Rachel Canedy, 92
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rachel Canedy, 92, of 85 Eagle St. died Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, at North Adams Commons.Born in North Adams on May 27, 1918, daughter of Antonio and Rosaria Pullano Mirante, she attended North Adams schools.
Mrs. Canedy worked at the former Windsor Print Works and, during World War II, at the former Sprague Electric Co. She was primarily a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
She was a communicant of the former St. Anthony of Padua Church. She was a member of the Daughters of Italy and the Ladies' Auxiliary of Frank R. Stiles Post 125 American Legion. She enjoyed reading.
Her husband, Paul Canedy, whom she married on Feb. 23, 1946, died on Oct. 16, 1971.
She leaves a daughter, Marianne Jane Bailey and her husband, Stephen, of Clarksburg; a son, Robert D. Canedy of North Adams; a brother, Edward Mirante of North Adams; a sister, Celia Mirante of North Adams; four grandsons, Eric Bailey, and his wife, Rebecca, of Wakefield, Jason Bailey and his wife, Lisa, of Worcester, Scott Bailey and his wife, Katie, of Westfield, and Mark Bailey and his wife, Marcia, of North Adams, and nieces and nephews.
Her siblings Antonio, Salvatore and James Mirante, Theodore and Arthur Meranti, Mary Aldrich and Beatrice, Letizia, Anna, Rita and infant Rachel Mirante predeceased her.
FUNERAL NOTICE — The funeral for Mrs. Canedy will be Friday, Dec. 17, at 8:15 a.m. from Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, Central Chapels, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, followed by a Funeral Mass at 9 from St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association in care of the funeral home.