Feb 17, 2017

Alvah Jay Goss, 93, went to be with the Lord, on Friday, February 17, 2017 after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Malden, MA and grew up in Springfield, MA moving to Ware thirteen years ago. He was known for his rendition of the Lord's Prayer in Indian sign language that he learned in Boy...

Feb 17, 2017

Robert F. Noret Sr.

1936 – 2017

West Springfield – Robert F. "Chief" Noret Sr., 80, died Friday in Mercy Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Bob was the youngest of nine children born in Springfield to the late Charles and Anna Noret....

Feb 15, 2017

Kristina Lee Cooley

1993 – 2017

Key West, FL –Kristina Lee Cooley, Petty Officer Third Class of the United States Coast Guard, formerly of Feeding Hills died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 in Florida.  Kristina was born in Springfield July 13, 1993, grew up in Feeding Hills and is the daughter of...

Feb 13, 2017

Joseph O. Selvatico

1919 – 2017

West Springfield – Joseph O. Selvatico, 98, of Hillside Avenue died Monday in a local nursing home surrounded by his loving family.  Joe was born in West Springfield and was a lifelong resident of West Springfield.  He served on the West Springfield Police Department for...

Feb 12, 2017

Judith A. (Gagne) Levreault (Judy), 75, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 12, 2017.  She passed peacefully at home, with her family by her side.  Born in Holyoke, she was the daughter of the late Lucien and Theresa (McGough) Gagne.  A lifelong resident of South Hadley, Judy graduated from South Hadley High School in 1958...

Feb 10, 2017

Alice M. (Owen) Auclair, passed away peacefully at her home in Westfield, Friday, Feb 10, 2017. She was a wonderful mother --- family meant everything to her.  Alice was a loving, giving person, always putting others before herself.  She was a vibrant 85-year-old - still driving and liked dressing in the latest fashion.  A great seamstress, she loved gardening,...

Feb 9, 2017

Marjorie E. (McKissick) Ortensi, 87, passed away on Thursday, February 9 at her home in Granby. A native of Holyoke, she was the daughter of George and Emma (Achnick) McKissick. A graduate of Holyoke High School and the Holyoke School of Nursing, she was employed as an emergency room nurse at Holyoke Hospital. After taking a break to raise...

Feb 7, 2017

Ralph Lawrence Webster, 91, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Son of the late George and Phebe (Simmons) Webster, he was born at home in Agawam in the house where he lived all his life. He was a 1943 graduate of Agawam High School, attended Suffield Academy and was a 1952 graduate of Bucknell University. He...

Feb 7, 2017

Ismael Garcia, 57, died Tuesday Feb. 7, at home. He was born in Patillas, Puerto Rico and spent much of his childhood in between Puerto Rico and Hartford, CT. He was a retired machinist for Stanadyne Automotive in Windsor, CT where he worked for over 25 years. He married Angelina Gonzalez of Springfield on March 7, 1981. They raised...

Feb 2, 2017

James R. Scheer

1956 – 2017

West Springfield – James R. Scheer, 60 of Bradford Drive died Thursday at home.  James was born in Springfield the son of Lorraine (Gurly) Quinn and the late Arthur Scheer.  He was a graduate of Classical High School and has lived in West Springfield for...

Feb 2, 2017

Robert Calabrese

1993 - 2017

West Springfield - Robert "Bobby" Calabrese, age 23, of Ely Avenue entered into eternal rest on Thursday February 2, 2017 after a long battle with a congenital heart condition. Bobby leaves behind his mother Sheri (Welch) Calabrese of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...