CHESTER- Larry E. Chase Sr., 56, died at Springfield Hospital on Sunday, October 4. He was born in Portsmouth, NH, on March 31, 1953, son of Arthur and Madelyn Jones Chase. Larry was raised and educated in Halifax and Brattleboro and became a firefighter at the age of 17. He was with the Brattleboro Fire Department, West Dover Fire Department, the Deerfield Valley Rescue in Wilmington, and the Wilmington Fire Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on cars. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose in Barre.

Mr. Chase is survived by his wife, Jeannine Chase, of Chester; two sons, Larry A. Powers and Anthony Chase, both of Springfield; a daughter, Sheri L. Evans, of Williamstown; two brothers, William P. Gorsky Sr., of Charlestown, NH, and Robert A. Chase, of Brattleboro; four sisters, Gloria St. Jean, of Salem, NH, Vera Crosier, of Halifax, Darlene Forbes, of Brattleboro, and Dale Zelasquez, of Concord, NH; 11 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son, Timothy, and a sister, Francis Hanson.

Services were held on Friday, October 9. Burial followed in Morningside Cemetery in Brattleboro.