Dec 4, 2018

Senta Olga Ernestine Blackman, 98 of Granby, MA died December 4, 2018.   She was the widow of Raymond Read Blackman from Ventnor City, NJ who passed away October 1992. Senta was born October 7, 1920 in Konigsberg, Germany and was the oldest daughter of Bruno and Erna Zerull.  Her parents, sister Brigitta, brother Arnem and stepbrother Ludwig preceded her...

Dec 4, 2018

Theresa R. Gates

1929 – 2018

FEEDING HILLS – Theresa R. "Terry" (Nelson) Gates, 89, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon in Baystate Medical Center.  Terry was born and raised in Springfield, was a 1946 graduate of Technical High School and moved to Feeding Hills in 1970.  She worked for 43 years as...

Dec 4, 2018

Kathleen E. Morales

1949 – 2018

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Kathleen E. (Tusinski) Morales, 69, of Main Street died Tuesday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Kathleen was born and raised in Greenfield, she lived in New York City before moving to West Springfield in 1982.  She was a graduate of Greenfield High...

Dec 3, 2018

William V. Guiel, 91, of South Hadley, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018. William is survived by his wife, Sandra Guiel, children, Sharon McConnell, Joanne Deyette, William Guiel Jr., Lisa Hupfer, Jeff Guiel, Kenneth Guiel, and stepchildren, Penny Lavallee, and Robert Garrant as well as 15 grandchildren. William enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 and held the...

Nov 30, 2018

Kevin Patrick Fitzgerald, 45, of Agawam, MA, beloved son of Gerald and Linda (Hartzell) Fitzgerald, passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2018. He was born in Springfield and grew up in Sixteen Acres. He attended STCC where he was co-captain of the soccer team when they competed in the MCCAC State Soccer Championship in 1992. He graduated from UMass Amherst...

Nov 29, 2018

Roseanna "Sally" Franklin passed away at Mont Marie, Holyoke, MA on Thursday, November 29 th . Roseanna was born in Lyndon, VT in 1917 as Roseanna Sarah McQueen and the daughter of Hector and Matilda (Cifolelli) Moquin. As a child, Roseanna lived in Windsor, VT until she moved to Wilbraham, MA where she met and married Charles Franklin. They...

Nov 29, 2018

Elijah G. Quinn, 46 passed away suddenly at home on Thursday. Elijah was born in Springfield, MA, and graduated from East Longmeadow High school in 1990. For decades, Elijah worked at Fly By Night Futon in Northampton, MA where he worked with his best friend Paul. He was an avid adventurer, enjoyed spending time with his friends and family and...

Nov 23, 2018

Joseph D. Rolland, 61, of Feeding Hills was called home after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Friday November 23, 2018 in Baystate Medical Center while in the comfort of his family.  He was born in Springfield, September 19, 1957, beloved son of Lionel "Lee" and Alice (McTiernan) Rolland.  Joe lived in West Springfield and then returned...

Nov 20, 2018

Mildred M. Gajda, 92, longtime resident of Chicopee died on November 20, 2018 at Mt. Saint Vincent Care Center in Holyoke. Born on September 3, 1926 in Northampton, she was the youngest and sole surviving child of Joseph and Marianna (Zarzeeka) Borowski. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Lottie Borowski and Victoria Kozlowski, and brothers Chester, Charles,...

Nov 20, 2018

Robert J. Ormsby, 92 died Tuesday at Colonial Estates in Agawam.   Robert was born in a house in the Indian Orchard Section of Springfield.  At an early age, the family moved to Chicopee Falls. He grew up and attended Cathedral High School.  He left School to go into the family businesses.  Robert played all major sports, mostly with the...

Nov 18, 2018

Mark J. Landry Jr.

1945 – 2018

West Springfield – Mark J. Landry (aka " Mr. Santa") of Main Street died Sunday in Noble Hospital surrounded by his loving family.  Mark was born in New Haven, CT and has lived in West Springfield for the past 50 years.  He was a...

Nov 13, 2018

Jennie Pupek

1921 – 2018

West Springfield – Jennie (Klepadlo) Pupek, 97 died Tuesday at The Arbors in Westfield, surrounded by her loving family.  The daughter of the late Aleksander and Stanislawa (Zaikowski) Klepadlo, she was born in Rockwood, PA and grew up in Whatley and South Deerfield. She and her...

Nov 13, 2018

Elizabeth A. (Morrissey) Reed, 91, died Tuesday at the Fisher House in Amherst. She was born in Springfield, daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Brownlee) Morrissey. She graduated from Commerce High School in 1945, Holyoke Community College in 1991 and Springfield College in 1994. After graduating from college in 1994 she went to Belize with the Peace Corps...

Nov 12, 2018

Robert C. Taylor

1945 – 2018

West Springfield – Robert C. Taylor, 73 of Oxford Place died Monday at home.  Robert was born in Springfield, son of the late Douglas and Frances (Davies) Taylor and has lived in West Springfield most of his life.  He served in the United States Navy...

Nov 12, 2018

Paulina (Polly) Zuffoletti, 64, died peacefully Monday surrounded by her family at Mt. St. Vincent Nursing Home. She was born in Springfield, daughter of the late Edward and Stella (Victor) Mish, and lived most of her life in South Hadley. She was a 1972 graduate of Agawam High School and went on to get her Associate Degree in Medical Records...

Nov 11, 2018

AnnMarie Guiel, 65 of Agawam, died Sunday surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield, daughter of the late John S. and Gloria (Guerra) Guiel. Ann Marie graduated from Chamberlain Jr College, UMASS, and the Rhode Island School of Design and lived most of her life in Agawam and Boston. She had worked as a corporate designer for...

Nov 10, 2018

David B. Shannon

1953 – 2018

West Springfield - David B. Shannon, 65, died Saturday at home surrounded by his caregivers.  David was born in New York, son of the late Henry and Catherine "Joan" (Menken) Shannon.  Visiting hours will be held at the West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home Friday from 1:00 – 2:00pm.  David...

Nov 3, 2018

SPRINGFIELD  Yvonne C. (Demers) Wolf, 75, died Saturday, November 3, 2018 in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Yvonne was born in Cambridge, daughter of the late Joseph A. E. Demers Jr. and Cecilia (O'Reilly) Miller. She has lived in West Springfield and Springfield her whole life. She worked as a Clerk for the United States Post Office...

Nov 3, 2018

Paul S. Gryszowka

1971 – 2018

Springfield – Paul S. Gryszowka, 47, of Crown Street passed away Saturday evening in Baystate Medical Center.  Paul was born in Springfield and lived in Agawam for many years before returning to Springfield.  He was in Furniture Restoration his entire career mostly working with M....

Nov 2, 2018

Leonard A. Lynes, 72, died Friday in Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke and lived in Holyoke and South Hadley before moving to Chicopee. He liked to golf and play softball and was an avid fan of all the Boston sports teams. He worked for 30 years at Avery Dennison in Holyoke and served in the U. S....