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...
Anthony P. Jefferson
Jan 20, 2013
Anthony P. Jefferson 1977 – 2013 INDIAN ORCHARD – Anthony P. "Jesus" Jefferson, 35, died Sunday at home. Tony was born in Springfield; and grew up in West Springfield before moving to Indian Orchard eight years ago. He leaves a son Seth Marrin; his mother Darlene (White) Shipley; his longtime girlfriend Rebecca A. Barry; brother Earl L. Jefferson; two sisters...
Robert P. Brow
Jan 16, 2013
Robert P. Brow 1936 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Robert P. Brow, 76, of Riverdale Street died Wednesday in Kindred Hospital. Robert was born in Swanton, VT, grew up in Vermont and moved to West Springfield in 1953. He was a 27 year machine operator at Sullivan Paper retiring in 2001. A Vietnam War veteran, Robert served in Korea for...
Anthony "Tony" Dell'Aquila
Jan 15, 2013
Anthony "Tony" Dell'Aquila 1925 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Anthony "Tony" Dell'Aquila, 87 died Tuesday at Wingate Rehab. Tony was born in New York City, lived in Enfield, before moving to West Springfield 54 years ago. He served in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, Tony was a Truck Driver for the former Rex Oil...
Lucille L. Choquette
Jan 13, 2013
Lucille L. Choquette 1924 – 2013 EAST LONGMEADOW – Lucille L. (Beauchesne) Choquette, 88, formerly of Holyoke died Sunday, January 13, 2013 in an East Longmeadow Nursing Home. Lucille was born in Chicopee and lived most of her life in Holyoke. She was predeceased by her husband Donald A. Choquette, and her brothers, Raymond and Alcide "Joe". She was an...
George M. Desousa
Jan 13, 2013
George M. deSousa 1923 – 2013 Springfield – George M. deSousa, 89, of Louis Road, died Sunday in a local nursing home. George was born in New York City, the son of Martin and Blanche deSousa. He grew up in the Bronx and has lived in Tyringham for 14 years before moving to Springfield 46 years ago. He retired in...
Kerri A. Kennedy
Jan 10, 2013
Kerri A. Kennedy 1970 – 2013 Springfield – Kerri A. Kennedy, 43, died unexpectedly on Thursday. Kerri was born in Springfield; she grew up in Springfield, graduating from Putnam High School. She was an avid animal lover and loved to ride horses and play with her dogs. She leaves her father Patrick Kennedy and his wife Carol; her mother Judith...
John T. Mustain
Jan 8, 2013
John T. Mustain 1933 – 2013 AGAWAM – John T. Mustain, 79 formerly of Holland Drive died Tuesday in the Holyoke Soldier's Home surrounded by his family. John was born in Chicago; he grew up in River Grove, ILL, Evergreen Park, ILL and Bucyrus, OH before moving to the Springfield area. A 1952 graduate of Classical High School, John attended...
Genevieve T. Berkowicz
Jan 7, 2013
Genevieve (Talenda) Berkowicz 1921 – 2013 Feeding Hills – Genevieve (Talenda) Berkowicz, 91, died Monday in an East Longmeadow Nursing Home surrounded by her loving daughters. Genevieve was born in Northampton the daughter of Joseph and Amilia (Kolwalski) Talenda. She had lived in Feeding Hills most of her life, where she was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church, before moving...
Marlyn D. Groll
Jan 2, 2013
Marlyn D. Groll, 84, of West Springfield, passed away on Jan 2. She was born in Springfield MA to Victor and Geraldine Dearborn. Marlyn was a graduate of Technical High School in Springfield and attended Bay Path Junior College in Longmeadow. She worked as an insurance underwriter, bank teller and school bus driver in Westfield and West Springfield. Her greatest...