Hortencia (Tavares) Abreu, age 95, passed away on February 9, 2022 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born on August 22, 1926 in Holyoke, a daughter of the late Diego and Maria Patrucina (Ribiero) Tavares. Hortencia worked for the Spaulding Company for many years before she retired. She loved to knit, sew, crochet and dance. She is predeceased by her husband Amadeu Abreu who passed away in 2007. She is survived by two sons, John Abreu of Chicopee and Albert Abreu and his wife Jane of Las Vegas; two daughters, Irene Abreu of Chicopee and Elizabeth Cherubin and her husband Ron of Feeding Hills; five grandchildren, Michael Abreu, Kelli Abreu and her husband Matthew Slowik, Michelle Lapite, Jamie Napolski and her husband John and John Abreu and his wife Sharon along with four beloved great grandchildren, Amanda Lapite and her fiancé Danny Dowd , Cathryn Lapite, Brian Lapite and Bianca Abreu. Calling hours will be held on the morning of the funeral, Saturday, February 26, 2022 from 9:00 – 10:00 AM at the Grise Funeral Home, 280 Springfield St, Chicopee followed by an in house prayer service at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.