Obituaries

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,...

Dr. Harold Perkel

Dr. Harold Perkel, 86, of North Wynnewood Ave., Wynnewood, Pa., and Stockbridge Bowl, died Tuesday at his home in Wynnewood of lung cancer. Born in Jersey City, N.J., on Jan. 15, 1918, son of...

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...

Clara L. Johnson Maynard

Clara L. Johnson Maynard, 87, a longtime resident of Hancock Road, died Tuesday evening at the Williamstown Commons following a long illness. Born in New Ashford on May 14, 1917, daughter of Asa...

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,...

Salema Rachel Miller

Salema Rachel Miller, 77, of 32 Washington Ave. died Wednesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on July 21, 1927, daughter of Anthony and Emma Otis Ziter, she attended local...

Evelyn Margaret Senecal

Evelyn Margaret Senecal, 75, of 360 Eagle St., died Thursday at the Berkshire Medical Center. Born in North Adams on April 20, 1929, daughter of Stephen and Mary Piech Danylowitz, she attended...

Albert Joseph Messina Sr.

Albert Joseph Messina Sr., 86, of 96 Veazie St., died Thursday at Sweetbrook Health Care Center in Williamstown after a short illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 15, 1918, son of Gregorio and...

Robert Stephen Walshaw

Robert Stephen Walshaw, 62, of 123 Davis St., Greenfield, formerly of North Adams, died Friday at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield after a brief illness. Born in North Adams on Nov. 7, 1942,...

Mildred May Rivers

Mildred May Rivers, 93, formerly of 55 Franklin St., died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she had resided since October 2003. Born in North Adams on Feb. 7, 1911, daughter of Edward J....

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...

Judge Harvey Sam Halberstadter

Judge Harvey Sam Halberstadter, 68, of Camp Half Moon Road, died Friday evening at home. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., on Feb. 18, 1936, son of Rabbi Theodore B. Halberstadter and Molly Goldberg...

Donna Marie Fields

Donna Marie Fields, 50, of 80 Chase Ave. died Wednesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where she was admitted Dec. 11. Born in Hawley on April 6, 1954, daughter of Russell and...

Ruth Margaret "Pat" Dempsey

Ruth Margaret "Pat" Dempsey, 87, of 11 Fairview Terrace died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on June 29, 1917, daughter of Charles E. and Ruth M. Volk...

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...

Lillian Mae Renaud

Lillian Mae Renaud, 85, formerly of 545 North Washington State Road, died Friday afternoon at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for three years. Born in Pittsfield on...

Thomas A. Luczynski

Thomas A. Luczynski, 78, of 5465 Chapel Road, North Madison, Ohio, a native of North Adams, died Thursday at the home of his son, retired Army Gen. Thomas P. Luczynski of 11838 Lockage Road in Canal...

Josephine Virginia "Chick" King

Josephine Virginia "Chick" King, 76, of Holy Family Terrace died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Sept. 7, 1928, daughter of Herman D. and Mary Ellen Tinney...

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...