Juanita D'Alessandro, 82

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Juanita (Beilke) D’Alessandro, 82, of North Adams died on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at Williamstown Commons.

Juanita was born in North Adams on February 18, 1941, a daughter of the late Charles Albert & Lula Pauline (Moran) Beilke. She attended local schools and graduated from Drury High School and North Adams State College. While in school, she helped teach dance at her mother Lula Beilke’s dance studio.

Juanita was a teacher at Conte Middle School for the North Adams Public School System for 51 years until her retirement in 2006. She specialized in remedial reading in elementary and middle school aged children.

Juanita was the widow of Ovidio D’Alessandro, who died on September 15, 2014. They were married on December 2, 1989. Juanita leaves her son, C. Jason Carlisle and his wife Stacey, and three grandchildren, Duncan, Patrick and Alexa, all of Veazie, Maine. She also leaves a brother, Charles Albert Beilke Jr, and his wife Patricia of Middletown Rhode Island, nieces Jill Beilke and Caitlin Beilke, both of Rhode Island, and nephew Daniel Beilke of New York, and their families… as well as the thousands of students whose lives she touched over the years.

FUNERAL NOTICE: A service to celebrate the life of Juanita D’Alessandro will be on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 1:30 PM at Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral Homes – WEST Chapel 521 West Main St. North Adams, MA 01247. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 12:30-1:30 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Berkshire Humane Society through the funeral home. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.