Obituaries

Ruth M. Sleeper

Ruth M. Sleeper, 93, formerly of Berkshire Town Apartments, died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since May 2001. Born in Pittsfield on April 28, 1911, daughter of Andrew J....

Jeanette Scherben

Jeanette Scherben, 85, of Buffington Street, Taunton, died yesterday at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 28, 1919, daughter of Frank and Cornelia Gilbert Forkey, she was...

Elvira R. Maselli

Elvira R. Maselli, 93, formerly of 1229 Tyler St., died Thursday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for three years. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 22, 1911, daughter of...

Christine Y. Marhenke

Christine Y. Marhenke, 79, of 34 Country Road died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on July 14, 1925, daughter of George W. and Birdella Warden Young, she was a 1943...

Christopher J. Latham

Christopher J. Latham, 18, of 1228 North St., died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a traffic accident. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Oct. 13, 1986, son of Diana Carlucci, he had...

Donald A. Leonard Sr.

Donald A. Leonard Sr., 83, of 98 Whittier Ave., died Thursday night at home. Mr. Leonard was a former president and co-owner of Wellington Funeral Home. Born in Springfield on Jan. 25, 1921,...

Margaret J. Sweeney

Margaret J. Sweeney, 89, of 40 Old Stockbridge Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. She was a former member of the Great Barrington Finance Committee and the only woman to serve as its...

Anthony Lawrence

Anthony Lawrence, 82, formerly of 289 Connecticut Ave., died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided at Craneville Place of Dalton since March 12, 2004, and, prior to that, at the...

Roman Huda

Roman Huda, 58, of Pittsfield died Wednesday at home after a short illness. Born in Wintermore, Germany, on April 30, 1946, son of Stefania Hawrylowycz Huda and the late Stefan Huda, he camed to...

Chester Louis Gabriel

Chester Louis Gabriel, 65, of 52 Brunswick St. died Wednesday at home. Born in New York City on Nov. 10, 1939, son of James and Virginia Lapinskas Gabriel, he attended schools in Pittsfield and...

Bertha M. Valinski

Bertha M. Valinski, 96, formerly of 76 Hollister St. died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for a year. Born in Hudson, N.H., on June 13, 1908, daughter of Alexander...

Lillian "Eileen" Kennedy

Lillian "Eileen" Kennedy, 86, formerly of 1026 State Road died Monday morning at Providence Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for a year. Born in Pittsfield on July 2, 1918, daughter of...

James S. Bownes

James S. Bownes, 97, of 106 Third St. died Sunday at home. Born in Camden, S.C., on Oct. 29, 1907, son of Sam and Mary Carlina Bowens, he graduated from high school there. He came to...

Margaret Ann Mole

Margaret Ann Mole, 89, formerly of 38 Dartmouth St., died Sunday at Sugar Hill in Dalton, where she had resided since October 2002. Born in Pittsfield on May 5, 1915, daughter of Giovanni and...

Raymond Hermanski

Raymond Hermanski, 86, of 24 East Cleveland St., Greenfield, died Thursday at the Calvin Coolidge Nursing Home in Northampton. Born in Pittsfield on July 10, 1918, son of Charles and Stella...

Arlene M. Rapkowicz

Arlene M. Rapkowicz, 76, formerly of Providence Court, died yesterday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided for three years. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 4, 1928,...

Hazel E. Johnston

Hazel E. Johnston, 82, of 64 Boylston St. died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 26, 1922, daughter of John Foster Jr. and Lena Nash Foster, she attended local schools. Mrs....

John Harley Wampler Sr.

John Harley Wampler Sr., 75, of 99 Second St., Central Annex, died Saturday at home from lung cancer. Born in New Bedford on July 20, 1929, son of Clarence O. and Catherine Hennesey Wampler, he...

Madeline R. Spasyk

Madeline R. Spasyk, 90, of 115 Holliston St., Medway, a former longtime resident of 87 Edward Ave., died Saturday evening at Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital in Milford. Born in Pittsfield...

Elizabeth V. Nugai

Elizabeth V. Nugai, 69, of 95 Longview Terrace died Saturday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 7, 1936, daughter of John and Susan Candilore Panetti, she was a 1953...

Sophie Katz

Sophie Katz, 87, of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshiretown Apartments, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center after a long illness. Born in North Adams on July 16, 1917, daughter of Max and Sarah...

Katharine Hill

Katharine Hill, 84, of Highview Drive and of High Point Drive, Englewood, Fla., died Friday at the home of her daughter, Susan McMahon of 106 Oceanside Drive in Scituate, under the care of Hospice of...

Santina A. "Sue" Spadafora

Santina A. "Sue" Spadafora, 97, formerly of 14 McKinley Terrace, died Tuesday at Providence Care Center of Lenox, where she had resided since September 2001. Born in Lee on Jan. 2, 1908, daughter...

Jack Rawson

Jack Rawson, 80, of Hillcrest Commons, a former longtime resident of 220 Robbins Ave., died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center shortly after being admitted. He was born in Lenox on May 30, 1924,...

Walter F. "Two Quarters" Messer

Walter F. "Two Quarters" Messer, 81, of 18 Glenwood Ave. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on March 28, 1923, son of Walter V. and Albena...