Connell "Connie" Boyle

Connell Boyle, 81, passed away on April 16, 2024. He was the son of Connell and Muriel Rosebush Boyle, and was lovingly known as Connie by all who knew him. He took his final breaths surrounded by his sons, granddaughters, partner Renee, and her daughter Loree. Connie is survived by his beloved sons, Sean and Kevin Boyle of Hilton Head, SC; the apples of his eye, granddaughters Samantha and Megan Boyle of Lanesboro MA; his partner of 24 years Lorene “Renee” Burke and his brother and his wife Kevin and Kitty Boyle of Meredith NH, family members of the Boyle and Grady families as well as friends too many to list. He is preceded in death by his wife of 23 years, Susan Grady Boyle and his partner of 5 years Kathy Kelley. Connie was born on June 7, 1942 in Pittsfield where he made his life. He graduated from St Joseph’s High School in 1960. He served his country in the United States and Okinawa from 1964-1968 where he was an Airman First Class in the US Air Force. He attended Berkshire Community College and Western New England College from where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 1973. Connie spent the bulk of his career at Berkshire Life Insurance Company where he devoted 33 years and made many lifelong friends. Connie’s greatest joy in life was raising his sons in Pittsfield along with Susan. He spent many hours during those years in ice rinks coaching and later refereeing youth hockey and on the links at the Berkshire Hills Country Club where he served as Board President for 30 years – 1985 to 2015. After his family, Connie’s next loves were golf and music. The most likely places to see Connie out and about before and since his retirement in 2001 were on the golf course, where he had the impressive experience of having a hole in one not once but twice and at open mics in a variety of places where he regaled friends old and new with his guitar and voice. Connie and Renee attended WUMB Radio’s Summer Acoustic Music Camp every August for 20 years forging lifelong friendships. The family would like to thank the Berkshire Medical Center ICU and Dialysis nurses and care givers, the BHS Dialysis Center, Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, and the variety of fire and ambulance personnel Connie met in recent months. He felt extremely fortunate to have had such excellent care from all of them. Funeral Notice: A celebration of Connie’s life will be on Sunday, June 30, 2024, beginning with a time of visitation from 10am to 12noon, at the Dwyer Funeral Home, 776 North Street, Pittsfield MA 01201, and followed by a service at the funeral home with full military honors . A reception for family and friends at the Berkshire Hill Country Club will directly follow the service, to celebrate Connie with stories and songs in the joyful way that he would have insisted upon. Donations in his memory can be made to the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk or the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club in care of the Dwyer Funeral Home.

Connell "Connie" Boyle

June 7, 1942 - April 16, 2024