South Hadley – Mrs. Patricia L. (Reipold) Kuenzel, 78, beloved wife of Karl “Jack” Kuenzel, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Wingate of South Hadley.
She was born in Montague, MA on August 16, 1939, a daughter of the late Joseph and Elsie (Reynolds) Reipold.
She graduated from Turners Falls High School Class of 1957. Patricia was a dental assistant for many years prior to becoming a massage therapist with her own practice in Chicopee, MA.
She and her husband retired to Parrish, FL for fourteen years and returned to Massachusetts to be closer to their family.
In addition to her husband she is survived by her son Kenneth Kuenzel and his wife Lorraine (Tartaglia) Kuenzel of Chatham, MA, her daughter Paula (Kuenzel) Holmes and her husband Joseph Holmes of Chicopee, MA, her daughter Sharon (Kuenzel) Colabello and her husband Patrick Colabello of Brimfield, MA and her daughter Donna Kuenzel of Roswell, GA. She also leaves her sister Nancy (Reipold) Lamore of Turners Falls, six grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 11:30 AM at the Bluebonnet Diner, 324 King Street, Northampton, MA.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Patricia’s name to the American Diabetes Association.
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