Obituaries

Celebrating Lives & Legacies

All Obituaries
Search Obituaries
Printer Friendly Version


Francine Marie (Reynolds) Wilk

Mrs. Francine Marie (Reynolds) Wilk, 54, OF 173 East Rd.. .Adams, wife of former Selectman Matthew J. Wilk serving from 1986 -’95, died Thursday morning, February 1, 2001, at her residence after a long struggle with cancer. She was born in North Adams on October 8, 1946, daughter of the late Arthur Reynolds & Helen (Chonard) Reynolds. The family relocated to Bennington, VT in her childhood and she attended Bennington Schools. Later relocating to Adams where she was a graduate of the former Adams Memorial High School and a member of its’ Class of ‘64. Mrs. Wilk was the owner - operator of the former Idyll Gift Shoppe located on Park St. in Adams. She left in ‘86 to bring up her family and later on, became a member of the Support Service Staff of the Berkshire County’s District Attorneys office out of Pittsfield in 1995. A member of Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs/ St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, she was active in its’ Parish activities and was Chairwoman of the Parish Annual Bazaars‘ Country Kitchen Table. A political activist, she was a member of the Adams Town Democratic Committee and was a central figure in the election campaigns of a multitude of Democratic candidates for Local, State & National Office. Besides her husband of 34 years, Matthew J. Wilk, with whom she exchanged marriage vows on October 8, 1966, she is survived by a son. Jonathon J. Wilk of Granbv , MA, a daughter, Mrs. David (Amy M.) Macca ofTarrytown, NY; a grandson, David L. Macca; a brother, Gregory Reynolds of San Diego, CA and nieces & nephews. A prayer service for Francine M. Wilk will be held Saturday morning at 9:20 in the McBride Funeral Home, 6 Libertv St.. Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in St. Thomas Aquinas Church at 10 am. Saturday, February 2nd. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery & calling hours at the McBride Funeral Home, will be Friday from 4- 8 PM. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations in her memory to the VNA Hospice Fund at Curran HiWay, North Adams, MA 01247.
Recollections & Sympathy For the Family
Post Comment
No Comments have been left
Obituary General Information
To post an obituary, please email obit@iberkshires.com for instructions

Memorials

BUY MEMORIAL