Donald P. Hatch
Nov 17, 2015
Donald P. Hatch, 81, died Tuesday at home surrounded by family. Donald was born in Boston and has lived in West Springfield for the past 34 years. He graduated from Babson College and worked for the State of Massachusetts as a Bus and Railroad Inspector until his retirement in 1999. He also served in the United States Navy. He leaves...
Helen Anne Scamardella
Nov 17, 2015
Helen A. (Juskialis) Scamardella, 86, passed away November 17, 2015 at Baystate Medical Center after suffering a major stroke. A native of Springfield MA, she is survived by her son Joseph of Medway MA and her daughter Susan of Westfield MA. The CURRAN-O'BRIEN FUNERAL HOME of South Hadley is in charge of arrangements. There are no calling hours and burial...
Ramon C. Feliciano
Nov 16, 2015
Ramon C. Feliciano 1944 – 2015 SPRINGFIELD – Ramon C. Feliciano, 71, died Monday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Ramon was born in Comerio, Puerto Rico and has lived in Springfield most of his life. He owned and operated the Colmado Latino Convenience Store in Springfield and also worked as a self-employed painter. He leaves his...
Pauline D. Alexander
Nov 14, 2015
Pauline D. Alexander 1924 – 2015 Pauline D. (Saville) Alexander, 91, formerly of Upper Beverly Hills, died Saturday surrounded by her loving family, at Wingate of South Hadley. She is the daughter of the late Salvatore and Concetta (Russo) Saville. Pauline was born in West Springfield, where she lived most of her life. She was an avid golfer and enjoyed...
Antonio C. Aversa Jr.
Nov 13, 2015
Antonio C. Aversa Jr. 1942 – 2015 AGAWAM – Antonio C. Aversa Jr., of Suffield Street died Friday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Tony was born in West Springfield and has lived in Agawam over 40 years. He worked as a computer operator for Baystate Medical Center and previously at Reed Package Machinery. He was a...
Edward A. Burgamaster
Nov 9, 2015
Edward A. Burgamaster, Jr., 94, died Monday morning at home, surrounded by his loving family. Edward was born in New London, New Hampshire, son of the late Edward A. and Marion L. (Wright) Burgamaster, on July 18, 1921. He graduated from Stoneham, (MA) High School and attended Northeastern University. Ed served as a 1st Lieutenant for the 9th Air Force...
Stephen John Koniezhny
Nov 7, 2015
Stephen J. Koniezhny, 73, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Lahey Clinic. Born in Brooklyn, son of the late Stephen and Jenny (Hartman) Koniezhny, he moved to the Holyoke area in the 1960's and to South Hadley in 1986. Stephen worked for over forty years at Fountain Plating before he retired in 2005. He was active...
Carmen M. Allen
Nov 7, 2015
Carmen M. Allen 1951 – 2015 SPRINGFIELD – Carmen M. (Fuentes) Allen, 64, died Saturday at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family. Carmen was born in Comerio, Puerto Rico and has lived in Springfield since 1969. She was a self-employed seamstress for many years. She leaves her husband Edward Allen; two children Juan Tanon of Landover, MD and Marisol...
Dorothy Louise Perreault
Nov 7, 2015
– Dorothy L. (Adams) Perreault, 83, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, November 7, 2015. A lifelong resident of South Hadley, she was a former Girl Scout Leader and a church deaconess for the South Hadley Falls Congregational Church. Dorothy volunteered for the Cancer Society's Daffy Days, Providence Hospital, and the women's shelter in Holyoke. She was a member of...
Roland E. Weber
Nov 6, 2015
Springfield-Roland E. Weber, 90,died Friday in Plymouth. Roland was born in Pittsburgh and has lived in Springfield for several decades. As a mechanical and industrial engineer he held many patents and was responsible for the propulsion of the first American Rocket into outer space. Roland was honored by the United Nations for his development of a unique and substantial Water...
Araxie Bagian
Nov 5, 2015
Araxie Bagian 1934 – 2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Araxie "Roxie" (Mahakian) Bagian, 81, died Wednesday surrounded by her loving family. Roxie was born in Chelsea, MA to John and Hasmig (Essegian) Mahakian. After marriage, she and her husband Paul moved to West Springfield. Roxie worked for 33 years at Tapestry Health in Springfield where she found great joy in helping...
Henry Maurice Bader, Jr.
Nov 3, 2015
Henry M. Bader, Jr., 70, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Holyoke, son of the late Henry and Esther (Leboeuf) Bader, he was a 1963 graduate of Holyoke High School. He lived most of his life in Holyoke, moving to South Hadley in 1986. Henry received his Bachelor of Arts degree...
George Allen Howe
Nov 2, 2015
George was born May 9, 1934 in Rumford, Maine to Marguerite Goodwin and George Howe. He was raised in Rumford and attended Rumford schools graduating from Stephens High School. While he was in High School he was often a photographer for the local newspaper. Shortly after graduating from High School he enlisted in the US Army for two years. George...
Virginia Louise Lake
Nov 2, 2015
Virginia L. (Stafford) Lake, 95, entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 2, 2015. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, daughter of the late William and Frieda (Nau) Stafford, she was a 1938 graduate of Sharon (PA) High School and moved to Agawam in 1956. Virginia had been the owner of a dairy mart in East Longmeadow and on River Road in...
Stephen J. Bryda
Nov 2, 2015
Stephen J. Bryda M.D. 1948 - 2015 LOS ANGELES, CA – Stephen J. Bryda M.D., 67 of LOs Angeles died on Monday, November 2nd. Dr. Bryda was born to Theodore and Madeline Bryda on March 15, 1948 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He leaves behind three siblings: Rita Bonfitto and her husband William of West Springfield, MA, Cynthia Hollman and her husband...
Ann Patricia Lavallee
Nov 1, 2015
Ann P. (Landers) Lavallee, 78, died Sunday in River Glen Rehab Center. She was born in Ware, MA, graduated from South Hadley High School in 1954 and has lived in Newtown, CT since 1966. Ann was a graduate of the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and was a former communicant of St. Patrick's Church in South Hadley. She loved her...
Eileen Mary Boisvert
Nov 1, 2015
Eileen M. Boisvert of the Arbor's in Chicopee passed away peacefully November 1, 2015 after a brief illness at her daughter's home in South Hadley. She was born on December 24, 1922 in her parents' home, Charles and Sarah (nee Ellis) Kirkham, 5 Bold Street, Widnes, Lancaster England. She lived in England until meeting her future husband, Edward Boisvert, an...
John J. Defilipi Jr.
Nov 1, 2015
John J. DeFilipi Jr. 1947 – 2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD – John J. "JD" DeFilipi Jr., 68, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday November 1, 2015. Born on March 6, 1947, he was son to the late John and Gertrude (Mahoney) DeFilipi. John lived in West Springfield his entire life and was a graduate of West Springfield High School. He...
Glenyth Lucille Chadwick
Nov 1, 2015
Glenyth L. Chadwick 1920 – 2015 AGAWAM – Glenyth Lucille (White) Chadwick, 95, of Main Street died Sunday in a local nursing home. Glenyth was born in Ridgefield, Ohio the youngest of six children to Max and Ida (Luther) White, and had lived in Springfield for 40 years before moving to Agawam. She was a faithful member of Bethany Assembly...
Carole Ann Dempsey
Oct 31, 2015
Carole Ann Dempsey, 73, passed away into eternal rest on October 31, 2015. She was born in Springfield on September 25, 1942 and was the daughter of the late James and Bridget (Shea) Dempsey. Carole was a joy and inspiration to all who knew her. She touched the lives of many people along her journey and made an impact on...