Joseph M. Turner, III
Apr 20, 2026
West Springfield – Joseph M. Turner III passed away unexpectedly with loving family by his side on April 20 in Dawsonville, GA. He was 78 years old. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was one of two sons born to the late Joseph Turner II and his wife Lucille (Powers) Turner. Joe was raised in GA and came to MA when...
Barbara A. Leshinski
Apr 26, 2026
West Springfield – Barbara Ann (Cavallon) Leshinski, 85, of Rogers Avenue passed away Sunday (4/26/26) at Mount Marie in Holyoke. She was born on September 1, 1939, in Springfield to the late Victor and Norma Cavallon. She lived all of her life in West Springfield and was a graduate of West Springfield H.S. Barbara worked at an in-home daycare for...
Karen Connelly
Apr 25, 2026
West Springfield—Karen (Lolos) Connelly, 85, of Field Street passed away Saturday (4/25/26) at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Springfield on June 18, 1940, to the late Mary (Vaselacopoulos) and Harry Lolos. She was a graduate of Springfield Tech H.S. and lived most of her life in West Springfield. Karen worked in the Admissions Office of Providence...
Susan Linda LaFlamme
Apr 24, 2026
Susan Linda (Prucnal) LaFlamme passed away on April 24 in Westfield. She was 77 years old. Born in Chicopee on August 26, 1948, she was one of two daughters born to the late Edward and Rose (Petlak) Prucnal. She was a graduate of Commerce High School in Springfield and lived in West Springfield until moving to Agawam 40 years ago.
Susan...
Alson Kilbourn Canary, Jr.
Apr 17, 2026
Alson Kilbourn Canary, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 17. 2026. He was born in Springfield on October 3, 1934 to the late Alson Kilbourn Canary & Ruth (Howard) Canary. He graduated from West Springfield High School in 1952 and soon married his high school sweetheart, Shirley (Marilyn) Dupuis, settling in West Springfield to raise their family....
Jerome K. Barrett
Apr 16, 2026
Jerome K. Barrett of Easthampton passed away on April 16 at the Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke, on the feast day of St. Bernadette, patron saint of illness. He was 90 years old. Born in Pittsfield, MA, he was one of five children born to the late James and Marie (Walsh) Barrett. Jerome lived in West Springfield for many years...
Alberic Jean Brisson
Apr 11, 2026
Alberic Jean Brisson, 97, has entered into eternal rest on April 11, 2026. He was born on April 2, 1929, in Saint-Gervais, Quebec, Canada. Alberic was the 12th of 13 children. Shortly after marrying the love of his life, Jeannette (Larochelle), on July 12, 1952, Alberic began a new chapter. The day after their wedding, they moved to the United...
Marsha Ann Ryan
Apr 11, 2026
Westfield – Marsha Ann (Gorski) Ryan passed away on April 11 with her husband of 51 years James E. “Jim” Ryan at her side in their Westfield home. She was 75 years old. She was born in Holyoke on November 30, 1950, to the late Bolislaw and Stasia (Perlowski) Gorski. Marsha was raised in Holyoke and graduated from Holyoke Catholic...
Ronald R. Kwiatkowski
Apr 8, 2026
Ronald Kwiatkowski, 99½, passed away on April 8, 2026. Born in Agawam, he lived most of his life in West Springfield and summered at Hampton Ponds in Westfield. He graduated from Agawam High School and enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 17½. Ronald was trained at Amarillo AFB on B-29 bombers. He was sent to the Philippine...
Edward Kleciak
Apr 7, 2026
West Springfield – Edward Kleciak passed away on April 7 in Enfield, CT. He was 84 years old. Born in Holyoke on November 11, 1941, he was one of 3 children born to the late Leo and Stella (Guzik) Kleciak. Edward was raised in Chicopee and also lived in Springfield before settling in West Springfield with his wife Margaret 50...
Martin G. Balboni
Apr 6, 2026
Martin G. Balboni, age 80, passed away peacefully at home. with his family by his side. He was born on July 4, 1945, in Springfield to the late Carlo and Rose Balboni. He is survived by his loving wife, Gail to whom he was married for 57 years. He is also survived by his three sons and their wives: Carlo...
Todd D. Gardner
Apr 4, 2026
Todd Gardner passed away unexpectedly on April 4th in Springfield, MA. He was 63 years old. He was born in Philadelphia on May 16, 1962, to Jane (Whitelaw) Gardner and the late Bob Gardner. He was raised in Port Washington, NY. He met his future wife, Barbara Becker, in 10th grade at Paul D. Schreiber High School where they both...
Dorothy A. Gomez
Mar 24, 2026
West Springfield – It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dorothy A. Gomez, 93, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, who passed away on March 24, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Genevieve (Roy) Bernard.
Dorothy was the devoted wife of Manuel Gomez until his passing in 1992. A loving and dedicated mother, she is...
Walter J Kruczek
Mar 20, 2026
Walter J. Kruczek, 92, of West Springfield, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born July 23, 1933, in Chicopee, he was the son of the late Jacob and Katherine (Bielecka) Kruczek. Walter attended Western New England College and graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for Hamilton Standard for over 30 years, where...
James F Martin
Mar 17, 2026
James F. Martin, 82, of West Springfield, MA, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2026. He was born on August 22, 1943, in Danbury, CT, the son of the late Thomas J. Martin and Evelyn G. (Marquette) Martin. Jim was predeceased by his brother, Thomas J. Martin. He is survived by his loving wife, Ellen C. (McGovern) Martin; his daughter,...
Roger H Bilodeau
Mar 12, 2026
Roger Henry Bilodeau, 74, passed away March 12, 2026, after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield on March 28, 1951, he was the son of the late Henry and Dolores (Beaulieu) Bilodeau.
Roger was a machinist by trade, and retired from Control Module Inc. of Enfield in 2017, after 32 years of service. Roger thrived in...
Howard R Daury
Mar 9, 2026
Howard R. Daury drew his last breath on March 9, 2026 after 93 happy and healthy years. He was born on September 12, 1932 in Pittsfield, MA to Howard J. Daury and Emeline V. Daury (Guyette). Howard graduated from St Joseph’s High in Pittsfield, MA in 1951 and immediately enlisted in the 82 Airborne 508 Regimental Combat Team where he...
Kathleen T Baker
Mar 2, 2026
Kathleen T (Welch) Baker, 85, of West Springfield, passed away March 2, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Worcester, July 28, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (O’Toole) Welch. Kathleen was a graduate of West Springfield High School class of 1958 and has been on the reunion committee since 1983. She worked in...
Barbara S. Thomas
Mar 1, 2026
Barbara S. Thomas passed away on March 1 in East Longmeadow. She was 92 years old. Born in Worcester on November 26, 1933, she was one of 3 children born to the late Edward and Ruth (Folschild) Salmon. Barbara was raised in Worcester where she graduated from South High School in 1951. She worked at State Mutual Life Assurance Company...
Lionel J. Couture
Feb 28, 2026
Lionel J. Couture, 67, died peacefully on February 28, 2026 surrounded by his loving family after a short battle with cancer. Born in Springfield, he was a self-employed contractor, well known for his meticulous craftsmanship in cedar siding (and always having his German Shepherds at the jobsite with him).
He enjoyed spending quality time with family and lifelong friends, along with...
