CHICOPEE – Raoul H. Isabelle, 86, of the Arbors on Memorial Drive in Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Saturday, February 28, 2015. He passed into Eternal Life at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield surrounded by the care and comfort of his loving family. He was born in Nantes, Province of Quebec, Canada on May 31, 1928, a beloved son of the late Joseph Isabelle and Clara (Fortier) Isabelle. He was raised in Nantes, P.Q., Canada, moved to Berlin, New Hampshire in 1956 and later moved to Chicopee in June of 1963. He was a well-known French carpenter and a master craftsman in his trade. He was employed by the former Brown Paper Company in Berlin, NH and later at their Holyoke plant. Following their closing, he was employed in the maintenance department at the former Providence Hospital in Holyoke. He was a former member of the Fairview Council 4044 Knights of Columbus and a communicant of Sainte Rose de Lima Church, both in Chicopee. Most of all, he was a caring father and showered his daughters with his love and affection which was returned to him a thousand fold. He leaves his three devoted daughters, Lise M. Denault and her husband, Kenneth, of Belchertown, Gaetanne M. Isabelle of Granby and Dee Thomas of Anchorage, AK; his grandson, Craig R. Moreau and his wife, Sarah Dupuis, of Kensington, CT; and several dear brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, cousins, numerous friends and extended members of the Isabelle family. His funeral will be held on Friday morning, March 6, 2015 beginning at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, (413-532-9806), 13 Dale Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, (funeral home will open at 9:30 a.m.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Sainte Rose de Lima Church, 600 Grattan Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His burial will be private at a later date at Sainte Rose Cemetery, 49 Olsen Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, March 5, 2015 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The parking lot and main entrance are located in the rear of the funeral home at 20 Lafayette Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His family has requested that memorial donations be made in his memory to the Arbors Activity Fund, 929 Memorial Drive, Chicopee, MA 01020. For more details, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com