WESTFIELD – Mary (Tobias) Bachleda died Monday, January 20, 2014 in a local nursing home. Born and raised in Westfield, Mary was a lifelong resident.
She was a 19 year Internal Auditor for the Woronoco Savings Bank retiring in 1982. Mary was a graduate of Westfield High School and the former Westfield Commercial School. She was a communicant, lector, and Eucharistic Minister at St. Peter and St. Casimir Parish in Westfield, a former member of its choir and Pastoral Advisory Counsel. She was also a member of the St. Peter and St. Casimir Rosary Sodality and a member of the St. Stephan’s Fraternal Society.
She was the widow of Paul A. Bachleda who died in 2000. She leaves a son, Paul A. Jr. and his wife Margaret of Westfield and a daughter, Martha B. Bachleda of Westfield; her granddaughter, Crystal Bachleda and nieces and nephews. May she rest in peace.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, January 29th at 11:30 a.m. in St. Peter and St. Casimir Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, both in Westfield. Visiting hours are Tuesday January 28 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Robert E Cusack Funeral Home, 94 Main Street (Route 20), Westfield.
Memorial contributions to St. Peter and St. Casimir Church, 22 State Street, Westfield, MA 01085 or the Shriner’s Hospital, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104-2396.
