WESTFIELD – Bertha Evelyn (Bury) Hebert, age 91, of this city, passed away peacefully at home on April 17, 2014 with her loving family at her side. Born in Chicopee on December 11, 1922, she grew up and attended schools there.As a young woman she was employed by F. W. Sickles Company in Chicopee before marrying William G. Hebert in June of 1944 with whom she had four children. They made their home in Chicopee for more than thirty years. She was a stay at home mother and after sending her well-prepared children into the world, she joined Albert Steiger Company for fifteen years. After retiring in 1986, she and Bill retired to Westfield where they spent another thirty years. She loved spending time with her four children, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren, with another on the way, and many nieces and nephews. She also loved watching movies with Bill, playing cards with family and friends, and donating to Connecticut’s two casinos. Her passion was cooking and baking. She also enjoyed sewing, making many of her own clothes.
She will be deeply missed by her loving husband of nearly 70 years; their children, Thomas and his wife Eleanor of East Windsor, Connecticut, Elaine Prisby and her husband Henry of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, Jeffrey and his wife Linda of Stratham, New Hampshire, and Marianne Kochanek and her husband Andrew of Suffield, Connecticut; their grandchildren, Scott, Jay, Chris, Amy, Matt, Ken and Lauren; their great-grandchildren; Lily, Ruby, Giana, Brady, Sam, Grace, Felicity and Pheona; her sister, Emily Brown of Sixteen Acres and brother, Frederick of Las Vegas, Nevada; and special friends Wanda and Jane. Bertha was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Tekla; by her brother, Edward, and her sister, Esther. Bertha was a devoted communicant at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Westfield.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 23rd at 9:00 a.m. at the Southwick-Forastiere Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, Southwick, MA followed by a funeral mass at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery also in Westfield. There are no calling hours.
She will be deeply missed by her loving husband of nearly 70 years; their children, Thomas and his wife Eleanor of East Windsor, Connecticut, Elaine Prisby and her husband Henry of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, Jeffrey and his wife Linda of Stratham, New Hampshire, and Marianne Kochanek and her husband Andrew of Suffield, Connecticut; their grandchildren, Scott, Jay, Chris, Amy, Matt, Ken and Lauren; their great-grandchildren; Lily, Ruby, Giana, Brady, Sam, Grace, Felicity and Pheona; her sister, Emily Brown of Sixteen Acres and brother, Frederick of Las Vegas, Nevada; and special friends Wanda and Jane. Bertha was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Tekla; by her brother, Edward, and her sister, Esther. Bertha was a devoted communicant at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Westfield.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 23rd at 9:00 a.m. at the Southwick-Forastiere Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, Southwick, MA followed by a funeral mass at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery also in Westfield. There are no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, 127 Holyoke Road, Westfield, MA 01085.
