This obituary for Sandra Gould LaPan appeared in the Springfield Republican on August 22, 2007:

Sandra LaPan 1946-2007 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Sandra L. (Gould) LaPan, 60, of Chestnut St. died Sunday at home. She was employed in the office at Mestek Manufacturing in Westfield. She lived most of her life in West Springfield and was a communicant of St. Thomas Church. She was a graduate of East Longmeadow High School and later Bay Path College in Longmeadow. She was a former member of the West Springfield Town Meeting and was a member of the Red Hat Society. She was the beloved widow of the late Robert Lapan and Justin "Frank" Barry. She leaves her brother Wesley Gould and her sister Bonnie Gould, her cousin John Russell and his wife Nancy, her stepson Robert B. LaPan, stepdaughter Cheryl LaPan , many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. There will be a Funeral Service 11:00 AM Thurs. at Toomey-O'Brien Funeral Home, 1043 Westfield St., West Spfld. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.