Obituaries

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...

Frances R. Goetze

Frances R. Goetze, 79, of 40 Old Stockbridge Road died Saturday evening at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Deskford, County Banffshire, Scotland, on March 21, 1924, daughter of Alexander and...

Rita T. Dupee

Rita T. Dupee, 75, of 434 Barbour St. died yesterday at home. Born in Adams on Sept. 6, 1927, daughter of Henri and Eva Royal Dargie, she attended local schools, including the former Notre Dame...

Sophie A. Woitkowski

Sophie A. Woitkowski, 90, of 11 Elmvale Place died Saturday at home. Born in Housatonic on Aug. 3, 1913, daughter of Joseph and Virginia Zdun Lis, she attended schools in Great Barrington....

Adam Joseph Skowronski

Adam Joseph Skowronski, 80, of 1 Wilfred Ave. died Saturday at home after a long struggle with cancer. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 17, 1922, son of Casimer and Tekla Lepak Skowronski, he graduated...

Elimar Peters

Elimar Peters, 91, of Boice Road died early Saturday morning at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, where he had resided for a month. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 15, 1911, son of Charles Adolph...

Bette Stephanie Gusmerini

Bette Stephanie Gusmerini, 67, of 71 Howland Ave. died yesterday morning at home after a battle with cancer. Born in Adams on May 9, 1936, daughter of Elizabeth Smachetti Volpi of Adams and the...

Carol J. Green, 66

RICHMOND, Mass. — Carol J. Green, 66, of 15 Beech Road died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, at home. Born in Winsted, Conn., on May 2, 1937, daughter of Charles and Ellia Mott Bennett, she was a...