Dorothy J. Pelletier, 85

ADAMS, Mass. —  Mrs. Dorothy J. (Zieba) Pelletier, 85, of Adams, died on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.

She was born in Adams on April 13, 1937, daughter of the late Henry and Mildred (Alibozek) Zieba. She attended schools in Adams.

Mrs. Pelletier was primarily a homemaker, staying home to raise her six children until their teenage years when she went to work for the former Waverly Fabrics.

She was a communicant of the Parish of St. John Paul II, Adams. She was a former member of the Ladies of Ste. Anne and the former St. John Paul II Adoration Chapel. She enjoyed spending time with her family, knitting slippers and baby blankets and crocheting lap blankets, all of which she would give away to family and friends. She also loved cooking and gardening and would give cabbage and bread to certain people almost weekly. She liked sitting on her porch, reading, camping, garage sales, shopping with her son Philip and walking in the cemetery.

Her husband, Guy R. Pelletier, whom she married on June 23, 1956, died on March 9, 2011.

She is survived by two sons, Michael Pelletier of Readsboro, VT and Philip Pelletier of Adams; three daughters, Kathleen “Kasia: Pelletier of Green River, WY, Denise “Dede” Moncecchi and her husband William of Savoy and Suzette Pelletier of North Adams; thirteen grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her son Guy R. Pelletier, Jr., and by four brothers, Joseph, Chester, Richard and Henry Zieba, Jr.

The funeral will be held on Monday, March 13th at 10:00 A.M. from the PACIOREK FUNERAL HOME, 13 Hoosac St., Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 11:00 A.M. in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Adams.

Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery, Adams.

Calling hours are Sunday from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to Pop Cares, P.O. Box 482, Williamstown, MA 01267 or to the Adams Ambulance Service, 185 Columbia St, Adams, MA 01220.

To leave a message of condolence, or for directions, please go online to www.paciorekfuneral.com.