Lorraine Aurore Mathieu

1922 - 2012

EASTHAMPTON- Lorraine Aurore (Lariviere) Mathieu, 89, of Easthampton, passed away peacefully on Aug. 18, 2012, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.

She was born Dec. 7, 1922, in Southbridge, the daughter of the late Alfred E. and Aurore (Belmore) Lariviere. She has made Easthampton her home since 1952.

Lorraine was a communicant of the Our Lady of The Valley Church and the former Notre Dame Church. She graduated from Mary Wells High School in Southbridge and attended Holyoke Community College. She was a member of the Woman's Club and Mothers Club in Easthampton for many years. Mrs. Mathieu worked for 14 years as a copywriter at radio station WHMP in Northampton, retiring in 1982.

She leaves her husband of 68 years, Henry A Mathieu, Sr.; a daughter, MaryAnn Kohl and her husband Gary of Portsmouth, R.I.; a son, Henry Mathieu, Jr. and his wife Susan Moran of Hadley; a brother, Robert Lariviere of Westfield, N.J.; 11 grandchildren, Cam, Greg and Olivia Mathieu of Hadley, Matthieu Kohl, Julia Kohl, and Bethany Chambers of Utah, Ian Kohl of New Mexico, Jared and Spencer Kohl of Virginia, Gordon Kohl of Vermont, and Adam Kohl of Alaska; 16 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Her brother Alfred Lariviere predeceased her.

Her funeral will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from the Boucher-O'Brien Funeral Home, 7 Pleasant St., Easthampton, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. at the Our Lady of The Valley Church, 33 Adams St., Easthampton, with burial in St. Brigids Cemetery. Calling hours are Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral. Donations may be made in her memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004.

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