Russell Dionne

Mr. Russell L. Dionne, 87, of 6 Simon Ave. Adams, died Sunday afternoon, December 26, 2004, at Williamstown Commons. He was born in Adams on May 12, 1917, the youngest of 10 children of the late Joseph and Josephine (MacDougall) Dionne, and attended Adams schools. Mr. Dionne was employed for many years at the former Adams Super Market Corp. and had worked for several years as the manager of their Williams St. Pittsfield market, until retiring 25 years ago. Earlier, he had operated his own grocery store on North Summer St. in Adams for several years. He was a communicant of the Parish of Notre Dame & St. Thomas Aquinas, Adams. His wife, the former Olympia C. Pasternak, whom he married on September 16, 1939, died on October 27, 1995. He is survived by 1 sister - Mrs. Roma Mirke of Williamstown, and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews. He was predeceased by 4 brothers - Arthur, Aldor, Victor and Gerald Dionne, and by 4 sisters - Dora Lamm, Delia Rolland, Hazel Meaney and Blanche Zwiercan. The funeral will be held on Thursday, December 30th, at 12:30 PM from the Auge`-Paciorek-Simmons Funeral Home, 13 Hoosac St. Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 1:00 PM 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 Thursday from 11:30 AM until 12:30 PM at the funeral home.