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Joan C. (Rosch) Kudla, 85, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at JGS Lifecare in Longmeadow.  She was born on April 4, 1939 in Chicopee and was the daughter of the late Walter and Anna (Kos) Rosch.  Joan was the retired manager at Shop Rite and also a secretary at the Springfield Courts. She was a graduate of Chicopee High School and a communicant at Mary, Mother of Hope Church.  Joan was a great wife that will be missed by her beloved husband of over sixty years, Thomas J. Kudla. She is survived by two sons, Thomas J. Kudla, Jr. of New York and William Kudla of Florida and a grandson, Alex.  Joan is predeceased by a brother, Walter Rosch, Jr.  Calling hours for Joan will be on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at the Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home on 61 Grape St. in Chicopee from 10 to 11 am. A funeral home service will take place at 11 am at the funeral home.  Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery.