Cecelia L. Dion

Cecelia L. Dion 1940 - 2009 PITTSFIELD Cecelia Louise Dion, 69, of 25 Yorkshire Ave., Pittsfield, died Sunday, Oct. 18, at Berkshire Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Westfield on April 21, 1940, daughter of the late Hugh Wood, Sr., and Dorothy Bastow Wood, she was educated in Westfield and Pittsfield schools and was a 1958 graduate of Pittsfield High School. Mrs. Dion was employed as a cook at the former Young's Rest Home for 30 years, and then went to work for Berkshire Place, where she was a cook for three years. She enjoyed gardening and house plants, crocheting and quilting, and bowling. She leaves her husband, John W. Dion, Sr., whom she married June 27, 1964, in New Lebanon, N.Y. Besides her husband, she leaves three sons, John W. Dion, Jr., of Deerfield Beach, Fla., Brian M. Dion of Pittsfield, and Jason E. Dion, Sr., and his wife, Kathleen, of Pittsfield; a daughter, Michelle L. Green and her husband, James, of Pittsfield; six brothers, Hugh Wood, Jr., and his wife, Judy, of Pittsfield, Charles Wood and his wife, Joanne, of Palm Bay, Fla., Robert Wood and his wife, Donna, of Pittsfield, Richard Wood of Adams, Daniel Wood and his wife, Patricia, of Roanoke, Virginia, and Lawrence Wood of Worcester; a sister, Susan Wood, and her companion, Donald, of Rutland, Vt.; and a grandson, Jason E. Dion, Jr. Mrs. Dion was predeceased by two brothers, James Van Bramer and Kenneth Wood and a sister, Phyllis Kershaw. FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services will be Friday, Oct. 23, at 1 p.m., at DERY FUNERAL HOME. Burial will follow in Pittsfield Cemetery. Calling hours will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mrs. Dion may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield, MA.