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...
Mary Theresa Bovat
Jan 15, 2017
Mary T. (O'Neil) Bovat, 89, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at home. Born in Springfield, daughter of the late James and Dora (Wilson) O'Neil, she grew up in West Springfield, and moved to Feeding Hills in 1947. Mary loved the Red Sox, Bingo, playing cards and her dogs, Layla and Rhodes. She was a communicant...
Jane B. Buchanan
Jan 15, 2017
Jane B. (Sroczyk) Buchanan, passed away Sunday at the age of 92 at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born Feb. 2, 1924 in Poland to Marya (Augustyn) and Thomas Sroczyk. She immigrated to the US in 1925. She resided in Chicopee most of her life. She served in the US Navy as a...
Barbara L. Stanley
Jan 15, 2017
BARBARA SILK STANLEY, beloved wife and companion of 66 years to her husband Rev. Arthur Stanley, mother of three wonderful children Bruce, Mark, and Kathleen, Grandmother to eight cherished Grandchildren, and Great-grandmother to her first Great- grand son, Nicolas, died peacefully Sunday morning January 15, 2017 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, after a struggle with a weakened heart. Barbara was...
Mary K. Massey
Jan 15, 2017
Mary K. (Unger) Massey, 81, died Sunday at Wingate South Hadley. She was born in Pottsville, PA and has lived in Granby since 1960. She was predeceased by her husband Raymond Massey. She leaves three daughters, Darlene Guerin of Belchertown and Virginia Weiner and Mary Massey both of Granby, a sister Marie Curtier of CA, six grandchildren Raymond, Christopher,...
Antoni Denis Veilleux
Jan 14, 2017
Antoni Veilleux, 75, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 14, 2017 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in St. George De'Beauce, Province of Quebec, Canada, son of the late Joseph Charles and Marie Ann (Giroux) Veilleux, he came to the United States in 1960. Antoni worked for the Sweet Life Corporation for thirty-three years before he retired and was...
Harold F. Nelson
Jan 9, 2017
Harold F. Nelson
1940 – 2017
West Springfield – Harold F. Nelson, 76, of Oxford Place died Monday in Baystate Medical Center. Harold was born in Salem, NY and has lived in Southwick and West Springfield most of his life. He worked as a security guard most recently for the Auto...
Giovanni P. Veneroni
Jan 9, 2017
Giovanni P. Veneroni
1913-2017
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Giovanni P. Veneroni, son of Carlo and Angela (Marli) Veneroni of Dorno, Italy, sadly passed away at the age of 103. John immigrated to America in 1929, living in New York City before marrying Theresa Gianetti in 1941, settling in West Springfield....
Julia Margaret Skowera
Jan 8, 2017
Julia M. (Dursa) Skowera, 92, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Windsor Locks, daughter of the late Martin and Margaret (Serva) Dursa, she was a 1941 cum laude graduate of Windsor Locks High School. Married to George J. Skowera, Sr. in 1948 she moved with him to Feeding Hills in...
Lynn T. Elkas
Jan 8, 2017
Lynn T. Elkas
1955 – 2017
West Springfield – Lynn T. Elkas, 61, passed away Sunday at home surrounded by her loving family. Lynn was born in Springfield, grew up in West Springfield and lived in Agawam for 20 years before moving to...