Four Seeking Membership On GNF Board
Four General Electric employees are candidates for three elected GE Employes Good Neighbor Fund board positions. Nominees are John V. Condran Louis J. Russo Ralph J. Froio and Francis Chase Russo and Iroin are incumbents. Ballots distributed Thursday Decided by Oct 3 two-year terms for top two finishers. The third place finisher will fill Mary A. Walsh’s one-year term post retirement. About 2 000 of 11 000 Pittsfield GE workers are nonmembers and a drive is planned Oct 6 17 to sign them up.
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General Electric
GE Employes Good Neighbor Fund
GNF
John V. Condran
Louis J. Russo
Ralph J. Froio
Francis
Chase
Pittsfield GE
Probate Inventories Share Estates for Callahan and Mercer
Probate Court records show Mary A Callahan of Cheshire died last year leaving an estate about $58 000 with Charles A Field of Pittsfield as appraiser Grace Van Buren Mercer of Pittsfield died late last year leaving an estate over $145 000 She was the widow of Dr William P Mercer a civic leader.
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Mary A. Callahan
Cheshire
Charles A. Field
Pittsfield
Grace van Buren Mercer
Mercer
William P. Mercer
PRA Plans Interviews With Consulting Firm
The Pittsfield Redevelopment Authority will interview a consulting firm October 8 to draft an application for a West Side residential rehabilitation project. Alma Arlos, PRA chairwoman, said John Carson of Rivkin Carson Associates will address an Urban Coalition meeting, with two other planning firms to be considered. The mayor has signed a room in City Hall for PRA, a change from five months ago.
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Pittsfield
PRA
Arlos
Butler
Hew
City Hall
District Court Handles Drunkenness and Divorce Cases
District Court actions include McMurthy pleading guilty to operating under the influence endangering and inebriation, Connor fined for disturbance and noise, and other pleas. Separately, several divorce filings and child support orders were issued, with estates and guardianship notes, plus minor traffic incidents and property theft notices.
Mayor cites vandalism over campaign signs in Lakewood
Mayor Butler says two friends in Lakewood were targeted after displaying his campaign signs. One home was egged and tomatoed, the other owner’s pickup had sugar poured into the gas tank. He notes the clash is below the belt. His final Pittsfield Redevelopment Authority vacancy nomination is rejected for conflict of interest. He remains confident in other candidates.
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Butler
Lakewood
Pittsfield
Notables Listed on Story Pages Through the Paper
A compiled list appears with numerous names such as Crosler Rayprond C. Fermanian Mark Higgins James F Mouran John C Knickerbocker Mrs G Mayhew Mrs Florence McMahon Edward T Musacchio Andrea Oakes Buford W Oakes Mrs Martha O'Dell Kim Roberts Mrs Adnes Sister Marion Sister Mary Perpetual Help Waddock John J Walczyk Mra B W.
Obituaries for Grace Knickerbocker and John J Waddock
Grace A Knickerbocker 62 of Hancock died Saturday after a short illness at Hillcrest Hospital Pittsfield widow of Alan B Knickerbocker born in Hancock daughter of Franklin and Ella Yates member Grace Episcopal Church Dalton practical nurse at Sweet Brook Nursing Home Williams town survivors include two sons Alan N and David B Knickerbocker four daughters Joan Le Chair Shirley Boudreau Ann Sadlowski and Carol Vreeland five brothers Evertt William Lawrence Richard Hawley and Clarence Yates a sister Leila Yates and one grandchild funeral at Grace Episcopal Church burial Main Street Cemetery Dalton bearers named. John J Waddock 50 of St Mary's Avenue vice president in charge of sales at Clark Aiken Co died Sunday of a heart attack at home born in Lee May 15 1915 son of the late John and Agnes Waddock, Army veteran of World War II, joined Clark Aiken in 196, rose to VP Sales in 1961. Survived by wife Rita Voisin and two daughters Sandra A of Boston and Eileen F of Lee. Funeral Tuesday at Kelly Funeral Home with High Mass at St Mary's Church. Burial St Mary's Cemetery. Call hours tonight 7 to 9.
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Hancock
Grace A. Knickerbocker
Dalton
Hillcrest Hospital
Pittsfield
Alan B. Knickerbocker
Knickerbocker
Franklin
Ella Randall Yates
Grace Episcopal Church
Sweetbrook
Williamstown
Alan N
Adams
David B. Knickerbocker
U.S. Air Force
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Joan le Chair
Shirley Boudreau
Ann Sadlowski
Carol Vreeland
Housatonic
Everett
William
Lawrence
Richard
Hawley
Clarence Yates
Wagle Mills
Leila Yates
Frederick T. Jillson
Main Street Cemetery
Kenneth J. Magnant
Donald A. Hall
Charles J. Coates
George H. LeClair
Robert A. Yates
Harry J. Bairstow
Lee John J. Wardock
St. Mary’s Avenue
Clark-Aiken Co
Lee
John
Agnes Galligan Waddock
Mr. Waddock
Lee High School
Clark Aiken
Kelly
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Sheffield
Raymond C. Crosler
Berkshire School Road
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington
Cornelia Johnson Crosier
Sheffield Cemetery Association
James
Albany, Nly
Clarence
Southwick
Vernon Crosier
New Haven
Birches Funeral Home
Harry Lewis
Grace Bible Church
Center Cemetery
Andrea Musacchio
Highview Drive
South America
Bendvenga
Mount Carmel Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Wladyslawa H. Walczyk
Bronislaw W. Walczyk
Crane Ave
Pittsfield General Unit
BMC
Kurpleske
Poland
St. Petersburg
Fla
George H. Croteau
Ludlow
Stacia Chodnik
Syracuse
Europe
Bluniarz
Holy Family Church
Florence Gaudette K Mayhew
Bennington
Edmund DB
Mayhew
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahai & Son
St. Francis
Obituaries and Funerals Lingering on many lives in Berkshire area
Two Roman Catholic nuns Sister Marion and Sister Mary Perpetual Help died Sunday in Holyoke. Sister Marion was a Pittsfield native and served at St. Luke's Hospital. she had been a nun 49 years. Sister Mary Perpetual Help, the oldest sister in her order, was 95 and had been a nun 71 years. Other notices include the death of Mrs. Adnese Lussier Roberts of Pittsfield and Texas, with survivors and church affiliations. Local obituaries also list Raymond C. Crosier of Sheffield, John C. Houran of Bennington, and Andrea Musacchio of Pittsfield, among others, with funeral details, burial places, and callers. The column notes Masses and services at Notre Dame, St. Francis de Sales, Mount Carmel, Holy Family, and St. Joseph cemeteries, plus regional church and hospital affiliations. Continuous lines reflect multiple services, estates, and survivors across Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Richmond, and surrounding towns.
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Sister Marion
Sisters of St. Joseph
Sister Mary Perpetual Help
Sisters of Providence
Holyoke
Marion
Pittsfield
St. Luke's Hospital
Leona St. James of
Mont Marie
Adnese Lussier Roberts
First St
30Th St
Lubbock
Tex
Theophile J. Roberts
Canada
Roberts
Notre Dame Church
Ladies of St. Anne
St. Jean Baptiste Society
Texas
Theresa E. Roberts
Mary Perpetual Help
Ellen Thomas
Ireland
St. Luke's
Providence Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
James Thomas
Long Island
Henry J. Machon
Thomas C. St. James
West Barrington
Christopher 3
Weldon
Buria
St Michael’s Cemetery
Berkshire Students Honored as Nott Scholars at Union College
Two Berkshire County students, Robert S. Gandter and Richard E. Reid, will be introduced as 5¢ Nott Scholars at Union College's opening convocation, as the college begins its 175th year. Nott Scholars maintain a 3.67 GPA or higher. Gandter is a junior biology major, son of James I. Sandler and his wife, of 11 Jason Street. Reid is a junior English major, son of E W Reid and his wife, of Adams.
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Berkshire County
Nott
Union College
Schenectady, N.Y
Robert S. Gandter
James I. Sandler
Jason St
Richard E. Reid
E. W. Reid
Adams
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John Marshall
Newton & Barnfather
E. Housutonte
GNF Board
Nlbran
Northst
Mack
North St
Thors
Bradford Street
David A. Dery
J. Edward Dery
Mortcians
Suu
Cheryl Doncaster
Lil Discoe
Grace
Orion
Scotties
Kim Porter
Gay Sprita
Lil
Probate
Notlang = McMurthy
White River Junction
Richard Hendul
Frank Cimini
David J. Connor
Pleasant St
Richard Delphin
David Mackey
Benedict Road
D. E. Billett
Michael Sheehan
Lowell
Craig Lausier
East Park Ter
Stanley J. Zientka
Elizabeth V. Lindberg
Harold Lindberg
Abbie W. Carter
Harold F. Carter
Doris M.gaver
William D. Gaver
Kansas City
Mr. Gaver
Maria C. White
Robert C. White
City
Barbara Ann Hanger
Noel B. Hanger
Parts
Nancy E. Nimons
Earl W. Nimions
Richmond
Sharon Lee Vidal
Edward
Ronald Vidal
Michael J. Caraute
Jean Layden Greenieat Caraute
Ontario
Calif
George W. Rollins Tit
Balney Road
Lanesboro
John J. Klink
Brown St
Klink
Rollins
Tyler Street
Mary Nelson
Lincoln St
PGH
Pittsfield-Dalton Home Supply Co
Joseph Avanzato
Reuter Ave
Elm Street
Sammy Vincent
Priged
Jaxx
Sammy
Cherie
Diamond Rings
E. H. Thomas
Gold Shop
G. Knickerbocker
John J. Waddock
Adnese Roberts
Arthur T. Roberts
Texas Technological Institute
Lawrence M. DeFalco
Christ the King Church
Dery Funeral Home
John C. Houran
Houran Road
Frederick Royal
St. Francis de Sales Church
Hinsdillville
Providence
St. Joseph's Convent
St. Joseph's
North Adams
Milford
Worcester
West Springfield
Northampton
Brookfield
Southbridge
Mark Fermanian
State Real
Armenia
Springfield College
Brooklyn
Fermanian
Knights Templar
St. Augustine Fla
Harvard
Leukemia Fund
Bellevue Cemetery
Theodore Gregg
Harvard Congregational Church
Edward T. McMahon
West Stockbridge
Card Lake
Lee Barracks
Mr. McMahon
Stevens
Irving FE. Geerkolt
Irving E. Geerholt
Stephentown Center
Hall & Higgins
Stephentown
William O'Dell
Grafton
N.Y.) Baptist Church
Hillside Cemetery
West Stephentown
Ralph Barrett
Lawrence Madden
Waldron Lapp
Arthur Roberts
Edward V. O'Brien
Edward V. O’brien
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph A. Coffey
Robert O'Brien
Thomas J. Harmon
F. Thomas
Matthew L. Collins
Dorothy Murray
Dorothy A. Murray
St. Agnes’ Church
Cyril J. Burnes
Fairview Cemetery
Carleton F. Bost
Charles F. Messenger
Felix A. Bula
Daniel T. O'Hanley
Francis C. Nevers
Richard C. Martin
David J. Martin
B. W. Walczyk
Florence Mayhew
Thomas F. Ward
Thomas Francis Ward
Feeding Hills
Lenox
St. Ann's Church
Leonard J. 3
Perreault
Western Mass. Electric Co
Northeast Utility Co
Berlin
Conn
St. Ann’s Cemetery
Father Perreault
John Ward Jr
Donald Cardwell
Richard Gifford
David Gleason
Niles O'Neil
Robert Taft
Robert J. Albert
Robert L. Albert
Wellington Funeral Home
Ronald Lea Albert
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Longmeadow
Donald H. Burr
St. Helena's Chapel
Nety Lenox
Pittsfield Cemetery
Earl
Gary A
Richard H. Albert
Donald G. Griffin
Edgar Briggs
Arthur Cooper
Coral
Cora L, Stephens
Wellington
George L. Middleton
First Baptist Church
Arthur F
David E. Medlyn
Carton Thorne
Steadman H. Stephens
Rothbard
Rothbard’s
Sealy
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