Robert Raymond Rivers

"Robert R. Rivers, 61, of Depot Rd., Wendell, passed away Thursday evening at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Born in Holyoke, July 13, 1944, he was the son of Lorraine (Leclerc) Rivers of Chicopee and the late Robert Rivers. Robert (Bob) Rivers was a longtime resident of Belchertown but spent the last 20 years residing in Wendell. Bob worked as a foreman for area construction companies in addition to working for Precision Wire in West Brookfield. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to spend his free time hunting and fishing. Besides his mother, Bob is survived by wife Jane Marnell, daughter Rochelle Stellato of East Longmeadow, son Robert of San Diego, CA, brother Ronald his wife Linda, and nephews Michael and Jamie of Ware. A graveside service will be held at St. Rose de Lima Cemetery, Chicopee on November 10 at 1:00 P.M. For those wishing, donations may be made in his memory to: Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, North Drive Westborough, MA 01581 "