CHICOPEE – Gisele R. (Aube) VanKeuren Arvin, 72, of the Fairview section of Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Friday, December 11, 2015. She passed into Eternal Life at her home surrounded by the care and comfort of her loving family. She was born in Drummondville, Province of Quebec, Canada, a beloved daughter of the late Fortunat J. and Corona A. (Bussiere) Aube and spent her early years in Canada. In 1959, as a teenager, her family came to the United States and settled in the Willimansett section of Chicopee. Gisele finished her education and graduated from the former Chicopee Trade High School. In 1970, she moved to the Fairview section of Chicopee where she lived for the remainder of her life. She was employed for 32 years at the former A.G. Spalding Company in Chicopee, which later became Spalding Sports Worldwide. She was a former communicant of Saint Anne Church in Fairview. 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. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Charles D. Arvin, Jr. who was Called Home on June 10, 2015. She leaves her three loving children, Joanne M. Cote, Suzanne D. Fontaine and Thomas C. VanKeuren and his partner, Mercedes Narvaez, all of Chicopee; her six cherished grandchildren whom she adored, Christopher J. Cote, Joseph E. Cote, Taylor M. Fontaine, William Rojas, Shinny Santiago and Kemuel Santiago; her brother, Jean Claude Aube of Chicopee; her sister, Jeannine Carbonneau of Chicopee; and her many nephews, nieces, cousins, friends and extended members of the Aube, VanKeuren and Arvin families. Besides her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by her sister, Claudette Korell. Her funeral will be held on Friday morning, December 18, 2015 beginning at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Aldenville Chapels, (413-532-9806), 13 Dale Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, (funeral home will open at 9 a.m.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 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 Thursday, December 17, 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 Children’s Miracle Network at Baystate Medical Center, 280 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199. For more details, please visit:www.stpierrephaneuf.com