Cecile O. (Perron) Hurley

Cecile O. Hurley, 87, of Ludlow passed away peacefully at home on Saturday March 16, 2024. Sadly, she was predeceased by her husband, Andrew Hurley in 1996. They cherished raising their eight children in the Ludlow community, in their home which Cecile has lived in for 63 years. She was a communicant of Saint Elizabeth Parish.

Daughter of the late, George and Olive (LaPointe) Perron. She was born in Berlin, New Hampshire, on May 18, 1936. Cecile graduated from Cathedral High School, and worked for many years as a cashier at the Ludlow Big Y where she made many great friends. After retiring from Big Y, she worked for LPVEC as a bus monitor until she was 80 years old.

She loved spending time with her family. Her favorite past time was knitting. Since the early 2000’s, she knitted over 15,000 preemie baby blankets for Baystate NICU with her signature heart pattern. She also knit full size and baby afghans, with the same heart pattern, for many other special people in her life.
Cecile is survived by her daughters, Denise Zrakas (Thomas) and Kathleen Ouimette (Brian) of Ludlow, and Patricia Condercuri (Anthony) of Port Orange, FL; her sons, Michael Hurley (Robin) of Chicopee, James Hurley (Kathleen) of Ludlow, and Timothy Hurley (Robyn) of Port Orange, FL; her sisters Jeanne Parrow of Agawam, Loretta Jones (Roger) of Feeding Hills, Evelyn Tranter of Dayton, Ohio, and her sister-in-law Janice Perron of Indian Orchard. She also leaves her beloved 17 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews. Sadly, she was also predeceased by her daughters Maureen and Anne-Marie Hurley, her sister Shirley Perron, her brother Ronald Perron, her grandsons, Scott Lauzon and Ethan Emirzian.

Funeral services for Cecile will be held Thursday March 21st at 9:00 AM at Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home, 64 Sewall Street, Ludlow MA followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in St, Elizabeth’s Parish. The burial will be at Island Pond Cemetery. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be Wednesday March 20, 2024 from 4:00-7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in Cecile’s memory may be made to the Ludlow 250th Celebration Committee, 488 Chapin St, Ludlow MA 01056 or St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place Memphis TN 38105.