CHICOPEE – Mariette R. (Roy) Fontaine, 84, of the Willimansett section of Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. She passed from her home into Eternal Life following a long Journey Home with Alzheimer’s surrounded by the care and comfort of her loving family. She was born in Trois Rivierès, Province of Quebec, Canada on March 29, 1931, a beloved daughter of the late Maurice Roy and Jeanne (Brisson) Roy. Her early years were spent in Canada and, in 1945, her family moved to the Chicopee Falls section of Chicopee where they lived for many years. In 1969, Mariette and her late husband, Roger, moved to the Willimansett section of Chicopee. Proud of her French Canadian heritage, Mariette mastered the art of being a seamstress and worked for many years at the former Elco Dress Company in Holyoke. Following their closing, she was later employed at the former National Blank Book Company in Holyoke, which was later the Avery-Dennison Company. During her leisure time, she enjoyed making clothes for her five daughters and could most often make a new outfit in one day. She also enjoyed knitting, crafts, baking and just being a loving wife and mother. Mariette was an avid bingo player and was often seen at many local bingo games. Most of all, she was a wonderful homemaker to her family and showered them with her love and affection which was returned to her a thousand fold. Active in her Catholic faith, she was a longtime communicant of Immaculate Conception Church in Holyoke and the former Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Willimansett where she was an active volunteer and a member of the Ladies of Saint Anne Sodality Guild. She was predeceased by her beloved husband and best friend, Roger Marcel Fontaine. They were married on April 21, 1951 at the former Saint George Church in Chicopee Falls and were blessed with over 58 years of happiness together. She was blessed with five loving daughters, Diane Y. Peiffer of Clintondale, NY, Joanne Handley and her husband, David, of Temecula, CA, Vivian R. Drobnak of Chicopee, Roxanne F. Mellen and her husband, Charles, of Nashua, NH and Lori F. Hamelin and her husband, Mark, of Chicopee; her nine cherished grandchildren, David Peiffer, Daniel Peiffer, Michelle Sommers, Ben Sommers and his wife, Bonnie, Danielle Craver and her husband, Drew, Elizabeth Drobnak, CJ Mellen, Jason Hamelin and Karlee Hamelin; her two cherished great-granddaughters, Autumn Rose Sommers and Amelia Craver; her dear brother, Raymond Roy of Bethel, WA; her dear sister-in-law, Jacqueline “Jackie” Larose and her husband, Raymond, of Chicopee; and her many dear nephews, nieces, cousins, friends and extended members of the Fontaine and Roy families. Her family would like to express their appreciation to her longtime caregiver, Michelle Kemp from Personal Touch Home Care for her kindness and loving care that she provided. Besides her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by her six dear siblings, Aldalbert Roy, Therese Mojarro, Louisette Richards, Jean-Paul Roy, Gaston Roy and Denise Gravini. Her funeral will be held on Saturday morning, November 21, 2015 beginning at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, (413-532-9806), 13 Dale Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, (funeral home will open at 8 a.m.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Sainte Rose de Lima Church, 600 Grattan Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her burial will follow the Mass at Sainte Rose Cemetery, 49 Olsen Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, November 20, 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. Her family has requested that memorial donations be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts-New Hampshire Chapter, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472. For more details, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com