Joseph Hermel Doucette, 84, of 44 Grace Terrace, Pittsfield, died Thursday, September 29, 2016, at Berkshire Medical Center.
Born in Keegan, Maine, the son of Joseph O. and Annie Cyr Doucette, he was a 1951 graduate of Van Buren High School and attended the Marist Seminary in New Bedford.
As a child the schools in his area would close for a week and the families would help with the local potato farms.
A Korean War veteran, he served with the United States Army from 1953 to 1955.
Mr. Doucette was employed by General Electric Company where he worked in
Quality Control in the Naval Systems Ordnance Division. He retired in 1992 with 37 years
service. He was a member of the General Electric Quarter Century and Pensioners Clubs.
Following retirement, he volunteered at the National Archives on Dan Fox Drive.
Mr. Doucette was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church and had been a communicant
of the former Notre Dame Church.
He was a member of the Pittsfield Veterans of Foreign Wars where he was active in
fundraising, the Dalton American Legion, and the GEAA where he enjoyed playing golf. He had
also coached at the Catholic Youth Center.
He was a Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics fan, Notre dame college sports, coaching at the CYC, as well as enjoyed hockey and skiing.
Mr. Doucette leaves his wife of sixty one years, he former Ann DiMise, whom he married June 18, 1955.
He is also survived by three daughters, Shirley Palardy and her husband, Joe, of Pittsfield, Marie Cahill and her husband, Ted, of Pittsfield, and Linda Scalise and her husband,
Arthur, of Upton, Mass.; two sons, Ronald Doucette and his wife, Bonnie, of Barnstable, Mass.,
and Paul Doucette and his fiancée, Nora Martindale, of Dalton; a sister, Cecile Dimise of
Pittsfield; as well as twelve grandchildren, Jaqueline, Joy, Richard, Shaunna, Jennnifer, Amy,
Jill, Holly, Mark, Andrew, Cody, Matthew, and Rachael, and three great grandchildren, Alex, Austin, and Charlotte.
He was pre-deceased by three brothers, Yvon Doucette, Arthur Doucette, and Lionel
Doucette, and two sisters, Rita English and Antoinette Twing; and his dog, Sophie.

FUNERAL NOTICE:
Funeral services for Joseph H. Doucette will be held Tuesday, October 4, at 9:15 a.m.
from DERY FUNERAL HOME in Pittsfield with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m., at
Sacred Heart Church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Monday, October 3, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Paul J. Capitanio, Jr.,
Scholarship Fund or to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 448, both in care of the Funeral
Home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield.

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