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Jean T. (Luszcz) Szczepanik, 93, of Palmer, died on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Wingate at Wilbraham. She was born on August 27, 1923 in Holyoke and throughout her life she lived in Chicopee and Palmer. Jean was the daughter of the late John and Theresa (Deran) Luszcz. She attended Chicopee schools and was a communicant of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus in Chicopee. Jean was predeceased by her husband, Stephen S. Szczepanik, two brothers, Joseph and Theodore and two sisters, Ann and Helen. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Dimitropolis and her husband, Anthony of Palmer and Linda Aube and her husband Claude of Westfield, her sister, Mary Phillips of Springfield, seven grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren. Jean’s funeral will be held on Thursday, March 23, 2017 from the Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home on 69 East St. in Chicopee Falls, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in the Basilica of St. Stanislaus at 10 am. Her burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. A calling hour will be held on Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am prior to the liturgy. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 54C Wayside Ave. West Springfield, MA 01089.