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Obituaries

Ronald D. Kaczor — Obituary

March 21, 2025 By Eastwick Press

Berlin – Ronald D. “Ron” Kaczor, 82, of Berlin, NY, passed away peacefully at his beloved home on Dyken Pond on Monday, March 10, 2025, of natural causes.

Born on May 28, 1942, in Amsterdam, NY, Ron was the son of the late John M. Kaczor and Josephine Kaminski Kaczor. He grew up in Amsterdam and then in Mayfield, alongside his siblings, while cherishing childhood memories and lifelong friendships in the community he called home.

After graduating from Mayfield High School in 1960, Ron proudly entered the U.S. Navy the very next day, serving four years with the esteemed Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seven. His time in the service, including during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, was a source of lifelong pride, particularly the memory of enduring several days in a foxhole during that historic standoff. [Read more…] about Ronald D. Kaczor — Obituary

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Judith L. (White) Quackenbush

March 21, 2025 By Eastwick Press

May 24, 1949 – March 13, 2025

Dear friends, family, and anyone reading this out of curiosity:

I am writing my own story, so it’s one less thing to do when I pass away. I was born May 24, 1949, at the now-closed St. Luke’s Hospital on East Street in Pittsfield, MA. My poor dad spent hours in the smoky men’s waiting room as the nuns forgot to tell him I’d been born earlier!

My older sister Margo (Penny) and I were raised in the baby boom; a simpler life. It was an era of playing with dolls, croquet, horseback riding, biking to Pontoosuc Lake, volunteering at the local hospital, singing for years in South Congregational church choir, playing guitar, later donating 93 pints of blood at Red Cross Drives, and being a member, with my dad, at the Berkshire Museum Camera Club. As a teen, I bought a ‘57 Chevy and loved such freedom! I was so devastated by the assassination of President Kennedy. The Beatles’ arrival lightened the sadness and I became a huge fan. I was a member of Pittsfield High School’s class of 1967. It was too large a class to fit all of us, so many of us attended freshman year at Crosby Jr. High for double sessions. [Read more…] about Judith L. (White) Quackenbush

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Isabelle E. Boomhower — Obituary

March 15, 2025 By Eastwick Press

GRAFTON – Isabelle Elizabeth (Miller) Boomhower, 84, died peacefully in her home on Friday, March 7, 2025 with her family at her side. She was born in Pittsfield, MA on July 10, 1940, the daughter of the late George and Janette (O’Brien) Miller.

Isabelle was raised in Hancock, MA where she worked on a farm growing up. Following her marriage, she moved to Grafton, NY where she lived most of her life. She was a homemaker raising her three children. [Read more…] about Isabelle E. Boomhower — Obituary

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Bertha Alden — Obituary

March 15, 2025 By Eastwick Press

Niskayuna – Bertha Anna Marie (Piritz) Alden passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at St Peter’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Albany, NY.  She was just five months shy of her 98th birthday. Born on July 30th, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Reinhold F. and Anna Marie Piritz and had fond memories of the small farm in West Hoosick where she grew up.

Following graduation from Hoosick Falls High School (and at the urging of her older brother Otto) she moved to Schenectady and took a job at General Electric. Her first husband, Earl Griswald who she knew from high school, died in an industrial accident in 1957. She subsequently married John Alden and together they built one of the first homes on Trottingham Drive in Niskayuna. John passed in 1976, but she continued to reside there until moving into assisted living at Ingersoll Place in February, 2019. [Read more…] about Bertha Alden — Obituary

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Marilyn M. Homiak — Obituary

March 7, 2025 By Eastwick Press

BERLIN – Marilyn M. Homiak passed peacefully from this life, surrounded by the love of her family, and entered into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, February 24th 2025 at the age of 83 years.

Marilyn was born into the loving family of Harold and Della (DeGraw) Rea in Paterson, New Jersey on March 6, 1941. She grew up in Singac, NJ, with her five siblings, and was a graduate of St. Bonaventure High School. Soon after graduation she married the love of her life, Nicholas S. Homiak and began a family. In 1971 Marilyn and Nicholas, with a love for the Taconic Valley, relocated to Berlin, New York to reside and raise their family. Once her children were in school, Marilyn took employment as bookkeeper with Berlin Lumber Company where she worked for many years. Marilyn retired to care for her ailing husband prior to his passing on July 26, 2014. [Read more…] about Marilyn M. Homiak — Obituary

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Genevieve Kochanowski Bogucki — Obituary

March 7, 2025 By Eastwick Press

The family of Genevieve Kochanowski Bogucki announces her death on February 25, 2025. She was the daughter of Anthony and Genevieve Labock Kochanowski of Meriden, CT, sister of Dorothy Bryan and Robert Kochanowski. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Bogucki and her children: Ann and Rick, Paul and Roxanne, Mary, Peter and Martha, Andrew and Whitney, and grandchildren Woodrow, Harriet, Kevin, Colleen and Ava. [Read more…] about Genevieve Kochanowski Bogucki — Obituary

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Sue A. Hickey — Obituary

February 27, 2025 By Eastwick Press

Hoosick Falls — Sue A. Hickey, 77, passed away on Monday, February 17th, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late John “Ersel” Hickey who passed in 2013.

Sue was born on January 8, 1948, in Cambridge, NY, daughter of the late Robert and Dolores (Nimmons) Harrington. She graduated from Hoosick Falls High School and was employed at Oak Industries in Hoosick Falls. Sue was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church, where she was part of the “cleaning committee.” She enjoyed going to her class reunions, working around her house, gardening, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. [Read more…] about Sue A. Hickey — Obituary

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Beatrice (King) Theriault — Obituary

February 27, 2025 By Eastwick Press

Beatrice (King) Theriault passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025 at Loomis Lakeside Nursing Center in Springfield, MA.

She was born on June 11, 1925, in Willimantic, CT, the only child of Bernice and Leslie King. As a young girl, Beatrice moved with her parents to Morris, CT, where her dad tried his hand at dairy farming. Later the family moved to Wolcott, CT, where Beatrice met her future husband Raymond Rodney Theriault. Following WWII, where Raymond served in the Navy, the two were married on May 30, 1947, in Waterbury, CT. [Read more…] about Beatrice (King) Theriault — Obituary

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Melvin Theodore Feathers — Obituary

February 12, 2025 By Eastwick Press

HANCOCK, MA – Melvin Theodore Feathers, age 91, passed away on February 1, 2025 following a sudden-onset unidentified illness. He was born on January 17, 1934 in Berlin, New York, the son of Douglas and Sarah (Sally) (Cronkwright) Feathers. He graduated in 1954 from Berlin Central High School. Following three years of service in the National Guard, he then served active duty from 1956 to 1958 in the U.S. Army.

Mel was a jack-of-all-trades person, but a great master of one – mechanic. From the age of 12, he was learning how to repair cars from his master mechanic father. That learning continued as he worked on military vehicles and received advanced schooling in the Army. For many years, he worked at Seyffer Ford in Pittsfield, regularly being sent to classes conducted by Ford Motor Co. In 1977 he bought into partnership at Green Valley Equipment in Hancock, where the repairs then involved farm equipment. Later, he opened his own Mel’s Repair Shop and continued working on automobiles, lawn machinery, and small engines. Well into his 80s, he was still being asked by people for advice on making repairs. [Read more…] about Melvin Theodore Feathers — Obituary

Filed Under: Berlin, Massachusetts, Obituaries

Shane Robert Dunlop – Obituary

January 16, 2025 By Eastwick Press

Troy – Shane Robert Dunlop, 50, formerly of Petersburgh, joined his father and his older brother Alonzo on his next journey on Friday, January 10, 2025.

Filed Under: Obituaries, Petersburgh, Troy

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