Mrs. Eunice Swartzer

Mrs. Eunice Cecelia (Charbonneau) Swartzer, 94, of Adams, died on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at North Adams Commons. She was born in Adams on August 11, 1922, daughter of the late Wilfred and Celia (Fulde) Charbonneau. Eunice was predeceased by her husband, Leslie Swartzer, whom she married on August 23, 1945 and who died in 2006. She is survived by four sons and one daughter and their spouses--Earl and Inez Swartzer of Tracy, CA; William and Cindy Swartzer of Eager, AZ; Richard and Cathleen Swartzer of Stockton, CA; and Jeffrey and Kim Swartzer of Martinsburg, WV; and Kathleen Garner of Goshen, IN. She is also survived by her sister Leona Ramsdell and her husband Earl of Adams, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Eunice was predeceased by her three brothers, William, Earl and Wilfred Charbonneau. She attended schools in Adams and graduated Pro Merito from the former Adams High School in1940. Mrs. Swartzer last worked for the former Sprague Electric Co., North Adams for 43 years until retiring as a supervisor in 1985. Earlier she had worked as a telephone operator for AT&T Co. She was a communicant of the Parish of St. John Paul II at Notre Dame des Sept Doleurs Church, Adams and was a member of its Rosary Sodality. She had also been a member of the former French Club in North Adams. Eunice was a wonderful and loving mother who nurtured relationships with her children and grandchildren who were spread all over the country. She was also a prolific and accomplished knitter who taught many beginning and advanced students the finer points of her craft. She had a special love for children and knitted and donated dozens of beautiful hats for newborns at area hospitals. She was most recently a resident at North Adams Commons and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. The funeral will be held on Saturday, October 1, at 10:30AM from the PACIOREK FUNERAL HOME, 13 Hoosac St., Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 11:00AM in Notre Dame des Sept Doleurs Church, McKinley Square, Adams, celebrated by Rev. Steven Montesanti, Pastor. Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery, Adams. Calling hours are Saturday morning from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM at the funeral home.

Mrs. Eunice Swartzer

August 11, 1922 - September 14, 2016