William Peter Hershowitz
Jul 25, 2012
William P. Hershowitz 1940-2012 FEEDING HILLS-William P. Hershowitz, 71, died Wednesday in Heritage Hall West. He was born in Springfield and has lived in Feeding Hills for 45 years. William worked as a correctional officer for the State of Connecticut, retiring in 1989. He later worked as a custodian for the Woodland School in Southwick. He leaves his beloved wife...
Anna June Menard
Jul 25, 2012
Anna J. Menard WEST SPRINGFIELD-Anna J. (Gasperack) Menard, 102, passed away Wednesday in Wingate of East Longmeadow. She was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia to the late Joseph and Mary Gasperack, came to this country in 1920 and has lived in West Springfield most of her life. She was employed for many years by Springfield Wire. She was predeceased by two...
James Vavolakis
Jul 25, 2012
James Vavolakis 1948 – 2012 AGAWAM – Demetrios James Vavolakis, 63 of Brookfield Lane died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Mercy Hospital. James was born in Southbridge on October 5, 1948 and had lived in Springfield before moving to Agawam 40 years ago. He attended Agawam Schools and graduated for L.I.U. in New York. He was the District Manager for...
Walter J. Swistak
Jul 24, 2012
Walter J. Swistak 1963 – 2012 AGAWAM – Walter J. Swistak, 49, of Feeding Hills, passed away Tuesday. He was born in Hartford the son of Maryann Swistak and the late Joseph W. Swistak. He grew up in Windsor and has been a resident of Feeding Hills for the past 17 years. A graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University, he...
Theresa A. Veneroni
Jul 22, 2012
Theresa A. (Giannetti) Veneroni 1917 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Theresa A. (Giannetti), 94, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2012 after a brief illness. Theresa was born in Springfield, the daughter of Antonio and Angela Giannetti, and lived her whole life in West Springfield. She was a devoted member of the former St. Ann's Church until its close. In...
Ronald Edward Daniels Sr.
Jul 13, 2012
Ronald E. Daniels 1922-2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD-At 11:35pm on July 12, 2012, Ronald Edward Daniels was released from his Earthly pain and was joyously reunited with the love of his life, his precious wife Anita. Ron was born on June 30, 1922 in Bancroft MA to the late George Daniels and Hazel Webb Daniels. A child of the Depression, he worked...
Donald N. Senecal Sr.
Jul 6, 2012
Donald N. Senecal 1931 - 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Donald N. Senecal , 81, died following a long battle with cancer on Friday night surrounded by his family at his summer home in Groton Long Point, CT. Don was born in Springfield on January 6, 1931 to Norman and Lillian (Barthelette) Senecal. He was a 1949 graduate of Holyoke High...
Constance Ann Niedzielski
Jul 3, 2012
Constance Ann Niedzielski 1939 - 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Constance Ann Niedzielski of West Springfield died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her loving husband Chet in 1997. Connie was the daughter of the late Celia and Dolor Bussiere of Hadley and was a graduate of Hopkins Academy and Bay Path College....
Donna Lee Lavigne
Jul 1, 2012
Donna L. (Horsler) Lavigne 1957 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Donna Lee (Horsler) Lavigne, 55, of Bliss Street died Sunday surrounded by family and friends. Donna was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield for the last 20 years. Her daughter Lisa Horsler died in 2008. She leaves a son Renaul Horsler and his wife Helen; her two...
Erich W. Daubitz
Jun 28, 2012
Erich W. Daubitz 1924 – 2012 FEEDING Hills – Erich W. Daubitz, 87, of Colemore Street died Thursday in Baystate Medical Center. Erich was born in Springfield and has lived in Feeding Hills most of his life. He was a retired Toolmaker and owned Galaxie Tool and Gauge in Westfield for many years. He also worked for Precision Engineering and...
Mona J. Chapin
Jun 25, 2012
Mona J. (Tessier) Chapin 1956 – 2012 SPRINGFIELD – Mona J. (Tessier) Chapin, 55, of Anthony Street died Monday at home. Mona was born in Springfield, graduated from Cathedral High School in 1974, and has lived here all her life. A former model, in 1975, she was crowned Miss Massachusetts and runner up for the Miss World Crown with Bob...
Alice Margaret Baldwin
Jun 23, 2012
Alice M Baldwin 1940 – 2012 Alice M Baldwin, 72, of West Springfield MA passed away Saturday June 23nd 2012. She is survived by her two sons Robert D. Baldwin and his wife Kathy of Springfield MA and Dennis S. Baldwin and his wife Vicki of Manchester CT, a daughter Tammy L. Baldwin of Largo FL and two sisters Clarice...
John J. Fortsch Jr.
Jun 14, 2012
John J. Fortsch Jr. 1930 - 2012 SPRINGFIELD - John J. Fortsch, Jr., 82, of Springfield passed away June 14, 2012, in his home. He was a professor and Dean of Administration at STCC. Husband to the late Phyllis (O'Leary) Fortsch, he was the proud father of ten children, and "PopPop" to 21 grandchildren. A former United States Marine, he...
Ryan M. Soden
Jun 14, 2012
Ryan M. Soden 1982 – 2012 AGAWAM – Ryan M. Soden, 30 of Fairview Street passed away Thursday at home. He was born in Springfield, was a 2002 graduate of Agawam High School and attended Holyoke Community College. His loved ones will forever remember him for his gentle soul, the love for his family, his witty sense of humor and...
Floyd G. Kent Jr.
Jun 12, 2012
Floyd G. Kent Jr. 1929 – 2012 AGAWAM – Floyd George Kent Jr., 82, of Riviera Drive died Tuesday in a local nursing home. Floyd was born in Torrington, CT, and lived in Springfield most of his life before moving to Agawam in 2005. He was a retired truck driver for Standard Uniform. Floyd served in both the United States...
William A. Briggs Jr.
Jun 11, 2012
William A. Briggs Jr. 1933 – 2012 FEEDING HILLS – William A. Briggs Jr., 78, of Parkview Drive died Monday in Noble Hospital. Bill was born in Springfield, and grew up in West Springfield, before moving to Feeding Hills in 1960. For 46 years he owned and operated Briggs Service Station until retiring in 1997. He was a Korean War...
Adalbert F. Swirk
Jun 9, 2012
Adalbert F. Swirk 1923-2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Adalbert F. Swirk, 89, a 20 year retired Navy Commissioned Warrant Officer, of Massachusetts Avenue, died Saturday in Country Estates. He joined the Navy in 1942 and served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born in Ware, he was a graduate of Ware High, the Naval Stenography School, San Diego,...
Lucille Barbara Przechocki
Jun 8, 2012
Lucille B. Przechocki Agawam - Lucille B. Przechocki, 69, of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts died on Friday June 8, 2012 at BayState Hospital in Springfield surrounded by her loving husband, son and daughter-in-law. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Lillian (Hamel) Lussier, and was raised and educated in Springfield. She and her family were...
Jennie J. Albanese
Jun 8, 2012
Jennie J. Albanese 1921-2012 West Springfield-Jennie J. Albanese, 91, died Friday in Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. She was born in West Springfield, daughter of the late Ralph and Roselie Albanese and lived here most of her life. She was a former communicant of St. Ann's Church. She leaves a sister Rosalina Lonzo of Attleboro. She was predeceased by her...
Carlo S. Rovelli
Jun 7, 2012
Carlo S. Rovelli 1944 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Carlo Santo Rovelli, 67, of West Springfield died Thursday, June 7, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was born in Springfield, son of the late Carlo Santo and Anna Rose (Amodio) Rovelli. After graduating from AIC with a degree in Business Carlo entered the swimming pool business, Cannon Mfg., purchasing the...