Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026
This week's Chicopee obituary notices column carries six names: Kord, Josephine; Cashin, William L.; Krupa, Jane H.; Laughlin, Dona P.; Wunch, Marcia A.; and Bogdan, Jaroslaw. Josephine Kord, formerly of Chicopee, was a Chicopee High School valedictorian, per her obituary, posted this w…
CHICOPEE:
This week's column carries notices for six Chicopee-resident obituaries, with names posted by Kozikowski Funeral Home, Cierpial Funeral Home, Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, St. Pierre-Phaneuf Fairview Chapels and The Republican.
Josephine M. (Jo) (Struziak) Kord, of Amherst, MA, formerly of Brimfield and Chicopee, died in May 2023. She was a Chicopee High School valedictorian, per the obituary; this notice was posted to Legacy.com this week. Full obituary at The Republican: https://obits.masslive.com/us/obituaries/masslive/name/josephine-kord-obituary?id=62453779.
William L. Cashin, 88, of Chicopee, died August 14, 2026, in Westerly, RI. He was born in Chicopee and worked at the Springfield Armory, per the obituary; this notice was posted to Legacy.com this week. Arrangements are by Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street. Full obituary at Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/william-cashin-obituary?id=62449267.
Jane H. Krupa, 92, of Chicopee, died Monday, September 14, 2026. Arrangements are by Cierpial Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/chicopee/jane-krupa-22110184.
Dona P. "Pat" (Cote) Laughlin, 88, of the Fairview section of Chicopee, died Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at Harmony House in Chicopee. Arrangements are by St. Pierre-Phaneuf Fairview Chapels. Full obituary at St. Pierre-Phaneuf Fairview Chapels: https://www.currentobituary.com/member/obit/302767.
Marcia A. Wunch, 78, of Chicopee, died Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Arrangements are by Kozikowski Funeral Home. Full obituary at Kozikowski Funeral Home: https://www.kozikowskifuneralhome.com/obituaries/marcia-wunch/.
Jaroslaw Bogdan, 87, of Chicopee, died Thursday, September 17, 2026. Arrangements are by Kozikowski Funeral Home. Full obituary at Kozikowski Funeral Home: https://www.kozikowskifuneralhome.com/obituaries/jaroslaw-bogdan/.
Notices compiled from Kozikowski Funeral Home, Cierpial Funeral Home, Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, St. Pierre-Phaneuf Fairview Chapels, The Republican, Legacy.com and Echovita.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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