Henry Carl Seiffert Jr.
Jun 5, 2012
Henry C. Seiffert, Jr. AGAWAM-Henry "Hank" C. Seiffert, 91, died Tuesday in Agawam. He was born Aug. 8, 1920 in Hartford, CT, the son of Henry and Alice Seiffert, and brother of Dorothea (Seiffert) Hughes Packard. Henry's family moved to Feeding Hills where he attended elementary school and later moved to Springfield. There he attended Buckingham Jr. High and Springfield...
Mary Louise Garfield
May 26, 2012
Mary Louise Garfield Ailey, GA-Mrs. Mary Louise Garfield, 70, of 738 Browning Road, Ailey died early Saturday morning May 26, at her residence after an extended illness. Mrs. Garfield was a native of West Springfield, MA where she lived as well as Springfield and Holyoke for many years before moving to Chester, MA in 1973 where she continued her nursing...
Harry William Ridgway
May 26, 2012
Harry W. Ridgway 1937-2012 FEEDING HILLS-Harry W. Ridgway, 74, died Saturday in Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield and has lived in Feeding Hills for many years. He served as a frogman in the Navy and was a member of American Legion #478 in Agawam. He formerly owned and operated several hair salons in Massachusetts. He leaves a...
Vivian Ferraro Swirk
May 19, 2012
Vivian Ferraro Swirk 1919 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Vivian (Lamothe) Ferraro Swirk, 92 of Massachusetts Avenue died Saturday in Mercy Hospital. Vivian was born in West Springfield and has lived here all her life. She was a longtime communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church and member of the St. Thomas Senior Women's Club. She worked for Springfield Wire...
Gary J. Steglinski
May 19, 2012
Gary J. Steglinski 1947-2012 SOUTH HADLEY- Gary J. Steglinski, 65, died unexpectedly Saturday May 19th at home. He was born in Westrhauderfehn Germany, came to America at age 3 and grew up in Westfield. He was a graduate of Westfield Trade School and served in the Army as a Medical Corpsman during the Vietnam Conflict. He worked for Bay Sate...
Jeffrey Thomas Foisy
May 16, 2012
Jeffrey T. Foisy 1959-2012 West Springfield- Jeffrey T. Foisy, age 53, died suddenly on Wednesday May 16, 2012 at Baystate Medical Center. Jeff was raised in Chicopee and was a 1978 graduate of Chicopee Comp. He was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in W. Spfld. Jeff lived with his family in W.Spfld and made many friends through...
Judith Gover
May 14, 2012
Rev. Judith Gover 1936-2012 LONGMEADOW-Rev. Judith (Argenzio) Gover, 76, of Longmeadow Street died Monday in a local nursing home. Rev. Judy will be remembered sharing her faith and love for the Gospel of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior. She leaves four children, Lee Gover of Fayetteville, NC, Mark Gover of Westfield, Lisa Amaral of West Springfield and Joey Gover...
Richard F. Nims
May 12, 2012
Richard F. Nims 1925 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Richard F. Nims, 86 of Falmouth Road passed away Saturday at Wingate Nursing Home at Hampden. Richard was born in Springfield and lived in West Springfield most of his life. He was educated in Springfield public schools, AIC, and the University of Vermont, graduating in 1949. Richard was the sole owner...
Margaret Marie Bryant
May 11, 2012
Margaret M. Bryant 1947-2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Margaret M. (Schwartz) Bryant, 65, died Thursday surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Trenton, NJ, daughter of the late Eugene and Marie Schwartz and has lived in West Springfield since 1988. She worked 35 years for the US Air Force and was a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan....
Harold J. Theriaque
May 9, 2012
Harold J. Theriaque 1933 – 2012 AGAWAM – Harold J. Theriaque, 78, of Cooper Street died Wednesday in a local nursing home. Harold was born in Chicopee, one of sixteen children to Luis and Frances (Warren) Theriaque. He lived in West Springfield most of his life before moving to Agawam 7 years ago. He served in the United States Army...
Frederick Lawrence Williams
May 6, 2012
Frederick L. Williams 1916-2012 SOUTHWICK-Frederick L. Williams, 96, died Sunday in a local nursing home. Born in Bridgeport, CT, he has lived in Southwick since 2001. Previously, he lived in Ocala, Fl, Agawam and West Springfield. Upon discharge from the Marine Corp in 1945, he settled in West Springfield, securing a franchise with Arnold Bakers to introduce Arnold Baked Products...
Gayle Ida Bushey
May 5, 2012
Gayle Ida Bushey 1945 - 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Gayle Ida (Dorman) Bushey, 66, passed away May 5th 2012 in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones. Gayle was born in Holyoke, the daughter of Francis and Phyllis (LaFlamme) Dorman, and has lived in West Springfield most of her life. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, James Bushey,...
Richard James Boyle Sr.
Apr 28, 2012
Richard J. Boyle Sr. 1943-2012 CHICOPEE-Richard J. Boyle Sr., 68, died Saturday in Mercy Hospital. He was born and raised in Springfield, lived in Chicopee for 46 years, son of the late William and Irene Boyle. Richard loved camping and the beaches in Rhode Island. He also enjoyed travelling to Las Vegas, Florida and Bermuda but especially enjoyed spending time...
Sandra Rose Paro
Apr 27, 2012
Sandra R. Paro 1946-2012 CHICOPEE-Sandra "Nonie" Paro, 65, died Friday in Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Springfield, grew up in Feeding Hills and has lived in Chicopee for over 25 years. Sandy graduated from Ursuline Academy and received her degree from Bay Path College. She worked as a scheduler for Wesson Memorial Hospital and later for Quality Care...
Irene Moraczewski
Apr 26, 2012
Irene (Wapner) Moraczewski 1920 – 2012 FEEDING Hills – Irene (Wapner) Moraczewski, 92, formerly of South West Street died Thursday in a local nursing home. Irene was born in Springfield and has lived in Feeding Hills for the past 50 years. She worked in the office at WICO Electric and enjoyed spending time on the family farm with her late...
Louise Jones
Apr 25, 2012
Louise Jones 1926 – 2012 SPRINGFIELD – Louise (Trimboli) Jones, 85, of Kendall Street died Wednesday in a local nursing home. Louise was born in Springfield and has lived here all her life. Her husband William Jones died in 1971. She leaves two nieces Shirley (Syniec) Dowdall and Andrea (Syniec) Ferranti. Besides her husband she was predeceased by a brother...
Marie J. Senecal
Apr 22, 2012
Marie J. Senecal 1935 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Marie J. (Menard) Senecal, 76, (Wife, Mother, Nana, and Friend Extraordinaire) died early Sunday, April 22, at Baystate Medical Center following a stroke. Marie was born in Holyoke on May 30, 1935, the daughter of Albert and Evelyn (Bourque) Menard. She was a 1954 graduate of Holyoke High School and has...
Bernadette A. Rivet
Apr 21, 2012
Bernadette A. Rivet 1922 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Bernadette A. (Vanasse) Rivet, 89, died Saturday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family. Bernadette was born and raised in Easthampton and has lived in West Springfield for the past 15 years. She was a licensed Hairdresser and also worked for the Springfield Newspaper until her retirement in 1975. She...
Margaret Mary Lafountaine
Apr 14, 2012
Margaret LaFountaine 1928-2012 FEEDING HILLS-Margaret "Peg" (Reddin) LaFountaine, 83, died Saturday in Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Clinton, MA, lived most of her life in Feeding Hills and spent summers in Harrisville, NH. Peg was a past President of the Feeding Hills Women's Club and was an avid bowler who also loved bingo. She was also a member...
John Thomas Lander
Apr 12, 2012
John T. Lander 1965-2012 HAMPDEN-John T. Lander, 46, died Thursday in a motorcycle accident in Wilbraham. He was born in Springfield and lived there most of his life before moving to Hampden in 2002. John worked as a crane operator for Titan Roofing. He served in the Navy where he received several service medals, and was a member of American...