CHICOPEE - Kathryn L. (Cunningham) Welch, 88, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. She was born in Holyoke on November 3, 1926 a beloved daughter of the late William P. and Olive (Burgess) Cunningham. She was raised in the Fairview section of Chicopee, graduated from Chicopee High School and was a lifelong resident of Chicopee. She previously worked at the Savage Arms Company and the Quality Inn in Chicopee. She was a communicant of Saint Anne Church in Chicopee. Kathryn was a New England sports fan, an animal lover and a generous person who would unselfishly help a family member or friend in need. Besides her parents, she was also predeceased by her sister, Phyllis Cunningham. She leaves her three children, Dennis and his partner, Sherri, of Spring, TX, Kenneth and his wife, Kathy, of Chicopee and Karen Laramee and her husband, Art, of Westfield; her seven grandchildren, Billy, Stephanie, Joey, Jeffrey and Brian Welch, and Heather and Sarah Lavallee; and several great-grandchildren. Her family would like to thank her devoted daughter-in-law, Kathy Welch, her caregiver for the past 11 years, as well as her doctors, Khatak and Magoo, and their staffs, WesternMass Elder Care, CHD Adult Day Care, O’Connell’s, Mercy Home Care and PVTA, whose combined efforts maintained Kathyrn’s quality of life. Her funeral will be held on Saturday morning, September 5, 2015 beginning at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Fairview Chapels, (413-533-3307), 506 Britton Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, (funeral home will open at 8 a.m.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Saint Anne Church, 30 College Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her burial will follow the Mass at Precious Blood Cemetery, 65-73 Willimansett Street Extension, South Hadley, MA 01075. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday morning, September 5, 2015 from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. before the Mass. The parking lot is located in the rear of the funeral home. For more details, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com