Elizabeth Ann Mccarthy Krafchuk
May 31, 2017
Elizabeth A. (Price) McCarthy Krafchuk, 77, entered into on May 31, 2017. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Lawrence and Hazel (Franklin) Price. She worked as a home health aide for 20 years before retiring in 2007. Elizabeth was awarded the Effie Chalmers Home Care Aide Services award in 1998. As a teenager she volunteered for...
Jean Delores Hardy
May 29, 2017
Jean D. (Albano) Hardy, died Monday, May 29, 2017. Born in Springfield, she worked for the former Notion Thread in West Springfield, the H R Hunting Book Binding company and reitred in 1994 from the Springfield Home for the Eldery – Prius Mason Rest Home. She loved watching oldies on TV, and enjoyed photography, writing in her journal, country...
Arthur Edward Wheeler
May 29, 2017
Arthur E. Wheeler, 89, died Monday at home surrounded by his family. Art was born in Springfield the son of the late Francis and Marion (Mosher) Wheeler. He lived in West Springfield his entire life and worked as a foreman for the Railroad until his retirement. He was also an Army veteran of World War II. Art was a...
Theodore Joseph Bojan
May 28, 2017
Theodore "Teddy" Joseph Bojan, died at home, on May 28th, 2017 in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the age of 76. Teddy was born on October 2nd, 1940 in Ludlow, the son of the late John and Josephine (Twarog) Bojan. He graduated from Ludlow High School in 1958. He enlisted into the Massachusetts Air National Guard at the 104th Fighter Wing, in...
Robert William Mabey
May 27, 2017
Robert W. Mabey
1947 – 2017
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Robert W. Mabey, 69, died Saturday in a local nursing home. Robert was born in Gardner, grew up in Athol and has lived most of his life in West Springfield. A retired Machine Operator for the Southworth Paper Company and Ditek Company,...
Jeffrey Thomas Hunter
May 27, 2017
Jeffrey T. Hunter, 55, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at home. Born in Offutt, Nebraska, son of the late Frank and Barbara (McGlynn) Hunter, he lived most of his life in South Hadley. Jeffrey worked for over thirty years at the Bulk Mail Center of the United States Postal Service in Springfield. He was a...
Richard Edward West
May 25, 2017
Richard (Dick/Rich) Edward West passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MA on May 25, 2017. He was born on May 7, 1944 in Ware, MA and spent much of his childhood in Feeding Hills, MA. Prior to entering the Marines and serving in Vietnam, he graduated from Tech H.S. in Springfield where he played football. He later joined...
Howard A. Light Jr.
May 22, 2017
Howard A. Light Jr., 73, passed away on Monday at Holyoke Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Detroit, MI, son of the late Howard A. Sr. and Lorraine (Carriel) Light. Howard was a 47 year employee of All Star Dairy Foods. He leaves his wife Karen (Gutowski) Light, his daughter Danielle Light of Agawam,...
Marie Grace Fortier
May 21, 2017
Marie G. (Allen) Fortier, 85, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 21, 2017 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, daughter of the late Raymond E. and Pauline (French) Allen, she lived in West Springfield for many years and was a 1949 graduate of West Springfield High School. Marie worked for the Eastern States Farmer's Exchange, now Agway,...
Wanda Yolanda Adamski
May 17, 2017
Wanda Y. (Smus) Adamski, 88, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Born in Springfield, daughter of the late John and Tekla (Gancarz) Smus, she grew up in Springfield and was a 1946 graduate of Commerce High School and moved to Feeding Hills in 1957. Wanda was an accountant for New England Telephone later worked for fifteen years at...
Doreen Fischer
May 13, 2017
Doreen (Gray) Fischer
1934 – 2017
West Springfield – Doreen (Gray) Zerra Fischer, 83, died unexpectedly at home Saturday night. Doreen was born May 4, 1934 to the late James and Eva (Horwood) Gray in London, England. She lived in Nairn, Scotland during World War II, returned to London after the...
Daniel J. Quigley
May 11, 2017
Daniel J. Quigley
1953 – 2017
Holyoke – Daniel J. Quigley, 64, died Thursday in a local nursing home. Dan was born in Holyoke, son of the late John and Helen (Fesko) Quigley, and has lived in Holyoke his entire life. He graduated from Holyoke High School and A.I.C and was...
George D. Robinson Jr.
May 9, 2017
George D. Robinson Jr.
1918 – 2017
AGAWAM – George D. Robinson Jr., 98, of Agawam died Tuesday, May 9, 2017. He was raised in Springfield, graduating from Technical High School in 1936. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1947 with a degree in Engineering and Business, and American International College...
Frances Carolyn Streator
May 8, 2017
Frances C. Streator, 83, entered into eternal rest on Monday, May 8, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Ella (Stout) Streator. Frances was a beloved Springfield Public School teacher at Washington and Alice B. Beal schools until her retirement. She was a graduate of Winthrop University in South...
Joan Daley
May 4, 2017
Joan (Manning) Daley, 86, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Born in Springfield, daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Moriarty) Manning, she was a 1949 graduate of the High School of Commerce. She moved to West Springfield in 1970. Joan was a member of the Ramapogue Women's Club, an avid reader, huge Red Sox fan and...
Shirley E. Letellier
May 3, 2017
Shirley E. (Manville) Letellier, 96, passed away peacefully at Mercy Medical Center on Tuesday May 3 rd . Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Manville. Shirley was a long time resident of West Springfield where she shared her life with her "beloved" husband Elmer for 69 years. He predeceased her in 2014. Shirley was...
Carolyn "Lynn" Napolitan
Apr 30, 2017
Carolyn Napolitan
1927- 2017
West Springfield - Carolyn "Lynn" Napolitan died on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the age of 90. Born in Westfield, February 19, 1927, to parents Raymond and Lena Carr, she grew up in Southwick on a family farm with siblings Harry and Grace. In her early years,...
Thomas Paul Mccabe
Apr 30, 2017
T. Paul "Uncle Paul" Mc Cabe, 88, entered into eternal rest on Sunday April 30, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Holyoke, son of the late John J. and Geneva G. (Moakley) Mc Cabe, he was a lifelong resident of South Hadley. Uncle Paul was a graduate of the Hampden College of Pharmacy and employed by Belchertown State...
Anthony Pioggia
Apr 28, 2017
Anthony "Mr. Brown" Pioggia, Jr., 86, entered into eternal rest on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Mary's Meadow in Holyoke. Born in Springfield, he was the son of the late Antonio and Fortuna (Tavina) Pioggia and a lifelong resident, most of his life in the Glenwood section. Anthony was a police officer for the City of Springfield for over...
Janice E. Burns Bragdon
Apr 28, 2017
Janice E. (Leno) Burns Bragdon
1929 – 2017
West Springfield – Janice E. (Leno) Burns Bragdon, 87, died Friday in a Holyoke Nursing Home. Janice was born in Montpelier, VT and has lived in West Springfield over 30 years. She was a retired 25 -year Information Operator for the phone company...