Marion Kennedy

Mrs. Marion Selma (Peters) Kennedy, 79, of 7 Grandview Terrace, Adams, died Thursday afternoon, December 2, 2004, at North Adams Commons. She was born in Utica, New York on May 8, 1925, a daughter of the late John and Ida (Coury) Peters. She moved to Adams as a child with her family, and attended Adams schools, graduating from the former Adams High School. She was a graduate of McDowell's Dress Design School in New York City. Mrs. Kennedy worked as a draftsman at General Electric Co. in Pittsfield from 1945 until 1965. She then worked as an aide for the Title I program in the Adams Cheshire Regional School District from 1965 until 1975. She finally worked as an administrative secretary at the former North Adams State College, now Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, from 1975, until her retirement in 1993. She was a communicant of the Parish of Notre Dame & St. Thomas Aquinas, Adams. She was a member of the Adams Turners, and was an avid volleyball player for many years. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Robert E. Kennedy, whom she married on October 29, 1955; 1 Daughter - Pamela A. Gerry and her husband, Walt, of Adams; 1 granddaughter - Ericca Gerry of Adams; 1 brother - Joseph Peters of Adams; 1 Sister - Zowd Joseph of North Adams; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The funeral will be held on Monday, Dec. 6th, at 9:00 AM from the Auge`-Paciorek-Simmons Funeral Home, 13 Hoosac St. Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Adams, celebrated by Rev. Daniel J. Boyle, Pastor of the Parishes of Notre Dame & St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Stanislaus Kostka, Adams. Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery, Adams. Calling hours are Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 PM at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital through the funeral home. A message from Marion: As I leave this world at such a blessed time of the year I will be at peace now. I will miss my beloved husband, daughter, granddaughter, family and friends. You never left my side through all these difficult years. I will love you always. To my friends and caretakers at North Adams Commons, I am so grateful for your loving care, genuine smiles, and mostly your friendship. Your kindness to me and my family will always be with me. I will spend Christmas in a glorious place with God, Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary, but I will live in your hearts forever. Merry Christmas, and good health to all of you! Love, Marion Mom Nana Aunta Marion