Christopher M. Bankert, 33, of Springfield, Mass., died Monday in Chicopee, Mass.

Born June 1, 1972, in Ellwood City, he was the son of Deborah Ban-kert Thom-pson and the stepson of Charles Thompson of Cranberry Township.

Mr. Bankert was a mechanical engineer and plant manager with Contech Construction Products in Palmer, Mass. He was a 1995 graduate of Geneva College.

He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Marr Bankert, whom he married May 24, 1997; his mother and stepfather; two sisters-in-law, Denise Marr of Pittsburgh, and Bonnie Schwelkert and her husband, Hoby, of Baden; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Diane Marr of Baden; a stepbrother, Randal Thompson and his wife, Melissa, of Evans City; a stepsister, Terri Peters of Evans City; his best friends, Jon and Malissa Zatlokowicz of Scotia, N.Y.; and his beloved dog, Mollie.

<B>BANKERT</B> — Friends of Christopher M. Bankert, who died Monday, May 29, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the <B>Glenn-Kildoo Funeral Home & Cremation Services,</B> 219 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Robert Guay of Our Lady of Peace officiating.Burial will be in the Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester.For directions and condolences, visit www.glennkildoofuneralhome.com.