Mary Ellen Dunn
Jul 24, 2011
Mary Ellen Dunn 1932 - 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Mary Ellen Dunn, 78, passed away at home suddenly on Sunday, July 24, 2011. Mary was born in Springfield to the late Frank and Lillian (Latour) Dunn and attended Sacred Heart School on Linden Street in Springfield. She was a long time resident of Springfield. Mary is survived by her two sons, Gerald...
Burl Coffey
Jul 21, 2011
Burl Coffey 1933 – 2011 Vineland, NJ – Burl Coffey, 78, left us on Thursday July 21, 2011 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Canton OK, raised his family in Springfield MA before retiring to Vineland NJ. Burl served his country for 4 years in the US Air Force and then worked for 29 years for...
Carol J. Wells
Jul 21, 2011
Carol J. Wells 1949 – 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Carol J. (Reynolds) Wells, 62, of Druids Lane died Thursday in Baystate Medical Center. Carol was born in Springfield and had lived in West Springfield all her life. She was a graduate of West Springfield High School and worked at Plastic Packaging and Baywest Plastics. She also worked as a School...
Arlene E. Voyik
Jul 20, 2011
Arlene E. Voyik 1930 - 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Arlene E. Voyik, 80 formerly of Maple Street died Wednesday at the home of her daughters in Wilbraham. Arlene was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield all her life. She was a secretary for 40 years at the former K. Miller Tool Company before retiring in 1990. Her...
Julie Anna Quimet
Jul 20, 2011
Julie Anna Ouimet 1989 – 2011 AGAWAM – Julie Anna Ouimet, our beautiful, smart, funny little girl passed away suddenly at home on July 20, 2011. Julie Anna was born in Springfield and lived in West Springfield before moving to Agawam in 1996. Julie Anna graduated from Agawam High School, where she was a proud Agawam Varsity Cheerleader. Julie Anna...
Francis Sullivan
Jul 18, 2011
Francis L. Sullivan 1922-2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Francis L. Sullivan, 89, died Monday at the Soldier's Home in Holyoke. He was born in Springfield, son of the late Francis and Selma Sullivan. He grew up in West Springfield and graduated from the local schools. After high school he enlisted in the Air Force and enrolled in Cadet School. He was a WWII...
Marie N. Brinkmann
Jul 14, 2011
Marie (Nanck) Brinkmann 1918 – 2011 EAST LONGMEADOW – Marie (Nanck) Brinkmann, 93, of Benton Drive died Thursday at home surrounded by her family. Marie was born and raised in New York City. She lived in Longmeadow most of her adult life. She was a graduate of New York University and longtime member of First Church of Christ in Longmeadow....
Elmyra M. Hamelin
Jul 13, 2011
Elmyra M. Hamelin 1920 – 2011 AGAWAM – Elmyra M. (Powers) Hamelin, 90 of Adams Street died peacefully Wednesday at home. Elmyra was born in Springfield and has been a lifelong resident of Agawam. She retired in 2009 from Heritage Hall Nursing Home where she worked as a registered nurse. She previously worked at Springfield Hospital. She was the wife...
Lyman Paul Smith
Jul 10, 2011
Lyman Smith Sr. 1937-2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Lyman "Paul" Smith passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center on July 10, 2011, after a brave fight with illness. He served in the U.S. Navy for six years and was honorably discharged. Born in Dresden, TN he lived in West Springfield for 30 years with his beloved companion Arline Smith. He worked many years...
Thomas J. Garvey
Jul 8, 2011
Thomas J. Garvey 1946-2011 SPRINGFIELD-Thomas J. Garvey, 64, died Friday in Parkview Specialty Hospital. He was born in Springfield, son of the late Patrick Garvey and Mary (Merceri) Garvey and lived in Springfield most of his life. He served in the Army in Vietnam from 1964 to 1966 and worked as an electrician for Tom Ferris Electric. He leaves the...
Francis J. Paiva
Jul 5, 2011
Francis J. Paiva 1962 – 2011 Springfield – Francis J. Paiva, 48, died July 5, 2011. He was born August 12, 1962, son of the late Richard and Mildred Paiva. He leaves a brother of Rick Paiva of Springfield and a sister Julie Sugure of Springfield. The funeral will be Friday 11am at West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home, 109 Main...
Raymond Eldredge
Jul 3, 2011
Raymond J. Eldredge 1934 – 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Raymond J. Eldredge, 77, of Riverdale Street died Sunday July 3, 2011 in the Holyoke Soldier's Home. Raymond was born in Brooklyn, NY, lived in the Western Massachusetts area most of his life, West Springfield since 1984. He drove the handicap van for 22 years with the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority...
Eileen A. Deschenes
Jul 3, 2011
Eileen A. Deschenes 1925 - 2011 Agawam- Eileen Agnes (Fitzpatrick) Deschenes of Agawam, formerly of Westfield, passed away after a long illness Sunday July 3, 2011 in the Heritage Hall West nursing home. Born in Lawrence, MA. on Oct. 2, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Thomas Fitzpatrick and Clara (Unger) Fitzpatrick. She was predeceased by her brother...
Nancy J. Marino
Jul 2, 2011
Nancy J. Marino 1950 – 2011 CHELMSFORD, MA – Nancy J. Marino, 60, formerly of West Springfield died Saturday July 2, 2011 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after a short battle with a rare form of cancer. Nancy was born in Springfield attended Springfield Schools and was a 1971 graduate of the Food and Catering Program at...
Angelina M Friss
Jun 30, 2011
Angelina M. (Staccio) Friss 1914 – 2011 AGAWAM – Angelina M. (Staccio) Friss, 96, formerly of Witheridge Street died Thursday in a local nursing home. Angelina was born in Springfield and has lived in Agawam since 1946. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Feeding Hills. Her husband Arthur G. Friss died in 1982. She leaves two sons...
Eric M. Hogan
Jun 19, 2011
Eric M. Hogan 1982 – 2011 AGAWAM – Eric M. Hogan, 28, of Webster, MA and formerly of Feeding Hills, died Sunday June 19th in a kayaking accident on the last day of his honeymoon in Bar Harbor, ME. Eric was born in Springfield, grew up in Agawam and was a 2001 graduate of Agawam High School. He was an...
Jack Clifford
Jun 18, 2011
John R. Clifford 1929 – 2011 HOLYOKE – John R. "Jack" Clifford, 82, of Southwick Road, Westfield died Saturday at the Holyoke Soldier's Home surrounded by his family. Jack was born in Springfield; he was a 1947 graduate of West Springfield High School and lived in West Springfield most of his life before moving to Westfield in 1985. He was...
Emelie R. Smith
Jun 16, 2011
Emelie R. Smith 1920 – 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Emelie R. (Holden) Smith, 90, formerly of Lowell Avenue, joined her heavenly father on Thursday at the Millbury Health Care Center in Millbury, MA. Emelie was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield for the past 60 years. She was a communicant of the former St. Ann's Church and...
Thomas F. Carleton, Jr.
Jun 15, 2011
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Thomas F. Carleton Jr., 90 formerly of Great Plains Road, died Wednesday surrounded by his family at the Soldier's Home in Holyoke. Tom was born in Medford, MA and lived most of his life in West Springfield. He was a retired Production Manager for Farmer Brown Incorporated. A graduate of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture Tom served...
Mary Blanche Champagne
Jun 15, 2011
SPRINGFIELD-Mrs. Mary Blanche (Dumontier) Champagne lived a full, active 99 years before passing into eternity with Jesus on Wednesday. She was a vibrant and much loved resident of Mason-Wright Assisted Living Home for 5 years, where she was a blessing to all. She was born and grew up in Worcester with her identical twin sister, Mary Rose, and other siblings....