Muriel A. O'Connell
Jun 12, 2019
Muriel A. O'Connell
1921 – 2019
West Springfield – Muriel A. (Mays) O'Connell, 97, died Wednesday surrounded by her loving family. Muriel was born in West Springfield and had lived here all her life. After graduating from West Springfield High School, she started working at MassMutual. She left the workforce to...
Roger L. Dudeck
Jun 12, 2019
Roger L. Dudeck
1934 – 2019
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Roger L. Dudeck, 84 died Wednesday surrounded by his loving family. Roger was born in Springfield, the son of the late Joseph and Nellie (MacIver) Dudeck. He was a graduate of Technical High School and received his bachelor's degree from A.I.C. He...
Richard I. Lapalme
Jun 11, 2019
AGAWAM - Richard I LaPalme, 65, died peacefully Tuesday in Mercy Hospital. Richard was born in Pittsfield, son of the late Cecilia P. (Richard) LaPalme and the late Ivan A LaPalme. He grew up in Dalton and West Springfield before moving to Agawam 34 years ago. Richard graduated from West Springfield High School in 1971, The University of New...
Brandon M. Thibault
Jun 10, 2019
Brandon M. Thibault, 31, passed away peacefully on Monday after bravely battling Melanoma for 10 years. Brandon, "Bran", was born in Springfield where he lived and attended school until his family moved to West Springfield in 1999. Bran went on to attend and graduate from West Springfield High School and worked for his father's oil company, Thibault Fuel LLC,...
Rene L. Jarry
Jun 8, 2019
Rene L. Jarry
1936 – 2019
AGAWAM – Rene L. Jarry, 82, of Quail Run died Saturday in Mercy Hospital. Rene was born in Springfield, grew up in East Longmeadow, graduated from Cathedral High School in 1954 and has lived in Agawam since 1998. He retired from Hamilton Standard after 30 years in Production Control. ...
Lenora B. Regula
Jun 8, 2019
Lenora B. Regula
1943 – 2019
West Springfield – Lenora B. (Basilone) Regula, 75, of Verdugo Street died Saturday morning surrounded by her loving family. Lenora was born in Springfield, daughter of the late Salvatore and Lillian (Warner) Basilone and has lived in West Springfield her entire life. She worked as...
Alice M. Mcmullin
Jun 3, 2019
Alice M. (Steele) McMullin, 92, passed away on June 3, 2019. She lived most of her life in either Southwick or Agawam most recently making her home at the American Inn in Southwick, where she was assisted by wonderful caregivers and aids. Alice was born in Springfield on September 28, 1926, the daughter of the late William Nelson and...
Jacqueline M. Cavanaugh
May 30, 2019
Jacqueline M. Cavanaugh
1945 – 2019
FEEDING HILLS – Jacqueline M. (Rowell) Cavanaugh, 73, died peacefully at home Thursday morning surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was born and raised in Springfield moving to Feeding Hills in 1971 where her husband, Lawrence Cavanaugh was raised. Jackie spent twenty...
Gail J. Dion
May 26, 2019
Gail J. Dion
1950-2019
Westfield
Gail J. (Begley) Dion, 69, died peacefully Sunday morning surrounded by loving family and friends. Gail was born in Springfield,...
Alisa V. Kotorobay
May 25, 2019
Alisa V. Kotorobay
2000 – 2019
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Alisa V. Kotorobay, 18, died peacefully Saturday evening with her mother by her side. Alisa was born in Springfield and has...
Julia Emilia Bouley
May 24, 2019
Julia Emilia Bouley 103, died May 24, 2019 at Universal Health Care, Bolivia, N.C. She was born September 19, 1915 in West Springfield, Massachusetts to the late Letizia (Raffinetti) and Andrew Mori. Julia graduated pro merito from West Springfield High School. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, Francis N. Bouley and also her...
Gregory Dargie
May 20, 2019
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Gregory J. Dargie, 59, died on Monday after fighting a courageous battle with cancer, at Wingate Wilbraham surrounded by his family. Gregory was born in Springfield and graduated from Classical High School in 1978. Gregory worked several different jobs throughout his lifetime. He loved spending time at his family home in Otis and was an avid...
William Thomas Walsh
May 19, 2019
William Thomas Walsh (1919 -2019)
William Thomas Walsh, Retired First Justice of Springfield District Court, passed quietly into eternal rest on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the age of 99. Residing his entire life within a one-mile radius of his family home in North Agawam, Judge Walsh served as a true example of "the Greatest Generation". Judge...
Doris Bibeau
May 17, 2019
Doris Helen Bibeau (90) of South Hadley passed away peacefully on May 17, 2019 at Genesis Renaissance Manor on Cabot in Holyoke after a short battle with cancer and, remarkably, 23 years and one day after the death of her husband, Real Jean Bibeau (1925-1996). Born in Holyoke on April 5, 1929 during the Great Depression to parents Rene...
Beverley Faye Small
May 13, 2019
Beverley Faye Small passed away peacefully on May 13 th 2019. She was born July 27, 1930 in Passaic, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Adalbert and Bertha Prior. Beverley graduated from Ridgewood, NJ High School in 1948 and attended Colby College in Waterville, ME. She received further education from Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston MA. Beverley...
Eleanor F. Malaguti
May 11, 2019
Eleanor F. Malaguti
1921 – 2019
West Springfield – Eleanor F. (Cooley) O'Neill Malaguti, 97, of York Street died Saturday in a local nursing home. Eleanor was born in Springfield, was a graduate of Commerce High School and has lived in West Springfield since 1972. She worked at WICO Electric until...
Joseph A. Fortini
May 9, 2019
Joseph A. Fortini
1926 – 2019
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Joseph A. Fortini, 92, a lifelong resident of West Springfield died peacefully Thursday May 9, 2019 surrounded by his family at Baystate Medical Center. He started his career as a carpenter, and later worked for Baystate & Otis Elevator Companies as an...
Dianne Dooley
May 9, 2019
Dianne (Moriarty) Fenner Dooley, 68, died May 9, 2019 in Florida. She was born in Holyoke, grew up there and has lived in Chicopee for 20 years. She was a retired clerk for the U.S. Postal Service in South Hadley who loved Keno and enjoyed having fun with her friends. She leaves a son Roy Fenner, daughter Rachel Kimball,...
Zachary C. Barker
May 8, 2019
Zachary C. Barker
1996 – 2019
AGAWAM – Zachary Charles Barker, 23, died Wednesday as a result of a motorcycle accident. Zachary was born in Springfield and has lived in Agawam his entire life. He was a 2015 graduate of Agawam High School and a member of the Ski Team. He...
Thomas "Tom" Charko
May 8, 2019
Thomas "Tom" Allen Charko went to be with the Lord on May 8, 2019. A beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend, Tom is survived by his wife of 44 years, Cheryl (née DiLorenzo), of Agawam, MA, daughter Tiffany Ehle and son-in-law Jay, of Deerfield, MA, son Andrew Charko and daughter-in-law Kristi, of West Springfield,...