NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ernest Pierre St. Cyr, 79, of 20 Harrison Ave. died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at North Adams Commons.

Born in North Adams on June 29, 1932, son of Moise and Yvonne Delisle St. Cyr, he attended city schools, including Drury High School.

An Army veteran of the Korean War, he was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge.

Mr. Cyr was employed as an electrician with Anderson Electric and, before that, with Greylock Electric for many years.

He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. He was a member of North American Family Campers Association and a former president of the local chapter. He was also a Boy Scout leader with Troop 26 of Clarksburg. He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, playing cards and cribbage. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.

He and his wife, the former Marguerite Blanquart, were married on June 18, 1955, in the former Notre Dame Church.

Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Michelle Perry and her husband, Ted, of Colchester, Vt.; two sons, Richard St. Cyr and his wife, Marcia, of Fairdale, Ky., and David St. Cyr, and his wife, Donna, of North Adams; two brothers, Lawrence St. Cyr of Lady Lake, Fla., and Albert St. Cyr of North Adams; two sisters, Lucille McLear of Adams and Annette Knickerbocker of Milford, Maine; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Vonnie St. Cyr of Pittsfield, a brother-in-law, Paul Blanquart of North Adams, and nieces and nephews.

His siblings Norman St. Cyr and Celia Barcomb are deceased.

FUNERAL NOTICE — The funeral for Mr. St. Cyr will be Saturday, Dec. 31, at 10 from Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapels, 521 West main St., North Adams, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:45 at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.

Calling hours will be Friday, Dec. 30, from 4 to 7 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation or the charity of the donor's choice in care of the funeral home.