Lily M. CORMIER

CHICOPEE- Lily M. (Cormier) Bousquet, 89, of Chicopee, was called safely home on Saturday, March 5, 2005 at the Center for Extended Care at Amherst. Born in Shediac, Canada on September 11, 1915, the daughter of the late Raymond and Sarah (Dupuis) Cormier, she lived in Chicopee since 1922. Lily worked for 22 years for the FW Sickles, Co. She was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church. Her Husband, Antonio J. Bousquet, died in 1976. Lily is survived by 4 loving daughters, Dolores A. Mercure and her husband Don, of South Windsor, CT, Claire M. Niziankiewicz and her husband Daniel, of South Windsor, CT, Gail A. Pirog and her husband John, of Chicopee, and Cherylanne M. Sliwa and her husband Richard, of Chicopee, a brother, Reginald Cormier, of Springfield; 4 sisters, Berthe Pisarek, of Chicopee, Marguerite Paquette, of South Hadley, Leona Minnie, of Ludlow, and Dorothy Topor, of Chicopee; 14 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; and a great great granddaughter. She was predeceased by a sister Pauline Patterson and 2 brothers Joseph Cormier and Alfred Cormier. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at 9AM from the Kozikowski Funeral Home, 565 Front St. Chicopee, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10AM in St. Patrick's Church, 319 Broadway, Chicopee Falls. Burial will follow in St. Michael's Cemetery, Springfield. Calling hours are Monday from 3:00-7:00PM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Program, c/o Baystate Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, P.O. Box 9058, Springfield, MA 01102-9058; the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Western Mass, Inc., 181 Park Ave., Suite 12, West Springfield, MA 01089; or the charity of one's choice. Published in The Republican on 3/6/2005.