Mary (Valentin) Maltez, age 94, passed away on April 16, 2016 at Wingate of South Hadley. She was born on January 25, 1922 in Chicopee, a daughter of the late Jose and Maria de Jesus Valentin. Mary worked as an assembly line worker, making golf balls for Spaulding Co., for many years before she retired. She was a communicant of Holy Name of Jesus Parish. She is predeceased by her husband Joaquim F. Maltez. She leaves 3 daughters, Elaine Roberts and her husband Mark of South Hadley, Elizabeth Zemanek and her husband John of Granby and Angie Kurnos and her husband Roy of Mendham, NJ. She also leaves her sister-in-law Laurette Valentine; 5 grandchildren, Amanda Reid and her husband Dan, Timothy Kurnos, Stephen Zemanek, Nicole Roberts and Brendan Roberts along with 2 beloved great grandchildren, Charlie and Allie Reid. She is predeceased by her brother Jose Valentine. A Funeral Service will be held on Sat Apr 23, 2016 at 10:00 am from the Grise Funeral Home 280 Springfield St. Chicopee with a Mass of Christian Liturgy to follow at 11:00 am at Holy Name of Jesus Parish in the Assumption Church in Chicopee. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Calling Hours will be held on the morning of the funeral on Sat Apr 23, 2016 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabetes at American Diabetes Association, www.Diabetes.org