Claire D. LAUZIER

CHICOPEE - Claire D. (Lauzier) Mathieu, 84, of the Aldenville section of Chicopee was Called Safely Home on Tuesday March 15, 2005. She was the owner of the Westover Trailer Park on Granby Road in Chicopee since 1947 and retired in 1990. She was born in Chicopee on December 4, 1920 a beloved daughter of the late Ovila and Regina (Cadieux) Lauzier and was a lifelong resident of Aldenville. She was a graduate of Saint Joan of Arc Grammar School in Aldenville and the former Mount Carmel High School in Willimansett. She was a communicant of Saint Rose de Lima Church in Aldenville and a member of the Ladies of Saint Anne Sodality of the church. She enjoyed gardening and a good game of cribbage with her family and friends. She also enjoyed watching Nascar Racing and was an avid Red Sox fan. Her beloved husband, Ernest R. Mathieu was Called Home on February 22, 1985. She leaves her loving sons, Francis R. Mathieu and his wife Sally of Aldenville, Bernard C. Mathieu and his wife Sandra of Belchertown and Ernest J. "Bud" Mathieu and his wife Kathy of Aldenville. Her eight cherished grandchildren, Michelle Mathieu, Francis Mathieu and his wife Marlene, Michael Mathieu and his wife Cindy, Bernard Mathieu, Jr. and his wife Terri, Jeffrey Mathieu and his wife Kirstie, Kristen Mathieu, Joshua Mathieu and Rebecca Mathieu. Her eight cherished great grandchildren, Jeremy and Justin McKinstry, Megan and Mason Mathieu, Moira and Katie Mathieu, Adrienne and Hayden Mathieu. She also leaves her many dear nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by her dear brother, Roger Lauzier. Her funeral will be held Friday morning March 18, 2005 at 9:15 a.m. at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, 13 Dale Street at the junction of Grattan Street in Chicopee followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in Saint Rose de Lima Church, 600 Grattan Street in Aldenville. Her burial will follow the Mass at Saint Rose Cemetery on Olsen Street in Aldenville. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home in the Rose Chapel on Thursday (today) March 17, 2005 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The parking lot and main entrance are located in the rear of the funeral home off of Lafayette Street. For those who prefer to make a memorial donation, they may be made in her memory to the Saint Joan of Arc – Saint George School Fund, 600 Grattan Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Published in The Republican on 3/17/2005.