Frederick N. Demers
Sep 18, 2016
Frederick N. Demers 1931 – 2016 West Springfield – Frederick N. Demers, 85, died Sunday in the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. Fred was born in Springfield, grew up in Agawam and has lived in West Springfield most of his life. He was a 1949 graduate of Agawam High School and 1953 graduate of American International College. He owned and operated the...
Vera Mclaughlin
Sep 18, 2016
Vera Diduk McLaughlin of Agawam, 91 years old, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, September 18, 2016. Vera was a lifelong resident of Agawam. Born in Agawam to Dimitry and Fevronia (Woytovich) Diduk, Vera grew up in Agawam on South Street and was a 1943 graduate of Agawam High School. Vera also attended 2 years of business school in Springfield....
Arthur E. Book
Sep 16, 2016
Arthur E. Book 1919 – 2016 AGAWAM – Arthur E. Book, 97, of Silver Lake Drive died Friday at home surrounded by his loving family and caregivers. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Feeding Hills and a former member of the Holy Name Society. He lived most of his life in West Springfield, graduating from West Springfield...
Tina Weston
Sep 12, 2016
Tina M. Weston 1966 – 2016 Chicopee- Tina M. Weston, 49, of Nash Street died Sunday at home. Tina was born in Hartford, Ct, daughter of the late Godfrey and Beverly (Phelps) Weston. She lived in West Springfield and Springfield most of her life, before recently moving to Chicopee. She worked at various restaurants and hotels in the area. She...
Bartlett H. Hastings
Sep 11, 2016
Bartlett Herbert Hastings - August 5, 1925 – September 11, 2016. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle, passed away September 11, 2016 after a brief illness. He was predeceased by his parents, George and Bernice (Rugg) Hastings of Worcester and his brother Robert Hastings of Enfield. He was a veteran of WWII and a POW or as he liked to...
Jeannette "Jay" G. Lagoditz
Sep 9, 2016
Jeannette G. "Jay" (Cardinale) Lagoditz, 88, entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 9, 2016 in Mercy Medical Center. Born in Palmer, daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Celentano) Cardinale, she grew up in the South End of Springfield and lived in Agawam for many years. She had worked as a clerk for the Town of Agawam and was...
Germaine Rowena Sims
Sep 7, 2016
Germaine Rowena (Griffin) Sims, 64, born in Springfield, was given wings to Heaven on September 7, 2016. She was born September 15, 1951 to the late Andrew H. Griffin, Sr. and Geraldine E. Griffin. Her education included graduating from Trade High School and attending classes at STCC for Social Work. Her passion for fashion inspired her to open her own...
Melvin Kenneth Engebretson
Sep 6, 2016
Melvin Kenneth Engebretson was born January 20, 1919 to Martin and Karen Engebretson in rural Marietta, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Augusta Church, Marietta, Minnesota where he was a life long member until his death. He attended Marietta elementary school and then farmed the family farm west of Marietta with his father. On January...
Edward J. Loomer
Sep 5, 2016
Edward J. Loomer 1934 – 2016 AGAWAM – Edward J. Loomer, 81, of Cooper Street died Monday, September 5, 2016 in Mercy Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born in Springfield, MA on September 13, 1934, he was the son of the late Alfred E. and Ida Mae (Miller) Loomer. He lived and was educated in Springfield before...
Yvette Rita Bolduc
Sep 4, 2016
Yvette Rita (Gregoire) Bolduc 1931 - 2016 West Springfield – Yvette Rita (Gregoire) Bolduc, passed away Sunday September 4, 2016 at the Bolduc family ranch in Westfield, MA with her family. Yvette was born in Springfield MA. May 5, 1931, daughter of late Archie & Lina (Vigneux) Gregoire. Both of her parents were born in Canada. She was a graduate...
William D. Welch
Sep 2, 2016
WEST SPRINGFIELD – William D. "Bill" Welch, 89, of Highland Lane died Friday in Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett. A lifelong resident of West Springfield and long time member of the Vero Beach, FL, community, Bill spent his last several months at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17...
Allen Stanley Lesik
Aug 31, 2016
Allen S. Lesik, 48, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at home surrounded by his family after a short battle with cancer. Born in Holyoke, he was a lifelong resident of Chicopee. Allen worked as a machinist at Carauster Paper Manufacturer. He was an avid fisherman and sports enthusiast and enjoyed watching the Dallas Cowboys. Allen's best...
Frank J. Gamelli
Aug 29, 2016
Frank J. Gamelli 1935 – 2016 WEST SPRINGFIELD GAMELLI, FRANK 81, was called safely home on Monday, August 29, 2016 after a brief illness. He was born in Springfield February 26, 1935, the son of the late Frank and Mary (DiRoma) Gamelli, and has lived in West Springfield most of his life. Beloved husband of 64 years to his cherished...
Eugene P. Butler
Aug 23, 2016
Eugene P. Butler 1938 – 2016 Eugene P. Butler, 77, formerly of Agawam died August 23rd in Spring Hill, FL., where he has resided for the past six years. He was born in Glen Ridge, N.J. and grew up in Bloomfield, N.J. graduating from Bloomfield High School. Eugene moved to Agawam in 1961 and retired after 25 years as a...
Gregoria "Gloria" Medina
Aug 20, 2016
In the early morning of Saturday August 20, 2016 Gregoria Medina, better known as Gloria to all that knew and loved her, passed away into enteral rest. She did so surrounded by her loving family and friends who had watched her battle various illnesses. It took one simple phrase, "Mom it's ok to let go. We will be ok." for...
Claire M. Sypek
Aug 19, 2016
Claire M. Sypek 1933-2016 Springfield-Claire M. Sypek, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 17, 1933 to Maurice and Stella (Topor) Sullivan and graduated from Holy Name High School in Chicopee. Claire was an Assistant Clerk in Chicopee District Court for more than thirty years. She was carried over the threshold at...
Amanda Leigh Currie
Aug 18, 2016
Amanda Leigh Currie, 23, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, August 18, 2016 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Born in Springfield, she was a lifelong resident of Chicopee and 2010 graduate of Chicopee High School where she was in the National Honor Society and the photography club. She received a Presidential Scholarship for, and was...
Geraldine M. Chilton
Aug 15, 2016
Geraldine M. (Bristol) Chilton, 94, formerly of Elm St., died August 15th in Claremont, NH. She was born in Springfield and moved to West Springfield in 1943 and moved to Claremont several years ago. She was a member of First Congregational Church for over 50 years. Her husband George Chilton died in 2014. She leaves a son Gary Chilton of...
Anna P. Acosta
Aug 13, 2016
Anna P. (Langone) Acosta, 92, died Saturday in Heritage Hall Nursing Home. She was born and grew up in Springfield and lived many years in New York City before moving to Agawam in 1975. She was a long distance operator for Bell Telephone in New York and later worked for Buxton. Anna was a member of the Mount Carmel Society...
Donald P. Sowinski
Aug 13, 2016
Donald P. Sowinski, 67, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Holyoke, he was the son of the late Stanley and Dorothy (Opalenik) Sowinski. He grew up in South Hadley and was a 1966 graduate of South Hadley High School. Donald supervised the sign department for the highway department and worked for...