Belva M. Babcock, 95
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Belva Madelina Babcock, 95, of Clarksburg died Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at North Adams Commons.
Born in Pownal, Vt., on Feb. 21, 1919, daughter of Ronald and Ada Bratcher Brookman, she graduated in 1936 from Drury High School in North Adams.
Mrs. Babcock was last employed at the former Hunter Outdoor Products in North Adams, retiring in 1981.
She enjoyed playing bingo and spending time with her grandchildren.
Her husband, Frank A. Babcock Sr., whom she married Sept. 30, 1939, died Nov. 12, 1989.
She leaves a daughter, Cheryl Cook and her husband, Keith, of Greenwich, N.Y.; a son, Frank A. Babcock Jr. and his wife, Patricia, of Bennington, Vt.; two brothers, James Brookman of Pownal and David Brookman of Bennington; eight grandchildren, James Babcock, Lisa DeMarsico, Laurie Douglas, Heather Babcock, Heidi Marchand, Melodie Cook, Melissa Cook and Aaron Cook; 13 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and a granddaughter-in-law, Kristina Babcock, wife of the late John Babcock.
Besides her grandson John, who died in 2009, she was predeceased by a great-grandson, Spc. Michael DeMarsico II, killed in Afghanistan in 2012; two brothers, Edward and Charles Brookman, and two sisters, Elizabeth Walker and Ellen Fosselman.
FUNERAL NOTICE — Funeral services for Mrs. Babcock will take place Friday, Feb. 13, at 11 a.m. from Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapels, 521 West Main St., North Adams. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Friday morning from 9 to 11 at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested for North Adams Commons Activities Fund or Pop Cares through the funeral home.