Mary E. Wojnarowicz
May 22, 2013
Mary E. Wojnarowicz 1940 – 2013 FEEDING Hills – Mary E. (Dimino) Wojnarowicz, 72, died Wednesday at home surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in West Springfield and has lived in Feeding Hills for the past 30 years. Mary was an avid card player and loved to be around her family. She leaves a daughter Rose Wojnarowicz; her...
William D. Drost
May 19, 2013
William D. Drost 1933 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – William D. Drost, 79, of Maple Street died Sunday in Baystate Medical Center. Bill was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield for the past 20 years. He started his career working as a Supervisor for the former A&P Bakery; he then worked for Sweetlife Foods and retired from...
Lincoln A. Smith
May 15, 2013
Rev. Lincoln A. Smith Sr. WEST SPRINGFIELD –Rev. Lincoln A. Smith Sr., age 92, former pastor of the Lakewood Baptist Church in Warwick, died on May 15, 2013 in West Springfield, Massachusetts. He was the husband of the late A. Charlotte (Irwin) Smith. Rev. and Mrs. Smith were married for 67 years. Born in Boston, MA, a son of the...
Marlene L. Fortin
May 14, 2013
Marlene L. Fortin 1945 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Marlene L. (Manley) Fortin, 67, of Park Ave CT, died Tuesday in Mercy Hospital. Marlene was born in Springfield, to the late Raymond and Marion Manley, and has lived in West Springfield most of her life. A longtime cook, she worked at Powers Café and various other restaurants in the area....
Francis Paul Wheeler
May 11, 2013
Francis Wheeler 1927-2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Francis Wheeler, 85, died Saturday at the Soldier's Home in Holyoke. He was born in Cleveland, OH, grew up in Vermont and Springfield before settling in West Springfield in 1960. He retired from the Engineering Department in West Springfield after working there for 32 years. He was a Navy and Army veteran serving in both WWII...
Marilyn E. Shine
May 9, 2013
Marilyn E. Shine 1936 – 2013 Marilyn E. Shine 1936 - 2013 AGAWAM - Marilyn E. (Keane) Shine of Agawam, formerly of Longmeadow, died on May 9, 2013. Born in Springfield, MA in 1936, she was a daughter of the late John & Florence Keane. She was predeceased by her sister Patricia. Marilyn was a graduate of Classical High School...
Shirley A. Rae
May 8, 2013
Shirley A. Rae 1930 – 2013 Springfield – Shirley Ann (Johnson) Rae passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, after a short illness. In the end, she had it her way! The "Brat," as she was commonly referred to by her siblings, decided it was her time to dance away and most certainly on her terms! Shirley was the...
Sean Fitzgerald Maloni
May 6, 2013
Sean F. Maloni 1963-2013 SPRINGFIELD-Sean F. Maloni, 49, entered into eternal rest peacefully in his sleep May 6, 2013. The beloved son of the late Anthony and Patricia Maloni, he leaves behind nine siblings, Anthony Maloni and his wife Cynthia, Jeanne Ditzner, Karen Albano and her husband Peter, Gail Scathard and her husband Ken, Robert Maloni, Daniel Maloni and his...
Susan L. Dandy
May 6, 2013
Susan L. Dandy 1946 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Susan L. (Brignoli) Dandy, 66, of Morningside Terrace died Monday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family. Susan was born in Agawam, the daughter of the late Henry and Marion (Andrews) Brignoli. She grew up in Agawam, graduating from Agawam High School in 1964 and the Old Springfield Technical Institute...
Charlotte A. Sutton
May 3, 2013
Charlotte A. Sutton 1934 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Charlotte A. Sutton, 78, formerly of Cornflower Drive died Friday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Hartford, WI and grew up in Eau Clarie, WI and has lived in West Springfield since 1962. She retired in 1992 from Kmart, where she worked as a bookkeeper....
Michael P. Gosselin
May 1, 2013
Michael P. Gosselin 1943-2013 SPRINGFIELD-Michael P. Gosselin, 69, died on Wednesday May 1, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in St. Johnsbury, VT, the son of the late George and Albertine Gosselin (Robitaille), Mike was a resident of Springfield for over 50 years. A graduate of Commerce High School and American International College in Springfield, Mike earned...
Juliette B. Ouimet
May 1, 2013
Juliette B. Ouimet 1927 – 2013 FEEDING HILLS – Juliette B. (Begnoche) Ouimet, 85 of Line Street died Wednesday in Mercy Medical Center. Juliette was born and raised in Northern Vermont. She moved to the Springfield area in 1961 and has lived in Feeding Hills for the past 40 years. She and her husband were longtime members of the Faith...
Jennie Chilton
Apr 29, 2013
Jennie Chilton 1917-2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Jennie (Aversa) Chilton, died Monday in Country Estates. She was born in West Springfield and lived there most of her life. She was employed by Forbes and Wallace as a waitress and was a communicant of the former St. Ann's Church. She leaves three brothers Alphonso Aversa and his wife Lydia of Springfield, Joseph Aversa of...
Frederick J. Dybas
Apr 28, 2013
Frederick J. Dybas 1929 – 2013 AGAWAM – Frederick J. Dybas, 84, of Cooper Street died Sunday in a local nursing home. Fred was born in Chicopee and had lived in West Springfield most of his life. He owned and operated A-1 Electric for many years. Fred served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. His wife Nancy (Adams)...
Daniel August Fiala
Apr 27, 2013
Daniel A. Fiala 1962-2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Daniel A. Fiala, 51, passed away Saturday at home. He was born in Springfield and lived in West Springfield all his life. He worked at Riverside Park and in the hospitality industry before working as a health care provider. He leaves his sister MaryJane Strom and her husband George of Agawam, brother Michael Fiala of...
Elizabeth Ruth Pelton
Apr 25, 2013
Elizabeth R. Pelton 1929-2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Elizabeth R. Pelton, died on Thursday April 25th , 2013 at Mercy Hospital. Betty was born on February 25, 1929 in Springfield, MA, the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Mooney) Black, also of Springfield. She was employed for many years as a supervisor at Goodwill Industries. Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband of 63 years,...
Lorrie-Ann Gumlaw
Apr 20, 2013
Lorrie-Ann Gumlaw 1931 - 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Lorrie-Ann (Egan) Gumlaw, 81, of West Springfield passed quietly at home with her family at her side on April 20, 2013. She is the daughter of Charles and Lorraine Egan and was born on September 18, 1931 in Hartford, CT and raised in West Springfield. Lorrie was a teacher at the High...
Charlene M. Soverow
Apr 17, 2013
Charlene M. Soverow 1955 – 2013 AGAWAM – Charlene M. Soverow, 57, of Castle Hill Road died Wednesday in Mercy Medical Center. Charlene was born in Springfield the daughter of the late Walter and Rita (Maynard) Soverow and has lived in Agawam all her life. She was a 1973 graduate of Cathedral High School and received her Bachelor's Degree from...
Murray Shulman
Apr 16, 2013
Murray Shulman 1938 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Murray Shulman, 74 of Ohio Avenue died Tuesday in Mercy Medical Center. Murray was born and raised in Philadelphia and has lived in West Springfield since 1985. He was a 1962 graduate of Norwich University and received his Jurist Doctorate from Suffolk University in 1969. He started practicing law in Springfield with...
Lillian T. Dukette
Apr 15, 2013
Lillian T. Dukette 1921 – 2013 WESTFIELD – Lillian T. (Dober) Dukette, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 15, 2013 at Mt. St. Vincent Nursing Home in Holyoke. Lillian was born in Holyoke January 11, 1921 the daughter of the late Fred and Elizabeth (Gleason) Dober. She lived in Westfield most of her life before moving to Landmark Heights...