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R. Alma Premerlani, 91

December 04, 2007

DALTON - R. Alma Premerlani, 91, of Sugar Hill, formerly of 72 Emerson Ave., Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.

Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 27, 1915, daughter of J. Mathias and M. Mathilda Larche Daoust, she was a 1933 graduate of Pittsfield High School and a 1936 graduate of the former St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing. She had resided at Sugar Hill for five years.

Mrs. Premelani was employed as a registered nurse at the former St. Luke's Hospital and later did private-duty nursing. During her longtime nursing career, she was dedicated to taking care of her patients as well as their families.

She loved all sports and followed her children and grandchildren through their sports careers. She was their biggest fan. Mrs. Premerlani could be seen at Sugar Hill outside in her scooter, enjoying her freedom and independence. She will be deeply missed by her family.

She was a communicant of St. Agnes' Church and of the former Notre Dame Church in Pittsfield. She enjoyed playing bingo.

Her husband, Ulisse J. Premerlani, whom she married Nov. 28, 1940, in Notre Dame Church, died April 29, 1996.

She leaves a son, Richard C. Premerlani of Pittsfield; two daughters, Anne M. Pictrowski of Pittsfield and Catherine M. Calhoun of Garland, Texas; a brother, Odessa Daoust of Pittsfield; seven grandchildren, Richard and Lauren Premerlani, Kristen Wozny, Marcie and Ryan Calhoun, and Alissa and Marc Pictrowski, and two great-grandchildren, Luke Wozny and Cody Pictrowski.

FUNERAL NOTICE - Services for R. Alma Premerlani will be Saturday at 8 a.m. from Dwyer Funeral Home, with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 9 at Sacred Heart Church celebrated by the Rev. Christopher Malatesta, pastor of St. Agnes' Church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Calling hours will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pittsfield Boys & Girls Club or to St. Luke's Alumnae Association, both in care of the funeral home.

Mrs. Premerlani was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.



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