Teresa Dodge

06/09/2002

Teresa Dodge, 88, of 88 Liberty St. died yesterday at North Adams Commons, where she was admitted May 31 following a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield on June 18, 1913, daughter of Giacomo and Norina Borgo Testa, she attended local schools. A homemaker, she resided in Quebec during World War II and also in Sulphur, La. She moved to North Adams in 1989. Mrs. Dodge was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church and a former communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Pittsfield. She also was a member of the former Jollee Circle. She was an avid reader and animal lover. Her husband, Charles Robert "Bob" Dodge, whom she married during World War II, died in 1989. She leaves nieces and nephews, including her caregivers, Therese Piantoni of Pownal, Vt., and John Candiloro and Peter Candiloro, both of North Adams. Predeceased by sisters Mary Boyer and Yolanda Candiloro, and brothers Giacomo, Milo, Louis and Henry Testa. The funeral will be Wednesday, June 12, at 8 a.m. at FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS, Central Chapels, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 9 at St. Joseph's Church, 414 North St., Pittsfield. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Tuesday, June 11, from 4 to 7. Flowers or memorial donations may be made to St. Anthony of Padua Church through the funeral home.

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