CHICOPEE – Carole L. (Rocheleau) Hartmann Ironside, 69, of the Fairview section of Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Monday June 4, 2012. She passed into Eternal Life from her home surrounded by the care and comfort of her loving family and her wonderful caregivers. She was born in Newport, Rhode Island on March 26, 1943, a beloved daughter of the late Leo W. and Marion C. (Peckham) Rocheleau. She was raised in Newport and later lived in Fall River, Massachusetts. She then lived in Holyoke and South Hadley before moving to the Fairview section of Chicopee in 2006. She was employed for over 30 years in nursing and worked at Newport Hospital, several area nursing homes and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. During her leisure time, Carole enjoyed her home, gardening and was a lover of animals. She spent many hours watching her feathered friends at the bird feeders around her home. She was a quiet woman who adored her family and showered them with her love and affection which was returned to her a thousand fold. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her siblings, Jean Marie Foley, Leo W. Rocheleau, Jr., Robert W. Rocheleau and Shirley Ann Case; and her beloved husband, William T. Hartmann, who was Called Home on February 21, 1993. She leaves her devoted husband and best friend, Kenneth J. Ironside; her loving sister, Dorothy I. Reese and her husband, George, of East Greenbush, NY; her dear sister-in-law, Sue and Les Sclar of Cupertino, CA and her many cherished nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. Carole was especially close with her loving nephews, George, Dave, Jim, and Bob and had a wonderful bond with her niece and caregiver, Krista Cotagis of Newport, RI. She was also the cherished godmother of Jack and Stella and was especially fond of her “angels”, Lauren and Lyndsey Brown. She will also be deeply missed by her “best friends forever” Gail and Donald LaCaresse of Chicopee. Her family would like to thank her wonderful caregivers including Doctor Bishop and the entire staff at Riverbend Medical Group, as well as her nurses from Hospice Life Care in Holyoke, for their care and support. Her funeral will be held on Thursday morning, June 7, 2012, beginning at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Fairview Chapels (413-533-3307), 506 Britton Street, Chicopee, MA 01020 (funeral home will open at 11 a.m.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. in Saint Anne Church, 30 College Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her burial will follow the Mass at Saint Rose Cemetery, Route 202 and 33, South Hadley. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The parking lot is located in the rear of the funeral home. Because of her love for animals, her family has requested that memorial donations be made in her memory to the Thomas J. O’Connor Foundation, 627 Cottage Street, Springfield, MA 01104.