George Joseph Fortini
Jan 1, 2013
George J. Fortini 1928 –2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – George J. Fortini, 84, died Tuesday at home, surrounded by his loving family. George was born in West Springfield, during a snowstorm, on November 30, 1928, the son of Joseph and Theresa (Cassani) Fortini. A lifelong resident, he was a 1946 graduate of West Springfield High School and soon after, began working...
Victoria Aleks
Dec 31, 2012
Victoria H. Aleks 1918-2012 LONGMEADOW-Victoria H. (Kotarba) Aleks, 94, recent widow of Benjamen F. Aleks, passed away on Monday December 31, 2012. "Vicky" was born September 13, 1918 in Manchester, New Hampshire, the loving daughter of Frank and Pauline (Tancer) Kotarba. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and baking Polish food for her family and friends. She worked briefly...
Elmer E. Scull
Dec 29, 2012
Elmer E. Scull 1916 – 2012 AGAWAM – Elmer Scull, 96, died Saturday, Dec. 29th at Country Estates in Agawam. He was born in English Creek, New Jersey and was a graduate of Drexel University. Elmer served as a commander in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He enjoyed a technical career with General...
Martha Anne Larkin
Dec 28, 2012
Martha Larkin Martha Anne (Barnfather) Larkin, 54, died Friday, December 28, in Arundel, Maine. Born June 7, 1958 in Springfield, MA, summered in Kennebunk until she moved there in 1995. She was the daughter of the late Charles Barnfather and Eva Barnfather of Arundel, Maine, formerly of West Springfield. Martha was preceded by her husband Christopher, her son Charles, sister...
Karen Marie Caron
Dec 27, 2012
Karen M. Caron 1962 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Karen M. (Dolan) Caron, 50 of West Springfield died Thursday at home. Karen was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield her entire life. She was a 1980 graduate of West Springfield High School and attended Bridgewater State College. She owned and operated the Video Loft Store on Memorial...
Amalio M. Rivera
Dec 24, 2012
Amalio M. Rivera 1935-2012 SPRINGFIELD-Amalio M. Rivera, 77, died Monday in Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, lived in Enfield for most of his life before coming to Springfield 20 years ago. He was a retired machine operator for the former Choice Vending Company in Windsor, CT. His wife of 54 years Arlene Rivera died last...
Isaias Martinez
Dec 19, 2012
Isaias Martinez 1924-2012 Springfield: Isaias Martinez of Springfield, MA died Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by the love of family and friends. Isaias was born in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico and came to Wareham, MA to work as a laborer. He worked in the cranberry fields and traveled the east coast working in various farms. He was an exceptionally kind,...
Paul J. Winkler
Dec 19, 2012
Paul J. Winkler 1931 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Paul J. Winkler, 81 of West Springfield passed away on Wednesday December 19, 2012. Born in Springfield on June 5, 1931, he was the son of Paul E. Winkler and Irene K. (Rushford) Winkler. He graduated from the High School of Commerce in 1951. He was an avid bowler and golfer...
Rose L. Dean
Dec 19, 2012
Rose L. Dean 1921 – 2012 LONGMEADOW – Rose L. (Greene) Dean, 91, of Longmeadow passed away on Wednesday at the Jewish Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family. Rose was the daughter of Richard and Amy (Mack) Greene and was born in Springfield. She lived most of her life in Agawam and spent the last 15 years living in...
Ruth Martone
Dec 19, 2012
Ruth E. Martone 1922 – 2012 AGAWAM – Ruth E. (Laroche) Martone, 90, died Wednesday in Country Estates Nursing Home. Ruth was born in Southbridge and grew up in Springfield before moving to Agawam in 1955. She was a retired bookkeeper for Southworth Paper Company and longtime communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church. Her husband Albert Martone died in...
John H. Suty
Dec 18, 2012
John H. Suty 1924 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – John H. Suty, 88, of West Springfield died Tuesday at home. John was born in Myszakow, Poland and has lived in West Springfield for many years. He worked at Agri-Mark as a Boiler Tech retiring in 1986. He loved puttering outside, his garden, and repairing odds and ends. His wife Stacia...
John J. Hallahan Jr.
Dec 16, 2012
John J. Hallahan Jr. 1940 – 2012 LONGMEADOW – John J. Hallahan Jr., 72, formerly of Springfield died Sunday in Baystate Medical Center. Jack was born in Springfield, the son of the late John J. and Mary (Callahan) Hallahan. He lived in Springfield until 1971 belonging to Sacred Heart Church. He then moved to West Springfield with his parents and...
Michael Patrick Rodgers
Dec 16, 2012
Michael P. Rodgers 1959-2012 SPRINGFIELD-Michael P. Rodgers, 53, died peacefully on Sunday December 16, 2012 after a brief illness. Mike was surrounded by family and friends at BSMC when he passed. Mike is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Dawn (Williams) Rodgers and their two children Kaleigh and Michael, who Michael loved with all his heart. He leaves...
George W. Moller
Dec 10, 2012
George W. Moller 1923 – 2012 West Springfield – George W. Moller, 89 of Circle Drive died Monday in the Holyoke Soldiers Home. George was born in Weehawken, NJ the son of the late Charles and Celine (Carton) Moller. He grew up in Springfield and lived in West Springfield since 1955. He attended Eastern University and worked as a tool...
Janina Anne Cirillo
Dec 8, 2012
Janina Cirillo 1943-2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Janina Cirillo, 69, died Saturday. She was born to the late Oliva and Harold L. Robinson Jr. at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, on February 2, 1943. Janina grew up and lived most of her life in West Springfield. She attended St. Thomas School, Cathedral High School, and St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing in Worcester,...
Michael Edward Denney
Dec 6, 2012
Michael E. Denney 1949-2012 SPRINGFIELD-Michael Edward Denney died Thursday at home. He lived a life of social justice as demonstrated by his love for community. This love began when he served in the 1970's as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay where he worked as an educator. There he learned Spanish and developed an enthusiasm for teaching and community work....
Tarry G. Pulliam
Dec 5, 2012
Tarry Glenn Pulliam, Sr. 91, of Springfield, Massachusetts, departed this life on December 5, 2012, at his home, surrounded by family. He was born in Oxford, North Carolina on February 18, 1921 to the late James and Sannie Bell (Finley) Pulliam of Oxford, North Carolina. Beatrice L. Pulliam, his loving wife of fifty-five years, and two sisters, Lena Pulliam and...
Andre M. Lebel
Nov 30, 2012
Andre M. Lebel 1958 – 2012 East Longmeadow – Andre M. Lebel, 54 formerly of Edgewood Drive died Friday in Cooley-Dickenson Hospital. Andre was born in Salem and has lived in Western Massachusetts most of his life. He leaves his mother Sharon Huckins; his grandparents Nancy (Freeman) Huckins and the late John Huckins Jr. He also leaves many friends at...
Erwin R. Coulson
Nov 30, 2012
Erwin Russell Coulson 1925 - 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Erwin R. Coulson, of Brush Hill Avenue died peacefully Friday, November 30th, in the arms of his two daughters, at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. Erwin was born in Reading, MA, the son of the late Dana and Mable (Tanner) Coulson. He was a long time resident of West Springfield, until he...
James Chapin
Nov 27, 2012
James Chapin 1947 – 2012 SOUTHWICK – James Chapin, 65, of Sheep Pasture Road, died Tuesday in Noble Hospital. James was born in Springfield, the son of the late James and Marilyn (Oski) Chapin and has lived in Southwick for most of his life. James held various jobs and worked as a general laborer, janitor, and also as a jewelry...