May 5, 2018

Ray N. Spear, 90, died Saturday at Mt. St. Vincent Nursing Home.  Born in West Springfield he has lived here all his life.  He was the Town Accountant for West Springfield for 27 years until his retirement in 1993.  He was a member of the West Springfield Rotary Club, the Finance Officers of United States and Canada and the...

May 4, 2018

Barbara Niles (Sweet) Kahrman, 99, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2018, in Heritage Hall, Agawam.  Born August 19, 1918, in Waltham, MA, she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Ruth Sweet.  A long-time resident of West Springfield, she grew up in the Sweet-Colton home on Kings Highway.  Barbara also lived for many years in Margate, FL,...

May 3, 2018

Ralph J. Fontaine, 82, passed away May 3 rd , 2018. He was also affectionately known as "Bomber" or "Butch". He grew up in Chicopee, the son of Euclide and Eva (Riley) Fontaine. After graduating high school, he became a Master Carpenter who worked for many home builders before eventually owning his own business the R.J. Fontaine Construction Company....

May 2, 2018

William E. Frizzell , 92, passed peacefully among family on May 2, 2018. He was the loving husband of 66 years to Jane (Bruce). Born in Attleboro, MA, Bill was the son of the late William S. and Ada (Gould). After graduating from Attleboro High School in 1943, Bill served his country proudly in Italy until 1946...

May 2, 2018

Francis M. Lundrigan

1933 – 2018

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Francis M. Lundrigan, 85, died Wednesday in Mercy Hospital surrounded by his loving family.  Francis was born in Springfield, graduated from Trade High School and has lived in West Springfield most of his life.  He was a Springfield Police Officer for 33...

May 1, 2018

Shirley A. Falleti

1938 – 2018

FEEDING HILLS – Shirley A. (Wood) Falleti, 80, died Tuesday after a long illness surrounded by her loving family.  Shirley was born in Ludlow, daughter of the late Walter and Evelyn Wood.  She lived in West Springfield before moving to Feeding Hills in 1983.  She worked at Municipal Hospital,...

Apr 29, 2018

Robert Gonet

1950 – 2018

West Springfield – Robert Gonet, 67, formerly of Myron Street died Sunday, April 29th in Holyoke Medical Center.  Robert was born and raised in Holyoke and lived in the Holyoke/South Hadley area most of his life. He was a retired mechanic and an avid fisherman. A...

Apr 29, 2018

Barbara R. Crowley

December 7, 1930 – April 29, 2018

Barbara Rose (Sullivan) Crowley, 87, formerly of West Springfield, MA, Agawam, MA and East Granby, CT died peacefully on Sunday evening, April 29, 2018 at the Shrewsbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Shrewsbury, MA.  Barbara, the daughter of Francis and Jenny (Blaha) Sullivan,...

Apr 26, 2018

Cynthia Hutcheson

1954 – 2018

AGAWAM – Cynthia Hutcheson, 63, died peacefully at home Thursday morning surrounded by her loving family.  Cindy was born in Needham and has lived in Agawam most of her life.  She worked in Early Education her entire career, most recently with The Preschool Enrichment Team and...

Apr 23, 2018

Alma Butler Bellany

1926 – 2018

West Springfield – Alma (Bouthellier) Butler Bellany, 92 of West Springfield died April 23, 2018.  Alma was the daughter of the late Rosario and Olia Butler.  She was the wife of the late William Bellany Sr., who died in 1992.  She worked for Gaskill and...

Apr 22, 2018

It is with deep sadness that we tell you that our beautiful mother passed away on Sunday surrounded by her loving family. She was the backbone of the DuBois family and a strong force in her husband's business having worked side by side with him at Service Machine Inc. She was born in Springfield, daughter of the late Francis...

Apr 21, 2018

George A. Mabb

George A. Mabb, 78, died Saturday at the Soldier's Home in Holyoke. He was born in Agawam and has lived in West Springfield most of his life. He worked at the former Cotton's Mobil and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He leaves two sons George Mabb Jr. and Daniel Mabb,...

Apr 20, 2018

Clara M. (Schmanke) Hildebrand, 97, died Friday at Wingate in West Springfield. She was born in Spenceport, NY, daughter of the late Leslie and Clara (Faker) Schmanke, grew up in Greece, NY before moving to Rochester, NY following her marriage. Clara retired from the Rogers Middle School as Manager of Cafeteria following 22 years of service. She moved to...

Apr 15, 2018

Evelyn K. (Gray) Shore

1933-2018

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Apr 12, 2018

Lorraine Denoncourt, 68, formerly of Agawam, MA died peacefully Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Farren Care Center in Turners Falls, MA. Lorraine was born July 24, 1949 to Jeannette L. (Deblois) Denoncourt and the late Roland E. Denoncourt. Lorraine grew up in Agawam and was a graduate of Agawam High School. She worked at the Sunshine Art Studio, Breck Shampoo...

Apr 11, 2018

Reginald James Barker 1919 – 2018 Holyoke – Reginald James Barker, 98, died Wednesday surrounded by his family. Reginald was a true gentleman that was devoted to his family and will be remembered for his love, strength, and guidance. He was born and educated in London, England before moving to the Fairview section of Chicopee where he resided for 44...

Apr 10, 2018

Anthony J. Noret

1916 - 2018

West Springfield -- Anthony "Scoff" "Tony" Noret of Allston Avenue passed away in a local nursing home on April 10. He was of Lithuanian stock.  Born in Springfield, MA on August 18, 1916, to Anna M (Novak)and Charles Noret.  He was predeceased by his wife Alvera Rebecchi Noret.  Tony...

Apr 10, 2018

Beverly A. Girouard

1937 – 2018

FISKDALE – Beverly A. (Marieb) Girouard, 80, was called to be with her daughter Tuesday at the Atrium in Agawam surrounded by her loving family.  Beverly was born in Springfield, lived in Agawam most of her life before moving to Fiskdale in 2012.  A graduate...

Apr 5, 2018

Violet Pettit

1934 – 2018

West Springfield – Violet (Harrison) Pettit, 83, died Thursday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.  Violet was born and raised in West Springfield, owned a home on Bosworth Street and was a longtime member of the former First United Methodist Church.  An office...

Apr 4, 2018

Mable N. Morin

1926 – 2018

West Springfield – Mable N. (Weston) Morin, 91, died Wednesday afternoon surrounded by her family.  Mable was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, lived in Brimfield before moving to West Springfield in 2010.  She worked at Standard Electric Time Company for many years.  Her husband Norman...