Joseph E. Conniff
Nov 9, 2016
Joseph E. Conniff, 85, of Westfield and Hemet, CA, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2016 in California. He was born in Westfield to parents Joseph and Irene (Arkoett) Conniff and was educated at St. Mary's Grammar and High School. He served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Korean War. He worked for 40...
Siglinda "Gindy" Belden
Nov 8, 2016
Siglinda (Gindy) F. Belden 1966 – 2016 FEEDING HILLS – Siglinda "Gindy" Belden, 50, died Tuesday, November 8th. Gindy was born in Springfield the daughter of the late Wayne and Carol (Socha) DeGray and has lived in West Springfield and Agawam most of her life. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the Elms College. Gindy loved her children and her...
Michael R. Finn
Nov 5, 2016
Michael R. Finn 90, died Friday night at the Holyoke Soldiers Home surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born and raised in Springfield, the son of the late Michael J. and Elizabeth (Barlow) Finn. He graduated from Springfield Technical High School and the University of Detroit and has lived in West Springfield for the past 48 years. He served...
Margaret J. Conlon
Nov 5, 2016
Margaret "Peggy" J. (Hicks) Conlon, 94, died peacefully Saturday, November 5, surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 14, 1922 in Chicopee Falls and has lived in Agawam since 1969. She was predeceased by her husband Richard of (58) years, in 2006. She leaves her son Richard J. Conlon Jr. and his wife Susan of Agawam, her daughter...
Leslie E. Carpenter Jr.
Nov 5, 2016
Leslie E. Carpenter Jr. Obituary Oct. 4th 1932 -- Nov. 5th 2016 My dying is probably a good thing. I think it has done some things for me and some friends that I would never have been able to do on my own. First, I believe I have probably the most wonderful family that any man could ever have. I...
Gary Alan Bonavita
Nov 5, 2016
Gary A. Bonavita, 62, died peacefully at his home in South Hadley surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, son of the late Victor and Antoinette (Gagliarducci) Bonavita, he grew up in Agawam and was a 1972 graduate of Agawam High School. He also lived in Springfield before moving to South Hadley. Gary worked at the bulk mail center...
Marie Rolande Fournier
Nov 4, 2016
Marie R. (Charpentier) Fournier, 96, entered into eternal rest on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 in Holyoke Medical Center. Born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Joseph A. and Grace (Roy) Charpentier, she attended the former Precious Blood Grammar School before moving to Northampton. She graduated the 8th grade from the former Sacred Heart School and then was a 1938 graduate...
Brian B. Cummings
Nov 3, 2016
Brian B. Cummings 1959 – 2016 Feeding Hills – Brian B. Cummings, 57, died Thursday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Brian was born and raised in Springfield and has lived in Feeding Hills for the last 19 years. He co-owned B&P Heating and Air Conditioning. He also worked as a HVAC Tech for Punderson Oil Company...
Tomasa Sanchez
Nov 2, 2016
Tomasa Sanchez,86, died Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Springfield in 1976. She was a communicant of All Soul's Church. Her husband Pedro Negron predeceased her. She leaves five sons, Eugenio, Adan, Miguel, Jorge and Orlando all of Springfield, seven daughters, Marta, Eva, Margarita Negron and Migdalia Rosado all of Springfield, Brunilda...
Radha Krishan Gupta
Nov 1, 2016
Radha Krishan Gupta 1946 – 2016 West Springfield – Radha Krishan Gupta, 70, passed away Tuesday, November 1st, 2016. Dr. Gupta was born in Mirzapur, India, and came to the United States in 1981. He lived in Pittsburgh, PA and Worcester, MA before settling down in West Springfield in 1986. He was trained as a cardiac surgeon in India and...
Shirley T. Cerpovicz
Oct 30, 2016
Shirley T. Cerpovicz 1936 – 2016 FEEDING HILLS – Shirley T. (Malenfant) Cerpovicz, 80, died peacefully Sunday evening at home surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born in Caribou, ME, one of fifteen children, of the late Leon and Cecile Malenfant. She grew up in Biddeford, ME and has lived in Agawam for the past 49 years. She was...
Stephen Edward Wisniewski
Oct 28, 2016
Stephen E. Wisniewski, 66, passed away after a long and courageous battle fighting cancer on Friday, October 28, 2016. Stephen was born in Holyoke, on June 22, 1950, son of the late Joseph J. and Phyllis M. (Rae) Wisniewski, and was the youngest of four siblings. He was a 1968 graduate of Holyoke High School. He moved to Feeding Hills...
Deiby Colon
Oct 27, 2016
Deiby Colon 1961 – 2016 SPRINGFIELD – Deiby "David" Colon, 55, of Carew Street died Thursday at home surrounded by his family. David was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, son of Heriberto Colon Sr. and the late Rosa (Gonzalez) Colon, and has lived in Springfield most of his life. He worked at the former Breck Shampoo, Carando Meats and most...
Allen J. Guimond
Oct 22, 2016
Allen J. Guimond died Saturday Oct. 22, 2016, on his 80th birthday, at Wingate, West Springfield. He was a lifelong resident of South Hadley. He was born Oct. 22, 1936 to John P. and Dorothy (Knowles) Guimond. He leaves two sisters, Jacqueline Bourque (Leonard) of South Hadley and June Sulewski of Fairview and several nieces and nephews. He also leaves...
Robert F. Girard
Oct 20, 2016
Robert F. Girard, 87, died Thursday in a local nursing home. He was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield since 1992. He was retired from Mass Mutual and served in the Army from 1946 until 1965. He leaves his siblings James, Phillip and Ronald Girard, Florence Brittain and Alice Girard. He also leaves a dear friend Marie...
Richard A. Pike
Oct 20, 2016
Richard A. Pike, 82, died Thursday at Baystate Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Shirley (Hutchinson) Pike, who died in 2014. He leaves two sons, Kenneth and his wife Brenda of Reedsville, WI and Robert and his wife Martha of Bristol, RI, a granddaughter Lisa Pike of Two Rivers, WI, a sister Beverly Lindsay and her husband Donald...
John "Jack" Starzic
Oct 15, 2016
John "Jack" E. Starzic 1959 – 2016 West Springfield – Jack E. Starzic, 57, of Wilbert Drive died peacefully at home Saturday afternoon. Jack was born in Westfield the son of Eugene and Virginia (Burt) Starzic. He grew up in West Springfield, graduated from West Springfield High School in 1977, and has lived here all his life. He received both...
Mabel Lopes
Oct 14, 2016
Mabel (Fernandes) Lopes, 90, a longtime resident of South Hadley, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 14, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Joseph and Emilia (Duarte) Cadette, Mabel met her future husband, husband, Francisco "Frank" Lopes, at the age of six when they moved from the United States to Frank's hometown of...
Janet S. Desrosiers
Oct 13, 2016
Janet S. Desrosiers 1942 – 2016 Feeding Hills – Janet S. (Bailey) Desrosiers, 74, of Bradford Drive, died at home surrounded by her loving family. Janet was born and raised in Bedford, Indiana and lived in Springfield and Granville before moving to Feeding Hills in 2013. She worked at MassMutual Insurance Company before retiring in 1999. She was a member...
Harvey L. Fournier
Oct 12, 2016
Harvey L. Fournier, retired Army Chief Warrant Officer, died Wednesday in Baystate Medical Center, has now joined his beloved wife Shirley M.R. (Dulude) Fournier who passed into eternal peace on July 29, 2009. Harvey, the son of the late Alfred and Beatrice (Boudreau) Fournier, was born and educated in Holyoke. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in...