ADAMS, Mass. — Mrs. Joanne (DeRose) Carpenter, 77, of Adams, died on Thursday, November 22, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.

She was born in Newton on April 24, 1941, a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Scott) DeRose. She attended schools in North Adams. Mrs. Carpenter last worked for the former Intamar Logistics in North Adams until retiring. Earlier she had worked for the former Hunter Outdoor, North Adams, and the former Waverly Fabrics, Adams.

She was a communicant of the former St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Adams.

Her husband, Raymond G. Carpenter, whom she married on April 25, 1959, died on April 24, 1975.

She is survived by her three sons, Raymond Carpenter of Rock Hill, S.C., Scott Carpenter of Adams and Timothy Carpenter and his wife Laurie of Dennis, Mass.; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her son, William Carpenter, who died on July 1, 2005; three brothers, Robert, Wayne and Charles "Sonny" DeRose; and two sisters Shirley Hebert and Delores DeRose.

Funeral notice: A graveside service will be held at a later date to be announced in the spring. There are no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to the St. John Paul II Charity Center, P.O. Box 231, Adams, MA 01220 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. The Paciorek Funeral Home, 13 Hoosac St., Adams, is in charge of arrangements.