Ursula Lepesqueur

Ursula Erselia Lepesqueur 1915-2012 WILLIAMSTOWN Ursula Erselia Lepesqueur, 96, of 97 Luce Road, Williamstown died Monday April 2, 2012, at the Williamstown Commons. Born in New York City on June 22, 1915, daughter of the late Raphael and Margaret Vitrone Paparillo, she attended schools in NYC before moving to Williamstown in 1941. Mrs. Lepesqueur was employed at the former Gaevaert Co. on Cole Avenue before the birth of her sons, and later worked at the former Cornish Wire Company on Water Street until her retirement. She was a member of St. Patrick's and St. Raphael's Church in Williamstown. She loved to cook her favorite Italian food, dance and laugh and was extremely proud and devoted to her grandsons. Her husband, Maurice J. Lepesqueur, whom she married February 15, 1941, died December 22, 1976. She leaves two sons: Eugene R. Lepesqueur of Williamstown and Paul R. Lepesqueur and his wife, Mary, of Canterbury, N.H.; two grandsons: Benjamin Lepesqueur of Fairfield, Vt., and Thomas Lepesqueur of Canterbury, N.H.; two sisters: Rose Paparillo and Margaret Zaller of Glen Cove, N.Y. She was predeceased by her brother, Raphael on June 4, 1951. FUNERAL NOTICE: Services for Ursula Erselia Lepesqueur will take place Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel in Williamstown. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. Calling hours at the Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel are Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested for the VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire through the FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS, WEST CHAPELS, 521 West Main St. North Adams, MA 01247.