Shirley May (Minacci) Digiacomo

NORTH CANAAN —Shirley May (Minacci) Digiacomo, 82, of South Canaan Road, died Oct. 24, 2009, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington.  She was the widow of Valentine Digiacomo.  

Shirley was born July 30, 1927, in Danbury, the daughter of the late Mable (Casey) and Isadore Minacci.

She worked in the business office of The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville.

She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in North Canaan.

She is survived by her son, Michael Digiacomo and his wife, Joanne, of North Canaan; her daughter, Lynn Digiacomo of East Canaan; and her granddaughter, Gianna Boults of East Canaan.

Graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in North Canaan.

Memorial donations may be sent to the Canaan Fire Company, North Canaan, CT 06018; St. Joseph’s Church, 4 Main St., North Canaan, CT 06018; or Hospice Care of the Berkshires, 877 South St., Suite 4E, Pittsfield, MA 10201.

Arrangements are under the care of the Newkirk-Palmer Funeral Home in North Canaan.

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