Joan Marilyn Bencivenni
Apr 12, 2013
Joan M. Bencivenni 1931-2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Joan M. (Perrault) Bencivenni, 81, died Friday in Noble Hospital. She was born in Springfield, daughter of the late Raymond and Hazel Perrault and has lived in West Springfield for most of her life. She was a retired 20 year bookkeeper for Colonial Convention Services and a member of the VFW Auxiliary. She was predeceased...
Helena Syrek
Apr 5, 2013
Helena Syrek 1929 – 2013 CHICOPEE – Helena (Kamela) Syrek, 83, formerly of Rzasa Drive died Friday in an East Longmeadow Nursing Home. Helena was born in Gliny, Poland and came to this country in 1951. She lived in Chicopee most of her life before moving to East Longmeadow in 2008. Her husband Julian Syrek died in 2008. She leaves...
Eleanor M. Newbrough
Apr 5, 2013
Eleanor M. Newbrough 1929 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Eleanor M. (Derry) Newbrough, 83, died Friday in Mercy Hospital. Eleanor was born in Montpelier, VT the daughter of Edward and Zetta (Chase) Derry and has lived in West Springfield since 1953. She was a retired bookkeeper for the former Yale-Genton. Eleanor leaves her husband of 62 years Raymond E. Newbrough;...
Paul E. Giguere
Apr 4, 2013
Paul E. Giguere 1923 – 2013 EAST LONGMEADOW - Paul Edouard Giguere, 89, of East Longmeadow, MA passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2013, after a full life. He was born in Gardner, MA September 29, 1923 to the late Oscar and J. Alberta (Dorval) Giguere. Paul entered the Army in 1943 and served until 1945. He re-entered the Army...
Stanley Newman
Mar 26, 2013
Stanley Newman 1938 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – A. Stanley Newman, 75, of Woodmont Street died Tuesday in Mercy Hospital surrounded by his family. Stan was born in Springfield the son of Albert S. and Annie (Cochrane) Newman and has lived in West Springfield most of his life. He graduated from Ludlow High School and W.N.E.C. before starting his career...
Paul Emile Brusseau
Mar 24, 2013
Paul E. Brusseau 1919 – 2013 AGAWAM – Paul E. Brusseau, 93 formerly of North Street died Sunday at the Holyoke Soldier's Home surrounded by his family. Paul was born in Agawam and has lived here his entire life. He was a Senior Engineer for American Bosch retiring in 1985 after 45 years. A longtime communicant of Sacred Heart Church...
Joseph Paul Chartier
Mar 21, 2013
Joseph Paul Chartier 1944 – 2013 FEEDING Hills – Joseph "Paul" Chartier, 68, died Thursday at home surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born in Holyoke the son of the late Joseph "Fred" and Edna (Blanchard) Chartier. He was a machinist for Hamilton Sundstrand for 27 years until his retirement in 2008. He leaves his loving wife of 47...
Ann T. Taylor
Mar 20, 2013
Ann T. Taylor 1928 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Ann (Powers) Taylor, 84, of West Springfield, entered into eternal peace on March 20, 2013 in Springfield. Ann was born in Springfield on May 31, 1928. She was the beloved wife of the late Gerald C. Taylor with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the...
Stephen A. Sgueglia
Mar 16, 2013
Westfield-Stephen (Steve) A. Sgueglia, 77, of Westfield, passed away Saturday, March 16th 2013 surrounded by family and loved ones at Baystate Medical Center. Steve was born and raised in West Springfield, MA, to the late Constantino and Mary (Pennestri) Sgueglia. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1954 and then attended Castleton Teachers College (Castleton State College) where he graduated...
Betty Mae Ferry
Mar 16, 2013
Betty Mae Ferry 1924-2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Betty Mae Lindquist Ferry, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, St. Patrick's Eve at Wingate of Hampden, her home for the past 7 years where the ravages of Alzheimer's took her from us. Betty was known by all to possess a gentle, loving nature with a strong sense of right and wrong. She felt...
Carole Anne Wallace
Mar 16, 2013
Carole A. Wallace 1943 – 2013 CHICOPEE FALLS – Carole A. (Caputo) Wallace, 70, of Martha Street, lost her private battle with cancer on Saturday in Mercy Hospital. Carole was born in Worcester and has lived in Chicopee for the past 30 years. She was a retired Factory Worker at Rexham Corporation. She leaves her husband Everett L. Wallace; a...
Francis A. Stahelski
Mar 15, 2013
Francis A. Stahelski 1924-2013 West Springfield- Francis A. Stahelski, 88, died Friday at Mercy Medical Center. Francis was born in Westfield and lived most of his life in West Springfield. He was a World War II Coast Guard veteran who served on an icebreaker in the North Atlantic on the Bering Sea and later in the South Pacific. He was...
Carmella M. Wagner
Mar 14, 2013
Carmella M. Wagner 1922 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Carmella M. (Donnaruma) Wagner, 90, died Thursday in a local nursing home. Carmella was born in West Springfield and has been a lifelong resident. She was a retired Sales Clerk for Party World and the former Steiger's Department Store. She leaves her husband Francis "Peanuts" Wagner; a niece Patricia Donaruma-Williford and...
Juanita B. Vanasse
Mar 13, 2013
Juanita B. Vanasse 1933 – 2013 FEEDING HILLS – Juanita (Buckley) Vanasse, 80, died Wednesday in Baystate Medical Center. Juanita was born in Charleston, West Virginia and has lived in Feeding Hills since 1962. She was a retired employee for the Federal Government's Immigration Department in Hartford. When her children were young, Juanita was active with the Cub Scouts and...
Janet M. Tortoriello
Mar 13, 2013
Janet M. Tortoriello 1932 – 2013 FEEDING HILLS – Janet M. (Zamperini) Tortoriello, 81, died Wednesday in a local nursing home. Janet was born in Westfield, was educated in St. Mary's School and moved to Feeding Hills in the 1960's. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Feeding Hills. Her husband Joseph R. Tortoriello Sr. died in 1997....
Richard S. Hinds
Mar 12, 2013
Richard S. Hinds 1927 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Richard S. Hinds, 86, formerly of Chicopee died Wednesday in a local nursing home. He was a retired Truck Driver and ran Dick's Truck Repair, a mobile truck repair service. He served in the United States Air Force. He leaves his wife Beverly Ann Hinds; nine children Richard, Mark, Brian, Jason...
Lorraine A. Vigneault
Mar 11, 2013
Lorraine A. Vigneault 1918 – 2013 AGAWAM – Lorraine A. (Casey) Vigneault, 94 died Monday in Baystate Medical Center. Lorraine was a retired Nurse's Aide. She worked at Wesson and Mercy Hospitals and Heritage Hall Nursing Home. She served with the WAVES in the United States Navy during WWII. Her husband Robert J. died in 1979 and her daughter Saundra...
Mary K. Fahey
Mar 11, 2013
Mary K. Fahey 1955 – 2013 CHICOPEE – Mary K. Fahey, 57, formerly of West Springfield passed Away Monday at Heritage Hall Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Springfield, the daughter of Mary (Daly) Fahey and the late Thomas L. Fahey. She grew up in West Springfield, graduating from West Springfield High School in 1973...
James "Jimmy" Anderson
Mar 10, 2013
James W. Anderson 1930 – 2013 AGAWAM – James W. "Jimmy" Anderson, 82, died Sunday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his family. Jimmy was born in Pembrook, Ontario and lived in West Springfield before moving to Agawam 20 years ago. A local Hockey Legend with the Springfield Indians, Jim's plaque is proudly displayed at the Mass. Mutual Ice Arena....
Julia C. Centracchio
Mar 7, 2013
Julia C. Centracchio 1920 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Julia C. (Garner) Centracchio, 92, of West Springfield died Thursday in Mercy Hospital. She was born in Baltimore, MD and has lived in West Springfield since 1954. She was a 30-year Noon Time Supervisor at Tatham School. Her husband Thomas Centracchio died in 2000. Julia leaves eight children; Thomas, Robert and...