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...
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...