Clemente M. (Girard) Kovitch

Clemente (Girard) Kovitch, 89, died peacefully on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Meriden, CT to the late Emeril and Malvina (Frette) Girard, she worked as a home health aide for the Springfield Visiting Nurse Assn. until her retirement. She was a longtime communicant of St. John the Baptist Church (now St. Elizabeth�s Church). She leaves her five children; Noella O�Connor LeBlanc of Indian Orchard, Richard Kovitch and his wife Ann of South Carolina, Rachelle Houle and her husband Kurt of Indian Orchard, Kenneth Kovitch and his wife Michelle of Ware and Rita Robidoux and her husband Ronald of Ludlow, 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4�7pm at Wilbraham Funeral Home, 2551 Boston Rd., Wilbraham. Funeral Friday at 8:30 am from Wilbraham Funeral Home followed by a Mass at 10 am at St. Elizabeth�s Church, 18 Hubbard St., Ludlow. Burial will follow in St. Aloysius Cemetery, Indian Orchard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.