Obituaries

Margaret Emily Hickey

Margaret Emily Hickey, 78, of 25 Diamond Terrace died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in London, England, on Jan. 16, 1927, daughter of George and Louisa Cole Heffer,...

Nona Marie Black

Nona Marie Black, 60, of 417 North St. died early Wednesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in San Francisco, Calif., on Sept. 25, 1944, daughter of Roy M. and Ruby Harris Ables, she...

Naomi Berg, 91

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Naomi Berg, 91, formerly of Revere Parkway, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, at the Wingate at Andover nursing facility after a short illness. Born in Winchester on March...

Marvin J. Gersh, M.D.

Marvin J. Gersh, M.D., 83, of Whitehouse Station, N.J., died yesterday at his home. He was the father of Miriam Maduro of Pittsfield. Born in Bronx, N.Y., he was the son of Edward and Anna...

Richard Murray "Richie" duPont

Richard Murray "Richie" duPont, 24, of 60 Elizabeth St. died Tuesday morning as a result of an early morning house fire. At the time of his death, Mr. duPont was a professional actor who had...

Gertrude Nora Downing

Gertrude Nora Downing, 87, of 28 Howard St., died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in East Boston on Oct. 31, 1917, daughter of Thomas and Mary Murphy Martin,...

Jane A. Lennon

Jane A. Lennon, 52, of 84 Oakhurst Ave., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 2, 1953, daughter of Henry G. Bertini, and the late Stephen and...

George T. King

George T. King, 73, of 40 Stearns Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 20, 1932, son of Howard J. and Laura B. Chase Hoag King, he was a 1950 graduate of...

George F. Farris

George F. Farris, 85, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 11, 1919, son of...

Franklin J. "Bus" Quinn

Franklin J. "Bus" Quinn, 85, of 430 North St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Dalton on July 21, 1920, son of Francis J. and Mabel Morgan Quinn, he was a 1938 graduate of the...

Mabel S. Heath

Mabel S. Heath, 71, of 5 May St. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Lenox Dale on Oct. 25, 1933, daughter of William A. and Hazel Roosa Perry, she was educated in...

Michael Shaun Dowling

Michael Shaun Dowling, 57, of 7 Norwich Drive died yesterday at home. Born in Fort Knox, Kent., on March 20, 1948, son of William F. Dowling Jr. and Mary Ruth Smitley Dowling, he was a graduate...

Gloria Myrtle Barber

Gloria Myrtle Barber, 73, of Capitol Square Apartments, formerly known as Bradford Arms, died Wednesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 13, 1932, daughter of...

Maria C. Rufo

Maria C. Rufo, 95, of 30 Sunset Ave. died Wednesday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. She had resided in Lenox for the past five years, having moved here from Brighton. Born in...

George V. Perreault

George V. Perreault, 83, of 45 Main St., Sugar Hill died Tuesday evening at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where he had resided for the past month. Before moving to Sugar Hill, he had also...

Karen Ann Golomb

Karen Ann Golomb, 53, of Charlotte, N.C., died Tuesday, Sept. 6, at home. Born on July 17, 1952, in Worcester, daughter of Beverly J. Mayo and the late Donald E. Mayo, she graduated from Lenox...

Ida H. Bayer

Ida H. Bayer, 97, of George Street died Sunday at home, following a short illness. Born in Schaki, Lithuania, on May 4, 1908, daughter of Gustav and Johanna Reil Winkler, she was a graduate of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...