Linda LaVertu - Picard Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Linda LaVertu � Picard 1951 � 2010 CHICOPEE- Linda LaVertu � Picard, 58, a longtime Chicopee resident passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Hardwick, VT in November of 1951 a daughter of the late Claremont and Marielle (Fontaine) LaVertu. Linda was a graduate of Westfield High School and worked for several years at James River Graphics as a custodian. Most recently Linda was a housekeeper at Brightside for Families and Children in West Springfield retiring in 2003. Linda married, Normand Picard in 1997 and the couple recently celebrated 13 years together this July. She enjoyed traveling locally and especially loved a great tag sale or flea market. Linda was often seen wearing her beautiful handmade jewelry and was active at the Veterans� Center in Springfield. In addition to her loving husband, Linda is survived by her son, Paul Abalan of Florida; two brothers, Paul LaVertu of Westfield and Lorne LaVertu of Virginia. Linda also leaves two nephews, Christopher LaVertu and his wife Rebecca of Chicopee; Jeremy LaVertu of Chicopee and her grand niece and nephew, Kaylee and Jacob LaVertu. Linda will be remembered by her two step children; Stephen Picard of Chicopee and Danny Picard who is serving in the U.S. Air Force and is stationed in Georgia. Linda always had a positive attitude and her spirited personality will be missed by all that were blessed to have known her. She will be missed her cats Oreo, Misu and Chewy. Linda�s visiting hours will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 4-7 PM at Brunelle Funeral Home, 811 Chicopee St., Chicopee, MA 01013 and will conclude with a funeral home ceremony at 7 PM celebrated by Rev. Fletcher Bass. If friends desire, memorial donations in Linda�s name can be made to Disabled American Veterans(D.A.V.) P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 Attn: Gift Processing . You are using an outdated web browser that does not support this video. Your browser does not support this video format. You should be able to view it in Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer. $(document).ready(function(){ if ( false === supports_h264_baseline_video() ) { $("#vdfmtnt").show(); $("#vidplyr1").hide(); } });

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Linda LaVertu - Picard

November 14, 1951 - October 24, 2010