Maureen C. Fredey
Dec 21, 2015
Maureen C. (Donatini) Fredey, 59, died Monday. She leaves her husband Robert Fredey. A graveside service will be Wednesday at 1 pm in Springfield St. Cemetery. For more details please go to curranjones.com.
Mitchell J. Petelle
Dec 20, 2015
Mitchell J. Petelle 1935 – 2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Mitchell J. Petelle, 80, died Sunday December 20, 2015 in an East Longmeadow Nursing Home. Mitchell was born in Ludlow, VT and has lived in West Springfield for the past 60 years. He worked as a Gunsmith for Smith & Wesson for 35 years until his retirement. He served with the...
Mary T. Kelleher
Dec 19, 2015
Mary T. (Foley) Fitzgerald Kelleher, 85, died Saturday surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield January 8, 1930, daughter of the late John P. and Catherine (Noonan) Foley, resided in Springfield until 1993 before moving to Longmeadow and later East Longmeadow. Mary graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1947 and was the Administrative Assistant to DA...
Thomas J. Graham
Dec 19, 2015
Thomas J. Graham was born April 14, 1922 in Springfield to the late George and Elizabeth (Symington) Graham. He quietly and peacefully passed on December 19, 2015, at the age of 93. Thomas lived his entire life in the town of West Springfield. He worked as tool maker for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in CT, retiring in 1983. He met...
Mary Elizabeth Mackintosh
Dec 16, 2015
Mary E. (O'Connell) Mackintosh, 89, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Terry) O'Connell, she lived in Agawam since 1969. Mary had worked as a dental assistant and as a teller for the former First National Bank in Hazardville, CT. She was a communicant...
Joanne "Jody" Smith
Dec 11, 2015
Joanne K. Smith 1931 – 2015 West Springfield – Joanne "Jody" (Knight) Smith passed away on Friday, December 11th, after a long illness. Jody was born on August 7, 1931 to the late Frank Rollin Knight and Ruth (Cook) Knight. She was a long-time resident of West Springfield and a graduate of West Springfield High School Class of 1949, where...
Manuel S. Fernandes
Dec 10, 2015
Manuel S. Fernandes, 88, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 10, 2015 in Holyoke Hospital. Born in Acushnet, MA, son of the late Francisco and Maria (Duarte) Fernandes, he lived in Chicopee for over fifty years. Manuel worked as a master mechanic for Daniel O'Connell & Sons Construction for forty years, retiring in 1988. He was a member and...
Natalie D. Muchmore
Dec 10, 2015
Natalie D. Muchmore 1928 – 2015 FEEDING HILLS – Natalie D. (Parrott) Muchmore, 87, of Belvidere Avenue died Thursday at home surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. Natalie was born in Unionville, CT, grew up in West Springfield and has lived in Feeding Hills for the past 4o years. She worked as a sponge maker for 46 years at...
Dorina Josephine Conti
Dec 10, 2015
Dorina J. (Pascucci) Conti, 87, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 10, 2015 in Loomis House. Born in Springfield, daughter of the late Giuseppe and Fenesia (Eusebi) Pascucci, she moved to South Hadley in 1955. Dorina worked with her husband at the restaurant and banquet house they owned together, formerly known as Conti's 202. She was a communicant of...
Carolann R. O'Sullivan
Dec 8, 2015
Carolann R. O'Sullivan 1939 – 2015 FEEDING HILLS – Carolann R. (Gelinas) O'Sullivan, 76, died Tuesday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family. Carolann was born in Springfield and has lived in Agawam for the past 35 years. She was a waitress at the former Oaks Inn at Kimball Towers for many years and worked at other restaurants in...
Michael A. Amato
Dec 7, 2015
Michael A. Amato, 58, died suddenly in New York City on Monday. He was born in Springfield, son of Marco and Margaret "Peggy" (O'Shaughnessey) Amato and lived there most of his life before moving to Bradenton in 2012. Mike graduated from West Springfield High School in 1975 and from Wentworth Institute in Boston. Mike worked as a project/facility manager of...
Alfred A. Bernard
Dec 1, 2015
Alfred A. Bernard 1938 – 2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Alfred A. Bernard, 77, of Sunnyside Street died Tuesday in a local nursing home. Al was born in Springfield the son of the late Alfred A. and Margaret (Pasquale) Bernard. He was a 1958 graduate of West Springfield High School and has lived here all his life. He was a 20-year...
Nancy Ann Herrick
Dec 1, 2015
Nancy A. (Maksin) Herrick, 80, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she lived in South Hadley since 1965. Nancy had worked as the manager of the Gift & Coffee Shop at Holyoke Medical Center before she retired. She was the past president of the South Hadley Ladie's Club, a volunteer at the South...
Joseph D. Prova
Dec 1, 2015
Agawam-Joe Prova, 30, died suddenly on Tuesday. He was born in Glens Falls, NY, has lived in Agawam all of his life and graduated in 2003 from Agawam High School before attending Porter and Chester Institute and became an HVAC Technician. Joe loved to fish and was an avid Bruins fan. He leaves his parents David and Debbie (O'Brien) Prova...
Antoinette Kanowski
Dec 1, 2015
West Springfield-Antoinette Kanowski, 94, passed away on December 1, 2015. She was the devoted wife for 66 years to the late Merrill Kanowski. She was a lifelong resident of West Springfield and a member of St. Thomas Church. She loved to crochet, was a wonderful cook, and an avid bingo player who enjoyed many years spending time with her bingo...
Betty Louise Dzwonkoski
Nov 27, 2015
Betty Louise (Mieg) Dzwonkoski, 86, entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 27, 2015 in Holyoke Medical Center. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Johann and Ella (Frischnet) Mieg. She lived in South Hadley for many years. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Francis "Chub" Dzwonkoski, and a brother, William...
Michael Joseph Cordi
Nov 24, 2015
Michael J. Cordi, 65, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, son of the late Rosario and Evelyn (Martin) Cordi, he was a lifelong resident of Agawam and a 1969 graduate of Agawam High School. Michael had worked for Southworth Paper and previously worked for the former Agawam Public Market and...
Marion A. Provost
Nov 23, 2015
Marion A. Provost 1927 – 2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Marion A. (Kiniry) Provost, 87, of Parkwood Drive died Monday at Wingate of West Springfield. Marion was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield most of her life. She retired from the former WMECO after working there over 20 years. Her son Marc Provost died earlier this year; she...
Thomas William Wallace
Nov 21, 2015
Thomas W. Wallace passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in Jersey City, NJ on Saturday, November 21 at the age of 65. Tom is predeceased by his mother, Claire Pare Wallace, his father, Thomas J. Wallace, and his brother, Timothy Wallace. Tom is survived by his devoted wife of 35 years, Linda Filipak Wallace. They were married at St. Patrick's church...
Rhonda M. Laizer
Nov 19, 2015
HOLYOKE – Rhonda M. Laizer, 48, died Thursday suddenly in Baystate Medical Center after complications due to cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Rhonda was born in Holyoke the daughter of Judith (Roch) Starke and the late Richard Laizer. She grew up in Chicopee and attended Chicopee Schools. She has lived in Holyoke for the past 10 years....