Jan 21, 2018

Dorothy M. McCarroll

1923-2018

WEST SPRINGFIELD-Dorothy M. (Squire) Menard McCarroll, 94, died Sunday in a local nursing home.  She was born in Montreal, Canada, the daughter of the late Ernest and Alice (Cooch) Squire and has lived in West Springfield for 26 years. She worked at Six Flags in Agawam for over 20...

Jan 18, 2018

Raymond Antonio Germano, 89, passed away January 18 th . He was born January 14, 1929 in West Springfield, son of the late Frank and Angelina (Russi) Germano. He lived in West Springfield his entire life. He enlisted in the US Army in 1947, serving three years before serving in the US Air Force for four more years. He...

Jan 16, 2018

Christine V Kavanagh

West Springfield - Christine V. Kavanagh, (formally Sister Ellen James SSJ), passed away peacefully on January 16, 2018. Christine was born December 25, 1928 to the late James A and Ellen (Fenton) Kavanagh. She was a dedicated teacher and religious educator locally until her retirement in 1997.  She is predeceased...

Jan 11, 2018

Ramona E. Griffin

1943 – 2018

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Ramona E. (Bertera) Ratte Griffin, 74, died Thursday in Mercy Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Ramona was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Angelo and Helena (Dziedzic) Bertera, and has lived in West Springfield all her life. She spent most...

Jan 4, 2018

William V. Bonfitto

1921 – 2018

West Springfield – William V. "Bill" Bonfitto, 96, died unexpectedly at his home on January 4, 2018.  He was born in West Springfield on February 28, 1921 to the late Vincent and Ersilia (Bellano) Bonfitto.  Bill lived in West Springfield his entire life and attended local schools.  A member...

Dec 31, 2017

Marian Sheridan peacefully passed away December 31 at Loomis House in Holyoke. She was the daughter of Vincent Muscaro of Calabria, Italy and Catherine Gladys (Beers) Muscaro of Coldwater, Michigan. Born in Springfield, MA in 1926, she spent almost all of her life as a resident of West Springfield. Marian was an active elected member of the West Springfield...

Dec 29, 2017

Ray Perreault, 75, died Friday December 29, 2017. Born in Springfield, the son of Armand and Annette Perreault, he attended catholic schools and graduated from St. Jerome's High School in Holyoke. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam era and was stationed at Walter Reed Hospital as a cast technician. He was a career machinist and retired...

Dec 24, 2017

Juan B. Rodriguez, 77, died Sunday at home. He was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico and has lived in Springfield for many years. He was a Pastor for 47 years, opening four churches. He was Pastor of his last church, Iglesia Bautista La Nueva Jerusalem Church for 28 years. He was a devoted Pastor, husband, father and grandfather. He...

Dec 23, 2017

Theresa A. Gonet

1957 – 2017

SOUTH HADLEY – Theresa A. (Walker) Gonet, 60, died Saturday in Baystate Medical Center.  Terry was born in Fitchburg and has lived in South Hadley most of her life before moving to West Springfield a few years ago.  She worked for many years for the...

Dec 20, 2017

Debra L. Dubois (Bissonnette) passed from this life into eternal peace on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. She was born in Springfield on January 21, 1954 to her late parents Emile and Shirley. Debbie will be remembered for her generous heart, the love she had for her family, and her appreciation for all of God's creations. She could always be...

Dec 17, 2017

Carlton David Crosier was born in West Springfield, MA in 1932 to Carlton and Mildred (McClellan) of West Springfield. David graduated from West Springfield High School (WSHS) in 1950, earned his undergraduate degree from Trinity College in 1954, and then went on to obtain his Master's Degree in Education from UMass Amherst. He participated in The Airforce ROTC program...

Dec 16, 2017

Florence Clow (Pizzimenti) died peacefully at age 86 in East Longmeadow, MA on Saturday, December 16 th , 2017. She leaves her children: June Finn and husband, Michael; Linda Hills and husband, Edward; Steven Clow and wife, Diane; and David Yakum and wife, Cathie. Florence was the proud grandmother of Heidi Finn; Jennifer Rivers and husband, Jeffrey; Jessica Rodrigues...

Dec 16, 2017

Joginder Sharma, 52, died Saturday in Holyoke Medical Center. He was born to Asha Rani Sharma and the late Balkishan Sharma in India. He leaves his wife Priya Sharma, children Yugank, Mayank and Shubham Sharma, brothers Shasi and Surinder Sharma, sisters-in-law Kusum and Anjali Sharma and his mother Asha Sharma. The funeral service will be Wednesday at 10 am...

Dec 13, 2017

Edward Zukowski

1926 – 2017

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Edward Zukowski, 91, died Wednesday in Mercy Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Edward was born in West Springfield and has lived here his entire life. He served during World War II with the United States Army and was stationed in the...

Dec 11, 2017

Sean T. Allen

1967 – 2017

West Springfield – Sean T. Allen, 50 of West Haven, CT died last week at his home in Connecticut.  Sean was born in Boston, the son of Helen (Sherry) Allen and the late Thomas Allen, and has lived in Connecticut since 1999.  He grew up...

Dec 5, 2017

Ella E. Auclair

1929 – 2017

WEST SPRINGFIELD - Ella E. (Perusse) Auclair, 88, formerly of Plateau Avenue, died Tuesday surrounded by her loving family.  Ella was born in Agawam and has lived in West Springfield all her life.  Ella always welcomed everyone into her home and loved to cook, sew and shop for her family, especially...

Dec 5, 2017

Charles L. Niedzielski

1933 – 2017

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Charles L. Niedzielski, 83, died Tuesday at home.  Charles was born in West Springfield, one of eleven children to the late Joseph and Sophie (Czetela) Niedzielski.  He has been a lifelong resident of West Springfield.  Charles worked as a Truck Driver/Mechanic for...

Dec 3, 2017

Katherine M. Vergnani

1921 – 2017

AGAWAM – Katherine M. (Kane) Vergnani, 95, passed away Sunday December 3, 2017 at home.  She was the daughter of the late James and Katherine (Cebrelli) Kane.  Katherine was married to the late Leo H. Vergnani.  She helped her husband to establish a fence installation...

Dec 1, 2017

Pearl F. (Teal) Smith, 85, died Friday in Heritage Hall Nursing Home. She was born in Springfield and lived there most of her life. Pearl was loved by all who knew her. She was predeceased by her husband Donald Smith. She leaves her daughter Ann Marie Jendza and her husband Edward of Southwick, her son John Demars and his wife...

Nov 27, 2017

Theodore T. Cieboter

1943 – 2017

AGAWAM – Theodore T. "Todd" Cieboter, 74, died Monday morning at home surrounded by his loving family. Todd was born in Springfield, grew up in West Springfield and has lived in Agawam for the past 50 years. He retired from Marena Industries in East Hartford...