WESTFIELD – Mary A. (Griffin) Chase, 96, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 in Westfield. Born in Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland, she came to the U.S. in 1947 where she lived in Holyoke. Mary moved to Westfield in 1965. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament Church, Westfield.
She was the widow of George J. Chase who died in 1973. She leaves her daughter, Mary Ann Thatcher and husband David of Westfield; her grandchildren, Eric Thatcher of Westfield and Heather Thatcher of Dallas, TX; her nieces, Sister Maureen Griffin S.S.J. and Karen Mayo and husband Bob; and many other nieces and nephews.
Her funeral and visitation will be Saturday, May 17th from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Robert E Cusack Funeral Home, 94 Main Street (Route 20) with a funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, all in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament Parish, P.O. Box 489, Westfield, MA 01086.
