Obituaries

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...

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....

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...

Sadie M. "Sandy" Wowk

Sadie M. "Sandy" Wowk, 85, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., died Sunday at Eden Park in Poughkeepsie after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 5, 1920, daughter of Jacob and Mary Wowk, she was a...

Maryanne E. Tyer

Maryanne E. Tyer, 63, of Henry Avenue died Friday at home after a brief illness. Born in New Haven, Conn., on Sept. 24, 1941, daughter of the late Peter and Elda Mottarella Cornaggia, she was...

Bessie Eva Baker

Bessie Eva Baker, 94, of 265 Main St., Craneville Place of Dalton, died there Saturday. Born in Greenfield on Sept. 3, 1910, daughter of Max B. and Mary Rubin Baker, graduated with honors from...

Marguerite Ann Tristany

Marguerite Ann Tristany, 55, of 191 Brown St., formerly of 238 Main St. in Lee, died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on May 2, 1950, daughter of Josephine...

M. Irene Fillio

M. Irene Fillio, 88, formerly of Pittsfield and St. Petersburg, Fla., died Aug. 20 at Rockingham County Nursing Home in Brentwood, N.H. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 23, 1916, daughter of Abel and...

Kevin Robert Squires

Kevin Robert Squires, 41, of 422 West Housatomic St. died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 17, 1964, son of Robert Squires and the late Dorothy VanBramer Squires, he...

Fares A. Khoury

Fares A. Khoury, 72, of Gamwell Avenue died Monday at home. Born in Bloza, Lebanon, on Jan. 15, 1933, son of the Rev. Chidiac Khoury and Miriam Lebanon Khoury, he attended schools there and...

Anna L. Zuber

Anna L. Zuber, 71, of Berkshiretown Apartments, 176 Columbus Ave., Apt. 723B, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Hinsdale on March 12, 1934, daughter of Fred...