PITTSFIELD, Mass. — John J. Kordana, 53, of 72 Harryel Street passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017, at home.



Born on April 19, 1964, in Pittsfield, he was a son of the late John A. and Florence Arms Kordana. A lifelong Pittsfield resident, he was educated in Pittsfield schools and was a 1983 graduate of Pittsfield High School. He also graduated from Berkshire Community College in 1985 with an Associate Degree in Business Administration.



At the time of his passing John was employed as a jewelry associate at Walmart in Pittsfield, where he had worked for the past twenty years. He had also worked at the former Red Lobster Restaurant in Pittsfield at one time.



He was a communicant of St. Agnes Church. He enjoyed going to tag sales and celebrity star conventions. He was an avid fan of the New England Patriots and New York Yankees. He also enjoyed anything that had to do with pirates and pirate ships.



He married his wife, the late Celeste Wibby Kordana, on May 10, 2003. She passed away also on July 24, 2017.



He leaves his brother, James A. Kordana and his wife Kris of Pittsfield; his uncles, Peter Arms and his wife Nancy of Pittsfield, John Murphy and his wife Bernice of Pittsfield and Vincent Doucette and his wife Helen of Pittsfield; his father and mother-in-law, Robert and Stella Methe Wibby of Pittsfield; his brother-in-law Benjamin J. Wibby and his wife Alison and their children Rhiannon, Jesse and Gwynevere; and many cousins.



Funeral notice: A Liturgy of Christian Burial for John and Celeste Kordana who passed away July 24, 2017, will be held Thursday, August 3, 2017m at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes Church in Dalton celebrated by the Rev. Christopher A. Malatesta, pastor. Burial will follow in St. Patrick Cemetery in Hinsdale.



The Wibby and Kordana families wish to extend an invitation to family and friends to a reception immediately following the burial at the Dalton American Legion on North Street. Calling hours for John and Celeste will be held Wednesday, August 2, 2017, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Dery Funeral Home in Pittsfield. Memorial donations in memory of John and Celeste may be made to the George L. Curran VFW Auxiliary in North Adams in care of the funeral home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201.