- Roland G. Bussiere 1936 - 2011 GILBERTVILLE - Roland G. Bussiere , 74, passed away on September 17, 2011 at home with his family by his side. He was born November 29, 1936 in Holyoke, MA, son of Agnes (Machnacz) Bussiere of Holyoke and the late Henry Bussiere, Sr. Roland has lived in Gilbertville since 2009, living a short time in Brimfield and many years in Belchertown. After 58 years of employment, he retired from Marcus Printing Company in April 2010. Roland enjoyed golf at Mill Valley Country Club and doing jobs around the house that included painting, yard work and working on cars. Besides his mother, he will be greatly missed by his wife of 28 years Anne (Lapointe) along with his daughters Karen Roy and Linda Devine and her husband Glenn all of Chicopee. Roland also leaves step children Barbara Ann Newton and her husband Ron of Gilbertville and Robert Welch Jr. of AK along with siblings Elaine Tetreault of Holyoke, Louise Anderson of Hatfield, Henry Bussiere Jr. of ME, Conie Blake of Bellevue, WA, Robert Bussiere of Wells, ME, 6 grandchildren, Vernon, Adam, Justin, Matthew, Kacey and Caitlin, 2 step grandchildren Jessie and Seth and 3 great grandchildren, Derek, Jordyn and Mason.
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