Vincent V. LAFLEUR

CHICOPEE - Vincent "Hank" V. LaFleur, age 81, died on Friday, April 29, 2005 at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. He was born in Holyoke on Sept. 22, 1923 to his parents, the late Leon and Alphonsine LaFleur. Vincent lived in Chicopee for most of his life. He was a communicant of Assumption Church and an Army veteran of WWII. He worked as a cutter/grinder for Package Machinery for 34 years before retiring in August of 1985. He was a Cub Master for Troop #424 in Willimansett, played with the Harmonicats, and was president of the Gridiron Club for Chicopee High School. He leaves his beloved wife, Constance (Provost) LaFleur of Chicopee; his son, Peter and his wife Terri LaFleur of Templeton, MA; 3 sisters, Sr. Leona LaFleur of Methuen, Juliette Gingras of West Springfield and Gertrude Chatel of Oxford; 3 brothers, Fr. Gerard LaFleur of Chicopee, Leon Jr. LaFleur of Chicopee and Albert LaFleur of Berlin, CT. He also leaves his grandchildren Sara LaFleur and Nicole LaFleur. He is predeceased by his sister, Helen Perron and also by his brothers Bernard, Marcel, Raymond, William and Gilbert LaFleur. Funeral will be held on Monday, May 2, 2005 at the Grise Funeral Home, 280 Springfield St., Chicopee at 8:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Assumption Church at 10 a.m. Burial will be held in the Massachusetts Veterans' Cemetery in Agawam at the convenience of the family. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2005 from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Published in The Republican on 4/30/2005.