WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Juliann Irene (West) McCarthy, 75, of 45 Chestnut St., Williamstown, died on Saturday December 17, 2016, at her home with her husband at her side.

She was born in Westfield, Mass., on November 14, 1941, a daughter of Thomas and Irene (Circe) West. She attended schools in North Adams, graduating from Drury High School. She then went on to Franklin County School of Nursing, where she graduated as a registered nurse. After college, she worked at North Adams Regional Hospital, as well as Village Ambulance Service. She later worked for the family business, Robert McCarthy Tree and Landscaping.

She was a communicant of Sts. Patrick and Raphael Parish. She enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing, and was the first female member of the East Mountain Sportmans Club Inc. She was devoted to her family and friends.

She leaves her husband, Robert E. McCarthy Jr., whom she married on April 27, 1963; three daughters, Talitha McCarthy Johnson and her husband Kyle of Hancock, Mass., Maury McCarthy Lawson and her husband Daniel of Williamstown, and Candida McCarthy Keller and her husband Laurence of Basking Ridge, N.J.; two sons, Robert E. McCarthy III and his wife Wendy and Travas McCarthy and his wife Tammy, both of Williamstown; 12 grandchildren, James Pacey, Lael, Tovi and Tzeviya Keller, Jessica, Ashley and her fiancé Mark Gazaille, T.J., and his fiancée Aimee Palleschi, and Naomi McCarthy, Juliann, Daniel, Hunter and Tristan Lawson; and two great-grandchildren, Connor and Addison. 

She was predeceased by her son Jason McCarthy, who died in 1987; and her brother, John “Jack” West.

Funeral notice: A liturgy of Christian Burial for Juliann McCarthy will be celebrated on Friday, December 23, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Sts. Patrick and Raphael Church in Williamstown. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Donations can be made to The Alzheimer’s Association.