Apr 25, 2014

West Springfield-Robert L. Campurciani Sr., 91, died Friday at Mercy Hospital. He was born in Lewiston, ME and has lived in West Springfield all his life. He was the General Sales Manager for General Baking Company and later managed the Raymond Baking Company. He served in WWII as a Sergeant during the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. He received...

Apr 22, 2014

Edith Irene "Rene" White, 91, died Tuesday in Providence Hospital. She was born July 26, 1922 at Milnethorpe, Westmoreland, England, daughter of the late James A. and Sarah Addison. Irene attended Church of England School in Liverpool, England and went on to work in the milk business, owned and operated by her father, at an early age. Irene became...

Apr 21, 2014

George A. Chilton, 93, of Elm Street died Monday. George was born in West Springfield and has lived here all his life. He was a longtime real estate agent for Speed, Hegemen and Dandy in West Springfield. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a surveyor and scout, was a member of the West...

Apr 19, 2014

June Taylor

1941 – 2014

AGAWAM – June "Josephine" (Farrell) Taylor, 73, died Friday at home. Proud of her Scotish Heritage, June was born in Greenock, Scotland, and came to the United States in 1972 settling in South Hadley. She has lived in Holyoke, West Springfield, Springfield before moving to Agawam...

Apr 19, 2014

Rose M. (Tatro) Maczka

1932 - 2014

Springfield - Rose M. (Tatro) Maczka, 81, died Saturday in a local nursing home. Rose was born in Springfield and has lived here all her life. She was a communicant of St. Joseph' Church all her life. Her husband Edward Maczka died in 1977....

Apr 18, 2014

Douglas P. Wells

East Hartford, CT-Douglas P. Wells, 65, died suddenly on April 18, 2014. Doug graduated from West Springfield High School, Franklin Institute of Technology, Springfield Technical Community College and the University of Phoenix, Tucson, AZ. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Doug enjoyed the outdoors, dogs, was generous with his time and...

Apr 12, 2014

WEST SPRINGFIELD-Elma Nini (DellaGiustina) Kroll, 82, died peacefully Saturday at home. She was born in Agawam and has lived most of her life in West Springfield. She worked as secretary for Perkins Machine and Gear and later retired after 25 years from Sears. Elma was a longtime communicant of St. Ann's Church and was a volunteer at the Shriner's...

Apr 8, 2014

Robert J. Turnbull, 83, of Carmel Lane died Tuesday in Mercy Medical Center. Robert was born in Worcester and has lived in Feeding Hill for the past 47 years. He was a retired Customer Service Manager for the Rexnord Chain Company and received the Bronze Star Medal from the United States Army for his service during the Korean War....

Apr 4, 2014

Cassandra (Bonatakis) Sklias was called home on April 4th, 2014. She was born at home in 1927, (on Silver Street) in Springfield, Massachusetts, where she spent her childhood before relocating to New York City, where she met and married her beloved husband of 57 years, Michel (pronounced Michael). They resided in NYC for the next 9 years before moving...

Mar 29, 2014

James J. Wheeler, 85, died Saturday in Heritage Hall. He was born in Cleveland, OH the son of the late Clifford and Elizabeth (Rehberger) Wheeler.   He moved to Vermont at an early age and came to Massachusetts in 1938 before settling in West Springfield in the early 1940's. He was a 1947 graduate of Cathedral High School and played...

Mar 27, 2014

Geraldine A. Paier

1926 – 2014

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Geraldine A. (Coyle) Paier, 87, of Angeline Street died Thursday at home surrounded by her loving children. Geraldine was born in West Springfield and was a lifelong resident.  She was an...

Mar 25, 2014

AGAWAM, MA-Camile "Ivan" Plourde, 63, formerly of Enfield, CT entered into eternal rest on Tuesday March 25, 2014 at his residence the Holyoke Soldier's Home in Holyoke, MA. He was born September 19, 1950 in Fort Fairfield, Maine. As a child, his family moved to East Windsor where he learned to tend the potato fields and went on to...

Mar 25, 2014

FEEDING HILLS-Barbara J. (Jarvis) Fournier passed away on March 25, 2014 at home with the comfort of her children at her side. She was the daughter of the late Louis Jarvis Sr. and Leola (Clark) Jarvis. She was predeceased by her husband Roland R. Fournier. Barbara leaves her son Mark R. Fournier, his wife Darci and grandchildren Jared and...

Mar 21, 2014

The angels finished the wings and halo for my mom, Wilma Louise (Keehle) Lehman, 87, on March 21, 2014. She went on her journey from Wingate in South Hadley with me stroking her forehead and singing a family lullaby. She will be met with a big bouquet of pink roses by my dad, Dr. Stephen Lehman who left us...

Mar 20, 2014

Serafino A. "Sam" Montagna Jr.

1924 – 2014

AGAWAM – Serafino A. "Sam" Montagna Jr., 90, of Agawam passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at home. Fini was born in Springfield, MA on February 10, 1924 to the late Serafino Sr. and Leonina Montagna. He proudly served in the United States Army, as a surgical...

Mar 19, 2014

Philip F. Fossa Jr.

1925 – 2014

DELMAR, NY – Philip F. Fossa, 89, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Residential Health Care Center. He was born in Springfield, the son of the late Philip and Mary (Moran) Fossa. He held undergraduate and graduate degrees from Harvard University and a Doctorate...

Mar 19, 2014

SPRINGFIELD-Patricia C. (Morganstern) Haggerty Waterman, 53, died Wednesday in Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Springfield daughter of the late Red Morganstern and Jean (Duffy) Morganstern, and lived here all her life. She was a 1979 graduate of Cathedral High School who enjoyed the beach, movies, cooking and reading. She loved dogs, especially her friend Morgan. She leaves...

Mar 18, 2014

Francis P. Drudi, 84 years old and life-long resident of West Springfield, passed away on Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center. He was the son of Peter and Stella (Diegoli) Drudi.  Fran's career working at the Eastern States Farmer's Exchange and managing L. R. Hawthorne & Sons in Hazardville, CT, gave him the knowledge to found his own business, Drudi's...

Mar 18, 2014

John J. Yahemiak III

1966 - 2014

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of John J. Yahemiak III of 63 Westfield St., Feeding Hills, MA on March 18, 2014. He was predeceased by his mother, Tressa (Hemenway) Yahemiak. He is survived by his father, John Yahemiak and wife, Margaret of...

Mar 18, 2014

Edith Pederson

1919-2014

WEST SPRINGFIELD-Edith (Lawton) Pederson, 95, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Philadelphia, PA and spent her early years in England. Edith lived in West Springfield from 1963 through 2009 before moving to The Arbors in Westfield. She was a communicant of St. Thomas Church and a graduate of...