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 Nellie Victoria Daunis
May 07, 2006
Nellie Victoria Daunis, 83, of 16 King St. died Sunday morning at Hillcrest Commons.
Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 13, 1922, daughter of Frank and Mary Warnale Samalionis, she was a graduate of Pittsfield High School and the former Berkshire Business College.
Mrs. Daunis was employed as a secretary with the Pittsfield Public Schools for 30 years, retiring in 1993. She had previously been employed by General Electric Co. in its Naval Ordnance Systems Division and, prior to that, for the Department of Public Welfare.
She was a communicant of St. Mark's Church and was a past president of the Education Secretaries Union.
She enjoyed social gatherings, secretaries' outings, and spending time with her family.
Her husband, Peter Daunis, whom she married Sept. 27, 1947, died in 2003.
She leaves two sons, Paul J. Daunis of South Dennis and Michael P. Daunis of Palmer; two daughters, Barbara M. Wirtes of Lanesborough and Karen M. Daunis of Pittsfield; a brother, Anthony Samalionis of South Dennis; a sister, Catheryn Howson of Pittsfield; five grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
FUNERAL NOTICE -- Funeral services for Nellie Victoria Daunis, who died Sunday, May 7, 2006, will be Wednesday, May 10, at 9:15 a.m. from DERY FUNERAL HOME with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Mark's Church, celebrated by the Rev. John C. Salatino, pastor.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours are today from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mrs. Daunis may be made to Friends of Renal Dialysis in care of the Funeral Home, 54 Bradford St., Pittsfield, MA 10201.
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