Kevin C. Killackey, 62

LEE, Mass. — Kevin C. Killackey, 62, of Chapel Street, Lee, died unexpectedly last Monday evening, February 5, 2018.

He was born October 20, 1955, the son of the late Charles H. Killackey and Jean Adams Killackey of Lee. He was raised and educated in Lee and graduated from Lee High School. For most of his life, Mr. Killackey was in the paper making business working for the former Westfield River Paper Company until its closure. Most recently he had worked at the Kindred Laurel Lake Center.

Kevin was a quiet, hard-working man who, in his younger days, enjoyed fishing, nature and animals, who always loved visiting with his family and friends.

Besides his mother, Kevin leaves behind his two sons, Christopher and Eric, both of Otis, Mass.; two brothers, Charles of Pittsfield and Shawn of Florida; two sisters, Colleen Newton and her husband Roger of Lee and Kathleen O’Leary and her husband Thomas of Housatonic, Mass.; his former wife, Jean Coty Killackey; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral notice: A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 16, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Kelly Funeral Home in Lee. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.