Obituary for Linda Lee Goodell
Linda Lee Goodell, 66, of North Adams, MA died on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She was born on August 9, 1954 in North Adams, MA, a daughter of the late Francis W. and Emma Davis (O’Dell) Goodell. She attended schools in Williamstown and graduated McCann Technical High School. After high school she joined the US Air Force serving from 1973-1977 during the Vietnam War. She worked for many years at Sweetbrook Nursing Home and was last employed at the YMCA in North Adams. Her many roles there included housekeeping, life guard and swim instructor.
Linda was a member of the First Baptist Church in Williamstown. She was a Boy Scout Leader and in 1988 she was the director of aquatics at Chesterfield Scout Reservation. She was a proud veteran and member of the Williamstown American Legion Post 152.
Survivors include her son, Aaron Goodell and his wife, Ashley of North Adams, MA, six loving grandchildren, Morgan, Madison, Dylan, Ryan, Kailee, and Jocelyn Goodell. She also leaves a daughter-in-law, Sheri Goodell, of Clarksburg, a brother, Francis W. Goodell Jr. of NH and a sister, Nancy J. Pontier of North Adams as well as her aunts, Laura O'Dell, and Mary Burzimati, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her son, Robert J. Goodell who died in 2018 and her brother, Richard Goodell, aunt Margaret O'Dell and nephew Charles Goodell.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services for family and friends will take place Tuesday December 15, 2020 at 11AM at the First Baptist Church in Williamstown. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. Calling Hours at the Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral Home, WEST Chapels, 521 West Main St. North Adams are Monday from 4-6 PM. Memorial donations are suggested for Soldier On or the Northern Berkshire Ambulance Service through the funeral home. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.
Linda was a member of the First Baptist Church in Williamstown. She was a Boy Scout Leader and in 1988 she was the director of aquatics at Chesterfield Scout Reservation. She was a proud veteran and member of the Williamstown American Legion Post 152.
Survivors include her son, Aaron Goodell and his wife, Ashley of North Adams, MA, six loving grandchildren, Morgan, Madison, Dylan, Ryan, Kailee, and Jocelyn Goodell. She also leaves a daughter-in-law, Sheri Goodell, of Clarksburg, a brother, Francis W. Goodell Jr. of NH and a sister, Nancy J. Pontier of North Adams as well as her aunts, Laura O'Dell, and Mary Burzimati, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her son, Robert J. Goodell who died in 2018 and her brother, Richard Goodell, aunt Margaret O'Dell and nephew Charles Goodell.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services for family and friends will take place Tuesday December 15, 2020 at 11AM at the First Baptist Church in Williamstown. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. Calling Hours at the Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral Home, WEST Chapels, 521 West Main St. North Adams are Monday from 4-6 PM. Memorial donations are suggested for Soldier On or the Northern Berkshire Ambulance Service through the funeral home. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.