Elizabeth J. (Slesinski) Kieras, age 88, passed away on November 3, 2012. Originally from Northampton, MA, she was the youngest of ten children born to Frank and Frances (Slesinska) Slesinski. Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Henry W. Kieras, who passed away in 2001. Together, they leave four children, Philip H. Kieras and his wife Martha Marchionda Kieras, Cynthia Kieras Phillips, Ph.D. and her husband Michael W. Phillips, Ph.D., Audrey M. Kieras, and Michael L. Kieras. She also leaves one grandson, Benjamin H. Phillips, her brother Albin C. Slesinski, four sisters-in-law, and several nieces and nephews. All services were private. The Grisé Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements.