CHICOPEE

Pauline M. “Paula” (Dudrick) Horne, age 83, of the Fairview Section of Chicopee, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Holyoke Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Holyoke, a daughter of the late John and Adele (Dudek) Dudrick, and was raised and educated in South Hadley.  Paula worked for forty-five years at the Philip Hano Company of Holyoke and was a lifelong member of St. Theresa Church in South Hadley. She was there to share in all of her nieces and nephews events and growing families, attending their athletic games, concerts, plays, birthdays and religious ceremonies, making each memory filled with her loving support and presence.  Besides her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Jane Kecki.  She is survived by the love of her life, Leonard Horne, whom she married 51 years ago, a sister, Elizabeth “Betty” Riel and her husband Roland, two sisters-in-law, Barbara Hamel and Carole Thompson and her husband Robert.  Relatives and friends are asked to meet at St. Theresa’s Church, 9 East Parkview Drive, South Hadley for Paula’s Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, September 20^th at 9:00 a.m. Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1390 Main Street, Agawam. There are no calling hours. The Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made in memory of Pauline to St. Theresa Church, 9 East Parkview Drive, South Hadley, MA 01075.