Judith M. Beyer
Oct 28, 2017
Judith M. Beyer
1939 – 2017
SOUTH HADLEY – Judith M. (Powers) Beyer, 77, passed away on October 28, 2017 at Wingate of South Hadley surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born in Holyoke on November 29, 1939, the daughter of the late Frank and Sylvia (Potter) Powers. She was...
Jane T. Pratt
Oct 27, 2017
Jane (Taylor) Pratt of West Springfield and Southwick MA passed October 27 th at the age of 92. She was the widow of Robert C. Pratt; Mother of Sally J. Pratt of Athol MA, Cindy Buxton and husband James of Narragansett RI, Susan Moussette and husband Mark of Huntington MA, Jon R. Pratt and Wife Sally E. of Narragansett RI;...
Leta Jane Howes
Oct 27, 2017
Leta Jane Howes
1930 – 2017
Agawam - Leta Jane (Ray) Howes, 87, of West Springfield, passed away on Friday October 27, 2017. She was born on March 15, 1930 in Springfield to the late Ralph and Ruth (Hegeman) Ray. She was predeceased by her sister Norma Davidson in 2003. Leta graduated from West Springfield...
Bernice Nowill
Oct 26, 2017
Bernice Nowill
1924 - 2017
AGAWAM - Bernice (Quick) Nowill, 93, died Thursday after a short illness surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Cullman, Alabama and has lived in Agawam for many years. As a member of the Agawam First Baptist Church for more than 75 years. Bernice lived a life of...
Heriberto Colon-Valentin
Oct 25, 2017
Heriberto Colon-Valentin
1932 – 2017
SPRINGFIELD – Heriberto "Berto" Colon-Valentin, 85, husband of the late Rosa Gonzalez was called to be with the Lord on Wednesday October 25, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born April 6, 1932 in Adjuntas P.R. he was the son of the late Demetrio and Anastacia...
Pasquale Rettura
Oct 24, 2017
Pasquale Rettura
1926 – 2017
West Springfield – Pasquale Rettura, 90, died peacefully Tuesday surrounded by his family. Pasquale was born in Acquaro, vv, Italy, son of the late Vincenzo and Marianna (Cosentini) Rettura. He grew up in Italy and served as a Medic in the Italian Army. Pasquale emigrated to...
Ellen Marie Labrecque
Oct 21, 2017
Ellen Marie (Kelly) Labrecque, 87, died Saturday at home. She was born in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of the late Hugh and Ellen Marie Kelly, and Henrique DeOrazio. Ellen worked as an administrative assistant at Mass Mutual Insurance Agency and was a longtime communicant at St. Patrick's Church. She enjoyed playing piano, bingo, knitting and crocheting. She was very...
John E. Van Allen
Oct 18, 2017
John E. Van Allen, 59, died Wednesday in Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Gardner, MA, son of Ruth and Fred Van Allen. He grew up in Ludlow and has lived in Agawam for 25 years. John worked as a machinist for Hodge Manufacturing for 17 years and later worked as a driver for FedEx. He loved NASCAR,...
Olida Cremonti
Oct 16, 2017
Olida (Rossini) Cremonti
1918 – 2017
AGAWAM – Olida (Rossini) Cremonti, 99, died peacefully Monday surrounded by her loving family. Olida was born in Springfield to the late Ruggierio and Rose (Aloisi) Rossini. As a young child, she and her family, moved to Italy and they returned to West Springfield when...
Calvin S. Phillips
Oct 14, 2017
Chicopee – Calvin S. Phillips Jr., 64, died peacefully Saturday at his home. Calvin was born in Springfield and lived in Agawam most of his life before moving to Chicopee 15 years ago. He was one of the founding employees of the Genetics Lab at Baystate Medical Center and has worked as a geneticist there for 30 years. He leaves...
Michael P. Pelletier
Oct 14, 2017
Michael P. Pelletier
1961 – 2017
Springfield – Michael P. Pelletier, 56, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017. Michael was born in Springfield son of the late George and Irene (Haroshevsky) Pelletier Sr. He was a lifelong resident of Springfield and worked as a custodian for the Springfield Schools for 30 years. He served in...
Kevin Francis Mclean
Oct 9, 2017
Kevin Francis McLean passed away on October 9, 2017 at this home on what would have been his 58th birthday. He was born in Springfield to the late Kenneth Malcolm McLean and Barbara (Donovan) McLean and spent his entire life living in West Springfield. He was a 1977 graduate of West Springfield High School where he played on the...
Irene F. Eyer
Oct 9, 2017
Irene F. (Marcyoniak) Eyer, 86, died Monday at Wingate of East Longmeadow. She was born in Westfield, daughter of the late Frank and Wlaeislava Marcyoniak, the youngest daughter of 13 siblings. She traveled the world extensively as a military wife. She was an Air Force veteran and retired from the US Postal Service. She leaves three sons, Richard Eyer...
Anthony Albro
Oct 8, 2017
Anthony "Tony" Albro passed away October 8, 2017 peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. A longtime resident of Agawam, Tony was the Director of Building Maintenance, as well as the Master Electrician for the Town of Agawam where he worked for over 30 years before retiring in 2013. Tony was also a member of the Agawam Gun Club, and...
Gloria M. Deforge
Oct 4, 2017
Gloria M. DeForge
1922 – 2017
FEEDING HILLS – Gloria M. (Suffriti) DeForge, 95, passed away peacefully Wednesday at Wingate of West Springfield. Gloria was born in West Springfield to the late Vincenzo and Emma (Ragazzini) Suffriti. She was predeceased by her husband Raymond DeForge in 1985. She leaves a daughter Beverly Deforge of Longmeadow;...
Louise A. Thompson
Oct 3, 2017
Louise A. Thompson
1959 – 2017
Agawam – Louise (Allen) Thompson, 58, of Agawam, passed away Tuesday October 3, 2017 at Mass General Hospital in Boston with her loving husband & children by her side. Born in Springfield March 28, 1959, Louise was a 1977 graduate of West Springfield High School. She ran a successful...
John D. Terpening
Oct 1, 2017
John D. Terpening
1967 – 2017
SPRINGFIELD – John D. Terpening, 50, died peacefully Sunday October 1, 2017 at home. John was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, the son of John and Diana (Muccio) Terpening and has lived in Springfield most of his life. He graduated from Commerce High School and served in...
Gregory Wood Clark
Sep 27, 2017
Gregory Wood Clark, 66, of Park Avenue Court died Wednesday in Mercy Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Springfield, son of Robert and Phyllis (Wood) Clark. Greg attended Classical High School and graduated from Drew University with a degree in Anthropology. He drove trucks for many years and worked for the U.S. Census Bureau. He was...
Pablo Rosado Ortiz
Sep 25, 2017
Pablo Rosado Ortiz, 75, died Monday in Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Cidra, Puerto Rico to Dionisio Rosado Rivera and Amada Ortiz Torres. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War. He also worked for Big Y and Harvey Industries. He leaves his wife Cristina Ortiz, two daughters Jackeline Rosado...
Erline F. Ledoux
Sep 24, 2017
Erline F. Ledoux
1927 – 2017
SOUTH HADLEY – Erline F. (Mayer) Ledoux, 90, died at Wingate of West Springfield on September 24 th surrounded by her loving family. Erline was born and raised in Holyoke and has lived in South Hadley since 1945. She worked at the Odyssey Bookstore in...