Paul N. DUBE

CHICOPEE - Paul N. Dube, 71, of 16 Crestwood St., a lifelong resident of Chicopee, died Sunday after a brief stay in Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Agawam. Born in Chicopee, Paul was a 1952 graduate of Cathedral High School. Paul was an Air Force veteran, and was a retired Reserve Technician at Westover Air Base, retiring in 1993 after 40 years of service. Paul was a communicant of St. George Church, and after retiring enjoyed spending 6 months a year in Florida. Paul leaves his wife of 46 years, the former Leda A. Boudreau; 2 sons, Leo Dube and his wife Carol of Easthampton, Philip Dube and his wife Holly of Ludlow; 2 daughters, Paula Bak of Holland, MA, and Michelle Grise and her husband William II of Easthampton; a brother, Rene Dube and his wife Lorraine of Wilbraham; a sister, Sister Estelle Dube, a member of the Sisters of the Assumption of Petersham, MA; and 9 grandchildren, Todd, Eric, Ryan & Danielle Dube, Jessica Dube, Leda and Julie Bak, Michael Grise and William Grise III. He was predeceased by a brother, Rev. Donald Dube, in 2003. Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. from the Tylunas Funeral Home, 159 Broadway, Chicopee, followed by a Mass at 12 noon in St. George Church, 7 Belcher St., Chicopee. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. in the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Agawam. Visiting hours Thursday 3-7 p.m. Contributions to Baystate VNA & Hospice, 50 Maple St., PO Box 9058, Springfield, MA 01108. Published in The Republican on 5/10/2005.