Hortense GAUTHIER

SOUTH HADLEY - Hortense (Gauthier) Brochu, 94, of South Hadley, formerly of Southampton, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005 at the Meadowood Nursing Home. Born in Holyoke May 22, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Caroline (Turcotte) Gauthier. She was educated in Chicopee schools, and later lived in Southampton for many years until she moved to South Hadley. She was a member of St. Theresa's Church. The wife of the late Henry Brochu who died in 1984, and sister of the late Beatrice Vandall and Marie Sawyer, she is survived by her son Donald R. Brochu of South Hadley; 6 grandchildren David Brochu, Steven Brochu and his friend Betsy, Tom Brochu, Donna Potvin and her husband Gerard, Debra Moriarty and her husband Tim, Jennifer Schraffa and her husband Joseph; as well as 2 great-grandsons, Tyler & Kyle Moriarty. A calling hour will be held on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Ryder Funeral Home, 33 Lamb St., South Hadley followed by a funeral mass in St. Theresa's Church, South Hadley at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Rose de Lima Cemetery in Chicopee. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, 1600 E. Columbus Ave., Springfield, MA 01103 would be appreciated. Ryder Funeral Home Published in The Republican on 2/10/2005.