Bernard J. Neveu

Mr. Bernard J. Neveu, 90, of 3 Country Club Avenue Extension, Adams, died Saturday morning, November 27, 2010, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. He was born in Adams on February 10, 1920, a son of the late Adolphe and Mary (Mousseau) Neveu. He attended Adams schools, and graduated from the former Adams High School. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the US Army's 10th Mountain Division in the European Theater, until his Honorable Discharge as a Sergeant. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medals. Mr. Neveu was a carpenter by trade, and worked for many years for the Carpenter's union through the local office in Pittsfield, until 1973. He then established Bernard Neveu Restorations, which he operated until finally retiring in 1982. He was a communicant of the Parish of Pope John Paul the Great in Adams, and had been an active member of the former St. Thomas Aquinas Church. He was a member of the 10th Mountain Division Association, the Adams Lions Club and Adams Post 160 American Legion. He was a former board member of the Adams Housing Authority. He was an avid golfer, and was a member of Waubeeka Golf Club in Williamstown and the Senior Golf League at Stamford (VT) Valley Golf Club. He was also an avid skier, and had been instrumental in starting the first ski schools at the Jiminy Peak, Dutch Hill and Bromley Ski areas. He was the director of the Otis Ridge Ski School and Ski Camp for 21 years. His wife, the former Doris E. Foley, whom he married on November 22, 1947, died on May 30, 2004. He is survived by his children, Paula Landry and her husband, Chip, of Middletown, DE; Michele O'Brien and her husband, Tom, of Queen Creek, AZ; Wayne Neveu and his wife, Judy, of Colorado Springs, CO; Ross Neveu of Mt. Clemens. MI and Neal Neveu and his wife, Donna, of Williamstown; 4 Grandchildren - Heather Hunter, Brendon Kelly, Chelsea Neveu and Stacey Neveu; 1 Great Grandson, Schmidt Doyle Hunter; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. He was predeceased by his brothers, Alfred, Adrien and Lawrence Neveu, and by his sisters, Martha Rousseau, Agnes Neveu, Mae Breen, Rachel Fiedler and Emelda Bissaillon. The funeral will be held on Monday, November 29th, at 9:00 AM from the PACIOREK FUNERAL HOME, 13 Hoosac St. Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in the Parish Church of Pope John Paul the Great, Adams, celebrated by Rev. Daniel J. Boyle, Pastor. Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery, Adams. Calling hours are Sunday, Nov. 28th, from 5 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Adams Lions Club through the funeral home.

Bernard J. Neveu

February 10, 1920 - November 27, 2010