WEST SUFFIELD, CT – Christine Ellen “Chris” Faatz, 61, a resident of West Suffield, CT since 1994, died early Friday afternoon, July 4, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. She was born in Norwich, CT a daughter of the late, Harold B. and Aletta R. (Reid) Faatz and was a graduate of Montville High School Class of 1970.
Chris was employed for over 35 years as a customer service representative with Aetna Insurance Company from which she retired from in 2010. She was an active communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Southwick, as well as volunteering for many years with the Southwick Food Pantry, Westfield Soup Kitchen, Southwick Crop Walk and the Southwick Senior Center. Chris will also be remembered for her many acts of kindness, dedication and assistance to the elder families of Southwick who needed a lending hand shopping for groceries, delivering a meal, or just a personal visit and warm conversation.
She leaves her loving son, Randall J. “Randy” Cipriani and his wife Christina and their daughter Rya B. all of Vernon; her sister, Linda Wilson of Friday Harbor, WA as well as many wonderful friends, acquaintances and colleagues.
Her funeral will be held on Thursday, July 10th at 8:30 a.m. from the Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial celebrated at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Sheep Pasture Road, both in Southwick. A private burial will take place at New Cemetery. Relatives and friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, her family request that contributions in her memory be directed to the Southwick Food Pantry, 220 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077. For more information, please visit www.forastierefuneralhome.com
