Westfield- Natalie M. (Briggs) McClelland, 90, passed away Tuesday July 28, 2014 in a local nursing home. Born in Raynham, MA on November 7, 1923. Natalie was the daughter of the late Chester and Cecilia (DeCosta) Briggs.
A longtime resident of Westfield, she worked at the Westfield Assessor’s office under the former Mayor John Rhodes. She also worked for many years in the Westfield School Lunch Program.Natalie was an avid reader and strongly supported her favorite teams, the Red Sox and the Patriots.
She was predeceased by her husband Donald McClellan in 2003, her brother Herbert Briggs, and her sisters Barbara Zimmerman, Louise Sherwood, and Marjorie Cook. Natalie leaves one son, David McClellan and his wife Terri of Westfield; and one daughter, Wendy Harris and her husband Will of Eastport, ME; 5 grandchildren, David McClellan Jr., Donald McClellan, Kim Plunkett, Lisa Domina, and Ricky Kvitek; and 5 great-grandchildren, Sean and Erin Plunkett, Nick Domina, Nicole and Daniel McClellan.
Her funeral service will take place on Saturday August 2, 2014 at 12 noon from the Robert E Cusack Funeral Home, 94 Main St (Rt 20) with burial to follow in Pine Hill Cemetery, both in Westfield. Calling hours will be before the service from 10 am to 12 pm.
