Dominica "Micky" Curran
Jan 2, 2011
Dominica "Micky" Curran 1916 – 2011 Holyoke – Dominica "Micky" (Brzys) Curran, 94, formerly of Longmeadow died Sunday at Mary's Meadow in Holyoke, where she recently became a resident. Micky was born in Springfield and lived in Longmeadow most of her life. She was a Foreman for the Rex Chain Belt Company (Rexnord) for 30 years until her retirement in...
Robert J. Russell
Jan 1, 2011
Robert J. Russell Jr. 1980-2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Robert J. Russell Jr., 30, died January 1, 2011. He was born in Holyoke and grew up in West Springfield and Southwick. He worked as an apprentice carpenter and was an avid Red Sox and football fan. He leaves a daughter Amy N. Russell of Westfield, his mother Mary E. Hurley of Westfield, three...
Anthony R. Massaro
Dec 31, 2010
Anthony R. Massaro 1923 – 2010 FEEDING HILLS – Anthony R. Massaro, 87 of Briarcliff Drive died Friday, surrounded by his family in the Soldier's Home in Holyoke. Anthony was born in Brooklyn and has lived in Feeding Hills since 1969. He worked for the United States Post Office for over 20 years retiring in 1978 He served in the...
Albert L. Poehler
Dec 23, 2010
Albert L. Poehler 1920 – 2010 HOLYOKE– Albert L. Poehler, 90,died Thursday in the Holyoke Soldier's Home. Albert was born in Springfield and had lived in Springfield most of his life. He was a retired Deputy Superintendent of the Springfield Park Department and served with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He was predeceased by his...
Edmond J. Perigard
Dec 23, 2010
Edmond J. Perigard 1914-2010 SOUTHWICK, MA-Edmond J. Perigard, 91, formerly of Milford, Connecticut died on Thursday, December 23rd at home at The American Inn, Assisted Living in Southwick, MA from his battle with cancer. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut on January 14, 1919, Ed was predeceased by his wife Margaret (Johnson) Perigard who was his loving wife of 44 years and...
Joseph L. Cerpovicz
Dec 20, 2010
Joseph L. Cerpovicz 1932 – 2010 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Joseph L. Cerpovicz, 78 passed away Monday, December 20, 2010 after a brief illness. He was a teacher and Supervisor of Industrial Arts for the Chicopee Public School System for over twenty-one years. "Big Joe" was a life member (52 years) of the Chicopee Lodge of Elks #1849 and the Chicopee...
Greg Doe
Dec 19, 2010
Gregory A. Doe 1958-2010 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Gregory A. Doe passed away suddenly Sunday December 19, 2010. Born in Springfield on March 3, 1958, he was a lifelong resident of West Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School in 1977. Greg was an All Western Mass Soccer player who played on the two time New England Championship West Springfield soccer teams....
Jaime Pabon
Dec 19, 2010
Jaime E. Pabon 1927 – 2010 SPRINGFIELD – Jaime E. Pabon, 83, of East Street died Sunday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Puerto Rico and lived in New York before moving to Springfield 35 years ago. He worked as a Porter for Barton's Candy Company in New York City. Jaime served in the United...
Nino Pompi Jr.
Dec 18, 2010
Nino Pompi Jr. 1953-2010 CHICOPEE-Nino Pompi Jr., 57, died Saturday in Noble Hospital. He was born in Springfield, son of the late Nino and Carmella Pompi, grew up in West Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School. He worked as a machinist for WEPCO in Westfield. He leaves three daughters, Nina M. Paton and her husband Nicholas, Tanya A....
Stephen A. Barowsky
Dec 18, 2010
Stephen Allan Barowsky 1945-2010 AMHERST - Steve Allan Barowsky passed away on December 18, 2010 at the Center for Extended Care in Amherst, Mass. Steve was a gentle and kind person who enjoyed life to its fullest until an accident 40 years ago left him a quadriplegic. Even after his accident, Steve never lost his intellect, sense of humor and...
Gladys A. Gagnon
Dec 13, 2010
Gladys A. Gagnon 1934 – 2010 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Gladys A. (Brow) Gagnon, 76, died Monday surrounded by her loving family in Baystate Medical Center. Gladys was born in Swanton, VT the daughter of Edward and Arietta (Boudreau) Brow and has lived in West Springfield most of her life. She worked for the former Bank of New England and later...
James C. Baatz
Dec 9, 2010
James C. Baatz 1931 –2010 WEST SPRINGFIELD – James C. Baatz, 79, of West Springfield died Thursday, December 9, 2010, at home surrounded by his loving family. James, son of the late Carl J. Baatz and Anna (Connolly) Baatz, was born on February 5, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up in Jamaica Plain (Boston) and moved to West Springfield...
Nancy Butt/Brady
Dec 2, 2010
Nancy Butt/Brady, 65, died on December 2nd at home. She was born on May 14, 1945 in Buffalo, NY and was an only child to Christopher and Helen (Polanski) Ottaviano. At age 4 she was part of the peanut gallery on the Howdy Duty show. She attended Catholic school and graduated from Mount Saint Mary's Academy in Kenmore NY. She...
Thomas W. Steele
Dec 1, 2010
THOMAS W. STEELE 1921 - 2010 HOLYOKE - Thomas W. Steele, 89, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, MA, with his family in attendance. He was born May 6, 1921 in Springfield, MA, the son of Robert and Bessie (Wilkinson) Steele. After graduating from Rutgers University in 1942, he served in the Navy during...
Margaret Martin
Nov 26, 2010
Margaret Martin AGWAM- Margaret Martin, 87 of Agawam died peacefully after a long illness at her home on November 26, 2010 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield on March 29, 1923 to William and Elizabeth Morehead. She attended Springfield schools and moved to Agawam in 1945 where she was a communicant of Sacred Heart Parish in...
Lawrence J. Lavalley
Nov 24, 2010
Lawrence J. LaValley 1922 – 2010 FEEDING HILLS – Lawrence "Larry" J. LaValley, 88 of Hastings Street died Wednesday surrounded by his family in the Soldier's Home of Holyoke. He was born in Springfield, son of the late Adelard and Elsie (Dunn) LaValley. Larry grew up in West Springfield attending local schools, and has lived in Feeding Hills for the...
Anthony L. D'Orazio
Nov 23, 2010
Antonio L. D'Orazio 1911-2010 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Antonio "Tony" D'Orazio, 99, died Tuesday in a local nursing home. He was born in Castelmauro, Italy, came to this country in 1916 and has lived in West Springfield since 1944. He owned and operated Tony's Shoe Repair for many years. He was a longtime communicant and sexton at St. Ann's Church and was a...
Robert T. Yvon
Nov 22, 2010
Robert T. Yvon 1920 - 2010 Robert T. Yvon passed away peacefully on November 22, 2010 at the age of 90. Born and raised in Springfield he was a 1939 graduate of The High School of Commerce. Bob was the last surviving member of the Yvon brothers, an athletic family who were well known in Springfield during the 30's and...
Roland F. Cormier
Nov 21, 2010
Roland F. Cormier 1947 – 2010 FEEDING HILLS – Roland F. Cormier, 63, of Kellogg Avenue died Sunday at home. Roland was born in Montpelier, VT the son of the late Emillien and Winifred (Fisk) Cormier. He grew up in Vermont, and lived in Springfield briefly before moving to Feeding Hills 40 years ago. He owned and operated R.C. Designers...
Richard K. Garibian
Nov 20, 2010
Richard K. Garibian 1929 - 2010 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Richard K. Garibian of W. Springfield MA passed away Saturday November 20th 2010 on his 81st birthday with his family by his side. He was born in Baghdad Iraq as the son of Kevork and Vartanoosh Garibian. Richard attended Baghdad College run by the American Jesuit Brothers. After graduation, he worked...