Oct 3, 2019

John R. Szymczyk, 42, died Thursday at Baystate Medical Center. He was raised in Longmeadow and most recently has been living in Indian Orchard. John had an avid love for the outdoors, cars, friends, dogs and especially his family. He was predeceased by his father Reverend Mr. Rodney Szymczyk. He leaves his mother Sylvia (Basile) Szymczyk with whom he...

Oct 2, 2019

Rose M. (Fortini) Pieciak, 98, died Wednesday in a local nursing home. She was born in West Springfield and has lived in Agawam since 1948. She and her late husband Walter owned and operated the Agawam Novelty Company, Inc for many years. She was active at St. John's Church where she belonged to the Catholic Women's Club and the...

Oct 1, 2019

Carmino F. Grimaldi

1955 – 2019

FEEDING HILLS – Carmino F. Grimaldi, 63, died peacefully Tuesday morning surrounded by his loving family.  Carm was born in Springfield, graduated from Agawam High School and has lived in Feeding Hills his entire life.  He worked as a Farm Manager at Tuckahoe Turf for...

Sep 27, 2019

John C. Nadolski

1958 – 2019

AGAWAM – John C. Nadolski, 61, died suddenly Friday evening surrounded by his loving family.  John was born in Dubuque, Iowa and lived in Westfield and Agawam most of his life.  John loved spending time outdoors, especially winters in Vermont snowmobiling, and summers in Maine.  He...

Sep 24, 2019

Judith Mann Schwabe, 87

Great Educator and Gourmet Cook Who Instilled Etiquette Mrs. Judith M. Schwabe, of Hampden, Massachusetts, passed away early in the morning on September 24, 2019. Born on July 19, 1932, in Springfield, Massachusetts, she was the only child of Helen Mansfield and Guy Webster Mann. Judy spent her adolescent childhood in Hampden, Massachusetts...

Sep 22, 2019

Gerald "Jerry" Murphy, 67, died unexpectedly on Sunday September 22, 2019, at Simsbury Farms Golf Course, doing what he loved the most. Born in Springfield, MA on October 22, 1951, he was the second of two sons born to John and Mary (Hallahan) Murphy, and grew up in West Springfield, MA. Jerry graduated from Cathedral High School in 1969...

Sep 20, 2019

John C. Lezon

1951 –2019

West Springfield – John Carl Lezon, 68, of Kelso Avenue died Friday in Baystate Medical Center.   John was born in Springfield, grew up in Baltimore and returned to the Springfield area in 1961.  He worked at Goodwill Industries for many years and participated in the Special...

Sep 19, 2019

Leona B. (Lepage) Leduc, 95, formerly of Southworth Street died Thursday afternoon surrounded by her loving family.  Leona was born in Holyoke, grew up in Chicopee and has lived in West Springfield for most of her life.  She was a communicant of the former St. Louis de France Church and St. Frances Cabrini Church.  She enjoyed spending time with...

Sep 17, 2019

Betty Ann (Bonin) Fenn, 73, of 1058 Park Street died Tuesday surrounded by her loving family at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. Betty was born in Worcester and moved many times during her life but always seemed to end up back in West Springfield before she finally moved to Palmer in 2004. A retired Home Health Aide, she worked...

Sep 15, 2019

Mary M. Van Loan died September 15, 2019 after a short illness.  Her daughters spent the final weeks with her.  Mary was born in Rutland, VT and following graduation from Rutland High School moved to Springfield, MA. where she entered the Springfield Hospital School of Nursing.  Upon graduating from nursing school, she made a career as a nurse at...

Sep 15, 2019

Victor D. Govoni Jr.

1937 – 2019

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Sep 13, 2019

Lisa A. Roy

1962 - 2019

AGAWAM – Lisa A. (Attanasio) Roy, 56, died peacefully Friday surrounded by her loving family.  Lisa was born in Springfield the daughter of Dominick and the late Pauline (Aversa) Attanasio.  She attended Agawam Schools and has lived here her entire life.  Lisa worked in the...

Sep 12, 2019

Sandra Lois Ann   Walkowski died at 09:26 P.M. today, i.e., 21:26 EDT, 12 September A.D. 2019, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts.

Jesus, by and through Father Gentile of Holyoke, Massachusetts, granted Her The Roman Catholic Sacrament Of Extreme Unction within the hour, or so.

--Kevin Michael Walkowski

She awaits Her husband & Her sons, who...

Sep 11, 2019

Phyllis Mason

1935 – 2019

Agawam – Phyllis (Franklin) Mason, 84, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Ruskin, Florida.  Phyllis was born in Springfield, grew up in West Springfield and lived in Feeding Hills 40 years.  She moved to the Cape in 1997 and Ruskin, FL...

Sep 9, 2019

LONGMEADOW - Helena E. (Wilga) Branciforte, 93, passed peacefully on September 9 surrounded by her loving family.

Helena, known as Sandy, was born in Ware May 18, 1926, a daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Jurasz) Wilga. She was a resident of Palmer for most of her life before moving to Longmeadow several years ago. Until...

Sep 8, 2019

Sol Iris Sepulveda

1941 – 2019

CHICOPEE – Sol Iris (Gonzalez) Sepulveda, 78, died peacefully Sunday in Mercy Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Sol Iris was born in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico and lived in Westfield for 20 years before moving to Chicopee five years ago.  Her husband Ermitanio died...

Aug 29, 2019

Helen Reardon

1926 – 2019

West Springfield – Helen (Soyka) Reardon, 93, of West Springfield died peacefully Thursday morning at home surrounded by her loving family.   Helen was born in Toronto and grew up in Springfield.  She lived in Hazardville, CT and West Springfield most of her life. She was retired...

Aug 25, 2019

David E. Wright

1967 – 2019

West Springfield – David E. Wright, 52, died peacefully at home Sunday afternoon, surrounded by his loving family.  David was born in Holyoke, son of Judith (Cadieux) and the late Richard Wright.  He lived in West Springfield his entire life, graduating in 1986 from West...

Aug 21, 2019

Master Sgt. Luis F. DeLeon Figueroa died August 21, 2019 in Afghanistan. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on August 23, 1987. Luis was a resident of Chicopee Mass, attended Chicopee Public Schools. He served in the Army for more than 13 years. He became a Green Beret in 2014, Member of 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne). His...

Aug 20, 2019

BELCHERTOWN – Diane S Spillane, 69, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Thursday night. Diane grew up in W. Springfield, the daughter of the late Leo and Shirley (Slicer) Corriveau. Diane loved spending time in Florida with her Aunt Lil and making trips to Mohegan Sun. She is predeceased by her parents and her brother Gary. She...