Obituaries
Celebrating Lives & Legacies
Carlos Fidel Seminario
Carlos Fidel Seminario, 57, of 53 Westminster St. died Monday evening at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Lima, Peru, on April 24, 1948, son of Jose and Alicia Falero...Leona Marie Pero
Leona Marie Pero, 81, of Starbrooke Drive, Newton, N.C., died Saturday at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley. Born in Adams on Nov. 16, 1923, daughter of Amedee Joseph and Mary...William J. Kennedy
William J. Kennedy, 53, of 112 Melbourne Road died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 18, 1951, son of John and Lillian Dwyer Kennedy, he attended local schools, including Pittsfield High...Alice M. Godfrey
Alice M. Godfrey, 75, of 580 Henderson Road died Monday morning at the Sweetbrook Health Care Centers. Born in Williamstown on Feb. 27, 1930, daughter of Archie and Bessie Davis Godfrey, she...Robert F. Gerhardt
Robert F. Gerhardt, 93, of 38 East Demming St., formerly of Lanesborough, died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Aug. 22, 1912, son of Louis and Minni...
Dorothy Moon Miner, 90
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Mae Moon Miner, 90, of Village East, 546 Mohawk Trail, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, at home. Born in Stephentown, N.Y., on April 27, 1915, daughter of John H....Lawrence R. Keefe
Lawrence R. Keefe, 89, formerly of 50 1/2 Melrose St., died Friday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Adams on Nov. 11, 1915, son of Patrick and Virginia M. Wing Keefe, he was a...Francis A. Colli
Francis A. Colli, 89, of 821 Pattison Road died Friday at North Adams Regional Hospital. He had moved to North Adams in 2004. Born in Agawam on Nov. 29, 1915, son of Frank and Susie Cebrelli...Mabel Walton
Mabel Walton, 86, of 917 North Main St. died Saturday at Craneville Place in Dalton, where she had resided for 11 years. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 30, 1918, daughter of William and Della...Sophie Lutynski
Sophie Lutynski, 83, of Silver Brook Road died Saturday evening at home. Born in New Britain, Conn., on Feb. 2, 1922, daughter of John and Alexandra Witanowska Silkowski, she graduated from high...Gerald E. St. Jean
Gerald E. St. Jean, 64, of 46 Mallard Cove died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He had resided in Cheshire for 5 1/2 years. Before that, he lived in Savoy, Adams and the town of...Anthony Rufo
Anthony Rufo, 84, of 160 East Slope Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 7, 1921, son of Antonio and Mary DeSenna Rufo, he was educated in...Eugene J. Loveday Sr.
Eugene J. Loveday Sr., 75, of 291 Onota St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pontiac, Ill., on April 19, 1930, son of Henry and Clara Marker Loveday, he was educated there and...Hilda Mae Farnum
Hilda Mae Farnum, 80, of 55 Sheffield Road died yesterday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Great Barrington on May 1, 1925, daughter of Arthur and Hazel Connors Duryea, she was a...Americo "Merc" G. Contenta
Americo "Merc" G. Contenta, 76, of 58 Valentine Road died Sunday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee. Born in Sonnino, province of Latina, Italy, on Oct. 26, 1928, son of Augusto and Esther DiMicco...Marilyn Shirley Gorman Alderman
Marilyn Shirley Gorman Alderman, 78, of 615 North Eagle St., formerly of 9 Meadow St., North Adams, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield of arteriosclerosis and kidney failure. Born...Dominic Joseph Mangano
Dominic Joseph Mangano, 92, of 129 Plunkett St. died Wednesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Palermo, Sicily, on March 12, 1913, son of Michael and Rosalia Ferrante Mangano, he...John Michael Kelly
John Michael Kelly, 75, of 65 Columbus Ave. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Home after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 15, 1929, son of John R. and Mary Irene...Leona Lillian Ethier
Leona Lillian Ethier, 90, of 4 Columbia St. died early yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 8, 1915, daughter of Zotique and Angelina Gauthier...Harold E. "Red" Affhauser
Harold E. "Red" Affhauser, 81, of 552 Reservoir Road died Wednesday evening at the Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where he had resided since 1993. Born in North Adams on June...Carolyn H. Houghtaling
Carolyn H. Houghtaling, 89, died yesterday morning at her home at 45 Birch St. Born in PIttsfield on Aug. 9, 1916, she was the daughter of Allen and Verda Burdick Wood. She attended local...Gerald Lee Gross
Gerald Lee Gross, 71, of 32 Churchill Crest, a resident of Hillcrest Commons for four years, died Monday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Cambridge on Sept. 3, 1933, son of William...Donald M. Webber
Donald M. Webber, 88, formerly of 301 East Road, died yesterday at Riverdale Gardens Nursing Home in West Springfield. He had resided in West Springfield at 81 Harwich Road since April 1998....Judith Ann Perry
Judith Ann Perry, 63, of 454 South Undermountain Road died Tuesday at Fairview Hospital of cancer. Born in Lansing, Mich., on Feb. 17, 1942, daughter of Charles Trescott Roys and June Farlin...Rudolph D. "Rudy" Kaatz
Rudolph D. "Rudy" Kaatz, 96, formerly of East Windsor Road, died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Oct. 23, 1908, son of Rudolf D.H. and Louisa Kohn Kaatz, he was...iBerkshires.com Text Ads
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