Joseph A. Brosseau Jr.
May 26, 2022
Joseph A. Brosseau Jr.
1942 – 2022
West Springfield – Joseph A. Brosseau Jr., 79, died Thursday afternoon in West Palm Beach, FL surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born in Holyoke and lived in West Springfield most of his life. He moved to Florida six years ago....
Brian F. Mckenzie
May 25, 2022
Brian F. McKenzie
1951 – 2022
West Springfield
Brian F. McKenzie, 70, of West Springfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 25,2022 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield to Jeanette T. (Charest) McKenzie and the late Lyman J. "Mac" McKenzie (2008), but lived in West Springfield for most of his...
William Joel Velez
May 16, 2022
William J. Velez
1986 – 2022
West Springfield - William Joel Velez was born in Boston and lived in Brooklyn, NY until his twenties. He decided to relocate to West Springfield in the pursuit of an adventurous lifestyle while confronting the challenging realities associated with blue-collar independence. William enjoyed countless hours of spirited philosophical debates...
Joshua F. Thielen
May 15, 2022
Joshua F. Thielen, 44, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by family. Josh, a loving husband, father, brother, son, and friend succumbed to medical issues within a matter of several terribly difficult months. Born in Holyoke, he was raised in Montgomery, MA. Josh attended Gateway Regional High School, where he achieved...
Anthony K. Macinnes
May 15, 2022
Bondsville – Anthony K. MacInnes, 36, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Anthony was born in Springfield, grew up in Westfield and has lived in Bondsville for the past 4 years. He worked at the former Capital Insulation Company in West Springfield. He leaves a daughter Athyna MacInnes; his parent, Carl and Lisa MacInnes, a brother Jeffrey MacInnes...
Alan Armond Leporati
May 13, 2022
Alan Armond Leporati, 71, of Agawam, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, MA, Alan was the son of the late Albert and Concetta (Palombella) Leporati. Alan graduated from Agawam High School and Springfield Technical Community College. After graduation he enlisted in the Air Force Reserves,...
Charles William Hardy, Ii
May 10, 2022
Charles W. Hardy, II, 87, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, son of the late Charles and Beatrice (Burlingame) Hardy, he was a graduate of Springfield Technical High School. He lived in Feeding Hills for over sixty years. He had also lived in Florida and worked at the Daytona International Speedway. Charles retired...
Eleanor E. Cummings
May 10, 2022
Eleanor E. Cummings
1919 – 2022
West Springfield – Eleanor E. (Stenberg) Cummings, 102, died peacefully Tuesday May 10th in the presence of her loving family. 103 was not to be, so God put his arms around you and whispered Ellie come with me. Eleanor was born in Springfield...
Francis Montrose Edmonds
May 7, 2022
Francis "Frank" Montrose Edmonds, 89, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Frank was born on May 27, 1932 in Queens, Astoria, New York, a son of the late Montrose and Frances (O'Rourke) Edmonds. Upon graduating from High School in Bayshore, N.Y. Frank enlisted in the Air Force serving his country for the next 10 years of...
David Wayne Dunican, Sr.
May 7, 2022
David W. Dunican, Sr., 81, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 7, 2022 in Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer. Born in Gardner, son of the late Percy and Ruth (Shepardson) Dunican, he lived in Agawam most of his life. He also lived in Oceanside, CA before recently moving back to Agawam. He was a graduate of Grossmont High...
Gertrude Elizabeth Davignon
May 5, 2022
Gertrude E. (McGarry) Davignon, 98, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Agawam. Born in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of the late Patrick and Elizabeth (Armstrong) McGarry, she lived in West Springfield for over seventy years. Gertrude worked for thirty-five years for New England Telephone. After her retirement, she worked for the West Springfield Record. She...
Winifred Mccormick
May 4, 2022
Winifred McCormick 1935 – 2022 West Springfield – Winifred (Rosenbeck) McCormick, 86, died peacefully at home Wednesday afternoon surrounded by her loving family. Winifred was born and raised in Springfield, the daughter of William and Julia Rosenbeck and was a graduate of both Cathedral High School and the Elms College. A retired kindergarten teacher, Winnie shared her passion for learning...
Virginia Ethel Stover
May 4, 2022
Virginia R. Stover, 90, of West Hartford, and beloved wife for 68 years to the late Donald R. Stover, D.M.D., passed away peacefully on May 4, 2022. She was born on August 31, 1931, in Pittsburgh, PA to Hortense Melva Snow and Otto Fredrick Ritzmann, and raised in Springfield, MA where she graduated from Classical High School. She attended...
Janice P. Carabetta
Apr 25, 2022
Janice P. Carabetta
1945 – 2022
Springfield – Janice P. Carabetta, 77, was called safely home on Monday, April 25. Janice was born in Springfield, the daughter of the late Dominic and Stella (Rusinowski) Carabetta and has lived there for her entire life. She was a retired Personal Care Assistant for the former Springfield Municipal...
Stephen M. Gronski
Apr 24, 2022
Stephen M. Gronski 1959 – 2022 West Springfield – Stephen M. Gronski, 63, died April 24 in Mercy Hospital after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Stephen was born in Manchester, CT, the son of the late Benjamin J. Gronski and Arlene (MacNeely) Saltzman. He grew up in Tolland, CT and moved to Massachusetts after High School. He worked at...
Charles Vincent Gervickas
Apr 21, 2022
Charles V. Gervickas, 75, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at home. Born in Holyoke, son of the late Charles and Stella (Shefchuk) Gervickas, he was a 1965 graduate of West Springfield High School and lived in West Springfield most of his life. He also had lived in Webster and New York. Charles worked as a...
Michelle Lee Parent
Apr 19, 2022
AGAWAM – Michelle L. (Wheeler) Parent, 51, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Born in Springfield, she was a lifelong resident of Agawam and a 1989 graduate of Agawam High School. Michelle was an avid swimmer and was a swim coach and did competetive swimming. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. She was predeceased...
Jean Lois Bradley
Apr 18, 2022
Jean Lois (Perry) Bradley passed away on April 18, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Jean was the daughter of Edith (Mosher) and Herbert Perry and was raised with her brothers Herbert, Richard, and Neil in the West Springfield, Massachusetts area. She graduated from West Springfield High School where she participated in plays, singing, dancing and playing drums in...
Luis Velazquez
Apr 17, 2022
Luis Velazquez, 77, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 17, 2022 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, son of the late Cristobal and Julia (Figueroa) Velazquez, he moved to Springfield in 1969. Luis worked for over thirty years as a foundry laborer for H B Smith in Westfield, retiring in 1991. He loved traveling, especially...
Linda M. Bienia
Apr 14, 2022
Linda M. (Crum) Bienia, 69, died peacefully Thursday afternoon surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born in Westfield, the daughter of Shirley (Church) Crum and the late Robert Crum. She grew up in West Springfield and has lived in Agawam for the past 33 years. She graduated from West Springfield High School and Becker College. Linda worked as...