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...
Prsicilla M. Magagnoli
Nov 19, 2010
Priscilla M. Magagnoli 1915 – 2010 FEEDING HILLS – Priscilla "Marie" (Gossman) Hooper Magagnoli, 95, of Paul Revere Drive, passed away peacefully at Noble Hospital on Friday November 19, 2010. She was born on July 27, 1915 to the late Joseph and May (Starkey) Gossman in Crooksville, Ohio. She grew up in Springfield and attended the Cathedral Schools. She worked...
Jean M. Smith
Nov 18, 2010
Jean M. Smith 1925-2010 Springfield, Jean M. (Baillieul) Smith, 85, died Thursday November 18, 2010 at Reeds Landing. She was born in Springfield and was a graduate of the former Springfield Technical High School. She moved to West Springfield in 1951 and married Alfred C. Smith. She worked in the insurance industry for many years including American Policy Holders and...
Elaine M. Waterman
Nov 17, 2010
Elaine M. Waterman 1956-2010 AGAWAM – Elaine M. (Fish) Waterman passed over on November 17, 2010. She is finally at peace with God and her mother after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband Theodore Waterman, a daughter Jenny Lynn Weber and her husband John Paul and their daughter Lilli-Anna, a son...
Paula Guenette
Nov 12, 2010
Paula Guenette 1945-2010 WEST SPRINGFIELD-Paula M. (Salisbury) Guenette, 65, died Friday in Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Chatham, NY and lived in the Hudson, NY area until moving to Western Massachusetts in the 1970's. Paula worked as a cook for the former Windmill Restaurant and retired from Milton Bradley. She leaves a son Joseph Guenette Jr. and his...
Frank Pirani
Nov 9, 2010
Frank F. Pirani 1916-2010 West Springfield – Frank F. Pirani, a lifelong resident of West Springfield passed away peacefully on November 9, 2010 at the Heritage Hall West Nursing Home in Agawam. Frank was the son of Beringerio Pirani, and Emma (Astrology) Pirani who passed away just after his birth. He was blessed with a wonderful stepmother Elvimila (Barafauldi) Pirani....
James Ellsworth Green
Nov 5, 2010
James E. Green 1924 – 2010 WEST SPRINGFIELD – James Ellsworth Green, 86, of Fairview Avenue died Friday in Holyoke's Soldier Home. James was born in Linden, PA, came to West Springfield in 1941 and graduated from West Springfield High School. He attended the Rochester School of Music on a scholarship. Jim served in the Army of the United States...
Mollie Pajak
Nov 4, 2010
Mollie A. Pajak 1933-2010 WEST SPRINGFIELD- Mollie A. (Mendrala) Pajak, 77 died Thursday November 4, 2010 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Mollie was born in Springfield, daughter of the late Michael and Anna Mendrala, grew up in Chicopee, attended Chicopee High School and has lived in West Springfield for most of her married life. She worked for the West Springfield...
Richard R. West
Nov 1, 2010
Richard R. West 1918-2010 FEEDING HILLS-Richard R. West, 92, died Sunday at home. He was born in West Springfield and lived most of his life in Feeding Hills. He worked for many years at Fisk Tire before retiring and was an avid gardener, hunter and golfer. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. On February 16, 1945 he...
George E. Bickford
Dec 2, 2009
George E. Bickford 1931 – 2009 WEST SPRINGFIELD – George E. Bickford, 78, of West Springfield died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center. A lifelong resident of the Springfield area, he was preceded in death by his parents, George F. and Louise (McLellan) Bickford, and his sister, Barbara Meliti. He is survived by his longtime companion of over...