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Alfred W. McKinstry
May 13, 2019

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Alfred W. McKinstry, age 90, passed away on May 13, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 14, 1928, to Willard A. and Florence (Chapin) McKinstry. Alfred was a lifelong resident of Chicopee. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1951 where he studied agriculture. He worked as a farmer his whole life and was the owner and operator of McKinstry’s Market Garden in Chicopee, famous for their sweet corn. Alfred was a devoted member and deacon of First Congregational Church in Chicopee and a decedent of the church’s first minister, Rev. John McKinstry. He was active in his community and a member of the Chicopee Free Masons and several different farming organizations. He was known for his hard work, his dedication to church and family, and his love of corny jokes. He is predeceased by the love of his life, his wife, Lorena Belle (Densmore),son John Kenneth who died in infancy, his sister Mary White and his twin brother Warren McKinstry. Alfred, a proud and loving father, is survived by his son Willard A. McKinstry II and his wife Nicole of Chicopee; 3 daughters, Ruth Klopfer of Rocky Hill, CT, Barbara Langill and her husband Jeff of Lynnfield, MA and Margaret “Peg” McKinstry and her husband Gary Clark of Westfield, MA. He leaves 11 grandchildren; Jeremy, Justin, Will and Warren McKinstry, Katie Snow, John Klopfer, Laura Thomas, Beth Murphy, Nathan Auger, James Langill and Alyssa Langill; 4 great grandchildren; James, Daniel and Luke Murphy and Anna Auger along with many beloved cousins, nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 2:00 – 4:00 & 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Grise` Funeral Home, 280 Springfield, St., Chicopee. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, May 17 at 1:00 PM in the First Congregational Church, 306 Chicopee St, Chicopee followed by burial in Fairview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church.

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Grisé Funeral Home
280 Springfield Street
Chicopee, MA 01013
413-594-4189