Jan 14, 2019

Richard N. Bontempo III

1985 – 2019

LONGMEADOW – Richard N. Bontempo  III died unexpectedly Monday evening at home.  Rick was born in Miami, FL.  He was a graduate of Longmeadow High School and went on to attend STCC and UMass.  He worked at MassMutual as an Investment Counselor.  He leaves...

Jan 13, 2019

Raymond E. Newbrough, 89, died Sunday at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Burlington, VT, son of George and Lavera Newbrough and has lived in West Springfield since 1958. He was retired from United Technologies, where he worked for 38 years in Quality Control. He was predeceased by his wife Eleanor and his son Bruce. He...

Jan 12, 2019

Alexis M. Avery

1998 – 2019

Westfield – Alexis M. Avery, 20, of White Street died tragically Saturday at home. Alexis was born in Holyoke, daughter of Jessica (Vazquez) Bray and Christopher Avery, and has lived in Westfield her entire life.  She was a 2016 graduate of Westfield Vocational High School and was employed by...

Jan 11, 2019

Donald V. Lavallee, 84, died Friday in Danbury Hospital surrounded by his loving daughters. He was born in Holyoke, MA to Eugene V. and Olive E. Lavallee. His wife Ann P. (Landers) Lavallee, married for 57 years, predeceased him in 2015. He leaves two daughters Susan A. Chewens and her husband Steven of Pine Bush, NY and Michelle M....

Jan 10, 2019

Phillis Carolyn (Pomeroy) Allen, 80, passed away peacefully Thursday morning. Phillis was born in Springfield on October 5, 1938 to Phillis (Welch) and Allen Pomeroy. She was raised in Longmeadow, MA and graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1956 and moved to Agawam in 1963. She worked as a baker at Shop Rite, Big E's, and Geissler's before...

Jan 8, 2019

Henry Sullivan

Henry E. (Buddy) Sullivan, 94, passed away on January 8, 2019 surrounded by his loving family at his home in Agawam. Henry was born in Brattleboro, VT on December 26, 1924 to the late Jeremiah and Dorothy Sullivan. Henry served as a Corporal in the 5th Marine Division during World War II. During his service,...

Jan 6, 2019

Kathy J. Vieu, age 56, passed away unexpectedly at her Melbourne Beach Fl home on January 6th 2019. Born to Exina and Edmond Vieu on June 17th 1962. She was raised and lived in South Hadley most of her life and is survived by her life partner Mike Castagnarno. Kathy leaves behind her two children Nicholas Richard and wife...

Jan 5, 2019

Jeanne A. Fox passed away at home Saturday, January 5, 2019. Born Jeanne d'Arc Fournier in North Stratford, NH, the daughter of Florida E. (Devost) and Thomas Fournier on July 25, 1924. She grew up in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where she graduated from Immaculate Conception School and graduated valedictorian from Rosary High School. After high school she attended and graduated...

Jan 5, 2019

Eleanor A. Perreault 1931 – 2019

Eleanor A. (Hopfe) Perreault, 87, formerly of Westbrook Road died Saturday morning in a local nursing home. Eleanor was born in Holyoke and was a lifelong resident of South Hadley. She was a 1949 graduate of South Hadley High School. She had worked at Mt. St. Vincent as a dietary aid...

Jan 3, 2019

Florence Davidson 1925 – 2019

GRANBY – Florence (Krajewski) Davidson, 93, died peacefully Thursday in Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Florence was born and raised in Holyoke and moved to Granby in 1968. She was a secretary for many years and retired in 1992 after 18 years with the Superintendent of Schools for the Town of Hadley. She was...

Jan 3, 2019

Frances T. Caney

1928 – 2019

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Frances T. (Robitaille) Caney, 90 died Thursday, January 3, 2019 in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Frances was born in Springfield, the daughter of the late Fortuna and Rose (Mouhot) Robitaille and has lived in West Springfield most of...

Dec 30, 2018

Richard J. Turban 1938 – 2018

SOUTH HADLEY – Richard J. Turban, 80, died peacefully Sunday evening at Holyoke Hospital surrounded by his family who he loved wholeheartedly. Richard was born and raised in Glendale, NY, moved to Northampton as a young man, and lived in South Hadley for the past 48 years. He was a retired...

Dec 30, 2018

Richard C. Kirby 1938 – 2018

South Hadley – Richard C. "Dick" Kirby, 80 passed away December 30, 2018 in Venice, FL. Born July 29, 1938 in Holyoke, he was the son of the late Eugenie (Jubinville) and Edward Kirby, and has lived in South Hadley his entire life. He proudly served his country in the United...

Dec 30, 2018

David Daly died Saturday December 30 th , 2018 surrounded by family and friends. He was born July 6 th , 1935 in Holyoke to the late Timothy and Rose (Finn) Daly, and lived in South Hadley all of his life.  David graduated from South Hadley High School, where he met his wife of 62 years, Delores Augusta. David...

Dec 28, 2018

WEST SPRINGFIELD - William J. Powers, 88, died Friday in Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield and graduated from Commerce High School in 1948. William was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.  He married his wife, Theresa on June 26, 1954 and they were happily married for 64 years.  Throughout his life, Bill accomplished many things. ...

Dec 26, 2018

Robert Steiger, 82, was called safely home on December 26, 2018. Born in Holyoke on August 21, 1936 to the late Ulysses and Lillian (Clune) Steiger. Bob attended Holyoke grammar schools and moved to South Hadley, graduating in 1954 from South Hadley High School. A 35 year employee of Texon Inc., he retired in 1995. He continued working at...

Dec 25, 2018

Carol (Bradshaw) Griffin, 84, was called to eternal rest on December 25, 2018 after a brief illness. Carol was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Providence Hospital School of Nursing in 1955. She was retired from Mt. Holyoke College Health Center where she worked as a full-time RN for 30 Years. She also worked for O'Connell...

Dec 22, 2018

Michael LePage, 54, died Saturday at Harmony House in Chicopee. He was born in Holyoke, grew up in West Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School. He had worked at the Christmas Tree Shops. He leaves two sons Jeffrey Lepage and his wife Lauren and Matthew LePage and his partner Sarah, six grandchildren Joshua, Taylor, Hannah, Chance, Nathan...

Dec 22, 2018

Adeeba Farjo

1932 – 2018

West Springfield – Adeeba Farjo, 86, of Piper Road died peacefully in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Adeeba was born in Mosul, Iraq and came to this country in 2008.  She was predeceased by her husband Kahairualla in 1997.  She leaves her children Rea Farjo, Bassan Farjo...

Dec 21, 2018

Anthony J. Augustino

1946 – 2018

West Springfield - Anthony J. Augustino, 72, of Morton Street died Friday in Baystate Medical Center.  Anthony was a 1963 graduate of West Springfield High School. Anthony served as a rifleman with the 101 st Airborne Infantry Regiment between 1966 and 1968 in the Vietnam War and received the...