CHICOPEE – Ruth Marie (Tessier) Maslak, 87, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2017 at home in Chicopee surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of 57 years to Alphonse Theodore Maslak. Ruth is survived by her children, Gary, Debra, Sabrina, Eric, James, Denis, Michael and Mark, 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 55 foster children. Ruth will also be missed by her good friend, Harold Shilling, Sr. Her family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the St. Pierre-Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, 13 Dale Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. The parking lot and main entrance are located at the rear of the funeral home at 20 Lafayette Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her funeral will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The funeral home will open at 7:45 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. at Sainte Rose de Lima Church, 600 Grattan Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her Committal Service will follow the Mass at 11 a.m. in the Chapel at the Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 1390 Main Street, Agawam, MA 01001. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Shriners Hospital for Children, (Please specify Springfield), 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104. For more details, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com
