Mrs. Lillian R. Seckler

Mrs. Lillian Rose (Serre) Seckler, 83, of Cheshire, died Monday evening, April 13, 2026 at Kimball Farms in Lenox. She was born in Cheshire on September 6, 1942, a daughter of the late Joseph Emile and Marie Anne Yvonne (Lemire) Serre. She attended local schools, graduating from the former Adams Memorial High School with the Class of 1960. She went on to earn her associate’s degree from Berkshire Community College, where she was Valedictorian of her class; she attended Smith College as an Ada Comstock scholar and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Adams State College (now MCLA). Lillian worked as the church secretary at the First Congregation Church of Pittsfield until retiring in 2008. She was a communicant of St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Cheshire. She was a member of the Springside Gardening Club and enjoyed square dancing, quilting, camping and travelling around the world, including a cruise down the Nile and riding a camel at the base of the pyramids. She is survived by her husband, Donald Seckler of Pittsfield, her three children, Philip Carbin, Jr. of Adams, Christine Carbin-O’Brien (Myanna) of Holyoke, and John Carbin (Patricia) of Westfield; her grandchildren Jacob, Lucas and Klare Carbin-O’Brien; her sisters Lucille Stroud of Mesa, AZ, Mary Jane Palmer (John) of Pittsfield, Alice Brown of Cheshire, and Shirley Hough (Doug) of Bradenton, FL, her brother Leon Serre (Kathy) of Adams, as well as many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins. She was predeceased by three sisters, Cecile Ferris, Dorothy Jeanette Corbiere and Roma Gaylord. The family would like to thank Hospice Care in the Berkshires and Kimball Farms Nursing Center for their care. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, April 23rd at 10:00 AM in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Cheshire. Burial will follow in Cheshire Cemetery. Calling hours in the PACIOREK FUNERAL HOME, 13 Hoosac St. Adams, are Wednesday from 4 to 6 PM. Memorial donations may be made to Pop Cares, PO Box 482 Williamstown, MA 01267 or to Shriners Hospital for Children, 516 Carew St. Springfield, MA 01104. To leave a message of condolence, or for directions, please go online to www.paciorekfuneral.com

Mrs. Lillian R. Seckler

September 6, 1942 - April 13, 2026