Sophie M. Berchulski
Jun 8, 2013
Sophie M. Berchulski 1930 - 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Sophie (Makuch) Berchulski, age 83, of West Springfield, MA, left us on June 8th after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Sophie was born in Middletown, CT in 1930 to a large, loving family. She attended Bay Path College and the New Haven Hospital School of Nursing. She was predeceased by Stanley,...
Mark Steven Lessard
Jun 6, 2013
Mark S. Lessard 1955-2013 SPRINGFIELD-Mark S. Lessard, 57, died Thursday at Mercy Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in Laconia, NH and grew up in the Forest Park section of Springfield. Mark was a 23 year owner of Lessard Property Management Services and was a member of the Springfield Elks Lodge #61. He was...
Harvey A. Miller
Jun 6, 2013
Harvey A. Miller 1924-2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Harvey A. Miller, born Sept. 17, 1924 in Greenfield, MA passed away on June 6, 2013 at Mercy Hospital of complications following a fractured hip. He was predeceased by his parents Sarah (Cutler) Miller and Samuel Miller, formerly of Agawam, MA and his niece Debra (Miller) Leslie, of Jupiter, FL. Harvey was raised in Greenfield,...
Kathleen F. Stowers
Jun 1, 2013
Kathleen F. Stowers 1947 – 2013 SPRINGFIELD – Kathleen F. (Donahue) Stowers, 66, died Saturday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Kathleen was born in Springfield and has lived here all her life. She worked in the Linen Department at Mercy Hospital until her retirement in 1998. A transplant recipient, she received a kidney from her brother...
Alice S. Barnes
May 31, 2013
Alice S. Barnes 12/18/1925 – 5/31/2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Alice S. (Jacoby) Barnes, 87, of West Springfield died Friday peacefully at home. Alice was born in Long Island, grew up in Wareham, MA and had lived in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida before settling with her family in West Springfield. A retired Home Economics teacher, she last taught at Chicopee...
Deborah M. Chelkonas
May 31, 2013
Deborah M. Chelkonas 1943 – 2013 WARE – Deborah M. (Bruce) Chelkonas, 69, died Friday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family and friends. Debbie was born in Columbia, CT and had lived in West Springfield most of her life. She moved to Ware 20 years ago and had worked in the Springfield area as a bartender and waitress...
Arlene Howard
May 30, 2013
Arlene Howard 1936 – 2013 East Longmeadow – Arlene "Bunny" (Haskins) Howard, 77, died Thursday in a local nursing home surrounded by her loving family. Arlene was born in Tewksbury and has lived in West Springfield most of her life. She worked as a Nurse's Aide at Baystate Medical Center, Providence and Mercy Hospital and later retired from Southern Florida...
Norman E. Bessette
May 29, 2013
Norman E. Bessette 1936- 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Norman E. Bessette, 76, died Wednesday in a Holyoke nursing home surrounded by his family. He was born in Springfield son of the late Arthur and Jean Bessette. He grew up on "the Avenue" as one of the original "Rink Rats" and has lived in West Springfield most of his life. He was a...
Edmund W. Nowik
May 28, 2013
Edmund W. Nowik 1952 – 2013 FEEDING HILLS – Edmund W. Nowik, 61, died Tuesday at St. Luke's Rest Home in Springfield. Edmund was born in Zodzie, Poland and has lived in Agawam for the past 20 years. He owned and operated his own farm while in Poland and served in the Polish Army. He leaves three children Arthur, Kasia...
Vincent M. Coffey
May 28, 2013
Vincent M. Coffey 1963 – 2013 SPRINGFIELD – Vincent M. Coffey, 50 of Winterset Drive died Sunday at home. He was born in Springfield and has lived here all his life. A 1981 graduate of Technical High School, Vinny was an All-Western Mass Wrestler and worked as a mail handler for the United States Post Office's Bulk Facility for the...
Norman F. Lapine Jr.
May 23, 2013
Norman F. Lapine Jr. 1941 – 2013 Banning, CA – Norman F. Lapine Jr., formerly of Agawam, died May 23, 2013 surrounded by his loving family, after a long battle with cancer. Norm was born in Springfield, September, 28, 1941 and lived in Agawam, graduating from Agawam High School, where he excelled in football. He was a member of the...
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...