Antonia (Toni) Manarite Berte, who graduated with our ELHS 64 class after transferring from Springfield her senior year, passed away November 3 in Feeding Hills, at age 71. She was born in Hartford, spent most of her elementary and high school years in Springfield, and had lived in Feeding Hills for the past 48 years.

Toni, whose husband predeceased her in 1973, leaves two sons and four grandchildren.

(Excerpt from Springfield Republican obituary, November 6, 2017)