Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
This week's Chicopee obituary notices column carries one qualifying death: Bator, Richard Joseph, 70, a Chicopee resident who died September 1, 2026. He is survived by his wife, Rose, and four children. A visitation and memorial gathering are scheduled for September 13 at Beers & Story …
This week's column carries notice of one Chicopee-resident obituary published this week, posted through Echovita by Beers & Story South Hadley Funeral Home.
Richard Joseph Bator, 70, of Chicopee, died September 1, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents, Max and Frances Bator (Majewicz), and his brother, Donald Bator. He is survived by his wife, Rose Bator; four children, Cara Lynn, Brandon, Melissa and Matthew; six grandchildren; and his sister, Sue. A visitation is scheduled for Sunday, September 13, 2026, from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by a memorial gathering at 11 a.m., at Beers & Story South Hadley Funeral Home, 645 Newton St., South Hadley. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/chicopee/richard-bator-22069406.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Chicopee Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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