Leona Masi
May 23, 2014
Agawam-Leona (Remillard) Masi of Main Street died Friday in Heritage Hall North Nursing Home. Leona was born in Belchertown and has lived in Agawam most of her life. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Parish and was an avid quilter. Her husband Vincent J. Masi died in 1995. She leaves a son Vincent J. Masi and his wife Lori...
Taylor Marie Reed
May 22, 2014
WEST SPRINGFIELD-Taylor Marie Reed, 20, went to live with the Angels on Thursday May 22, 2014. She was born March 13, 1994 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Taylor graduated from Southwick High School in 2012 where she played on the soccer team and later attended Cape Cod Community College. Taylor had a love for life and touched the hearts...
Patricia Bernier Doiron
May 21, 2014
Patricia A. Bernier Doiron 1946 – 2014 Feeding Hills – Patricia (Austin) Bernier Doiron, 67 of Norris Street died Wednesday at home surrounded by her loving family. Pat was born in Springfield and has lived in Agawam most of her life. She worked at Buxton and more recently as a receptionist for various doctors in the area. Her first husband...
Margaret D. Gamelli
May 20, 2014
Margaret D. Gamelli 1920-2014 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Margaret D. (Thomas) Gamelli, 93, formerly of Amostown Road died peacefully Tuesday evening, May 20th at Wingate Nursing Home. Margaret was born in Berlin,Germany and came to the United States in 1929. She has lived in West Springfield since 1942 and volunteered her time at the former Springfield Hospital. Her husband of 65...
Robert J. Torte
May 20, 2014
Feeding Hills-Robert J. Torte, 62, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Wellesley and has lived in Feeding Hills for 33 years. He retired from United Technologies after working there for over 30 years. He was a communicant of St. John's Church and a 20 year member of Oak Ridge Country Club. He leaves two sons Robert B. Torte...
David G. Salter Sr.
May 20, 2014
David G. Salter Sr. 1948 – 2014 WEST SPRINGFIELD – David G. Salter Sr., 65, of Hayes Avenue died Tuesday at home surrounded by his loving family and friends. David was born and raised in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield for the past 41 years. He worked as an alarm installer for Safe Home Security for 10 years...
Leo L. Duval
May 18, 2014
West Springfield-Leo L. Duval 70, died Sunday in Baystate Medical Center. Leo served in the U.S. Army. He leaves his daughter Patricia Duval and her fiancé Mark Contois of W. Springfield, a brother Armand, a sister Doris Dzuris, granddaughter Kara Duval and great grandson Kayson. Service are private and at the convenience of the family. For more details please go...
Michael J. Zuidema
May 17, 2014
Michael J. Zuidema 1983 - 2014 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Michael James Zuidema, 31, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014. Born in Springfield on January 3, 1983, he grew up in Blandford, MA and attended Gateway Regional High School, graduating with the class of 2001. He is survived by his loving parents, Frank and Denise Zuidema and Harry Claytor, his...
Joseph J. Liquori
May 16, 2014
Joseph J. Liquori of Feeding Hills died Friday in a Williamstown nursing home. Joe was born in West Springfield, graduated from and played hockey for West Springfield High School, later he served in the United States Marines during the Korean Conflict. Joe worked as a barber in the Springfield area and also for the Teamsters as a truck driver. He...
Priscilla J. Cummings
May 13, 2014
Priscilla J. (Clark) Cummings, 92, passed away Tuesday, May 13, at Heritage Hall nursing home. She was born in West Springfield MA to Lester Knowlton and Lena Rachel Clark on November 3, 1921 and lived in West Springfield most of her life. She was predeceased by her loving husband Harley Clinton Cummings and their son Richard Clark Cummings, and also...
Shirley Brown
May 7, 2014
WEST SPRINGFIELD-Shirley S. (Searles) Brown, 88, passed away Wednesday May 7th peacefully at her home. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the wife of the late Donald C. Brown who went to heaven on July 21, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Carl Richard and Annie (Lemmon) Searles. Shirley is survived...
Dorothy H. Drewnoski
May 7, 2014
Dorothy H. Drewnowski 1929 - 2014 Agawam Dorothy (Hayes) Drewnowski, 84, of The Villages, FL died Wednesday May 7, 2014 at The Villages Regional Hospital. She was born in Hartford, CT on June 4, 1929 the daughter of the late James and Cecelia Hayes before becoming a resident of Agawam for 60 years then moving to Florida in 2008. She...
Lauren G. Simpson
May 3, 2014
Lauren G. Simpson
1952 - 2014
Lauren G. (Coulson) Simpson, 62, passed away on Saturday evening in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Lauren was born in Springfield, the daughter of the late Erwin and Genevieve (Eames) Coulson. She was a 1970 graduate of West Springfield High School and received her Bachelor of...
Irene B. Heim
May 2, 2014
Irene B. (Healey) Heim, 83, of Greenleaf Avenue died Friday at her daughter's home in Feeding Hills, surrounded by her loving family. Irene was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield most of her life. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church. Her husband Anthony R. Heim died in 1998. She leaves three children...
Bernard V. D'Orazio
May 2, 2014
Bernard Victor D'Orazio of West Springfield passed away May 2, 2014 at Baystate Medical Center. Bernard was born in Burlington, Vermont and was the son of the late Victor and Marianna D'Orazio. He grew up in Burlington and was a graduate of Cathedral High School in Burlington. He was active in sports and was the Captain of the football...
George G. Washington
Apr 26, 2014
West Springfield-George G. Washington, 52, died Saturday at home. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA and has lived in the Springfield area since 1999. He served 20 years in the U.S. Navy. He leaves his wife Jeannine (Hamel) Washington, a son Evan of Cape Cod, two daughters Nicole Hamel and Michelle Rame both of Chicopee, his mother Connie Washington,...
Leandre "Lenny" Leblanc
Apr 26, 2014
Leandre LeBlanc
1944-2014
WESTFIELD-Leandre "Lenny" LeBlanc, 69, entered into Eternal Life on Saturday April 26, 2014, surrounded by the love of his family. Lenny was born in Leominster on May 8, 1944, the son of the late Ernest and the late Osithe (Poirier) LeBlanc. He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Nancy...
Catherine E. Gomes
Apr 26, 2014
Catherine E. Gomes
1927 – 2014
FEEDING HILLS – Catherine E. "Betty" (Innes) Gomes, 86, died Saturday in Heritage Hall. Catherine was born in Bridgeport, CT the daughter of Peter and Lauretta (Oakley) Innes and has lived in Feeding Hills most of her life. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart...
Sophie Lyncosky
Apr 25, 2014
WEST SPRINGFIELD-Sophie Lyncosky, 98, formerly of Piper Road, died Friday. She was born in Chicopee, daughter of the late Felix and Annie Lyncosky. She leaves nieces Josephine Marcotte, Jane O'Brien and Shirley Sibilia. The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 am at the West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home followed by burial in St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
Constance M. Perry Simpson
Apr 25, 2014
Constance M. Perry Simpson
1932 – 2014
Eastham – Constance M. (Heiden) Perry Simpson, 81, formerly of West Springfield died Thursday April 25, 2014 at home. Connie was born in Northampton and had lived in West Springfield most of her life, before moving to the Cape 20 years ago. A 1950...