“To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord” 2 Cor 5:8.
Anita Ella (O’Dell) Kozma, “Pixie” 64 of North Adams is in the arms of our Lord after a long battle with cancer. She was born on December 30, 1953 in North Adams, MA and entered eternal life on February 22, 2018 at Berkshire Medical Center-Pittsfield.
She was the daughter of the late Ernest S. & Arlene (Lancto) O’Dell. Anita had a heart full of compassion and gentleness. She always listened to people’s problems and would try to figure out a way to help them. However no one was immune to her argumentative spirit. If she believed in something, she didn’t back down without a fight and there was no question where she stood on things. One of those things being her belief in God. She said her greatest accomplishments include the birth of each of her children and marriage to her husband Philip Kozma.
She attended schools in Williamstown and graduated from Mt. Greylock Regional High School.
She is survived by her husband Philip Kozma, her three children Christi Shirk and her husband Brett, Theresa McElhone and John E. McElhone. She also leaves 6 grandchildren, Sophia, Charlie, Elijah, Alex, Lacey and Adrianna; a brother John O’Dell of Florida and a half brother Michael Porter of Cape Cod. She was predeceased by her brothers, Ernest O’Dell & Robert O’Dell.

FUNERAL NOTICE: A service to celebrate the life of Anita Kozma will be celebrated on Wednesday February 28, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Sherman Burbank Chapel in Williamstown, MA. Burial will be at a later date. Calling hours will be from 10-11 AM on Wednesday at the Sherman Burbank Chapel. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.