Linda H. Tassone, 78
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Linda Helen Tassone, 78, of 227 Franklin St., Franklin Court, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at her home, surrounded by family.
Born in North Adams on Sept. 4, 1936, daughter of Edward and Rose Haddad Matney, she attended local schools and graduated from Drury High School with the class of 1954.
Mrs. Tassone was employed at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts for 30 years, until her retirement in 1999. She later worked part-time at Price Chopper Supermarket.
She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and travel.
Her husband, Anthony Wayne Tassone, whom she married on May 18, 1957, died on Dec. 14, 1994.
She leaves a daughter, Susan Daugherty and her husband, Alex, of Clarksburg; a son, Bruce E. Tassone of North Adams; a brother, Louis E. Matney of North Adams; a sister, Marion Segalla of North Adams; six grandchildren, Brittany Tassone, Jordan Tassone, Mackenzie Tassone, Jake Daugherty, Max Daugherty, and Kai Daugherty, and nieces and nephews.
Her sisters Joan Gomeau and Wanda Matney, and a nephew, Edward Gomeau, predeceased her.
FUNERAL NOTICE - The funeral for Mrs. Tassone will be Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 10:15 a.m. from Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapels, 521 West Main St., North Adams, followed by a Funeral Mass at 11 at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Burial will be at a later date in Southview Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 4 to 7 at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Haiti Plunge or the Northern Berkshire United Way in care of the funeral home.