Adele Ursula Blackburn
Oct 7, 2014
AGAWAM – Adele U. (Ramaska) Blackburn, 96, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. She leaves five children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Friday at 9:30am from the Agawam Curran-Jones Funeral Home, 745 Cooper Street with a Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church at 10. The burial will follow in Springfield Street Cemetery....
Joan P. Beaupre
Oct 5, 2014
Joan P. Beaupre 1936 – 2014 AGAWAM – Joan P. (Connor) Beaupre, 77, died Sunday morning at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Joan was born in Hartford, she lived in East Granby, CT most of her life, Vermont for 20 years before returning to Agawam. She was a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary in Windsor Locks, CT. Her second husband...
John H. Freshour
Sep 28, 2014
WEST SPRINGFIELD-John H. Freshour, 96, died Sunday at home. He was born, raised and educated in Springfield before moving to West Springfield in 1950. He was a 1968 graduate of Western New England College and was a retired design engineer for Chandler-Evans in West Hartford, CT. John was a Navy veteran of WWII, a longtime member of the First Congregational...
William G Heckman
Sep 26, 2014
WEST SPRINGFIELD – William G. Heckman, 85, of Palm Harbor, FL, formerly of West Springfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 26, 2014. He was born in Mt. Vernon, NY, he was the only child of the late Grace Reilly and George Heckman. He served in the US Navy and received an honorable discharge. William retired from...
Eleanor M. Difiore
Sep 24, 2014
SPRINGFIELD-Eleanor (Heffernan) DiFiore, 82, passed away on Wednesday September 24, 2014. Eleanor was born in Medford, MA. She worked as a claims examiner for John Hancock Insurance Company in Boston, before marrying Edward A. DiFiore. While raising her family, she supervised the print shop of the former Valley Bank. Eleanor was an avid reader of all subjects and her passion...
Anthony J. Barto
Sep 15, 2014
Anthony J. Barto 1925 – 2014 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Anthony J. Barto, 88, of Hewitt Street died Monday at Renaissance Manor, Westfield. Anthony was born in Westfield, attended Westfield High School. He has lived in West Springfield since 1954. He was part of the Normandy Invasion of World War II serving as a Seaman 2nd Class for the United States...
Katina Alice Carter
Sep 13, 2014
Katina Alice Carter 1937-2014 SPRINGFIELD-Sadly, Katina Alice Carter passed away peacefully on Saturday September 13th, 2014 at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born on August 8th 1937 in Fayetteville, NC. Being an Army wife of 20 years, she traveled the world until finally settling in Springfield, Ma to raise her 8 children. She was a devoted...
Angela Ann Giorgi
Sep 13, 2014
WEST SPRINGFIELD-Angela A. (DellaGiustina) Giorgi, 84, died Saturday in Heritage Hall South. Born in West Springfield, she has lived here all her life. She worked for Longview Fibre Company for 49 years before retiring in 1995. She was a communicant and very active member of St. Ann's Church where she was also a member of the St. Ann's Sodality. Most...
Wilma Jeanne Trauschke
Sep 12, 2014
WEST BROOKFIELD-Wilma J. (Tower) Trauschke, 77, died Thursday at home after a long illness, surrounded by her family. She was born in Springfield, raised in West Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School Class of 1955. Wilma worked as a secretary at John H. Breck, Inc. She traveled extensively with her husband throughout his naval career. Upon retiring, they...
Neal Douglas Smith
Sep 3, 2014
WEST SPRINGFIELD-Neal Smith, 71, died Wednesday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Springfield, son of the late Donald and Reta (Stafford) Smith and lived all his life in West Springfield. He was retired from the West Springfield Water Department. He leaves his wife Faith (Moore) Smith, two sons, Neal J. Smith of NY and James...
Shirley E. Pike
Sep 1, 2014
Shirley E. Pike 1930 – 2014 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Shirley E. (Hutchinson) Pike, 83, died Monday in a local nursing home. Shirley was born and educated in Agawam, lived in Springfield before moving to West Springfield in 1968. She was a longtime member of the Mittineague Congregational Church. She took up watercolor painting at a late age and enjoyed taking...
Andrew G. Ouimet Sr.
Aug 31, 2014
Andrew G. Ouimet Sr. 1929-2014 FEEDING HILLS-Andrew G. Ouimet, Sr., 84, died Sunday in Wingate of West Springfield. He was born in Swanton, VT, son of the late Omer and Blanche Ouimet. He worked for Hallmark Van Lines and was a longtime member of the Faith Bible Church in Feeding Hills. His wife Juliette (Begnoche) Ouimet died in 2013. He...
Marion E. Klauber
Aug 29, 2014
Marion E. Klauber 1920 –2014 WEST SPRINGFIELD– Marion E. (King) Klauber, 94, died Friday, August 29 at Wingate of East Longmeadow. She was born in Springfield and grew up in West Springfield, where she graduated from West Springfield High School in the class of 1937. It was in West Side that she met and married Barney Klauber and raised their...
Mary Mattina
Aug 28, 2014
Mary Mattina 1931-2014 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Mary Louise (Riley) Mattina, 82, died Thursday at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield, daughter of the late Frank and Loretta (Bergen) Riley and has lived in West Springfield all her life. She was a longtime communicant of St. Thomas Church. Mary was predeceased by her husband Angelo Mattina in 2003....
Dorothy Rexford
Aug 28, 2014
WEST SPRINGFIELD-Dorothy (Jurkowski) Rexford, 78, died peacefully on Thursday, August 28, in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield on January 8, 1936, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Czop) Jurkowski. After graduating from Cathedral High School in Springfield in 1954, she was employed in a law firm before her marriage to Leland Rexford, the late retired...
Wayne H. Bell
Aug 28, 2014
Wayne H. Bell 1920 – 2014 AGAWAM – Wayne H. Bell, 94 of Cardinal Drive died Thursday surrounded by his wife and caregivers. Wayne was born in Waynesburg, PA and lived in Columbus, OH, Pittsburgh, PA, and Windsor Locks, CT for 40 years before moving to Agawam two years ago. For many years he was an Aeronautical Engineer for Westinghouse...
David B. Alexander
Aug 27, 2014
David B. Alexander 1930-2014 West Springfield-David B. Alexander, 84 died Wednesday at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. He was born in Springfield the son of the late Burton and Anna (Edwards) Alexander. He grew up in Springfield and lived many years in West Springfield. David was a truck driver for Astro Chemicals for over 20 years. He was an avid...
Henry J. Savioli
Aug 25, 2014
Henry J. Savioli Jr. 1950 – 2014 AGAWAM – Henry J. Savioli Jr., 63 died Monday at home. Hank was born in Springfield, grew up in Agawam, moved to Tolland and returned to Agawam, where he lived most of his life. He was a self-employed Landscaper and loved to work in his garden at home. He leaves a son Justin...
Karl G. Vogel
Aug 23, 2014
Karl G. Vogel 1939 – 2014 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Karl G. Vogel, 75, of Labelle Street died Saturday surrounded by his family in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Karl was born in Ludlow and has lived in West Springfield all his life. He worked at Hamilton Sundstrand as a Vibrations Technician for 37 years until his retirement in 1999. A...
Keith P. Gendreau
Aug 22, 2014
Keith P. Gendreau 1988-2014 FEEDING HILLS – Keith P. Gendreau, 25 of Halladay Drive passed away Friday morning in Baystate Medical Center. Keith was born in Springfield and lived in Agawam all his life. He was educated in Agawam Schools and attended the Connecticut Culinary Institute in Hartford. He worked as a chef in various restaurants locally and in Boston...