Adrien "Lefty" Lefevre

Adrien "Lefty" Lefevre 1922 - 2008 NORTH ADAMS Adrien Gaston "Lefty" Lefevre, 85, of 26 Phelps Ave. died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at his home. Born in Montreal, Canada, on Nov. 27, 1922, he was a son of Edouard and Jeanne Dorval Barrette. His mother died when he was six months old and he was adopted by Philias Lefevre and Rachel Lucier Lefevre, and came to North Adams at the age of nine months. He attended schools in North Adams, including the Holy Family School, and graduated from the Drury High School with the class of 1941. He was an outstanding athlete and was a member of the championship baseball team. A Navy veteran of World War II he served in the Pacific on the USS Morrison and the USS Vanadis and participated in eight major battles in the Pacific. Mr. Lefevre was first employed at the former Berkshire Fine Spinning and later worked with Davy Deans Construction in rebuilding the Mount Greylock Tower. Lefty was last employed by Williams College in its Buildings and Grounds Dept. as a plumber in the power plant for over 30 years, retiring in 1987. He was a lifelong communicant of Holy Family Church and Our Lady of Mercy Church, where he served as a Eucharistic Minister. He was a charter member of the Greylock Community Club; a member of the Frank R. Stiles Post 125 American Legion and the Dr. George L. Curran Post 996 VFW, and a member of the Northern Berkshire Retired Men's Club. He enjoyed golf, bowling, hunting, and fishing. He was an avid New York Yankees baseball fan. He leaves his wife, the former Marie V. Lentine, whom he married June 5, 1948, in St. Anthony of Padua Church. Besides his wife, he leaves three sons, Phillipe Lefevre, and his wife, Shu-Gin, of Norfolk, Va., Ronald Lefevre of Adams and Stephen Lefevre of North Adams; eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; his former daughter-in-law, Marilyn Lefevre; a brother, Urbain Barrette of Montreal, Canada, and nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Five brothers and three sisters are deceased, Cecile Lize; and Florence, Marie, Fernand, Dullard, Oriel, Jean Paul, and Raymond Barrette. FUNERAL NOTICE: The funeral for Lefty Lefevre will be Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at 10 a.m. from FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS CENTRAL CHAPELS, 74 Marshall St., followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 at Our Lady of Mercy Church. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA-Hospice of North Berkshire in care of the funeral home.