Bernard Roy Tatro1

M, #21823, b. Aug 5, 1919, d. Jan 4, 2013
Pedigree
Father*Roy Bernard Tatro1 b. Sep 22, 1890, d. Nov 1, 1982
Mother*Margaret Belle Bangs1 b. Jul 21, 1892, d. Aug 5, 1963

Chronological Events

Birth*Aug 5, 1919 Bernard Roy Tatro was born on Aug 5, 1919 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
 He was the son of Roy Bernard Tatro and Margaret Belle Bangs.1 
Death*Jan 4, 2013 Bernard Roy Tatro died on Jan 4, 2013, at age 93 at Agawam, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. 
ObituaryJan 5, 2013  OBITUARY: Bernard R. Tatro, Sr., 93, of Agawam died Friday, January 4th, 2012 at Quail Run Estates. He was a lifelong resident of Agawam and lived on Main Street for nearly 90 years. He was the devoted and loving husband of Mary M. (Mnich) Tatro for 68 years, a cherished father, brother, uncle, cousin, grandfather and great-grandfather, as well as a friend to many.

Bernard was born August 5th, 1919 in Springfield, son of Roy B. Tatro and Margaret B. (Bangs) Tatro. He attended Agawam schools and the former Springfield Trade High. He served in the United States Army and the Army Air Corps during WWII and was the recipient of the Bronze Star for his service in the Infantry. He was a machinist by trade and in 1965 started Walbern Precision Co., in Agawam where he worked until retirement in 1982. Bernard was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in Agawam and served on its building committee. He attended the first Mass in 1946, and later became a member of the Agawam Catholic Men's Club and Knights of Columbus. He was also on the Board of Directors of the former Western Mass Precision Institute and in 1963 he became a certified vocational teacher. He was a licensed pilot and co-owned a vintage aircraft which he and his son restored over a period of years and flew all over the region and to the Mid-west for the annual Oshkosh Air Show. Their aircraft was featured in the EAA Classic Aircraft magazine in 1995.

He leaves his wife, Mary M. (Mnich) Tatro, a son, Bernard R. Tatro, Jr., known to friends and family members as "Chip", a resident of Chicopee; his daughter Barbara J. O'Connor and her husband Timothy of Agawam; his two cherished grandsons Michael T. O'Connor and wife Lynne of Feeding Hills, and Christopher P. O'Connor of Agawam; his great- grandchildren Zachary L. O'Connor of Feeding Hills, and Bromleigh and Bretton O'Connor of Agawam. He also leaves his sister, Marguerite (Tatro) Sullivan of Wilbraham and a brother Paul A. Tatro and wife Lucille of Agawam. He was pre-deceased by brothers Gilbert and Louis in 2003.

A two-time survivor of cancer, Bernard's wishes were for donations to be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute or Brigham & Women's Hospital, both in Boston, in lieu of flowers.

The funeral will be Thursday at 11am at the Agawam Funeral Home, 184 Main Street followed by burial in Agawam Center Cemetery. Calling hours will precede the service from 9-11am.


Published in The Republican - January 5, 2013.2
 
Burial*Jan 10, 2013 He was buried on Jan 10, 2013 at Agawam Center Cemetery, Agawam, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 103126927.3 

Citations

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