CHICOPEE – Kathryn (Lenker) Andrews, 72, a longtime resident of the Fairview section of Chicopee, was Called Safely Home on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. She passed into Eternal Life at home in Chicopee. She was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on September 19, 1948, a beloved daughter of the late George E. Lenker, Sr. and Rosalie M. (McNamara) Lenker. She was raised in Chicopee and graduated from Chicopee Comprehensive High School in 1966. She furthered her education and received her Bachelor’s Degree while living in California. She had lived in Chicopee, England, Amsterdam, California, Belchertown and Holyoke before returning to Chicopee in 1997. She was employed in the Technical Support Department at Financial Planners in Agawam. She previously worked in bookkeeping and administration for many years for the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Mont Marie in Holyoke. She was a talented artist, fantastic photographer and lover of music and animals. She was also a caring daughter, sister and aunt who always went out of her way for her family. She leaves her two loving sisters, Patricia E. Daubney and Rosemarie E. Lingenberg, both of Chicopee; her two loving brothers, James Lenker and his wife, Lynn, of Alton, IL and George E. Lenker, Jr. of Northampton; and her many dear nephews, nieces, cousins, extended family members and friends. Her funeral services and burial will be private. Her funeral arrangements are entrusted to the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Fairview Chapels, (413-533-3307), 506 Britton Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. In lieu of flowers, her family requests that memorial donations be made in her memory to the Foundation for TJO Animals, 66 Industry Avenue, Suite 3, Springfield, MA 01104. For more details and to leave her family online condolences, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com