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Jennie   Lancia
In Memory of
Jennie  Natalina 
 Lancia (Masdea)
1919 - 2017
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Obituary for Jennie Natalina Lancia (Masdea)

Jennie Natalina Masdea Lancia, 97, of Berkshire Town Apartments passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on December 23, 1919 in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinetta Ronco Masdea. A lifelong Pittsfield resident, she was educated in Pittsfield schools. She married her husband, the late Harry A. Lancia on June 26, 1943 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. He died on February 18, 1995. Mrs. Lancia was employed as the restaurant manager at the former Big N Department Store for many years. She also worked at the former Glix Brant Pajama Factory and Stratton Coat Company. She was a communicant of the former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. She did hundreds of hours of volunteer work for the Pittsfield Senior Center, Elder Services, RSVP, American Red Cross, United Way, Chamber of Commerce Visitors Bureau and the Berkshire Museum. She enjoyed crocheting afghans, traveling to California, reading, word puzzles, music, dancing and attending live theater. She also enjoyed cooking for family holidays and gatherings and was known for her wonderful Italian cookies. She leaves two daughters: Dolores A. Lancia-Ketner of Orange County, CA and Nancy Lancia Martin Thompson and her husband Charles of Lenox. Two grandsons; Jason Martin and his wife Rebecca of Pittsfield and Matthew Martin and his wife Meaghan of Otis and a great grandson; Harrison Charles Martin. She was predeceased by her son-in-law; Fred L. Ketner and by her three sisters; Jenuana Masdea, Carmella Devino and Elizabeth Sciartilli. She was also predeceased by five brothers; Joseph, Charles, Anthony, Frank and Umberto Masdea.

God looked around his garden and saw an empty place; he then looked down from heaven and saw your tired face. He put his arms around you and took you in his care, to make up all you’ve suffered, he wanted you up there. It broke our hearts to see you go, but you didn’t go alone. For parts of us went with you the day God called you home. God saw you getting tired and the cure was not to be, so he put his arms around you and whispered come to me. With tearful eyes we watched you, we saw you pass away. Although we loved you dearly we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, he only takes the best.

FUNERAL NOTICE: A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Jennie Masdea Lancia will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at St. Ann Church in Lenox. Burial will be private in St. Joseph Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Memorial donations in memory of Jennie may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in care of the DERY FUNERAL HOME, 54 Bradford St. Pittsfield, MA 01201. To share a memory or condolence with Jennie’s family please visit www.deryfuneralhome.com



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