Roger William Pelland

CHICOPEE – SFC, Roger William Pelland, U. S. Army, Retired, 58, of Chicopee entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 4, 2011. Born in Chicopee and a life long resident, he was the son of Eleanor (Marchand) Pelland Vardakis and the late Adrien Pelland. Roger was a graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School. He served his country with pride and distinction in the U.S. Army for twenty years and was a veteran of the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. He retired in 1991. Roger is survived by his mother, Eleanor Vardakis of Chicopee; his wife, Sandra (Cunningham) Pelland of FL; his former wife, Angelica Pelland of NC; two sons, Travis Pelland and Spec.4, Patrick Pelland, USA, both of NC; his brother, Keith Morin and his wife, Maryjane; his sister, Donna Furnelli and her husband, Edward all of Chicopee, a sister, Denise Pelland of New Mexico; two grandchildren; an aunt, Bernadette Pelland of MI; two nephews and two grand nephews. Services of Committal with Military Honors will be held in the Veterans’ Chapel at the Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 1390 Main St., Agawam on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 10 a.m. The family will receive relatives and friends at a gathering to be held at the Brunelle Funeral Home, 811 Chicopee St., Chicopee on Sunday, April 10, 2011 from 4 to 7 p.m. For Roger’s personal webpage visit brunellefuneralhome.com