Janet J. CLAVELLE

PITTSFIELD -- Janet J. Shook, 73, formerly of 116 Alfred Drive, died Tuesday at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, where she had resided since December 2004. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 2, 1932, daughter of Arthur and Bertha Provost Clavelle, she graduated from St. Joseph's High School. Mrs. Shook was employed for 12 years in the candy department at the former England Brothers Department Store, retiring in 1975. She also had assisted her daughter, Susan M. Shook, at the former Petal Pusher Flower Shop in Lenox. She enjoyed cooking, traveling and gardening. Her husband, Raymond F. Shook Jr., whom she married Feb. 12, 1955, in Notre Dame Church, died Sept. 30, 2004. Besides her daughter, of Lenox, she leaves two sons, Peter J. Shook of Pittsfield and Paul R. Shook of Stockbridge; brother, Richard Clavelle of the state of Florida; a sister, Shirley Guidi of Shelbyville, Ind., and four grandchildren. FUNERAL NOTICE -- Services for Mrs. Janet J. Shook will take place Friday, March 11, at 11 from FLYNN & DAGNOLI-BENCIVENGA FUNERAL HOME, 5 Elm St. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church by the Rev. Geoffrey J. Deeker, CSS, pastor. Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield. Calling hours at the funeral home will be today, March 10, from 4 to 7. Survivors include four grandchildren, Whitney Shook, Brett Shook, Kaitlyn Shook and Kevin Shook; two daughters-in-law, Mary E. Shook and Sharon A. Shook; a son-in-law, David L. Schneider and mother-in-law, Mildred Vella Shook. Memorial donationsmay be made to HospiceCare in the Berkshires in care of the funeral home. She was predeceased by a brother, Father Richard Clavelle, OSB, and a sister, Anita Kinsella. Published in The Berkshire Eagle on 3/10/2005.