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John J. Czerapowicz, 98, of Chicopee, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at Regal Care in Holyoke.  He was born on December 27, 1926, in Chicopee and was the son of the late Julian and Mary C. (Kos) Czerapowicz.  He was a communicant of the former St. Patrick’s Church and now a communicant of St. Rose de Lima Church.  John was an assistant foreman for eighteen years at Westinghouse Electric and was maintenance manager at Lechmere until his retirement. He was a US Navy veteran, Seaman 1^st Class.  John was a lifetime 3^rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years.  He loved gardening and woodworking. He is predeceased by his wife, Marlene M. (Malek) Czerapowicz, his three sisters, Emily Wajda, Joann Moritko and Helen Czerapowicz. John is survived a his nephew, Robert Moritko and wife Carol, nieces, Kathleen Moritko and her husband John Przybylowicz, Linda Masek and her husband Neil, all of Chicopee, brother-in-law Paul Malek and his wife Ruth of Florida and many great nieces, great-great nieces and nephews. He will be missed by all of them. Visitation will be on Monday, June 30^th from 9 to 10 am at the Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, 69 East St., Chicopee with a funeral home service at 10 am.  Burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Veterans Home at Holyoke, 110 Cherry St., Holyoke, MA 01040 or St. Joan of Arc School, 587 Grattan St., Chicopee, MA 01020.