Simpson
Symphony Hall
Boston
Afr. Simpson
Baltimore
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Lyric Theatre
Tanglewood
Fannie Billingsley
Retired City Teacher Mrs Harawitz Obituary
Mrs. Harawitz aged 85 a lifelong Pittsfield resident and former North Adams State Teachers College graduate died Saturday at Lenox Nursing Home. She taught in Pittsfield public schools until 1952 and was active in Temple Anshe Amunim Hadas sah Bnai Brith and the Retired Teachers Association. Services were held at Temple Anshe Amunim with Rabbi Harold I Salzmann officiating. Burial followed in Pitts Bearers included Joseph K Hand ler James J Sandler David Wilson Howard Kaufman Edward A Pincus and Paul Perachi.
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Caroline Eisner Harawitz
Wendell Ave
Lenox
North Adams State Teachers College
Harawitz
Pittsfield
Temple Anshe Amunim
Hadassah
Bnai B'rith
Retired Teachers Association
Frederick Wilson
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Elizabeth Perrea
Charles A. Hoose
Raymond Wheeler
Chester
Maple Street
BAIC
Wittsfield
Charles II
Martha Copeland Wheeler
Standard Ofl Co
Wheeler
Scheer
Roy
Charles
Florence Gurkowski
United Church
Pine Hill Cemetery
Pamela A. Donovan
Pamela Ann Donovan
George F. Donovan
Goshen
Mr. Donovan
Harry A. Donovan
California
Kathleen
Terri Lynn
Deborah
Hadley Feneral Chapel
Visalia
Cemeftery
Paul A. Hall
Margaret Johnson Hall
Elm St
Gloversville
Bertram
Ella Rogers Johnson
Gloversville High School
Hall
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Howard L. Andrews
Evie Yarolla
Meadfield
Viola McGregor
Patricia Johnson
Santa Monica
Wellington Funeral Home
Gordon J. Hohl
Zion's Evangelical Church
Pittsfield Cemetery
Henry Barone
Eric Tafolla
Jerry Campagna
James Campagna
Nathan Schwartz
East Nassau
Nathan E. Schwartz
Memorial Hospital
Albany
Leon
Brumer
Rosemont St
Heart Fund
Schwartz
Mrs. Elsie Biggart
Henrik Ibsen
Serv Funeral Home
Bradford Street
Inv
David A. Dery
J. Edward Dery
Mrs. Avelina Cornoni
Avelina Mary Whitcher Cornoni
Springfield Medical Center
Florida
Mass
Prank J. Carnoni
Degree of Pocahontas
Liberty Chapter
OFS
Past Matrons Club
Pocahontas Club
Salvation Army Committee
Cornoni
Anita Leone
Elvira Kelly
Edna Mer Gowan
Doyle
Alexander Whitcher
Rensselaer
Hubert
Westfield
Marcella Wheeler
Ruth Davenport
Eddie T. Cyr
John H. McDonnell
St. Joseph's Cemetery
John A. Roach
Wilfred Beaulieu
J. Arthur St. Peter
Joseph D. Poulin
Albert
Philip L
Leo C. Cyr
Joseph Frieri
Mount Carmel Church
George T. Ecker
St.Joseph's Cemetery
Father Ecker
John P. Cetti
Gino P. Daloni
Ronald 8. Clement
John A. Holmes
Edward M. Kelley
Thomas R. Surman
F. C. Haley
Hunt William S. Doyleington
William
Doyte
St. Mary's A.m
Ronald Borden
Timothy J
Hallahan
St. Jo
Pine Hill Seat
Father
Halahan
Elvira
Dorin P. Doyle
Cormoni Memorial Fund
Ralph J. Langdon
John J
William J. O'Donnell
Lee
Msgr. Joseph Russell
Diocesan
BSO Box Office
Gilbert E. Adams
Herbert B. Mor- Tell
Main Street
Peter W. Stephenson
Barry A. Walton Jr
Roswell W. Smith Jr
Roger Streeler
Herbert Lewis Jr
Wilmer Johnson
Albert G. Overlock Jr
Newton & Barnfather
Gordon E. Hohl
Thomas J. Wright
Charles G. McCann
Earl A. Drake
Leslie B. Perkins Jr
Bernard E. Page
Wiliam F. Kinna
Holy Cross Graduate
Worcester
Holy Cross College
Grand Seminary
Montreal
Canada
St. Michael's Cathedral
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
West Boylston
Holy Family Church
Chancery
Christopher J. Weldon
John E. Russell
Weldon
Blessed Sacrament Church
St. John's Cemetery
M. A
Walter Alexander
Wellington
Simeon Bankole-Wright
Second Congregational Church
Gerald Oakley
Jesse Perry
Thomas Perry
Laburn Austin
William Moore
Otha Street
Addie ‘Stafford
Addie G. Stafford
Moseley Ter
Glastonbury
Conn
Hartford (Conn
Lila D. Warren
Wesley Nursing Home
Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
Lee National Bank
Tyringham
Lee High School
Union Federal
Union Federal Savings
North St
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