WESTFIELD – Evelyn A. (Kotowicz) Banas, 88, (1929-2017) died Tuesday August 22, 2017 in a local nursing home. She was born in Westfield on May 19, 1929 to the late Peter S. and Antoinette (Tokarski) Kotowicz. She grew up in Southwick and moved to Westfield when she was 12 years old. She was a 1947 graduate of Westfield High School. She was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church. She married her husband Frank on June 10, 1950. Evelyn and Frank enjoyed square dancing with friends and vacations with extended family on Cape Cod. Spending time with family was what she enjoyed most. She was predeceased by her husband Frank E. Banas who died in 2007. She leaves her son Andrew P. Banas and his wife Nancy of Russell, her daughters Geraldine A. Conboy and her husband Stephen of Longmeadow, Linda M. Levesque and her husband Peter of East Longmeadow, Annette K. Peet and her husband Timothy of Longmeadow and Kimberly J. Carson and her husband Kenneth of South Deerfield. She also leaves her grandchildren Nicole, Aimee, Christopher, Renee, Timothy, Jessica, Michael, Alex and Mitchell, her great-grandchildren Katherine, Madeline, Thomas, Benjamin, Matthew, Logan, Mason and Jacob. She was predeceased by her siblings Frederick and Mitchell Kotowicz, Genevive Ford and Wanda Skudzienski.
The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of Wingate of East Longmeadow, especially Lorna, for the great care that was given to Evelyn.
The funeral will be held on Friday August 25th at 9 am from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in Holy Trinity Church at 10 am. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Thursday at the funeral home from 4-7 pm. Donations may be made to Spectrum Hospice, 770 Converse Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106 or to the Alzheimer’s Disease Association, 264 Cottage Street, Springfield, MA 01104. Firtionadams.com
