John A. Joseph
Nov 22, 2014
Longmeadow-John A. Joseph, 89, husband of Jeannette (Malouf) Joseph, passed away, surrounded by his family on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Born in Ludlow, MA, October 26, 1925, son of Albert and Katherine Joseph, he lived in Springfield and Longmeadow his entire life. A graduate of Classical High School in 1943, he entered the military and WWII immediately after graduation. He...
William J. Bessette
Nov 21, 2014
SPRINGFIELD-William J. Bessette, 85, died peacefully in his sleep, Friday at Mercy Hospital. He was born in New London, CT and has lived in Springfield for many years. He was Vice President of the former Stanley Handling Company. Bill was very active at the Elm-Belcher Masonic Lodge, where he was Master four times, a member of the Shriners, and their...
Jon-Paul Steven Weber
Nov 19, 2014
Jon-Paul S. Weber 1976 – 2014 FEEDING HILLS – Jon-Paul Steven Weber, 38, died Wednesday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Jon-Paul was born in Hartford, raised in East Hartford, graduated from East Hartford High School and has lived in Feeding Hills for the past nine years. He started his career as a salesman for the Fastenal...
Angelo A. Liquori
Nov 17, 2014
Angelo A. Liquori, 79, of San Juan Capistrano, California departed peacefully on November 17, 2014 after a lengthy illness. He was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1953. He later started his own home building business in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. He built ten to fifteen quality homes and custom built homes a year in mostly...
Frank J. Grabinski
Nov 17, 2014
Frank J. Grabinski, 89, entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 17, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Michael and Sophie (Tomaszewski) Grabinski. He lived in West Suffield before moving to Agawam in 1948. Frank worked as tool expeditor for Hamilton Standard before his retirement. He previously worked as an office manager in...
John I. Jackson
Nov 16, 2014
John I. Jackson 1920 – 2014 AGAWAM – John I. Jackson, 94, formerly of West Springfield died Sunday morning surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Birmingham, England and came to the United States in 1926 settling in Worcester. He attended Northeastern University. After joining the United States Army Air Corps, he became a 1st Lieutenant Pilot stationed...
Ruth Rogers
Nov 16, 2014
Ruth Rogers 1923 – 2014 West Springfield – Ruth Rogers, 90, formerly of Field Street died Sunday in a local nursing home. Ruth was born in West Springfield, daughter of the late James and Sara (Webber) Rogers and has lived here all her life. She worked in Baystate West at CIGNA and then was transferred to Bloomfield, CT until her...
Esther T. Bousquet
Nov 14, 2014
Esther T. Bousquet 1919 - 2014 AGAWAM - Esther (Therrien) Bousquet passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 to be with her husband, John , who died in 1967 and son, Frederick Carrigg, who died in 2006. She leaves behind her former husband, Earl Bousquet, of Chester, and two step children, Diane Bousquet of Feeding Hills and Stephen Bousquet, of...
Eugene J. Mccreanor
Nov 11, 2014
Asbury Park, NJ – Eugene J. McCreanor, 85, formerly of Agawam died Tuesday in New Jersey. Eugene was born in Springfield, lived in New York most of his life before moving to New Jersey. He was a retired Cleaning Supervisor for the Arcade Cleaning Company and served in the United States Army from 1946 until his discharge in 1947. Eugene...
James Kevin Brown
Nov 11, 2014
FEEDING HILLS – James K. Brown, 62, of Feeding Hills departed peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 at home. He was raised in Feeding Hills by the late Noel and Dorothy (Blakesley) Brown, and a 1970 graduate of Agawam High School. He attended the University of Houston and worked in the oil fields in Gillette, WY before returning to Feeding Hills...
David A. Boyce
Nov 11, 2014
Chicopee-David A. Boyce, 46, died suddenly Tuesday in Delaware. He was born in Boston and lived most of his life in Chicopee. He leaves a son Stephen Hall of Chicopee, his mother Louise Jahr and her husband Arnie of W. Springfield, sisters Karen Beuree of W. Springfield and Donna Boyce of FL, his grandmother Lillian Hillman of W. Springfield and...
Beverly T. Murray
Nov 9, 2014
West Springfield-Beverly T. (Howe) Murray passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 9 after a year long battle with leukemia. Beverly was born in Springfield on Aug. 28, 1942 to William and Marion Howe. She was raised on Springfield St. in Chicopee with her sisters Shirley and Jean and graduated from Holy Family High School class of 1960. She went on...
Eugene Grazia
Nov 9, 2014
Eugene Grazia Pompano Beach, FL – Eugene Grazia, 80, formerly of West Springfield died Sunday in a Florida hospital. Gene was born in Springfield, and lived in West Springfield most of his life before moving to Florida 20 years ago. A graduate of West Springfield High School, he graduated from Michigan State University, where he attended on a hockey scholarship....
Margaret T. Daly
Nov 8, 2014
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Mrs. Margaret Therese Daly peacefully entered into Eternal Life on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the age of 86. Mrs. Daly was born in New York, New York on March 15, 1928, the younger daughter of Joan and Maurice. She graduated from Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York, matriculated into City College of New York,...
Lillian Flora Engle
Nov 8, 2014
West Springfield-Lillian Smith Engle, 96, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 8, 2014. She was born November 12, 1917 in Holyoke. She was the longest continuous member of the First Baptist Church of West Springfield where she served in many capacities. She also served as a West Springfield town meeting member for many years. She retired as a food service assistant...
Jean Deveuve
Nov 8, 2014
West Springfield-Jean Hodge DeVeuve lived a full and contented life, and she died peacefully at her home of 60 years in West Springfield at the age of 91 surrounded by her loving family and her wonderful caregiver, Anna Asiedu. She was born June 1st 1923 in Springfield, MA to (Mary) Madelene Mitchell Hodge and Raymond Clifton Hodge. She was married...
Donna Rae Bessette
Nov 8, 2014
Agawam - Donna R. (LaFlamme) Bessette, 62, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at home. Born in Springfield, daughter of the late Raymond and Shirley (Blanchard) LaFlamme, she grew up in Agawam and was a 1969 graduate of Agawam High School. She leaves a daughter, Danielle B. Drouin of Enfield, three brothers, Jack LaFlamme of Cape Cod,...
Marie Claire Brunet Barry
Nov 8, 2014
Claire Brunet Barry, 95, born in Salaberry de Valleyfield, Québec, Canada of the late Delphis and Eugenie Brisson, passed on peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on November 8, 2014. Claire was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church and a Eucharistic Minister at St. John's, for local nursing homes and for the homebound in...
Martin W. O'Connell
Nov 6, 2014
Martin W. O'Connell 1952-2014 SPRINGFIELD-Martin W. O'Connell died Thursday in Springfield's Vibra Hospital. Marty attended the High School of Commerce and graduated in 1970. He worked in food service for Baystate Medical and Aramark his entire life and received many food service awards. Marty was an avid thoroughbred racing fan. He also loved his favorite team, the Boston Red Sox....
Carole E. Cole
Nov 3, 2014
Carole E. Cole 1957 – 2014 South Hadley – Carole E. (Hinds) Cole, 56, of Dale Street died Monday in Holyoke Medical Center surrounded by her family. Carole was born in Springfield, grew up in the Pine Point Section and lived on Manchester Terrace before moving to South Hadley last year. She worked as a waitress and manager for various...