Marlene M. Gagne
Oct 10, 2016
Marlene M. Gagne, 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 10th, 2016, at Holyoke Medical Center with her family at her side. Marlene, the daughter of Emile and Germaine Cote, was born July 12th, 1933 in Holyoke. She was predeceased by her parents and her brothers Roger and Raymond Cote. Marlene was the loving wife of Donald A. Gagne. Marlene...
Gabriele Macleester
Oct 6, 2016
Gabriele MacLeester 1922 – 2016 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Gabriele (Schick) MacLeester, 94, died Thursday in a local nursing home. Gabriele was born in Herten, Germany, grew up in Dresden and has lived in West Springfield since 2000. She met her husband, while he was stationed in Germany. They loved to travel the world, visiting Africa, Spain and family in the...
Helen M. Ironside
Oct 5, 2016
South Hadley – Helen M. (Skowronek) Ironside of South Hadley died Wednesday at home. Helen was born in Holyoke, lived in Holyoke most of her life before moving to South Hadley 33 years ago. She worked as a Sewing Machine Operator for the former Winfield Hat Company and retired from Elco Dress Company. Helen was a communicant of Our Lady...
Gladys V. Rossmeisl
Oct 3, 2016
Gladys V. (Hohengasser) Rossmeisl, 102, died Monday in Mount St. Vincent Nursing Home. Born in Northampton on March 1, 1914, she was the daughter of Emil and Mary (Willard) Hohengasser. Gladys was raised in Greenfield and attended local schools. Gladys was a longtime resident of West Springfield. Gladys was a health department secretary for the Town of West Springfield for...
Leon E. Miracle
Oct 2, 2016
Leon E. Miracle 1945 – 2016 CHICOPEE – Leon E. Miracle, 71, of Greenpoint Circle died peacefully Sunday in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Leon was born and raised in Pineville, KY and has lived in South Hadley and Chicopee most of his life. He was a retired Truck Driver for the former Scott Graphics/James River Graphic...
Florence E. Berrelli
Oct 1, 2016
Florence E. Berrelli 1922 – 2016 WEST SPRINGFILED – Florence E. (Maniscalchi) Berrelli, 94, formerly of Hillcrest Avenue died Saturday in a local nursing home. Florence was born in Enfield and has lived in West Springfield most of her life. She worked for the former NYNEX for 25 years until her retirement in 1974. She was a lifetime member of...
Doris Kavanaugh
Oct 1, 2016
Doris Kavanaugh 1918 - 2016 Hampden- Doris L. (Bouchard) Kavanaugh, 98, died peacefully on Saturday, October 1, 2016 in Baystate Medical Center. She was born in West Springfield, lived in Hampden most of her life before moving to East Longmeadow 14 years ago. She worked as a seamstress for many years and also in the Hampden School System. Doris loved...
Anna R. Defloria
Oct 1, 2016
Anna R. O'Malley DeFlorio 1913 – 2016 FEEDING HILLS – Anna R. (Grimaldi) O'Malley DeFlorio, 103, entered into eternal rest on Saturday in a local nursing home. Anna was born in Feeding Hills, daughter of the late Peter and Margaret (Bruno) Grimaldi, she lived in Feeding Hills, New Jersey, California, and Housic Falls, NY before moving back to Feeding Hills...
Liberatore John Yacovone
Sep 30, 2016
Liberatore J. Yacovone, 86, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Springfield, to the late Liberatore and Marietta (DiCarlo) Yacovone. He graduated from Springfield Technical High School and worked for Del Padre and then worked for twenty years as a police officer for the Town of West Springfield. Yac will be...
Genevieve Sophie Williams
Sep 29, 2016
Genevieve S. (Borek) Williams, 94, died Thursday at Loomis House, Holyoke. She was born in Chicopee on October 17, 1921, the daughter of the late Thomas and Bertha Borek. She grew up in Chicopee and graduated from Chicopee High School. She was predeceased by her sister Sophie Pinkos and her sister Lena Zdon. She leaves her beloved husband James Williams...
Thomas W. Cummings
Sep 29, 2016
Thomas W. Cummings 1959 – 2016 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Thomas W. "Mouse" Cummings, 57, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, September 29, 2016 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Holyoke, he was the son of Eleanor (Stenberg) Cummings and the late Philip Cummings. He was a lifelong resident of West Springfield and a 1977 graduate of West Springfield High School....
Doris B. Raney
Sep 27, 2016
Doris B. Raney 1927 –2016 West Springfield – Doris B. (Domingue) Raney, 88, died Tuesday night at home surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born and raised in Holyoke, the daughter of the late Albert and Josephine (Lague) Domingue, and lived most of her adult life in Chicopee. She was a longtime communicant of St Patrick's Church. Doris enjoyed...
Armand Robert Durval
Sep 26, 2016
Armand R. Duval, 75, entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 26, 2016 at home. Born in Holyoke, son of the late Leo and Blanche (Giguere) Duval, he lived in Chicopee before moving to Belchertown in 1968. Armand worked as a truck driver a waste disposal company. He leaves his wife of fifty-one years, Alice (Jette) Duval, a daughter, Kim...
Cengiz Kayi
Sep 25, 2016
Dr. Cengiz Kayi of South Hadley, passed peacefully from this world Sunday, September 25. Dr. Kayi was born September 28, 1928 in Bor, Turkey to Fayik and Meryem Kayi. He graduated from the University of Ankara Medical School and came to the US in 1954 for his internship at Lawrence General Hospital. He completed a 4-year surgical residency at Springfield...
Pauline M. Provost
Sep 24, 2016
Pauline M. (Schmidt) Jaeger Provost, 96, passed away peacefully on Saturday surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Union Hill, NJ and has lived in Feeding Hills for over 50 years. She was an avid golfer who played until the age of 94, belonging to Tekoa and St. Ann's Country Clubs. She worked at the Riverdale Drive Inn...
Charles E. Jenks
Sep 23, 2016
Charles E. Jenks, born March 20, 1961 in Springfield to Douglas C. Jenks and Dorothy A. Stuart passed away Friday Sept. 23, 2016. He leaves a brother James Jenks and his wife Sandra Jenks of New Hampshire, a sister Diana Kelly and her husband William Kelly of Southwick and many nieces and a nephew. Services will be Sunday 12:30 to...
Raymond J. Baker
Sep 23, 2016
Raymond J. Baker, 69, died Friday at home. He was born in Chazy Lake Depot, NY, son of the late Raymond and Irene Baker and has lived in Feeding Hills for 50 years. He was a retired Tech 1 for Hamilton Sundstrum who enjoyed hunting, camping and especially loved spending time with his grandkids. He leaves his wife Nancy (Bogocz)...
Marilyn Spaulding
Sep 20, 2016
Marilyn J. (Anderson) Spaulding, 88 of Halifax died on September 20, 2016 at Wingate at Silver Lake. She was born in Springfield, MA daughter of the late John C. and Edith E. (Ekland) Anderson and was raised and educated there. She was a graduate of Commerce High School. Mrs. Spaulding was a longtime resident of West Springfield and later lived...
David C. Wyman
Sep 20, 2016
David C. Wyman 1972 – 2016 PALMER – David C. "Dayv" Wyman, 43, died September 20, 2016 at his home in Palmer. David was born in Springfield, grew up in West Springfield and has lived in Palmer for the past several years. He was a 1990 graduate of West Springfield High School, an avid reader and loved to cook. He...
Alfreda M. Aversa
Sep 19, 2016
Alfreda M. Aversa 1918 – 2016 SPRINGFIELD – Alfreda M. "Freda" (Gordon) Hebert Aversa, 97, died Monday in a local nursing home. Freda was born and raised in Whitehall, NY and has lived in Springfield for the past 72 years. She worked at American Bosch and was a 25-year inspector for Titeflex, where she was a member of the Teamsters...