City Hall Briefs on PRA vacancies and staffing
Mayor Butler faces delays filling two vacant posts on the Pittsfield Redevelopment Authority and questions its future. A plan to merge city engineer and traffic engineer roles awaits Civil Service and Council approval. Slack, awaiting pairing, could join Aug 3, salary proposed at 316,000. Doyle to finish street sweeping. Pothole claim filed by Philip J. Tully Sr. for 102 against city over Pomeroy Avenue damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Pittsfield
State Public Works Department
Slack
Civil Service
Council
City Public Works
Gerald 5
Doyle
Philip J. Tully Sr
Stratford Ave
Pomeroy Avenue
Formels Promoted At B F Goodrich Iran Unit
John F Formel promoted to managing director of B F Goodrich Iran, after serving as sales manager in the Iranian subsidiary. He began with B F Goodrich in 1946 in Pittsfield and held roles in Albany New York City and Boston before leading Pawtucket and Providence operations. In 1962 he moved to International B F Goodrich as merchandising manager for Iran. Unrelated court notes include vandals at St Joseph's Cemetery and several traffic and minor offense cases with brief outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Formel
Lillian &. Formel
Backman Ave
B.F. Goodrich
Iran
Formel
John N. Brewster
BFG
Pittsfield
Albany
N.Y
New York City
Boston
Tire
Pawtucket
Providence
R.I
International B.F. Goodrich Co
Harry Klein
Gerald Demary
Army
Thomas Handy
Newell St
Evid Riset
Emerson Ave
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Mildred Buttrey to Attend Oxford Organ Workshop
Miss Mildred I Buttrey organist of St Stephen s Church will join a July workshop on organ choral music and worship at New College Oxford England The session sponsored by Union Theological Seminary School of Sacred Music includes 130 alumni and faculty Lecturers include Francis Jackson David Lumsden Michael Schneider Heinz Werner Zimmermann Renata Zimmermann The parish recently honored her for 20 years of service at St Stephen s
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred I. Buttrey
St. Stephen’s Church
New College
Oxford
England
School of Sacred Music
Union Theological Seminary of New York
New York
Francis Jackson
Yorkminster
David Lumsden
Michael Schneider
Cologne
Germany
Heinz Werner Zimmermann
Renata Zimmermann
Berlin Kirchenmusikscale
Miss Buttrey
St. Stephen’s
Probate Court Noted Wills and Divorces in Adams Area
The probate docket lists six children of Jozefa Kut receiving equal shares of the Adams residuary estate, plus details on wills from Karl Pandell Cheshire and Mary A. Kelly Pittsfield. Divorce granted for Jean Reinhold and Roy Reinhold Jr with child custody and support set, and other administration petitions involve Eleanor Fowler and Grace Stroud estates. Residual bequests total 1200 dollars to cousins and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jozefa Kut
Adams
Rudolph
Frank
Joseph Kut
Cecelia Mikuszewski
Amelia Koza
North Adams
Elizabeth Kut
Northampton
Karl RR. Pandell
Cheshire
Rita
Calvin Pandell
Pittsfield
Doris Mitler
Hickory
N.C
Ruth Johnson
San Diego
Calif
Lois Nangle
Arlington
Aml
Raymond J. Lewis
Shirley Levesque
Earl
Mary A. Kelly
John J. Kelly
Tucson
Ariz
Helen C
Margaret T. Kelly
Jean Reinhold
Roy W. Reinhold Jr
Reinhold
New Lebanon
N.Y
Robert L. Boland
Robert Boland Jr
West Hartford
Conn
Dorothy H. Lewis
Williamstown
Eleanor A. Fowler
Willamstown
Bessie F. Jacks
Thomas Fowler
Norman Boland
Susan Robbins
Robert
James Fowler
Nort Adams
Grace Stroud
First Baptist Church
North Adams Hospital
North Adams Public Library
Sherwin Williams Store Reveals Grand Opening Prize Winners
Sherwin Williams Co. paint store at 21 Elm St announced the grand opening prize winners today. top prizes included 10 rolls wallpaper won by Peter Sinopoli of 110 Ontario St and a five gallon house paint prize awarded to Mrs. Edward N. Goodrich of 20 Shore Ave. other prizes totaled twenty six additional awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwin Williams Co
Elm .T
Peter Sinopoli
Ontario St
Joseph Gimlewicz
Duchess Ave
Edward N. Goodrich
Shore Ave
Obituaries and Funeral Notices Highlights
Obituary notes Sheffield resident Francis M. Kersey 62 died at Fairview Hospital. He ran his Sheffield meat and grocery business 90 years and was a World War I veteran, Legion member, Elks lodge figure, and former fire chief. Also listed are Richard A. Cameron 52 former Pittsfield resident. Julia H. Pravia 60. Mary Zinkyvich Miller 38. Funeral details in Great Barrington and Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Francis M. Kersey
South Main Street
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington
Michael
Margaret King Kersey
A&p
Lenox
Businss
Kersey
Sheffield American Legion
Pittsfield Lodge of Elks
Marten Foley
William M. Kersey
Birches
Our Lady of the Valley Church
Center Cemetery
Richard A. Cameron
Lakeridge Circle
Rome
Pittsfield
Allentown
Berkshire Coca-Cola Co
General Electric Co
Cameron
Elizabeth Holden
William
Elizabeth
Steven Davenport
St. Mary's Church
East View Cemetery
Mary Zinkyvich Miller
Bradford St
Walter Miller
Lakeville
Conn
Miller
Michael Zinkyvich
Philadelphia
Steven Zinkyvich
Bloniarz
Holy Family Church
Pittsfield Cemetery
Louis DeLuce
Atlantic Ave
Patricia DeLuce
Woodrow Vickery
Charles
New York State
Andrew Carnevale
David, Mich
Ernest Gartison
Flint
Mich
Dery Funeral Home
Dawley and Gatti Deaths Highlight Berkshire Obits
Obituaries from Pittsfield and Lenox sections note Ralph E Dawley Sr of Ravenna Ohio died at 57 with a wife and children, and Mrs Rose D Gatti buried after a High Mass. also services for Clarence Edward Lee Edward H Prince Sr Louis DeLuce and others with funeral home visits and removals. Named mourners include Dawley Jr Mrs Schaefer Mrs Adams and Bearers list figures from local area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Dawley Sr
Ravenna
Oho
Pittsfield
New Britain
Conn
Long Island
N.Y
Dawley
MacDonald Aircraft Co
Akron
Marion Clausi
Ralph E. Dawley Jr
Andrew Schaefer
Bloomfield
Douglas Adams
West Suffield
Charles N. Dawley
Carlson Funeral Home
Franklin Square
St. Joseph's Church
Fairview Cemetery
Clarence E. Lee
Clarence Edward Lee
River St
Dalton
San Soucie
North Adams
Carrol A. Turner
Morningside Baptist Church
Southview Cemetery
Fernest Tower
William Healy
Robert Healy
Conroy Tower
James Kemp
Thomas Sedgwich
Many Attend Services for Mrs. Harry Nichols
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry Nichols Sr were held at St. Charles Church with concelebrated Mass and an honor Rosary Society guard. Burial followed at St. Joseph's Cemetery as sons served as bearers. other Nichols employees attended. Events included grandchildren as altar boys and offertory gifts from six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen J. MacKennedy
North St
Valley View Nursing Home
Lenox
Daniel T. MacKennedy
Limerick
Ireland
MackKennedy
St. Charles’ Church
Rosary Society
St. Luke's Auxiliary
Fred N. Cummings
George .A. Brown
Pitt
Renaldo Bartini
Lee
St. Mary's Church
Joseph F. Gagan
St. Mary's Cemetery
Bernard
George
Joseph
Alvin
William Jr
John Bartini
Richard Burns
Angelo Decensi
Harry Nichols Sr
John J. Foley
James Thompson
Gerald T. Buckley
Arlington, VI
Bernard Nabity
Nichols
Henry M. Burke
St. Joseph's Cemetery
William J
Charles L
Robert J
Raymond L
Arthur J. Nichols
Harry Nichols Jr
Floyd E. Boutwell
Lenox Dale
Kelly Funeral Home
Clarence D. Kennedy
Hancock Cemetery
Mr. Kennedy
Stanley Phelps
MacCar-Nell Post
American Legion
Lenox Bale
Sean Wheeler
Lynn Buchman
John Koch
Neil Flint
Charles
Robert Liston
Flint
Charles Liston
James Wadsworth
Hanley Palmer
Thomas Libenow
Walter Libensow Sr
Walter Libenow Sr
David Church
Silas Willey
Death and In Memoriam Notices from The Berkshire Engle
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to Rev Franklin J. Coach and Tyringham friends for support after the loss of husband William G Leipzig. Thanks extended to St Luke's Hospital staff for care. Family of the late Antonia Moritaal notes bereavement assistance from relatives and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Engle Daily
Franklin J. Coach
Tyringham
William G. Leipzig
St. Luke‘s Hospital
William B. Leipzig
Antonia Moritaal
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Berkshire Hills
Frigidaire
Easyview
Berkshire
Electric Appliance Inc
Thors, Eves
North St. Pitts
Eves
Franklin 5
City Hall
John J. Formel
B. F. Goodrich
Rocco Errichetto
California
Paul R. Saldo
Francis R. Sablone Jr
Wethersfield, Conn
Timothy W. Herene
Clinton St
Bryan T. Flynn
Harvard St
Peter G. Mathes
Lindon St
Theodore Donald
Plinn St
Timothy F. Harrigan
Wahconah §T
Atty
Edward la Pointe
the Eagle
Kerry A. Klein
John F. Formal
Mildred Buttrey
Donna Lee Rumney
Donald C. Rumney
Partridge Road
St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing
New Bedford
Chery
Alvord
Constance Sewell
Probate
Mary A. Mountain
Sheron TE. Hopkins
Stockbridge
Russell A. Hopkins
Sherwin-Williams
Manuel Pravia
Julia H. Pravia
Manuel Pravia Sr
Boylston St
Massachusetts General Hospital
Matthew
Minnie Viner Sincere
Pravia
Stratton Coat Factory
Manuel Jr
Joseph Pravin
Matthew Sincere
John
Charles Augustus
Connecticut
Lillian Bell
Devanny
Mary Z. Miller
Ralph E. Dawley Sr
D. MacKennedy
Rose D. Gatti
Mount Carmel Church
Joseph H. Fellin
Joseph’'s
George T. Ecker
Louis Novaris
Bruno Donati
Henry E. Washburn
Joseph Faussone
Frank E. Tarnawa
Rudolph L. Erali
Edward H. Prince Sr
Edward
Prince Sr
Trinity
Harry Nichols
Michael J. Winters
Union Church
Franklin L. Couch
Plinio L. Morris
Bendvenga
St. Francis’ Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Jatin W. Wohrie
John W. Wohrie
Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Zoof Funeral Home
GALL
Barre
George T. Wells
Hirks
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