Mary M. Letasz Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mary M. (Kapper) Letasz, 56, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 5, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center, with her loving family by her side. Born July 4, 1964, Mary was a lifelong Chicopee resident and a graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School, Class of 1982. At her time at Chicopee Comp, Mary was a part of the band, photography club, newspaper, girls’ basketball manager, and high school yearbook. The people closest to her gave her the unofficial title of “Most Popular”. Mary had been working for twenty-four years in accounts payable for Big Y Foods, Inc. In 2017, Mary earned a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Bay Path University. She was a communicant of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr. Mary was a member with the Rosary Society, and helped start the Take and Eat program at St Stanislaus. She was also a 25-year volunteer with the Boston Marathon. What people noticed about Mary was her infectious smile. She filled her life with things she adored most; music, photography, friends, and family. Mary was always snapping photos, especially with the people she loved. Mary had a spectacular gift of creating deep bonds with everyone she met, from her time at St. Joan of Arc in Primary School till undergraduate at Bay Path, and every adventure in between. Mary is survived by her loving husband of twenty-eight years, David J. Letasz; loving daughter, Amanda M. Letasz, of Boston; her beloved parents, Janice (Smith) Kapper, of Chicopee and Eugene Kapper and his wife, Gail, of West Springfield; sisters, Michele Kapper, of Chicopee, Penny Smiarowski and husband Dan, of Sunderland, and Peggy Masuda and husband John of California; niece, Alina, and nephews, Alex, Tyler and Nicholas; along with her cousins and dear friends.Funeral services will be held Tuesday from Kozikowski Funeral Home, 565 Front St. Chicopee, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30AM in St. Stanislaus Basilica. Burial will follow in the Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Agawam. Calling hours are Sunday from 2-5PM and Tuesday from 8:15-9:15AM, Mary requested that people wear bright colors to the wake. In lieu of flowers monetary donations can be sent to Each Moment We’re Alive, Women's Cancer Support, PO Box 651, West Springfield, MA 01089.

Mary M. Letasz

July 4, 1964 - February 5, 2021

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