WESTFIELD – Richard H. Liberty, Jr. , 68, of Westfield died Friday in Noble Hospital. Born in Westfield, he was a lifelong resident, and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Richard was employed for several years as a truck driver for Sitterly Trucking, retiring in 1997.
Richard was predeceased by his wife, Laura (Richards) Liberty in 1998. He is survived by his mother, Ruby (Parsons) Liberty of Westfield; a brother, Robert of Southwick; a sister, Amy Dionne of Westfield; six step-children , Laura Lee Dean, Pamela Byrne, Colleen Bartlett, Antonio Chapman, and Kimberly Roque, all of Westfield, and Roxanne Traverse of Vermont. He also leaves fourteen step-grandchildren and six step-great grandchildren.
A committal service will be held on Thursday December 13, 2012 at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam at 2:00 p.m. There are no calling hours. Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield is in charge of arrangements.
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