WESTFIELD – Gloria Jean (Slade) Lynch, 73, was born July 5, 1940 to late the Roy F. and Louise F. (Beaulier) Slade in Londonderry, Vermont, passed away at home January 1, 2014 after a seven year battle with cancer with her daughter by her side.
She attended schools in Vermont and lived in various towns, growing up on a logging camp that her father ran. She was a strong woman and a hard worker her whole life. She worked at various factory’s, retiring from Mestek in 2006. She enjoyed country music and most of all being with her family.
She will be truly missed by her seven loving children; Frances (James) Smith of Richmond, RI of whom was by her side, Richard E. Lynch Jr. of Mount Jouilet, Tenn , Patrick J. (Cheryl) Lynch of Huntington, MA, Cheryl M. Lynch of Mount Jouilet, Tenn, Daniel J. Lynch of Westfield, MA, Kelly A. Lynch of Westfield, and Gina K. (Lynch) Rabtor of Westfield, MA. She leaves seventeen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. She leaves her two brothers, William Slade of Bennington, Vermont and Bruce Slade of Troy, NY. She also leaves behind a brother-in-law, James Stone of Springfield, MA and many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her husband, John Chymzinski in 1991, whom she married in Hawaii on July 28, 1989; a grandson, Nathan J. Smith of Alaska; a brother, Raymond Slade of Illinois, Roy F. Slade of Bennington, VT and her sister, Sherry L. (Slade, Stone) Courtney of Troy, New York.
The family would like to thank the Noble Visiting Nurses of Hospice for all they have done for her and the family. The funeral will be private and at the convenience of the family.
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