Obituaries

Edna Ovitt Mansir

Edna Ovitt Mansir, 91, of Lumbert Cross Road, Southfield, died Sunday at Geer Nursing Home in North Canaan, Conn., where she had resided for several weeks. Born at home in New Marlboro on March...

Carolyn Claffie

Carolyn Claffie, 75, of 75 Weathervane Way, Brewster, formerly of Dalton, died Saturday at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 12, 1927, daughter of Wallace and Mabel Roberts...

Benjamin N. Bowers

Benjamin N. Bowers, 105, of 26 Rubin Drive, Salisbury Estates, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. He had resided at Hillcrest Commons for several years. Born in Waucoma, Iowa, on April...

Ariel Laurent Allison

Ariel Laurent Allison, 13, of 228 Francis Ave. died Sunday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle and bicycle accident earlier in the day. Born in...

Peter T. Murphy

Peter T. Murphy, 49, of 44 Anita Drive died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on May 14, 1954, son of Leonard J. and Ethel C. Ahlen Murphy, he was a lifelong resident of Pittsfield and a 1972...

Charles James Copeland

Charles James Copeland, 55, of 8 Castagnaro Way, Blackstone, a native of North Adams, died yesterday at Milford Hospital in Milford. Born in North Adams on Dec. 10, 1947, son of James and Lena...

Joseph A. Baldasarre

Joseph A. Baldasarre, 73, former longtime resident and barber in West Stockbridge, died at his home at 15 Frances Plaza, Pittsfield, on Wednesday. He had lived in Pittsfield since 1990. Born...

Robert W. Tukey

Robert W. Tukey, 76, formerly of 350 West St., Epworth Arms, died yesterday at Kimball Farms in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 1, 1926, son of Louis and Lena Pleau Tukey, he was a 1944...

Robert Peter Leahey

Robert Peter Leahey, 77, of 165 Churchill St. died Friday evening at home. Born in Westfield on Nov. 5, 1925, son of Thomas L. and Grace Mangum Leahey, he was a graduate of Westfield High School....

Ethel L. Diehl

Ethel L. Diehl, 96, of Lovers Lane Road died Friday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for three months. Born in Haverstraw, N.Y., on May 10, 1907, daughter of Joseph H. and...

Wendy F. Bilia

Wendy F. Bilia, 28, died Friday at 97 John St., the home of her mother, Maureen Prendergast Jakacky, with whom she had resided. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 28, 1974, also the daughter of Wayne...

Eva Morin

Eva Morin, 90, of 65 Columbus Ave. died yesterday morning at home. Born in Newberry, N.H., on Sept. 7, 1913, daughter of Leslie and Lucy Gangraw Meyette, she attended schools in Peru and...

Olga G. Koloski

Olga G. Koloski, 90, formerly of Sandisfield, died Tuesday at Hammond Pointe Skilled Care Center at Chestnut Hill in Brookline, where she had resided for two years. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on...

Martin Cornelius Flynn

Martin Cornelius Flynn, 79, of 54 Mohawk St. died Tuesday at home. Born in Pittsfield on July 26, 1924, son of Cornelius J. and Agnes Crotty Flynn, he attended local schools. An Army veteran...

Paul Rapelye Van Mater Jr

Paul Rapelye Van Mater Jr., 78, of 11 Moore’s Road died yesterday morning at home. Born in Summit, N.J., on April 25, 1925, son of Paul Rapelye Van Mater Sr. and Rose Barbara Hoskings Van...

Viola Barzowskas

Viola Barzowskas, 82, formerly of 176 Columbus Ave., Berkshire Town Apartments, died yesterday morning at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided since June. Born in Pittsfield on March...

Guy Christopher Weston

Guy Christopher Weston, 90, of Rosewood, 318 Onota St., Pittsfield, a former longtime resident of 190 Michaels Road, Hinsdale, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Tyringham on June...

Rev. David Whitlingum Ramsammy

The Rev. David Whitlingum Ramsammy, 86, of 150 Ashland St. died Friday afternoon at Williamstown Commons, where he had resided for a few months. Born in Berbic, Republic of Guyana, on Aug. 31,...

Richard T. McKnight

Richard T. McKnight, 82, of Bridges Road died Saturday at home. Born in Akron, Ohio, on April 13, 1921, son of William T. and Mildred B. White McKnight, he was a 1939 graduate of John Marshall...

Edith Mary Ensign

Edith Mary Ensign, 85, of 382 Water St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Thursday. Born in Pawtucket, R.I., on Dec. 16, 1917, daughter of Gordon E....

Richard E. Netzer

Richard E. Netzer, 63, of 12 Maple St., Housatonic, died Friday at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 22, 1940, son of Frank and Anna Markevich Netzer, he was a graduate of John Jay High School...

William A. Atwood

William A. Atwood, 71, of 12 Copley Terrace died yesterday at Springside of Pittsfield, where he had resided for a few days. Born in Chelsea on Feb. 22, 1932, son of Arthur and Gertrude Willmott...

Martha H. Zanconato

Martha H. Zanconato, 82, of 176 Columbus Ave. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Winooski, Vt., on Jan. 10, 1921, daughter of John and Rose Penalis Latwis, she was a 1939 graduate...

Jerome Sklar

Jerome Sklar, 84, of 832 Converse St., Longmeadow, a former Pittsfield resident, died yesterday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was born in New York on April 12, 1919, son of Nathan and Anna...

Tessie Arline Longerato

Tessie Arline Longerato, 83, of East Center Street died yesterday at Timberlyn Heights Nursing & Alzheimer’s Center in Great Barrington, where she had resided for about two years. Born in...