Mary B. Green
Oct 20, 2011
Mary B. Green 1934 – 2011 West Springfield-Mary B. (Smith) Green, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Heritage Hall nursing home after a brief, courageous battle with cancer. Mary was born in Paisley, Scotland on February 1, 1934 and resided in the Hungary Hill section of Springfield. Mary will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved...
Mark R. Brunelle
Oct 17, 2011
Mark R. Brunelle 1967 – 2011 BONDSVILLE – Mark R. Brunelle, 44 of Crawford Street died Monday October 17, 2011 in Wing Memorial Hospital. Mark was born in Springfield the son of Marilyn (Calus) Brunelle and the late Raymond Brunelle. He grew up in Palmer graduating from Pathfinder High School in 1986 and worked at the Native Lumber Company in...
Robert Smyth
Oct 12, 2011
Robert Smyth 1927 – 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Robert Smyth, 84 of Van Deene Avenue died Wednesday in Baystate Medical Center. Robert was born in Lurgan, Ireland and came to this country in 1949, settling in Amsterdam, NY. He has lived in West Springfield for the past 55 years and has been an avid Red Sox and Patriots Fan. He...
James W. Bergland
Oct 6, 2011
James W. Bergland 1928 – 2011 BLANDFORD – James W. Bergland, 83 of Blandford, Manhattan and Cascavel, Brazil, died October 6, 2011 at home. A resident of Blandford since 1963 he was passionate about his home and land. He was born in 1928 in Minnesota and raised in Montana. He held degrees from York College, Nebraska; United Theological Seminary, Ohio...
Neil Degray
Oct 5, 2011
Neil DeGray WEST SPRINGFIELD-Neil DeGray, 64, died Wednesday, October 5th, at home. He was born in Springfield and lived most of his life in West Springfield. He retired from Southworth Paper Company as manager and served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He loved to hunt and fish. He leaves his daughter Alyssa DeGray of West Springfield, a son...
Helen Skazenski
Oct 4, 2011
Helen Skazenski 1923- 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Helen Skazenski, 87, of Fairview Avenue, died Tuesday in Baystate Medical Center. Helen was born in Springfield daughter of the late Anthony and Stella (Kopasky) Skazenski and has lived in West Springfield all her life. She worked at the American Bosch for 38 years. She leaves a niece Joan Bryden of Agawam, a nephew Robert...
Carol B. Beaver
Oct 3, 2011
Carol B. Beaver 1953 – 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Carol B. Beaver, 58 of Ohio Avenue died Monday at home surrounded by her family. Carol was born in Yonkers, New York the daughter of Burton Beaver and the late Sylvia (Dimmerman) Beaver. She was raised in New Rochelle NY. A Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant,...
Margaret E. Dexter
Sep 30, 2011
Margaret E. Dexter 1925 – 2011 WILBRAHAM – Margaret Elizabeth (Shover) Dexter, 86 of Wingate of Wilbraham died Friday surrounded by her loving family. It is with great sadness that her family announces her passing. Her sweet smile will be missed by all. She was born, June 15, 1925, in Orange, VT the daughter of Urban and Emma Shover. She...
Paul C. Skowera
Sep 29, 2011
Paul C. Skowera 1957 – 2011 AGAWAM – Paul C. Skowera, 54, of Riverside Avenue died Thursday. Paul was born in Springfield the son of Julia (Dursa) Skowera and the late George Skowera and has lived in Agawam most of his life. He was employed at Hasbro, the former Milton Bradley, in East Longmeadow. A former Altar Boy, Paul was...
Henry S. Desjarlais
Sep 28, 2011
Henry S. Desjarlais 1921 – 2011 AGAWAM – Henry S. Desjarlais, 90 of Washington D.C. passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 28, 2011. He was born in Rutland, VT the son of the late Samuel and Mabel Desjarlais. Henry was a graduate of the High School of Commerce and Bay Path College and was a 20-year veteran Chief petty officer...
Judith A. Pappaceno
Sep 26, 2011
AGAWAM-Judith A. (Martinat) Pappaceno was born Aug. 4, 1944 and passed away Sept. 26, 2011 in Springfield. She was raised in West Springfield, resided in Agawam and is now in the Loving Hands of the Lord. She is survived by her loving husband Francis Pappaceno of Agawam, as well as her four children and eleven adoring grandchildren. Judith worked for...
William Benerakis
Sep 24, 2011
William Benerakis 1923 – 2011 FEEDING HILLS – William Benerakis, 88, of Shoemaker Lane died Saturday at home. William was born in Springfield, grew up in West Springfield and Springfield before moving to Feeding Hills in 1961. He was a Machine Tool Designer for Smith & Wesson, Hamilton Standard, Colt Firearm, and Spaulding before retiring in 1990 from the former...
Irene A. Kwiatkowski
Sep 20, 2011
Irene A. Kwiatkowski 1925 – 2011 West Springfield – Irene A. Kwiatkowski, 86, died Tuesday surrounded by her family in Baystate Medical Center. Irene was born in Springfield May 1, 1925 daughter of the late Arthur and Laura (Deraleau) Dubour. A homemaker most of her life, Irene was a school bus driver for the West Springfield School System in the...
Margaret Marie Girotti
Sep 15, 2011
Margaret M. Girotti 1937-2011 WILBRAHAM-Margaret Marie (Donohue) Girotti died Thursday at home. She was born in New York City, daughter of the late Frank and Mary Donohue and was raised in the Forest Park section of Springfield. Margaret was educated at Holy Name School, Cathedral High School and Bay Path College graduating with a degree in Medical Assisting and Secretary....
Sheila M. Fiala
Sep 13, 2011
Sheila M. Fiala 1961-2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Sheila M. (Aubrey) Fiala, 50, passed away Tuesday in Mercy Hospital surrounded by her family and friends after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Northampton and lived in West Springfield for most of her life. She graduated from Smith College in 1994 where she was an Ada Comstock Scholar. She worked...
Douglas L. Liquori
Sep 9, 2011
Douglas L. Liquori 1917 – 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Douglas L. Liquori, 94, died Friday in a local nursing home. Doug was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield all his life. He was a 1935 graduate of West Springfield High School and served with the United States Army Infantry during World War II, earning a Bronze Star....
Mary M. Skrabely
Sep 6, 2011
Mary M. Skrabely 1931 – 2011 SPRINGFIELD – Mary M. (Stewart) Skrabely, 80, died Tuesday at home surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Springfield, the daughter of David and Elizabeth (Boyle) Stewart, and has lived in Springfield all her life. Mary was the caregiver of the family. She expressed her love of family by taking care of...
Patricia Schumacher
Aug 31, 2011
Patricia A. Schumacher 1926-2011 Northboro, Mass- Patricia A. (Reardon) Schumacher 85, a former 72 year resident of her beloved Garden Street of West Springfield, passed away Wednesday, August 31 at the Beaumont Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center in Northboro, Mass. She was born and raised as the ninth child of twelve to the late Christopher and Olivette (Sexton) Reardon. Educated...
Leona R. Lander
Aug 27, 2011
Leona R. Lander 1920 - 2011 WINDSOR, CT-Leona R. (Rush) Lander, 91, died Saturday in a local nursing home. She was born and raised in Enfield, lived in Springfield, before settling in Windsor, CT in 1960. She worked at the former Swift & Son in Hartford and later worked for KMART in Windsor from 1985 to 2003. She was a...
Marlene Drewski
Aug 27, 2011
Marlene Drewski 1923 – 2011 WESTFIELD – Marlene (Eickelberg) Drewski, 87 passed away at home Saturday August 27, 2011. She was born in Remscheid, Germany the daughter of Otto and Lydia Eickelberg. At the age of 18 she met her husband Paul and after World War II she immigrated to the United States with her family. She was a devoted...