John Jozefiak

John J. Jozefiak, 81, of Adams died Monday evening , November 3, 2014, at the Berkshire Medical Center Satellite Emergency Facility, North Adams. He was born in Adams on June 12, 1933, a son of the late John and Mary (Lewczak) Jozefiak. He attended Adams schools, graduating from the former Adams High School with the Class of 1951, where he excelled in varsity baseball, basketball and football. Following high school, he graduated from the General Electric Draftsman Apprentice Program. John was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving with the U.S. Army from 1953 until his Honorable Discharge as a Corporal in 1955. Following military service, he returned to work at General Electric in Pittsfield as a draftsman in both the Power Transformer and Naval Ordinance Divisions. He retired as a senior designer in 1991 following a 40 year career. He was a communicant of the Parish of St. John Paul II at Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs Church, Adams. An avid outdoorsman, John enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a longtime member and secretary of the Adams Hound and Hunt Club. John was a skiing enthusiast, and also enjoyed mushrooming, gardening, and kayaking. His wife, the former Anita M. Burnett, whom he married on November 10, 1956, died in 1995. He is survived by his daughters, Ellen Kelly and her husband, John of Pittsfield, and Judith Jozefiak, MD and her husband Alfred Leal, MD of Carlisle, PA. He is survived by beloved granddaughters Brenna Kelly of Dallas, Texas and Shea Kelly of New York City, a sister, Florence Jones of North Adams, his companion Nancy Kelley, of Adams, many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, and his cats, Bean and Sprout. He was predeceased by five brothers, Walter, Casimer, Joseph, Stanley and Francis Jozefiak, and by five sisters, Kazmira Bialas, Celia Gebauer, Zofia Jozefiak, Stella Duda and Anna Pszeniczny. The funeral will be held on Saturday, November 8 at 9:30 a.m. from the PACIOREK FUNERAL HOME, 13 Hoosac St., Adams, followed be a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at the Parish of St. John Paul II at Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs Church, Adams. Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery, Adams. Calling hours are Friday from 4pm to 7pm. at the funeral home. Memorial Donations may be made to the Berkshire Humane Society, 214 Barker Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201 or the United Service Organizations (USO) P.O. Box 96860,Washington, DC 20077-7677.