Virginia E. DeBlois, 94

LENOX, Mass. — Virginia E. DeBlois, 94, of Lenox died Monday, October 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center with her loving and devoted family by her side.

Born in Lenox on May 28, 1924, the daughter of Joseph and Angelina Galardi Romeo, she attended local schools and was a 1942 graduate of Lenox High School. Primarily a mother and homemaker, she worked at G.E. during WWII and at St. Luke's Hospital as a nurse’s aide.

She was a communicant of St. Ann’s Church and was a member of the Rosary Altar Society. Family was always the most important thing to her, in addition to her two daughters, she cherished and loved six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren throughout the years.

Mrs. DeBlois married Clifton E. DeBlois, on February 14, 1946. He predeceased her on June 12, 1995. Mrs. DeBlois is also predeceased by her siblings Marie Rota, Mary Melle and Frank, Thomas, Angelo, Bill, Peter and Victor Romeo; and her great-granddaughter, Brandi.

Everyone that met "Ginny" knew her as a bright and lively soul. She always made everyone in her company laugh and smile, without even trying. She was known for her "spitfire" attitude and her spunky nature, especially in her later years, always telling jokes to the staff at Kimball Farms and keeping them on their toes. She always let her tough love and well-intentioned sarcasm shine through, whether it be never letting you forget what you "needed to get to" or how proud she was of you. She worried about everyone around her and what they were up to. You could always talk to her about anything, as she was very understanding and proved to be a great listener.

There is no doubt about it, food was definitely her love language. She loved to go out to lunch with family, always calling her daughters and grandchildren and asking them what they wanted to eat that day. When it wasn't going out, it was making classic dishes favored by grandchildren and great grandchildren, of clam linguine and pastina. You'd never, ever leave Nana’s house hungry, that's for sure.

Virginia is survived by her daughters, Virginia L. McCormack (Wayne) of Lenox and Beverly A. Nourse (Alan Soto) of Housatonic; her grandchildren Lisa, Wayne, Holly, and Eric McCormack and Michael and Michelle Nourse; and great grandchildren; Rebecca, Gionna, Kristin, Caylee, Matthew, Katelyn, Cali, Brenden, Brodi and Bradley.  

Funeral notice: The funeral will be Saturday morning, October 6, 2018, at 9 a.m. from the Roche Funeral Home, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Church. Burial will follow in St. Ann's Cemetery.

Calling hours at the funeral home are Friday evening, october 5, 2018, from 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to either St. Ann's Parish Center or the Berkshire Humane Society both in care of the funeral home, 120 Main Street Lenox, MA  01240.