Alba Marie Bonomi
Feb 1, 2017
Alba M. (Dorigo) Bonomi, 92, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Born in Springfield, the daughter of the late Albert and Diomira (Sarti) Dorigo, she grew up in West Springfield and was a member of the Deadline Gang. She married and moved to Agawam in 1950, then moved to Florida in 2010. Alba had worked at Chez...
Walter Dennis Gokey
Jan 30, 2017
Walter D. Gokey
1945 – 2017
West Springfield – Walter Dennis Gokey, 71, of Mercury Court died Monday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Walter was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield his entire life. He retired...
Robert Hector Wood
Jan 30, 2017
Robert H. Wood, 74, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 30, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, son of the late Hector and Esther (Dewey) Wood, he lived here for many years. Robert was a preacher and worked as a clerk and mechanic for auto parts store. He was a navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He leaves his wife...
Fred J. Moodie
Jan 30, 2017
Fred J. Moodie
1958 – 2017
West Springfield – Fred J. Moodie, 58, of Main Street died Saturday, January 30, 2017 in Baystate Medical Center. Fred was born in Springfield the son of Fred and Barbara (Basile) Moodie. He grew up in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield for the...
Ruth Ann Eldridge
Jan 30, 2017
Ruth A. Eldridge
1942 – 2017
SPRINGFIELD – Ruth A. (Slater) Eldridge, 74, of Williams Street died Monday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born in Westfield, the daughter of the late Ralph and Esther Slater. She grew up in Huntington and lived in Westfield 30...
Geraldine B. Dumais
Jan 28, 2017
Geraldine B. (Williams) Dumais, 88, died Saturday at Heritage Hall West. She was born in Columbus, Ohio and lived in Germany, Columbus, Morocco and Chicopee before moving to West Springfield in 1966. She was a former member of Beta Sigma Phi. She was predeceased by her husband Alaric J. Dumais in 1992, her son Alaric J. Dumais Jr. in...
Celia Niedzwiecki
Jan 28, 2017
Celia Niedzwiecki passed into eternity, on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Wingate Hampden Facility in Hampden, MA. Celia was born and lived at 302 Piper Road in West Springfield, MA where she was a lifelong resident. She graduated from West Springfield High School in 1938 with honors and made her career in bookkeeping and accounting. ...
Joyce Ann Lynes
Jan 28, 2017
Joyce A. (Bigelow) Lynes, 73, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Holyoke, daughter of the late William and Viola (Atkinson) Bigelow, she was a lifelong resident and a 1961 graduate of South Hadley High School. She received a business degree from Holyoke Community College. Joyce had been a legal secretary...
Stephen G. Loyack
Jan 28, 2017
Stephen George Loyack, age 76, passed away in his home on Saturday, January 28, 2017. Born to Agnes (Lapsansky) (deceased) and Stephen Loyack (deceased) on August 3, 1940. He grew up in Pittston, PA with his two brothers Thomas and John (deceased). He met and married Mary Picarelli in May of 1964 and lived with her and their two...
Sylvia L. Duquette
Jan 27, 2017
Sylvia (Lindsay) Duquette passed away on Jan. 27, 2017 with her son by her side. She was born April 30, 1922 in New Hampshire and spent most of her childhood in Vermont. She moved to Springfield, MA in 1931 and then to West Springfield in 1972. She is predeceased by husband Camille "Duke" Duquette in 2004 and an infant...
Ellen M. Brennan
Jan 27, 2017
Ellen M. (Moriarty) Brennan, 95, died Friday after a long, happy and incredibly full life. She was born in West Springfield, the fifth of ten children of the late Thomas C. and Susan (Crean) Moriarty. She served in the Women's Army Corps from 1943 to 1946. Ellen was a member of American Legion Post #430 and a Charter Member...
Warren Robert Slater
Jan 24, 2017
Warren R. Slater, 71, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 in Mercy Medical Center. Born in Ludlow, son of the late Robert and Mary (Linko) Slater, he grew up in the Springfield area and moved to Feeding Hills in 1987. Warren worked as a machinist at the former Hano Business Forms in Springfield. He was NASCAR...
Elizabeth Ann Vandyke
Jan 22, 2017
Elizabeth A. "Betty" "Cookie" (Krzykowski) VanDyke, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hamilton, Bermuda, daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Drewnowski) Krzykowski, she was a lifelong resident of Feeding Hills. She was a retired machine operator for Milton Bradley and also worked for Lauren Sports Wear....
Marie M. Barch
Jan 21, 2017
Marie M. Barch
1928 – 2017
East Longmeadow-Marie (Markert) Barch, longtime Smith Museum docent and the co-owner and co-founder of Compudata in West Springfield, died in East Longmeadow on January 21st. She was 88. Mrs. Barch was born in Philadelphia on June 1, 1928 to Mae Brinkman of Ashland MA and...
Helen Beane
Jan 20, 2017
Helen T. Beane
1924 – 2017
Helen (Taylor) Beane, 92, formerly of Feeding Hills, died peacefully Friday with her family by her side. Helen was born and raised in Springfield and moved to Feeding Hills in 1952. She earned her nursing degree in 1945 through the Wesson Memorial Nursing Program and worked as a LPN...
Mary Ellen Morissette
Jan 19, 2017
Mary Ellen (Wagner) Morissette, 63, of Westfield and formerly of Agawam and Pittsfield, passed away on Thursday, January 19 th , after a long battle with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome), a type of blood cancer. She spent her last moments in a Boston hospital surrounded by loved ones. Mary Ellen was born in Pittsfield, MA on November 23, 1953 and...
Marie Theresa Ann Labun
Jan 18, 2017
Marie Theresa Ann (Grasso) Labun, 85, of Armbrook Village and formerly of Agawam, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Born in Windsor Locks, June 23, 1931, daughter of the late Angelo and Anna (Manzi) Grasso, she grew up in Agawam and was a 1950 graduate of Agawam High School. She worked for many years at Sears...
John J. Carzello
Jan 18, 2017
John J. Carzello, of West Springfield, passed into eternal life at the age of 90 at the Holyoke Soldiers Home on January 18, 2017. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Fitzgerald) Carzello, and the oldest son of the late Frank and Mary (DeMayo) Carzello. He was born on November 16,...
James W. Rhodes
Jan 17, 2017
James W. Rhodes
1924 – 2017
James W Rhodes passed away on January 17, 2017 at the age of 92. Jim was born April 22, 1924 and grew up in Hempstead, NY where he spent most of his time sailing with his friends...
Mary Elizabeth Tynan
Jan 16, 2017
Mary Elizabeth (Black) Tynan, 80, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family, where she lived for over fifty years. Born in Brookline, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Grace (Kelliher) Black and was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Brookline. She married Clement Tynan on October 22, 1960 and they...