Claire M. LAFLAMME

SPRINGFIELD – Claire M. (Laflamme) Dupre, 81, of the Indian Orchard section of Springfield was Called Safely Home on Monday, March 28, 2005 from her home with her loving family at her side. She was employed as a housekeeper at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield and retired in 1982. She was born in Buckland, Province of Quebec, Canada on September 25, 1923 a beloved daughter of the late Allyre and Amazelie (Aubin) Laflamme. She moved to Springfield in 1947 and later lived in Agawam for 25 years. She moved to the McKinley Apartments on Asinof Avenue in Chicopee in 1990 and lived there until last October when she moved to Indian Orchard. She was a communicant of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Chicopee. She was a former communicant of Saint Thomas Aquinas Church in Springfield and a member of the Ladies of Saint Anne of the church. She was also a member of the Brightwood Branch of the Springfield Golden Age Club and a member of the Baystate Medical Retirees Club. Her beloved husband Raymond E. Dupre was Called Home on June 8, 1980. She leaves her loving children, Susan M. Dupre of Agawam and Roland R. Dupre and his wife Debbie of Indian Orchard with whom she lived. Her four cherished grandchildren, Megan McHenry of Charleston, SC, Joshua Dupre and his wife Megan of Annapolis, MD, Jillian Dupre of Atlanta, GA and Peter Aldrich and his wife Brett of Nashua, NH. Her cherished great granddaughter, Lillian Aldrich. Her dear brothers and sisters, Gerard Laflamme and his wife Simone of Longmeadow, Maurice Laflamme and his wife Aurore of Longmeadow, Rosa Larochelle of Saint Damien, Province of Quebec, Canada, Margaret Racette and her husband Leo of South Hadley and Jeanne Couture of South Hadley. Her dear sister-in-law, Anita Laflamme of Chicopee and her many dear nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by her dear brothers, Damien, Edgar, Silvio, Paul and Marcel Laflamme and her dear sister, Bernadette Tardif. Her funeral will be held Thursday morning, March 31, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. from the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Springfield Chapels, 7 Chapin Terrace at the corner of Chestnut Street in Springfield followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, 405 Boston Road in Springfield. Her burial will follow the Mass at Saint Michael's Cemetery, 1601 State Street in Springfield. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home in the Chapin Chapel on Wednesday March 30, 2005 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For those who prefer to make a memorial donation, they may be made in her memory to the Baystate Visiting Nurse and Hospice, PO Box 9058, Springfield, MA 01102-9058 or to the American Lung Association, 393 Maple Street, Springfield, MA 01103. Published in The Republican on 3/29/2005.