Ramona "Mona" Deleo
Mar 7, 2013
Ramona I. DeLeo 1928 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Ramona "Mona" (Rovatti) DeLeo, passed away Thursday at Suffield by the River. Mona was born in Springfield the daughter of Barney and Rose Rovatti. She has lived in West Springfield most of her life. A longtime member of the Springfield Country Club, she was an active bridge player and bowler. Her...
Roberta Ann Mccarthy
Mar 6, 2013
Roberta A. McCarthy 1922-2013 West Springfield, Massachusetts-Roberta Ann (Hanzlik) McCarthy died peacefully with her family by her side on March 6th, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Joseph C. McCarthy with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. She was the mother of Drs. Joseph and Kathleen McCarthy - Wayland, MA, Dr. John and Denise D'Avella...
Irene Ristaino
Mar 3, 2013
Irene Ristaino 1932 –2013 FEEDING HILLS - Irene (Johnson) Ristaino, 80, of Day Street, died Sunday at home. Irene was born in Rockland, Maine and had lived in Springfield most of her life before moving to Feeding Hills 40 years ago. She worked for Ed Shore Enterprises for many years until her retirement in 2007. She was predeceased by her...
Richard A. Borsari
Feb 23, 2013
Richard A. Borsari 1931-2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Richard A. Borsari, 81, passed away at home Saturday surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield son of the late Adolfo and Adelcisa Borsari, he was the youngest of six children. He grew up in West Springfield, graduated from W.S. High School and went immediately to work in the family business. He was President...
Marie "Annie" Caroleo
Feb 23, 2013
Ann Caroleo 1928-2013 AGAWAM- Marie "Annie" (Keeley) Caroleo died, on her birthday, Saturday at home surrounded by her family. Born in Agawam, the daughter of Thomas and Catherine Keeley, she was a lifelong resident. She enjoyed golf and skiing with her husband Frank. They were longtime members of the Springfield Country Club and the Springfield Ski Club. She leaves her...
Thomas M. Smith
Feb 18, 2013
Thomas M. Smith WEST SPRINGFIELD-Tommy Smith, 56, passed away Monday, February 18 in the presence of his loving family. "Smitty" was born in Springfield, son of the late Thomas and Patricia Smith on March 3, 1956 and was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. He was a very talented hockey player, playing four years of varsity hockey for West Springfield...
Bruce A. Phelps
Feb 17, 2013
Bruce A. Phelps 1964 – 2013 WEST Springfield – Bruce A. Phelps, 49, died Saturday at home with his wife Janna M. (Bissonnette) Phelps. He was born in Springfield and lived in Springhill, Florida before moving to West Springfield a few years ago. He leaves his loving children Katelyn, Joseph, Bruce and Maykayla Phelps and Ashley Rivera; his mother Donna...
Janna M Phelps
Feb 17, 2013
Janna M. (Bissonnette) Phelps 1982 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Janna M. (Bissonnette) Phelps, 30, died Saturday at home with her loving husband Bruce Phelps. Janna was born in Florida and lived in Springhill, Florida before moving to West Springfield a few years ago. She leaves her loving children, Katelyn, Joseph, Bruce and Maykayla Phelps; and her parents Joseph and...
William Burton Murray
Feb 15, 2013
William B. Murray WEST SPRINGFIELD-William B. Murray passed into eternal life Friday, February 15, 2013. Bill was the son of the late Philip W. and Jane R. Murray, and beloved husband of Beverly Howe Murray. He was born in Winooski, VT on February 10, 1939. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart Grammar School and Cathedral High School class of...
Joan Rose Faust
Feb 14, 2013
Joan R. Faust 1922 – 2013 Las Vegas - Joan Rose (Pajak) Faust, 90, formerly of West Springfield, died Valentine's Day in Las Vegas surrounded by her family. She was born on December 30, 1922 and left us on February, 14, 2013. She was the last of the first generation of Pajaks. She follows her brothers Edward, Kasimir, William and...
Eleanor Keinath
Feb 11, 2013
Eleanor Sholtes Keinath 1921-2013 AGAWAM- Eleanor S. Keinath, 91, died on February 11th at Heritage Hall North in Agawam surrounded by her loving family. Born in Washington DC., she graduated early from high school and received a full scholarship to George Washington University where she majored in language. Upon graduation, Eleanor moved to NYC where she worked as a propaganda...
Kenneth A. Norton Jr.
Feb 11, 2013
Kenneth A. Norton Jr. 1946 – 2013 FRAMINGHAM – Kenneth A. Norton Jr., 66, died Monday in Baystate Medical Center. Ken was born in Springfield the son of Kenneth A. and the late Mary A. Norton Sr. He graduated from High School in Rutland, Vermont, and the University of Vermont in Burlington and lived in Boston before moving to Framingham...
Eileen Marie Taylor
Feb 8, 2013
Eileen (Siddell) Taylor 1947 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Eileen (Siddell) Taylor, 65, of Elm Street, died Friday in Mercy Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Eileen was born in Springfield and lived in West Springfield most of her life. She was a retired 23-year cashier for Mobil Gas Stations in both Springfield and Longmeadow. She leaves her husband of...
Deborah Ann Powell
Feb 7, 2013
Deborah A. Powell 1961-2013 LUDLOW-Deborah A. Powell, 51, died Thursday in Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Springfield and lived most of her life in West Springfield. She leaves a daughter Lizzie Dulude of Ludlow, two sons Harvey Dulude Jr. of Ludlow and Mark Powell of Enfield, CT, her lifelong partner Harvey Dulude Sr. of Ludlow, three brothers Gary,...
Kari Delnickas-Heggie
Feb 2, 2013
Kari E. Delnickas-Heggie 1978 - 2013 RICHMOND, VA – Our beloved, Kari Elizabeth, 34, was called Safely Home unexpectedly on Feb 2nd in Richmond. Kari was born in Springfield and lived in East Longmeadow all her life, until moving to Virginia 4 years ago. She attended East Longmeadow schools and Chameleons School of Hair Design and Esthetics. Kari had a...
Barbara Frances Bienia
Jan 29, 2013
Barbara Bienia 1931-2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Barbara F. (Bogdan) Bienia, 82, passed away peacefully Tuesday at Wingate in West Springfield surrounded by her loving family. Born on January 1st, 1931 to the late Marc and Carolina Bogdan. She was born in Chicopee and lived in West Springfield for most of her life. Her professional career included working at Main Street...
Mary Lou Johnson
Jan 25, 2013
Mary Lou Johnson 1939 – 2013 WILMINGTON, N.C. –Mary Lou (Webster) Johnson, 73, formerly of Springfield died Saturday in North Carolina. Mary Lou was born in Fairhaven, VT and lived in Springfield before retiring to North Carolina. The widow of Walter O. Johnson, she leaves five daughters Judie Kifer, Kathleen Johnson, Suzanne Johnson, Jamie McCrillis and Tammy Johnson; and her...
Francis P. Lavigne
Jan 25, 2013
Francis P. Lavigne 1949 - 2013 Springfield - Francis P. Lavigne, 63, of Corona Street died January 25, 2013 in Mercy Hospital. Francis was born in Spirngfield the son of Francis C. and Shirley (Lamire) Lavigne. He has lived in Springfield his entire life and worked as a truck driver. Francis served with the United States Army during the Vietnam...
Pedro Navarro
Jan 24, 2013
Pedro Navarro 1942 – 2013 Springfield – Pedro Navarro, 70, longtime resident of the North End, died Thursday at home surrounded by his loving family. Pedro was born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico and grew up in Enfield, CT. He lived in West Springfield before moving to the North End 38 years ago. He retired from National Metal Industry in...
Everett E. Brown
Jan 21, 2013
Everett E. Brown 1926 – 2013 FEEDING HILLS – Everett Earl Brown, 86, died Monday January 21, 2013 in Mercy Hospital. Everett was born in Agawam, grew up on the family farm and continued farming in Feeding Hills until 1980 when he moved to South Deerfield where he farmed for 11 years before returning to Feeding Hills and continued farming...