Velma L. Courtines

SPRINGFIELD-Velma L. Courtines, 94, died April 26, 2011 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Born in Falmouth, MA on July 23, 1916, she was a homemaker and lived in Springfield and Cotuit, MA throughout her life. Predeceased by her husband, Alfred Courtines, father, Arthur Behlman and her four brothers, she is survived by her son, Alfred L. Courtines, of Springfield and Cotuit, MA, daughter, Suzanne Buckley, and her husband, Ted, of Florida and Cotuit, MA, two grandchildren, Michael Rick and Kimberly Phillips and three great grandchildren. The burial will be in Cotuit, MA. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA is assisting the family. For expressions of sympathy please visit www.nefcc.net