NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lillian Glickman, 95 years young since February 25, 1921 and daughter of Annie Kronick and Samuel Shapiro, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, November 6, 2016.

A lifelong North Adams resident, she loved living on Chase Hill - "a bit of country in the city," as she always liked to put it.  After graduating from Beaver College in Pennsylvania, Lillian worked in New York City as a candy striper during World War II and as a dance instructor for Arthur Murray. She returned to her beloved Berkshires and got married and raised three children - Ken (Debbie) of Silver Spring, Md., Tom (Catherine) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and KR (Tony) of Beverly, Mass.

Affectionately called "Lilly" by relatives and friends, she worked at the Congregational Church in North Adams and Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton. She also was a volunteer at North Adams Historical Society (43 years), traveled to and worked in Israel (10 times) and at various times over the years, served as a volunteer for the Visiting Nurses Association, North Adams Chapter of League of Women Voters and Beth Israel Synagogue and was a founding member of North Adams Hospice. As Anne Frank once said, "No one has ever become poor by giving." Lillian was a proud patron for many local organizations, such as the North Adams Public Library, MASS MoCA and North Adams Historical Society.

One of her proudest accomplishments was hitting a hole-in-one in 1965 during her very first "official" golf game.

An avid conversationalist with her favorite pink wall rotary AT&T telephone (that is amazingly still working after all those years), Lilly loved chatting with just about everyone - her family, relatives and friends - every day. She also loved feeding and watching birds by her kitchen window - not to mention stepping outside occasionally to scoot away squirrels. Twice a week, she enjoyed playing bridge and ballroom dancing at the Harper Center in Williamstown. And, how she loved the horses! As a young lady, she often delighted in riding her horse all the way from North Adams to her parents' summer cottage in Plainfield and back home.  

She leaves Helen Maislen (sister), Pittsfield; Lorraine Shapiro (sister-in-law), North Adams; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings: Rose Korn (Nat Korn), Stanley Shapiro (Sydelle Shapiro), Sheldon Shapiro (Sandra Shapiro) and Allan Shapiro.

Funeral notice: The funeral service will be held Wednesday, November 9, 2016, with graveside service at 10 a.m. at Beth Israel Cemetery, Walker Street, Clarksburg, to be followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. and a reception at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, Lois Street, North Adams.

Donations (monetary or memorabilia) to the North Adams Historical Society in Lillian's memory will be deeply appreciated. Arrangements are under the direction of the Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals.