Candace Coco

Candace Chick Coco 1929-2010 LEE Candace Chick Coco, 81, of 196 Main Street in Lee died peacefully at her home on Sunday morning, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 10, 1929 in Pittsfield, the daughter of Roy and Candace Hinman Heath. She attended Tyringham and Lee Schools graduating from Lee High School in 1947. She graduated from St. Luke's Hospital School of X-Ray in 1949. Mrs. Coco worked at the Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Conn., until 1953 at which time she married Paul G. Abderhalden who predeceased her in 1960. In 1965 she married Joseph J. Coco. She retired from Suburban Medical Center in Lee in 1987, where she worked for many years. She retired with her husband to Haines City, Fla., returning to Lee in 1998. She enjoyed music and was a member of the Saint Mary's Choir & Saint George's Bell Choir. In her earlier years, Mrs. Coco played violin and piano and was an avid square dancer. She had a beautiful spirit and was loved by many. Besides her husband, Joseph J. Coco, she is survived by a daughter Karin S. Abderhalden and her husband, Joseph M. Scelsi of Ashfield, and a son William R. Abderhalden, II and his wife, Barbara J. of Lee. A sister Donna L. Drake & her husband, Gerald E. Sr. of Franklin, N.C., and a stepson Joseph J. VanInwagen of Hazen, N.D. She leaves behind four grandchildren, Jeanne M., William R. III & Scott M. Abderhalden and Anthony D. Scelsi, a great-grandson, Landon P. Zerbato and numerous nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by all. FUNERAL NOTICE: A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Lee. Burial will follow in Tyringham Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Wednesday evening from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kelly Funeral Home. Friends wishing may make donations in her memory to Hospice Care in the Berkshires in C/O the Kelly Funeral Home, 3 Main Street, Lee, MA, 01238.