Southbridge: Tammy L. (Prince) Tokarz, 60, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 10th, after a long illness.

She leaves her two children, Jesse Tokarz and his wife Jenna of Worcester and Ashley Benvenuti and her husband Ronald of Southbridge; her longtime companion, Lionel Gaumond of Southbridge; her two brothers, Warren Prince of Dayville, CT and Wayne Prince of Detroit, ME; her two sisters, Wendie L. LeBlanc of Naples, FL and Tracy Prince of Warren; her six grandchildren, Emily Baker, Sophie Tokarz, Isabella Tokarz, Noah Benvenuti, Madelyn Benvenuti and Charlotte Tokarz; and several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her sister Tina (Prince) Schwartz. She was born in Nashua, NH the daughter of the late Henry R. and Judith G. (Deering) Prince.

Tammy worked at Schotts Fiber Optics in Southbridge, retiring in recent years due to illness. She previously worked at the Wm. Wright Company in Warren and the Providence House Nursing Home in Southbridge.  She also worked at the Village Laundromat in Fiskdale.

Tammy loved going to the beach, especially in Florida.  She also had a love for dolphins.  She enjoyed attending Worcester Red Sox games with her grandchildren.  She loved taking rides with Lionel in his Corvette.  Tammy loved baking banana bread for her grandchildren, and she would also hand out her banana bread to the riders of the Pan-Mass Challenge every year.

Tammy was a happy, smiling and positive person with a heart of gold.  She will be deeply missed.

A Celebration of Life for Tammy will be private.  Burial will be private.  There are no calling hours.

The Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home, 130 Hamilton St., Southbridge, is directing arrangements.