Emma LaBrie

Emma LaBrie 1920 - 2008 PITTSFIELD Emma LaBrie, 88, of 87 Deming St. died Saturday at home. Born in Lenox on July 8, 1920, daughter of Luigi and Cecelia Antonangeli, she was a lifelong resident of Pittsfield and was a 1939 graduate of Pittsfield High School. Mrs. LaBrie was employed as a waitress at the Country Club of Pittsfield for 30 years, retiring in 1993. Emma "Gram" enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed playing bingo, cards, and gardening. Emma was a friend to all who knew her and will be missed by all. Her husband, Edison J. LaBrie, whom she married Jan. 1, 1940, died Oct. 12, 1989. She leaves two sons, Joseph E. LaBrie of Hallandale, Fla., and James E. LaBrie and his wife, Susan, of Pittsfield; three daughters, Judith A. McKnight and her husband, Richard, of Lanesborough, Emma D. Connors and her husband, Daniel, of Pittsfield, and Deborah J. LaBrie of Hallandale, Fla.; a brother, Louis Antonangeli of Pittsfield, and two sisters, Anna Costanzo and Rose Galvagni, both of Pittsfield. She will be greatly missed by her five grandchildren, Daniel Connors, timothy, Richard and Susan McKnight, and Danielle LaBrie, and by her six great-grandchildren, Kasey, Daniel and Erin Connors, and Brittany, Lexi and Ava McKnight. She was predeceased by a granddaughter, Melissa Connors; by two brothers, Alfred and Richard Antonangeli, and by three sisters, Assunta Del Core, Lena Casey, and Helen McKinnon. FUNERAL NOTICE: Services for Emma LaBrie of Pittsfield who died Oct. 25, 2008, will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at DERY FUNERAL HOME, conducted by the Rev. Geoffrey J. Deeker. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Donations in memory of Mrs. LaBrie may be made to HospiceCare in the Berkshires in care of the funeral home, 54 Bradford St., Pittsfield, 01201.