Obituaries

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...

Elizabeth B. "Libby" Kane

Elizabeth B. "Libby" Kane, 87, of 115 Holliston St., Medway, died Tuesday evening at Medway Country Manor. She had been a longtime resident of 87 Edward Ave. Born in Pittsfield on May 27,...

Gertrude A. Smith, 68

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gertrude A. Smith, 68, of 51 McArthur St. died Tuesday morning, Jan. 4, 2005, at Berkshire Medical Center, following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on May 3, 1936,...

Pauline Agnes Pagerey

Pauline Agnes Pagerey, 88, of 41 McArthur St. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 2, 1916, daughter of Joseph and Anna Goodrich Hogue, she was a graduate of...

Diana Mary Chojnowski

Diana Mary Chojnowski, 79, formerly of 190 Brown St., died Thursday morning at Craneville Place in Dalton. Born in Pittsfield on May 29, 1925, daughter of Napoleon Pellerin and Grace Couture...

Ronald Barrett

Ronald Barrett, 72, of 87 Joseph Drive died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 23, 1932, son of Francis and Frances Stamm Barrett, he attended schools in...

Francis J. Thornton

Francis J. Thornton, 88, of 70 Cherry St. died Dec. 28 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 14, 1916, son of Daniel J. and Mary McNiece Thornton, he was educated in local...

Joseph L. Skrocki

Joseph L. Skrocki, 87, of 4 Applewood Lane died Friday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where he had resided for two months. Born in Adams on Aug. 15, 1917, son of Teofil and Julianna...

Dennis Thomas Durante

Dennis Thomas Durante, 85, of 51 Foote Ave. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lee on March 21, 1919, son of Donato and Rose Slodyski Durante, he attended Lee schools. An Army...

Salvatore P. Chitarra

Salvatore P. Chitarra, 90, of 924 Barker Road died Saturday at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 5, 1914, son of Vincent and Josephine Bologna Chitarra, he attended local schools. Mr. Chitarra...

Clifford A. White Sr.

Clifford A. White Sr., 83, of 169 California Ave. died Sunday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided since September 2003. Born in Cummington on June 16, 1921, son of Lewis V. and Mary...

Marion Jane "Judy" Tucker

Marion Jane "Judy" Tucker, 88, of Kimball Farms, formerly of 140 Melbourne Road, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Willimantic, Conn., on April 21, 1916,...

Margaret Sullivan

Margaret Sullivan, 68, formerly of Monson, died Sunday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided for a short time. Born in Stafford Springs, Conn., on June 6, 1936, daughter of Harold W. and...