James Laroche

"Belchertown - James LaRoche Sr., 64, died suddenly while on vacation on Cape Cod on August 18, 2018. Born March 20, 1954 in Chelsea, MA, he was the son of Henry and Gertrude (Rich) LaRoche. James lived most of his life in this area and served in the US Army and Air Force for 35 years, working at Westover Air Force Base before retiring in 2014. In his leisure, Jim enjoyed fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by his longtime companion, Cheryl Abert, with whom he lived , along with his children, James LaRoche, Jr. and Julia LaRoche both of Springfield, Crystal Mosko and her husband Matthew of Chicopee and Todd Dube of Belchertown along with grandchildren, Domonic, Audrey and Miles. He is also survived by Cheryl's siblings, Cynthia Vaughan and her husband Joe of Springfield, Corliss Beaulieu and her husband Pierre of Chicopee, Charlene Bak and her husband Mike of Chicopee and Michael Abert and his wife Karen of Indian Orchard, and many nieces and nephews. A graveside service with military honors will be Monday, August 27 at 2:00 p.m. at The Massachusetts Veterans' Cemetery, 1290 Main St. Agawam, MA. Beers & Story Belchertown Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. For more information or to sign the online guest book, please visit www.beersandstory.com."