Samantha Ann Mantyla

WEST BOYLSTON - Samantha blessed thousands of lives with her compassion, love, kindness, inspiration, and her amazingly positive outlook on life.  Her life was fueled by her endless love for her five amazing children, Sarah, Samuel, Rachel, Noah and Ethan, who gave her all she ever wanted.  Throughout her beautiful life she was loved and supported by her family and a list of friends so long that there aren’t enough pages to list. She had many amazing qualities and passions that brought pleasure to her existence. First and foremost, a good intellectual conversation full of insight where she would take you on a soul searching journey.  She enjoyed other things such as photography, graphic-arts, baking, cooking, painting, music, gardening, nature, hiking, but an in-depth conversation with a complete stranger was one of her favorite things and why she grew to love, and be loved by so many friends, touched so many hearts, and inspired many.  Her open and questioning mind was a beautiful thing to experience.A rebellious soul at nature, she always questioned the norm/status-quo/ “the man”, and there was never a day when she and children would pass by a Walmart without flipping it the bird. Living an alternative an unconventional lifestyle was something she thrived upon and never cared what anyone else thought, she was always true to herself and her beliefs. Her wit and sense of humor was unique, and the sound of her laughter was music to many ears. She was an intelligent and strong woman who valued love, family, friendship, learning, and growing. Her empathy and compassion for others in less fortunate situations was strong and she would often hand homeless people money when she had barely any for herself. During the last 3 and half years of her life she battled a rare form of cancer and defeated it a number of times and was able to live life to the fullest in between the battles. During her last battle there was nothing that the doctors or treatment could do to save her. She accepted death gracefully and embraced it completely, being completely fearless and ready to take the journey on life’s greatest adventure.  During her transition she had many beautifully close supportive core people help her along the way on her journey. Their endless love and amazing support was inspiring and a testament to love and friendship. We thank you so gratefully, your love and support, it is the most unconditional that we have ever felt. There are no words that can express our gratitude and love that we feel for you. We Gratefully thank you  for being here and your loving support with us making this transition be the most beautiful thing we’ve ever experienced, so much love coming in from all directions. The way she lived her life, her message to us all is to love unconditionally, be true to yourself, question everything, be kind and compassionate and have empathy for the challenged, sick, and homeless. If you were not fortunate enough to have heard her say to you, “Namaste”, then please hear it now. Samantha will be missed and lovingly remembered by her husband of 6 years, Sean Fleming; her father, Robert I. Mantyla and his wife, Kate Gavora; her mother, Margery J.(Talbert) Aurell and her husband, Stan; her children, Sarah C., Samuel E., Rachel S., Noah S. and Ethan T. Mietla; her brothers, Benjamin L. Mantyla and his wife, Emily, Nathan T. and Joshua R. Mantyla; her aunt, Donna Mantyla; her uncle, Richard Talbert; her first husband Michael Mietla and extended family, many nieces and nephews; and hundreds of close friends from the many chapters of her life.