Donald A. Cataldo
Oct 31, 2015
Donald A. Cataldo 1967 – 2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Donald A. Cataldo, 48, died peacefully at home Saturday morning. Donald was born in Holyoke the son of Margaret and the late Donato Cataldo. He has lived in West Springfield his entire life, graduating from West Springfield High School in 1985. He was a talented self-employed carpenter and contractor who enjoyed...
Paul R. Luce
Oct 28, 2015
Paul R. Luce 1931 – 2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Paul R. Luce, 84, of Kings Highway died Wednesday at home surrounded by his family. Paul was born in Hampden, ME and has lived in West Springfield since 1937. He was a retired letter carrier for the United States Postal Service. His wife of 57 years Arlene J. (Morando) Luce died...
Rosalina V. Lonzo
Oct 28, 2015
Attleboro – Rosalina V. Lonzo, 89, of Oakhill Avenue passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Golden Living Center, Attleboro. She was the loving wife of the late Arthur E. Lonzo who died in 1998. They would have celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on October 27. Born March 15, 1926 in West Springfield, she was a daughter of the late...
Joseph Michael Kazalski
Oct 25, 2015
Joseph Michael Kazalski, 64, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 25, 2015 in Noble Hospital. Born in Holyoke, he lived in Chicopee before moving to Blandford in 2009. Joseph was a math teacher at the Westover Job Corps Center where he taught algebra. Previously he taught at Mater Dolorosa School in Holyoke. He received his bachelors degree from Westfield...
James Michael Peters
Oct 25, 2015
James J. Peters, 79, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015 at home. Born in Holyoke, son of the late Michael and Florence (Deyo) Peters, he was a lifelong resident of South Hadley. James worked as a mason tender for various construction companies through Local 999. He was a former coach of little league baseball in South Hadley, a candlepin bowler, played...
Kristina L. Lapierre
Oct 19, 2015
Kristina L. Lapierre 1984 – 2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Kristina L. Lapierre, 30, of West Springfield died last Monday. Born in Springfield, she has lived in West Springfield most of her life. She worked as a waitress for local restaurants in the area. Kristina leaves her father Richard L. Lapierre with whom she lived; mother Renee (Paquette) Dupuis of Suffield;...
Anna Elizabeth Anop
Oct 18, 2015
Anne E. (Wanczyk) Anop, 96, died Sunday, October 18, 2015. She was born in Hatfield to the late Michael and Mary Wanczyk. She lived in South Hadley and was a retired mill worker. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Anop and a sister, Sylvia "Sally" Kisielewski. She leaves a niece, Geraldine Parenteau of Chicopee, and her sweetie, Louie Gentile...
Edward Francis Borucki
Oct 17, 2015
Edward F. Borucki, a Pearl Harbor survivor, 94, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 at the Soldier's Home. Born on November 20, 1920 in Holyoke, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Greski) Borucki. His dad died when he was eleven years old and he became a newsboy. From his first job with the former Springfield Daily News...
Alma G. Wagner
Oct 14, 2015
Alma G. Wagner 1928-2015 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Alma (Beauregard) Wagner, 86, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. She attended Immaculate Conception School and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1947. Alma was a past member of the St. Thomas Women's Club and will be remembered for her generous spirit and sense of humor. She...
Janette S. Rogowski
Oct 13, 2015
South Hadley-Janette (Slawski) Rogowski, 94, died Tuesday in Willimansett East Nursing Home. She was born in South Hadley and lived here all her life. She was a longtime communicant of the former Mater Dolorosa Church and was retired from James River Graphic Company. Janette was an avid gardener. She was predeceased by her parents Michal and Katarzyna Slawski. She leaves...
Arline J. Hennessey
Oct 11, 2015
Arline J. Hennessey 1931 – 2015 SOUTH HADLEY – Arline J. (Gagne) Hennessey, 84, passed peacefully in Vermont on October 11, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Arline was born in Holyoke the daughter of the late Adelbert and Lillian (Sawyer) Gagne. She attended Immaculate Conception School and has been a resident of South Hadley for the past 50 years....
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,...