Obituaries

Eugene J. Loveday Sr.

Eugene J. Loveday Sr., 75, of 291 Onota St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pontiac, Ill., on April 19, 1930, son of Henry and Clara Marker Loveday, he was educated there and...

Hilda Mae Farnum

Hilda Mae Farnum, 80, of 55 Sheffield Road died yesterday at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. Born in Great Barrington on May 1, 1925, daughter of Arthur and Hazel Connors Duryea, she was a...

Americo "Merc" G. Contenta

Americo "Merc" G. Contenta, 76, of 58 Valentine Road died Sunday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee. Born in Sonnino, province of Latina, Italy, on Oct. 26, 1928, son of Augusto and Esther DiMicco...

Marilyn Shirley Gorman Alderman

Marilyn Shirley Gorman Alderman, 78, of 615 North Eagle St., formerly of 9 Meadow St., North Adams, died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield of arteriosclerosis and kidney failure. Born...

Dominic Joseph Mangano

Dominic Joseph Mangano, 92, of 129 Plunkett St. died Wednesday afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Palermo, Sicily, on March 12, 1913, son of Michael and Rosalia Ferrante Mangano, he...

John Michael Kelly

John Michael Kelly, 75, of 65 Columbus Ave. died yesterday morning at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Home after a short illness. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 15, 1929, son of John R. and Mary Irene...

Leona Lillian Ethier

Leona Lillian Ethier, 90, of 4 Columbia St. died early yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Care Center in Williamstown. Born in North Adams on July 8, 1915, daughter of Zotique and Angelina Gauthier...

Harold E. "Red" Affhauser

Harold E. "Red" Affhauser, 81, of 552 Reservoir Road died Wednesday evening at the Great Barrington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where he had resided since 1993. Born in North Adams on June...

Carolyn H. Houghtaling

Carolyn H. Houghtaling, 89, died yesterday morning at her home at 45 Birch St. Born in PIttsfield on Aug. 9, 1916, she was the daughter of Allen and Verda Burdick Wood. She attended local...

Gerald Lee Gross

Gerald Lee Gross, 71, of 32 Churchill Crest, a resident of Hillcrest Commons for four years, died Monday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Cambridge on Sept. 3, 1933, son of William...

Donald M. Webber

Donald M. Webber, 88, formerly of 301 East Road, died yesterday at Riverdale Gardens Nursing Home in West Springfield. He had resided in West Springfield at 81 Harwich Road since April 1998....

Judith Ann Perry

Judith Ann Perry, 63, of 454 South Undermountain Road died Tuesday at Fairview Hospital of cancer. Born in Lansing, Mich., on Feb. 17, 1942, daughter of Charles Trescott Roys and June Farlin...

Rudolph D. "Rudy" Kaatz

Rudolph D. "Rudy" Kaatz, 96, formerly of East Windsor Road, died Tuesday at Hillcrest Commons. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Oct. 23, 1908, son of Rudolf D.H. and Louisa Kohn Kaatz, he was...

Sadie M. "Sandy" Wowk

Sadie M. "Sandy" Wowk, 85, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., died Sunday at Eden Park in Poughkeepsie after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on April 5, 1920, daughter of Jacob and Mary Wowk, she was a...

Maryanne E. Tyer

Maryanne E. Tyer, 63, of Henry Avenue died Friday at home after a brief illness. Born in New Haven, Conn., on Sept. 24, 1941, daughter of the late Peter and Elda Mottarella Cornaggia, she was...

Richard Joseph Endres

Richard Joseph Endres, 71, of 212 Bridges Road died yesterday at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. Born in Bronx, N.Y., on Jan. 31, 1934, son of William and Dorothy Morstatt...

Allen Lester Cooper

Allen Lester Cooper, 83, of 2434 East Main St., Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Lanesborough and Dalton, died yesterday at home. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Aug. 2, 1922, son of Francis J.A....

Geraldine Lemoine

Geraldine Lemoine, 80, of 18 Reeves St. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on June 9, 1925, daughter of Homer and Alice LeBlanc Belanger, she attended Adams schools and was a 1944...

John Joseph Biros

John Joseph Biros, 87, of 9 Richmond Lane died Friday evening at home. Born in Warren, R.I., on April 11, 1918, son of Peter and Albina Ciszek Biros, and stepmother Mary Biros, who raised him...

Thomas Edward Slater

Thomas Edward Slater, 53, of 7 Fourth Ave. died yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Nov. 13, 1951, son of Thomas R. Slater and the late Margaret A. Russell...

Susan B. Levin

Susan B. Levin, 82, of Silver Street died Aug. 21 at home. Born in Chicago on Dec. 7, 1922, daughter of Louis and Rose Grabois Belzer, she attended Wright Junior College there. Mrs. Levin was...

James E. Godfrey Sr.

James E. Godfrey Sr., 80, of 580 Henderson Road died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Williamstown on Jan. 11, 1925, son of Archie and Bessie Davis Godfrey, he was a 1942...

Rose A. Coyne

Rose A. Coyne, 100, of 47 Franklin St. died Saturday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Clarksburg on Jan. 1, 1905, daughter of Edward J. Curry and Anna Gilbert Curry Morin, she was a...

Bessie Eva Baker

Bessie Eva Baker, 94, of 265 Main St., Craneville Place of Dalton, died there Saturday. Born in Greenfield on Sept. 3, 1910, daughter of Max B. and Mary Rubin Baker, graduated with honors from...

Marguerite Ann Tristany

Marguerite Ann Tristany, 55, of 191 Brown St., formerly of 238 Main St. in Lee, died Wednesday at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on May 2, 1950, daughter of Josephine...