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Patricia Martel
January 09, 2021

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Patricia A (Cornell) Martel, age 93, died January 9, 2021 at Baystate Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer, Ma. Born July 27, 1927 in Springfield, she was active in sports most of her adult life. She played in a women’s softball league and was an avid bowler and member of candlepin bowling leagues in Holyoke and Willimansett, winning various awards. She later became an excellent golfer. She worked at FW Sickles and eventually became a licensed hairdresser. She was well known for her light touch. In the 1970’s she moved to St Petersburg, Fl. There, she worked in the office supply business, managing small business and office supply stores. She lived in Florida many years, enjoying her then favorite pastime of golf, even achieving the sought after hole-in-one. She moved back to Massachusetts in the 1990’s and continued playing golf for a short time but bowled well into her 80’s in the senior league at Canal Bowling Lanes in Southampton. She also enjoyed card games and was tough to beat at Scrabble. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Hidook (Ft Worth, TX), and son and daughter-in-law, Alexander -”Skip” Martel and Sharen (Chicopee, MA), three grandchildren; Steven Hidook and wife Ruth (Ft Worth, TX), Shannon Martel (Wethersfield, CT), Shawn Martel and wife Melissa (Chicopee, MA) along with three great grandchildren; Payton Martel, Kahlan Hidook, and Madelyn Martel. She also leaves three sisters, Barbara Sequin and brother-in-law Brad (Plymouth, NH), Lois Martel (Chicopee, MA), Edith Mardin and brother-in law Richard (Plymouth, NH) along with many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her mother, Edith Ellen (Pratt) Waltermire and two sisters, Jean Harrell and Phyllis Lang. All services will be private at a later date. The Grise Funeral home is entrusted with arrangements.

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Grisé Funeral Home
280 Springfield Street
Chicopee, MA 01013
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