Louise A. Balland
Aug 7, 2017
Louise A. Balland
1944 – 2017
West Springfield – Louise A. (Walsh) Balland, 72, passed away peacefully Monday evening at home surrounded by her loving family. Louise was born and raised in Springfield the daughter of the late Walter and Isabelle (Wands) Walsh. She graduated from the High School of Commerce...
Grace M. Baron
Aug 5, 2017
Grace M. Baron
1921 – 2017
West Springfield – Grace M. (Doty) Cleveland Baron, 96, of Prospect Avenue passed away Saturday surrounded by family. Grace was born in Springfield and has been a lifelong resident of West Springfield. She was very active and a longtime member of the former Tabernacle Baptist Church, now Life Point...
Sean Michael Patrick Dwyer
Aug 2, 2017
Sean M. Dwyer
1972 – 2017
South Hadley – Sean Michael Patrick Dwyer, 45, died unexpectedly Tuesday August 2, 2017 in Baystate Medical Center. Sean was born in Springfield, grew up in Chicopee and lived in South Hadley. He was a 1991 graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School and worked for...
Nancy B. Kalloch
Aug 1, 2017
Nancy B. Kalloch
1938 - 2017
Nancy B. Kalloch
1938 - 2017
FEEDING HILLS – Nancy B. (Gernux) Kalloch, 78, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2017 among family and friends. Nancy was born November 12, 1938 to the late Bernice (Harrington) and...
Priscilla Ann Bourne
Jul 30, 2017
Priscilla A. Bourne
1948 – 2017
Agawam – Priscilla A. (Trimboli) Bourne, 68, died Sunday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family. Priscilla was born in Springfield, daughter of the late Frederick and Alice (Smith) Trimboli Sr. She has lived in Agawam all her life. She was a retired nurse's...
Genevieve A. Miller
Jul 30, 2017
Genevieve A. (Shea) Miller passed away on July 30, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Holyoke, MA, daughter of the late Bartholomew and Margaret (Brennan) Shea. She was a graduate of Holyoke High School and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed at Wesson Memorial Hospital and the West Springfield Nursing Home....
Mary E. Tynan
Jul 26, 2017
Mary E. Tynan
1920 – 2017
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Mary E. (Tobin) Tynan, 97, died Wednesday evening surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in New York City, March 21, 1920 and lived in West Springfield most of her life before moving to Feeding Hills last year. She and her...
Mark J. Landry Iii
Jul 26, 2017
Mark J. Landry III
1966 – 2017
North Adams – Mark J. Landry III, 50, formerly of West Springfield died last week his home in North Adams. Mark was born in Springfield, the son of Mark J. Landry and the late Brenda (LaFountaine) Landry Welch. He lived in West Springfield all...
John J. Toomey Jr.
Jul 25, 2017
John J. Toomey Jr., 91, died Tuesday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late John J. and Margaret (Connell) Toomey, born and raised in West Springfield and later moved to Springfield where he raised his family. John is also predeceased by his two brothers Robert and Richard Toomey. John retired from Travelers...
Genevieve C. Kowalczyk
Jul 24, 2017
Genevieve C. Kowalczyk
Genevieve C. (Borsa) Kowalczyk, 95, died Monday in Mercy Hospital. She was born May 12, 1922 in Springfield to John and Mary Borsa and was the sixth of eight children. She graduated from the High School of Commerce in 1940 and then joined the military and became a WAVE in the Navy, training at...
Ronald F. Viens
Jul 18, 2017
Ronald F. Viens
1948 – 2017
Pocasset – It is with profound sorrow that his family shares the unexpected passing of Ronald F. Viens, 68, on July 18, 2017 at his home in Pocasset, MA. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 43 years, Susan (Lodigiani) Viens, his children, whom he considered his greatest accomplishment,...
Tracy J. Michel
Jul 18, 2017
Tracy J. Michel
1958 – 2017
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Tracy J. Michel, 59, of Eldridge Avenue died Tuesday in Baystate Medical Center. Tracy was born in Springfield the daughter of the late Richard and Bonnie (Taylor) Michel. She was a 1975 graduate of West Springfield High School, and has lived here all her life. A...
John A. Carr
Jul 18, 2017
John A. Carr
1943 – 2017
Hutchinson Island, FL –
John A. Carr, 73, formerly of Holyoke, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, July 28, 1943, the son of Norman and Helen (Messer) Carr, he graduated from Springfield Technical High School and attended WNEC,...
Donald E. Leonard
Jul 17, 2017
Donald E. Leonard
1932 – 2017
South Hadley – Donald E. Leonard, 85, of Pine Grove died Monday in Baystate Medical Center. Don was born in Springfield, he spent the first 10 years of his life in a log cabin in Becket with no electricity or plumbing. He was educated in...
Irene R. Jones
Jul 17, 2017
Irene (Wiater) Jones, 90, passed away peacefully on July 17 th after a brief period of declining health. She lived most of her life in West Springfield. She was a graduate of Rockville High School and was employed as a long distance operator with New England Telephone Company and later at the Community Care Mental Health Center in Springfield...
Claire A. Morris
Jul 16, 2017
Claire A. (Hall) Morris, 82, of East Street went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Sunday at home. Claire was born in Springfield the daughter of Harry and Grace (Grimes) Hall and has been a life long resident of the city. She was a self-employed beautician for many years. She was predeceased by her husband Jacob...
Joann M. Taugher
Jul 14, 2017
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Joann M. (O'Rourke) Taugher, 86, died Friday at home with her family by her side. Joann was born and raised in Westfield, MA and has lived in South Hadley the past 66 years. A graduate of Westfield High School in 1947, she was Valedictorian of her class and President of the student council her senior year. ...
Barbara L. L'Esperance
Jul 12, 2017
Barbara L. (Blanchard) L'Esperance, 85, died Wednesday at Renaissance Manor in Holyoke. She was born in Holyoke and lived most of her life in South Hadley, graduating from South Hadley High School in 1949. Barbara was a communicant of St. Theresa Church and worked at Mt. Holyoke College for 20 years. She leaves her husband Robert L'Esperance, a son...
Lawrence G. Paro
Jul 12, 2017
Lawrence G. Paro
1932 – 2017
FEEDING HILLS – Lawrence G. Paro, 85, of Feeding Hills passed away on July 12, 2017, at home, surrounded by his family. Larry was born in Agawam on July 9, 1932, the son of the late Ernest and Rhea (Visneau) Paro. A life long resident of Agawam, Larry was...
Cecile R. Stuntz
Jul 11, 2017
Cecile R. (Beaudoin) Stuntz, 94, died Tuesday in the Holyoke Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Emile and Germaine (Hauterman) Beaudoin, the original owners of Ma and Pa's Snack Bar on Memorial Drive. Cecile was a communicant of St. Theresa's Church. She was predeceased by her husband William Stuntz. She leaves her son David Stuntz...