Obituaries

Abby Florence Brent

Abby Florence Brent, 89, of Upper St. Clair, Pa., died Wednesday at the Friendship Village, where she had resided since 1994. She was a former executive director of the Berkshire County Chapter of...

Natalie S. Podlusky

Natalie S. Podlusky, 85, of 11 Linn St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 9, 1917, daughter of Stefan and Barbara Koropecka Shepsheley, she was a 1935 graduate...

Robert J. Marshall Sr

Robert J. Marshall Sr., 58, of 66 South Onota St. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Pittsfield on March 30, 1945, son of Robert and Suzanne Micklisin Marshall III, he attended St. Joseph's...

Doris V. Rogers

Doris V. Rogers, 91, of 96 Strong Ave. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since July. Born in Norfolk, Conn., on Oct. 22, 1912, daughter of Charles and Sophrona...

James Anthony Golin

James Anthony Golin, 69, of 27 Hillcrest Ave. died Sunday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 3, 1934, son of Giacomo and Giuditta Zanpieri Golin, he graduated from Pittsfield High School in...

Arnold W. Butler

Arnold W. Butler, 81, of 47 Shaker Lane died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Sept. 12, 1922, the son of Louis and Marion Wilmont Butler, he attended local schools and...

Amy B. Phelps

Amy B. Phelps, 89, of 375 Tyler St. died Friday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Bennington, Vt., on July 29, 1914, daughter of Chafe and Amy Bell Bagley, she was a resident of...

Marilyn G. Connor

Marilyn G. Connor, 55, of 183 Ashuelot St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 19, 1947, daughter of Herbert and Harriet Osbourne Sabin of Dalton,...

Gladys Spratling

Gladys Spratling, 68, of East Street died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Camp Hill, Ala., on May 6, 1934, daughter of William and Mary Drake Hutcherson, she graduated from Edward...

Gary A. Wowk

Gary A. Wowk, 53, of 2 Doyle Drive died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 8, 1949, son of Andrew Wowk of Pittsfield and the late Edith M. Benson Wowk, he was a 1969 graduate of...

Vito P. "Vic" DiNicola

Vito P. "Vic" DiNicola, 84, of 30 Putnam Ave. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Sambuceto, province of Pescara, Italy, on Dec. 5, 1918, son of Pietro and Lucia Caldarella DiNicola, his...

Alton E. Britigan

Alton E. Britigan, 84, of 56 Cloverdale St. and Hudson, Fla., died Tuesday afternoon at home. Born in Pittsfield on June 14, 1919, son of Clarence and Florence Williams Britigan, he attended...

Dorothy Marie Melideo

Dorothy Marie Melideo, 77, of 24 Fairview Ave. died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center, where she had been admitted Oct. 20. Born in Springfield on Jan. 21, 1926, daughter of John and Agnes Irene...

Helen G. Harder

Helen G. Harder, 96, of Bernard Avenue died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield. Born on Jan. 31, 1907, in New Britain, N.Y., she was the daughter of Arthur B. and Addie Carpenter Greenman....

Elma Carreer

Elma Carreer, 93, of Devonshire Estates died Monday at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Lee after a short illness. Born in Greensboro, Vt., on Dec. 25, 1909, daughter of...

Jacqueline R. Register Seely

Jacqueline R. Register Seely, 78, of 70 Stonehenge Road died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Newton on July 30, 1925, daughter of Thomas D. and Mary J. Cooper Harvey, she was a...

Sylvia Hobson Stokes

Sylvia Hobson Stokes, 59, of Delafield Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield following a brief illness. Born in Providence, R.I., on May 6, 1944, daughter of W.E.D. and...

Alvina Louise Mavrikes Siciliano

Alvina Louise Mavrikes Siciliano, 85, of 67 Arcadia Blvd., Springfield, died yesterday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on March 3, 1918, daughter of Enrico and Amelia Montanaro...

Clarence E. Rudd

Clarence E. Rudd, 86, of 89 Lincoln St. died Saturday at home. Born in Fulton, N.Y., on Dec. 31, 1916, son of Charles A. Rudd and Lucille B. Ward Rudd Royer, he was educated in schools there....

Frank Severio Marinaro

Frank Severio Marinaro, 82, of 94 Elaine Drive died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Springfield on Jan. 11, 1921, son of Enzo and Louisa DelGuidice Marinaro, he spent most of his...

Gerhard P. Hoelter

Gerhard P. Hoelter, 96, of Melbourne Place Assisted Living Community died yesterday morning at home. Born in Chicago on Nov. 17, 1906, son of Edward and Eugenia Eleanora Bittner Hoelter, he was...

Joan Desautels-Gorton

Joan Desautels-Gorton, 69, of 176 Columbus Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 18, 1934, daughter of Dr. Antonio P. Desautels and Emma Bliel Desautels,...

Louis Francis Palma

Louis Francis Palma, 78, of 16 Washington Mountain Road, Dalton, died Wednesday afternoon at his home. Born in Pittsfield on May 28, 1925, son of Francesco and Margaret Lazzari Palma, he was a...

Retired Sgt. Maj. Joseph A. Baity Sr

Retired Sgt. Maj. Joseph A. Baity Sr., 85, of 687 Summit Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in Peru, Ind., on Aug. 9, 1918, son of Edward and Lula Holding Baity, he attended schools there....

June Evelyn Rubin

June Evelyn Rubin, 69, of 422 Barker Road died Monday afternoon at home of cancer. Born in Wilmington, Del., on March 4, 1934, daughter of James Bowman Jr. and Evelyn Annand Bowman Gilland, she...