Nellie E. Doty
Oct 10, 2015
WEST SPRINGFIELD-Nellie E. (Garrett) Doty, 92, died Saturday at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Springfield and grew up on Worthy Avenue in West Springfield. She was a member of Mittineague Congregational Church since 1928 where she served as the financial secretary for 26 years. Nellie enjoyed traveling, meeting and corresponding with the many people she met...
John J. Bradley
Oct 7, 2015
John J. Bradley 1926 – 2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD – John J. Bradley, 89, died Wednesday surrounded by his family. John was born in Waltham, graduated from Cambridge Latin High School and Boston University, and had lived in Winchester 38 years before moving to West Springfield in 1993. He was the New England District Manager for Provident Life & Accident, retiring...
Grace Dolores Gagnon
Oct 6, 2015
Grace D. (Sevigny) Gagnon, 92, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Born in Holyoke, Feb. 13, 1923, daughter of the late Jean Baptiste and Dolores (Voghell) Sevigny, she lived in South Hadley, and Naples, FL before moving to Westfield in 2003. Grace was raised in Chicopee, then married the late Armand W. Gagnon in 1940. They lived in South Hadley for...
Ruth J. Werner
Oct 3, 2015
Ruth J. (Sharkus) Werner, 89, died Saturday at home surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born in Springfield, grew up in East Longmeadow and has lived in Feeding Hills since 1950. She was a retired employee of the former U.S. Envelope Company (now Westvaco) and is a longtime communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Feeding Hills. Her husband, Theodore...
Austin R. Woodard Jr.
Sep 30, 2015
Austin R. Woodard Jr. 1948 – 2015 Austin R. Woodard Jr., 66, Agawam died Wednesday, September 30 at home. Austin was born and raised in Greenfield, the son of the late Austin R, Sr. and Marion (Blake) Woodard. He graduated from Westfield State College and has lived in Agawam since 1976. He served in the United States Air Force as...
Alan Ernest Mesick
Sep 26, 2015
Alan E. Mesick, 27, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 from an allergic reaction to a bee sting. He was born February 19, 1988 at Providence Hospital. He grew up in Feeding Hills and was a 1996 graduate of Agawam High School. He leaves behind his parents, Ernest Mesick of West Springfield and Toni Mesick of Feeding Hills, his three...
James M. Keane Jr.
Sep 26, 2015
BOSTON-James M. Keane Jr., 49, died unexpectedly on Saturday in Boston Medical Center. He was born June 12, 1966 in Holyoke, went to Agawam High School and worked for Commercial Waste and United Waste before moving to Boston. He leaves his mother Agnes T. Keane of Feeding Hills, a brother Michael J. Keane of Sanford, ME, a nephew and many...
Dr. Thomas Aiguier Doe
Sep 25, 2015
Dr. Thomas Aiguier Doe, 93, of North Chatham, formerly of West Springfield, MA, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015 after a lengthy illness. The son of William and Minnie Doe, he was born in Linden, NJ March 31, 1922. He knew by age twelve that he wanted to become a doctor and pursued his dream at Bates College (1943)...
Dorothy Tenczar
Sep 24, 2015
Dorothy (Koske) Tenczar, 87, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, September 24, 2015 in Holyoke Medical Center. Born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Thomas and Stella (Mozgala) Koske, she was a lifelong resident of South Hadley. Dorothy worked for over twenty years at the former Acme Chain. She was a member of the Polish Home in Ludlow, enjoyed traveling,...
Shirley M. Ligarski
Sep 21, 2015
Shirley M. Ligarski 1926 – 2015 SOUTHWICK – Shirley M. (Finn) Ligarski, 89, a 23-year resident of Southwick passed away on September 21. Shirley was born in Springfield to Paul and Mildred (Mortenson) Finn. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School. A longtime resident of East Springfield, Shirley was married to Springfield Police Captain Joseph Ligarski who predeceased...
Robert James Lynch, Sr.
Sep 21, 2015
Robert J. Lynch, Sr., 85, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015 at his home after a long illness. Born in Holyoke, son of the late John T. and Julia (Kennedy) Lynch, he was a 1948 graduate of Holyoke High School. He attended Fordham University School of Business and a graduate from Army Finance School. He lived in South Hadley...
Clothilde M. Colburn
Sep 19, 2015
Clothilde M. Colburn 1922 – 2015 FEEDING HILLS _ Clothilde M. "Tillie" (Janelle) Colburn, 93, died Saturday in Baystate Medical Center. Tillie was born in Charny, Quebec, Canada and had lived in Springfield before moving to Feeding Hills 70 years ago. She was a 1942 graduate of Cathedral High School and served with the United States Navy WAVES during World...
Jerrold A. Granger
Sep 19, 2015
Jerrold A. Granger, formerly of West Springfield, Agawam and Naples, FL presently of Newport Richey, FL, passed on September 19, 2015 after a long illness. Jerry was owner and manager of Northern Machine Corp. in West Springfield for many years before his retirement. Jerry was born on November 9, 1930 to the late Madeline and Charles Granger. Besides his parents...
April S. Ptaszkiewicz
Sep 14, 2015
April S. Ptaszkiewicz 1964 – 2015 Hampden- April S. Ptaszkiewicz, 51, of Hampden, MA passed away suddenly Monday morning September 14, 2015 in Boston, MA. She was born June 29. 1964 in Suffield, CT. to Beatrice Compton and the Late Wayne (Hap) Post. She was predeceased by her brother Wayne Post. April is survived by her husband, Thomas Ptaszkiewicz Jr....
Richard D. Dunbar
Sep 10, 2015
Richard D. Dunbar 1940 – 2015 West Springfield - Richard D. Dunbar, 75 of West Springfield passed away at home after a courageous effort with pancreatic cancer on September 10, 2015 surrounded by his family. Born and raised in Troy, PA, he was pre-deceased by his parents Ellsworth and Lula Dunbar. Richard is a graduate of Elmira College and was...
Rachael Cohen
Sep 8, 2015
Rachael Cohen 1922 – 2015 Merritt Island, FL – Rachael (Passo) Cohen, 93, formerly of Holyoke, MA, died Tuesday at her Florida residence surrounded by her loving family. Rachael was born and raised in New York City. In her teen years she moved to Holyoke with her family. She attended Holyoke High School where she excelled in the business curriculum...
Arthur J. Martin Jr.
Sep 7, 2015
Arthur J. Martin Jr. 1954 - 2015 SPRINGFIELD - Arthur J. Martin Jr., died Monday in a local nursing home. He was born in Granby, August 26, 1954, the son of the late Arthur J. and Lillian (Benoit) Martin. He was an independent man with mild intellectual disability and had received support from The Association For Community Living since 1978....
Maxine Sepanek
Sep 4, 2015
Maxine Sepanek 1923-2015 Agawam-Maxine D. "Mickey" (Seavey) Sepanek, 92 of 110 Edgewater Road, Agawam, MA died on September 4, 2015 in Augusta, Maine. She was born in Wiscasset, Maine February 14, 1923, daughter of the late Perley and Estelle Seavey and lived in Agawam since 1957. Maxine belonged to the Agawam Senior Center and enjoyed golfing. Mickey worked 28 years...
Mitchell Francis Wajda
Sep 3, 2015
Mitchell F. Wajda, 85, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, September 3, 2015. Born in Chicopee, son of the late Max and Frances (Bartkiewicz) Wajda, he was a graduate of Chicopee High School and also had attended American International College. Mitchell was the owner of the former East Hardware Store in Chicopee and also worked for the former Doane &...
Marion C. Packard
Sep 1, 2015
Marion C. Packard 1919 – 2015 EAST LONGMEADOW – Marion C. Packard, 96, died Tuesday in a local nursing home. Marion was born and raised in Springfield, and has lived in East Longmeadow for the past 10 years. She and her husband owned Bob's Bike Shop on Allen Street for 60 years. She also worked at the former Steiger's Department...