Ellen B. (Buckities) Speed

Died: Wed Jul 4, 2012

Funeral Service

3:00 PM Thu Jul 12, 2012
Location: Sturbridge Federated Church

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Sturbridge - Ellen B. (Buckities) Speed, age 96, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at UMASS Memorial Health Care - University Campus, Worcester.

Her husband, Kenneth G. Speed died in 1998.  She leaves three sons, Douglas A. Speed of East Hampton, MA., Jack A. Speed of White Horse, Canada, and Gordon K. Speed of Salts Spring Island, B.C., Canada; a daughter, Andrea Edwards of Beline, New Mexico and six grandchildren.

Ellen was born in East Hampton, MA., daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Sicanaviche) Buckities and lived in West Springfield before moving to Sturbridge in 1970.  She was a homemaker.  She was a participant in America's Amigo's and volunteered at Old Sturbridge Village.

The funeral will be held on Thursday, July 12, 2012, at 3:00 pm in the Sturbridge Federated Church, 8 Maple Street, Sturbridge.  Please go directly to the church.  There are no calling hours.  The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal Street, #4, Watertown, MA 02472.  Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48 School Street, Webster is directing arrangements.  A guest book is available at www.shaw-majercik.com.

Charitable donations may be made in Ellen's memory to the following organization:

Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alzmass.org
311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472
Tel: 617 868 6718

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Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home
   Posted Fri July 06, 2012
The staff of the Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home extends our sympathy to Ellen's family and friends.

Rosita Zavala
   Posted Mon July 09, 2012
My condolence to the Speed family. I remember Mrs Speed as a beautiful caring person. We, The Zavala clan, use to spend the summer at her cottage at the lake. We have wonderful memories of this beautiful person. May she rest in peace.

Maria V. Zavala
   Posted Mon July 09, 2012
On behalf of the Zavala family I send our condolences to the Speed family and express our long felt gratitude to Mrs. Speed and how she touched every single one of our lives. The Speed family may not remember the family of 9 Puerto Rican children and their parents that they adopted when I was only 9 or 10 yrs old. I am the oldest of the 9 and next month celebrate my 58th yr. I know somehow she knows we never forgot her or her family, that she changed our lives by all that she gave us. She taught my mother English, she gave us books and took us to the lake house to swim. I know she would be proud to know that I graduated cum laude from Mount Holyoke College with a graduate degree in Psychology and have gone on to publish and work with those young women who like me only needed one person in their lives who believed in them. She taught me that my circumstances meant nothing. That the only thing that mattered was what I believed about myself. She believed in me. THANK YOU I know you rest in peace. We all still think of you and love you dearly. The Zavalas of Springfield, Ma.

Denise Niemitz and Tracy Markham
   Posted Tue July 10, 2012
Our deepest sympathy to the Speed family. Ellen was an amazing woman of great wit and wisdom. Having known her as a friend was a true blessing.

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