Obituary for June Kathleen Fields
June Kathleen Fields, 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Mt. Greylock Extended Care. Born in Pittsfield on June 18, 1928, she was the daughter of Warren and Sarah Farley Gogan and the youngest of seven children.
After graduating from Pittsfield High School, she married William Arthur Fields on November 9, 1946. They were married for 64 years until his passing in 2010.
June was a lifelong communicant of St. Mark’s Church where she was also a greeter, taught CCD, and volunteered at BINGO every Saturday for 34 years. In addition, she was a volunteer mother at St. Mark’s School.
Left to honor June and remember her love are her three children, David W. Fields, Sr. of Niskayuna, NY, Daniel A. Fields (partner Suzanne Bartlett) of Norwood, MA, and Karen Sweener (William) of Dalton, MA; son-in-law John P. O’Connor (partner Sarah Mancinelli) of Ashfield, MA; five grandchildren David W. Fields, Jr. (Joann) of Niskayuna, NY, Brian W. Hawkfield (Lori) of Stockbridge, MA, Marykate B. Sweener (partner Mick Huska) of Pittsfield, MA, Devin Bartlett of Northford, CT, and Tegan Bartlett of Norwood, MA; five step grandchildren Derek Garofano and Melissa Garofano of Pittsfield, MA, Kathy O’Connor of North Andover, MA, Ellen O’Connor of West Wardsboro, VT, and Joyce O’Connor of Mooresville, NC; two great-grandchildren David W. Fields, III and Braden A. Fields of Niskayuna NY; four step great-grandchildren Carly Garofano and Mya Desautels of Pittsfield, MA, and Tagan Mundy and Hazel Lowe of Stockbridge, MA, and many nieces and nephews. June was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bill, sisters Dorothy Gogan, Helen Twining, and Eleanor Victor, brothers John, Willam and Harold Gogan, her daughter Susan M. O’Connor, and daughter-in-law Angela D. Fields.
FUNERAL NOTICE: A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 11:00am at St. Mark’s Church, Pittsfield, celebrated by Rev. Christopher Fedoryshyn, Pastor. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. There are no calling hours. It was June’s wish that any memorial tributes be made in the form of charitable donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in care of Dery Funeral Home, 54 Bradford St, Pittsfield, MA 01201.
After graduating from Pittsfield High School, she married William Arthur Fields on November 9, 1946. They were married for 64 years until his passing in 2010.
June was a lifelong communicant of St. Mark’s Church where she was also a greeter, taught CCD, and volunteered at BINGO every Saturday for 34 years. In addition, she was a volunteer mother at St. Mark’s School.
Left to honor June and remember her love are her three children, David W. Fields, Sr. of Niskayuna, NY, Daniel A. Fields (partner Suzanne Bartlett) of Norwood, MA, and Karen Sweener (William) of Dalton, MA; son-in-law John P. O’Connor (partner Sarah Mancinelli) of Ashfield, MA; five grandchildren David W. Fields, Jr. (Joann) of Niskayuna, NY, Brian W. Hawkfield (Lori) of Stockbridge, MA, Marykate B. Sweener (partner Mick Huska) of Pittsfield, MA, Devin Bartlett of Northford, CT, and Tegan Bartlett of Norwood, MA; five step grandchildren Derek Garofano and Melissa Garofano of Pittsfield, MA, Kathy O’Connor of North Andover, MA, Ellen O’Connor of West Wardsboro, VT, and Joyce O’Connor of Mooresville, NC; two great-grandchildren David W. Fields, III and Braden A. Fields of Niskayuna NY; four step great-grandchildren Carly Garofano and Mya Desautels of Pittsfield, MA, and Tagan Mundy and Hazel Lowe of Stockbridge, MA, and many nieces and nephews. June was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bill, sisters Dorothy Gogan, Helen Twining, and Eleanor Victor, brothers John, Willam and Harold Gogan, her daughter Susan M. O’Connor, and daughter-in-law Angela D. Fields.
FUNERAL NOTICE: A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 11:00am at St. Mark’s Church, Pittsfield, celebrated by Rev. Christopher Fedoryshyn, Pastor. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. There are no calling hours. It was June’s wish that any memorial tributes be made in the form of charitable donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in care of Dery Funeral Home, 54 Bradford St, Pittsfield, MA 01201.