Obituaries

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...

Sue E. Saliba, 63

ADAMS, Mass. - Sue Ellen Saliba, 63, of 8 Albert St. died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005, at her home. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Feb. 1, 1942, daughter of Harriet C. Shearer Harrington O'Neil and the...

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,...

Hazel M. Newport

Hazel M. Newport, 93, of Mohawk Drive, Tribes Hill, N.Y., died yesterday morning at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the mother of Douglas C. Newport of North Adams. Born in...

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...

Ralph Oscar DuBuc Jr.

Ralph Oscar DuBuc Jr., 78, of 9109 Valdez Dr., Urbandale, Iowa, a native and longtime resident of Adams, died Monday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Born in Adams on March 16,...

Joseph William "Bill" Widing Jr.

Joseph William "Bill" Widing Jr., 75, of 1611 Cold Spring Road died Saturday at Sweet Brook Care Centers after a long illness. Born in Philadelphia on April 4, 1930, son of Joseph William Widing...

Lillian P. LaRose

Lillian P. LaRose, 78, of Randolph, Vt., a former resident of Great Barrington, died Sunday at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Born in Hartland, Vt., on Feb. 15, 1827,...

Marion Belle Henderson

Marion Belle Henderson, 85, formerly of Simonds Road, died Sunday at Sweet Brook Care Centers, where she had resided for the past year. Born in Adams on Dec. 29, 1919, daughter of Harry D. and...

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...

Pete F. Dufur

Pete F. Dufur, 58, of 3 Park Drive died yesterday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 6, 1946, son of Irene Kristensen Dufur and the late Alton L. Dufur, he was a 1964 graduate of Mount Greylock...

Letezia L. "Letty" Demo

Letezia L. "Letty" Demo, 95, of 101 North St. died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Elizabeth Spellios, at 3 Blueberry Hill Road, Wilbraham. Born in Calabria, Italy on Oct. 6, 1909, daughter...

Elizabeth Ann Affenito

Elizabeth Ann Affenito, 53, of 7 Sandisfield Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Springfield on March 24, 1952, daughter of Margaret McCarron, she lived at...

John S. Babula

John S. Babula, 77, of 2028 Small Town Drive, New Braunfels, Texas, a native of Adams and former teacher at Charles H. McCann Vocational Technical High School, died early Friday morning at...

Arnold P. Sossner

Arnold P. Sossner, 68, of Hurley, N.Y., Delray Beach, Fla., and New Marlborough died Friday at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Born in Great Barrington on April 7, 1937, son of Lewis and Florence...

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...

Edward Marcus

Edward Marcus, 67, of Pleasant Street, Manchester, formerly of Lee, died Sept. 6 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Born in Ashland on Dec. 18, 1937, son of Harry Marcus and Mary Kilham Marcus,...

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...

Angelina M. Ciaburri

Angelina M. Ciaburri, 89, of 4301 Rabbit Foot Lane. Richmond, Va., formerly of North Adams, died on Wednesday at the Lexington Court Nursing Home in Richmond, VA. Born in North Adams on Aug. 25,...

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...