Mrs. Rosemary T. Fields Hatch

Rosemary T. Fields Hatch of 43 Elaine Drive, Pittsfield, passed into eternal life on March 19, 2013 at the age of 81. Mrs. Hatch was born on June 30, 1931 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Pittsfield to Alfred Fields and Rose Zwingelstein Fields and was raised in Pittsfield, spending her summers in Lanesborough on Pontoosuc Lake at her family’s cottage. Mrs. Hatch attended parochial schools in Pittsfield and was a 1949 graduate of St. Joseph’s High School, where she served as class secretary. Mrs. Hatch was valedictorian of her 1953 graduating class at Our Lady of The Elms College in Chicopee, MA where she majored in mathematics and education. She taught at Egremont Elementary School in Pittsfield for 10 years before relinquishing her career to stay at home to plan and raise her family. She returned to teaching as a substitute in local elementary schools in the 1980s and was also employed by her brother-in-law at Regan Industries, his former place of business. Mrs. Hatch was a devout and exemplary Catholic who was member of Notre Dame parish in Pittsfield until its closure, where she was baptized, made her first communion, was confirmed and married, and where she baptized both of her children. Following the closing of the church, she became a member of St. Joseph’s parish in Pittsfield. In her spare time Mrs. Hatch enjoyed socializing with her family members, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and reading and watching mysteries. She belonged to the same bridge club for more than 40 years. In her younger years she was active at church events alongside her husband. She also volunteered in classrooms at Williams Elementary School. Mrs. Hatch was predeceased by both of her parents. She was also predeceased by her loving husband Earl in 1993 whom she married on July 13, 1957, her cousin and friend Joan Turner, her sister Barbara Regan, her brother Francis Fields, and her sister-in-law Elizabeth “Betty” Mahoney, to whom she was close. Mrs. Hatch is survived by her one and only granddaughter Leah Wallace of Pittsfield, whom she loved dearly and called “Sweetie Pie,” her daughter Patricia Hatch Wallace of Pittsfield, and her son William E. Hatch, also of Pittsfield. She also leaves her son-in-law Brett, her Goddaughter and niece Colleen Regan Ostrander, eleven more nieces and nephews, and several dozen extended family members. She will be missed by Pumpkin and Kayna as well. Funeral Notice: Funeral Services for Rosemary T. Hatch will be Friday, March 22, 2013 at 9 a.m. from the Dwyer Funeral Home, 776 North St., Pittsfield MA, with a Liturgy of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church celebrated by Msgr. Michael A. Shershanovich, pastor. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. At Rosemary’s request, there will be no calling hours, but the public is invited to attend the funeral. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, care of the Dwyer Funeral Home in her memory. DONATIONS CANNOT BE MADE ON THIS WEBSITE, but may be made through the Dwyer Funeral Home.

Mrs. Rosemary T. Fields Hatch

June 30, 1931 - March 19, 2013