Patricia S. Daley
Dec 18, 2023
Patricia Sheila (O’Grady) Daley, 86, of Elizabeth Avenue passed away Sunday (12/18) at Baystate Medical Center. She was born on December 6, 1937 in Springfield to the late Eleanor (Broughton) and Charles O’Grady. She lived most of her life in Westfield. Patricia worked as a Registered Nurse for many years and spent her entire career in labor and delivery. She...
Joseph Edmund Adams
Dec 18, 2023
Joseph Edmund Adams, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 18th. He was born in Springfield on December 2, 1932 to Homer and Antonia (Pellitier) Adams. Joseph worked for many years as a tool maker at Hamilton Standard before retiring in 1993. He loved the water, sailing and fishing, and enjoyed woodworking and made several keepsakes (clocks, toys, and jewelry...
Florence Langway
Dec 15, 2023
Florence Langway 1931 - 2023 WEST SPRINGFIELD - Florence (Bugbee) Langway, 92, passed away Friday, December 15 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield on December 15, 1931, to the late Harold and Florence (O’Neil) Bugbee. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her beloved husband, Edward A. Langway, sister Marjorie Flint, brother Eugene Bugbee, and her...
Louis H Beauvais
Dec 14, 2023
Louis H. Beauvais Sr. 86 passed away at Baystate Medical Center on December 14, 2023. Born in Hartford CT, August 15, 1937. He was the son of the late John and Aretha (Royce) Beauvais. Louis worked as a truck driver for most of his career with Hampden Color and Chemical Company and subsequently worked for Hubbard Hall. He is a...
Florence Marie Caron
Dec 12, 2023
Florence (Blake) Caron, 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 12th. Born on August 15, 1928 to Clarence and Grace (Kelly) Blake, she was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. Florence's career was raising her children (think June Cleaver). She was an avid reader, a talented crafts-person and enjoyed crossword puzzles (which she always completed in ink!). She was known...
Betty Jean Bech
Dec 12, 2023
West Springfield –Betty Jean (Hagen) Bech, 80, passed away on Tuesday, December 12th. Born on November 4, 1943 to Arthur Herman Hagen and Freda Eleanor Harvey Hagen, she was a resident of West Springfield for over 38 years. She worked for many years as an administrative coordinator at Marathon House (now Phoenix House) in Springfield. She also worked as a...
Jacques Verdon
Dec 10, 2023
Jacques “Jack” Verdon, 62, passed away December 10, 2023. Born in Newport, VT, October 4, 1961, he was the son of the late Willie Verdon and Cecile Rodrigue Verdon. Jack worked in the construction industry for the majority of his career, with many companies as well as helping anyone who simply asked. He was a lover of music and enjoyed...
Christine M. Zelisko
Nov 30, 2023
Hartford, CT- It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Christine Zelisko, 70, who left this world too soon on November 30, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was a shining light in our lives, and her absence has left a void that can never be filled. Christine “Chris” Zelisko was a woman...
Mark I. Normand
Nov 26, 2023
Mark Ian Normand, 71, of San Antonio, TX, (formerly of West Springfield, MA) passed away suddenly on November 26, 2023. Mark was born July 3, 1952, to the late Adjutor and Helen (Rice) Normand, and was a long time resident of West Springfield. In 1969, he enlisted in the US Army, and was a proud Vietnam Veteran. After completing his...
Shirley A Desmarais
Nov 22, 2023
Shirley Desmarais passed away on November 22, 2023, after a short illness. Shirley was born in 1927 to Charles and Alfreda Cartier; she grew up in Chicopee and has been a resident of West Springfield for over 50 years. She worked in offices at Wico, Buxton, and Mercy Medical Center until her retirement. She was a long time communicant of...
Robert M Gentles
Nov 22, 2023
Robert M. Gentles, 76 passed away November 22, 2023, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, May 12, 1947, he was the son of Theodore Langlois and Barbara (Amsden) Gentles. Bob graduated from the Baystate Medical Center LPN program and worked at Baystate for over 41 years. He leaves his uncle, Bob “Chick” Amsden, many cousins and his special friends,...
Helen M Siragusa
Nov 19, 2023
Helen Marie (Barry) Siragusa, 100, of Hubbard Lane passed away Sunday at home. She was born on May 23, 1923 to the late Margaret (Lynch) and Laurence Barry. She grew up in New Jersey, and was a graduate of West Side High School. She received her Nursing Degree from All Souls Hospital School of Nursing. Helen proudly served as a...
Carole E Smith
Nov 18, 2023
West Springfield, Carol E. Smith, 77, passed away November 18, 2023, surrounded by her loving family and close friends at Baystate Medical Center. Born on June 10, 1946, in Springfield, MA. She was the daughter of the late Norman T. and Barbara McClelland Smith. She will be sadly missed by her beloved brother, Norman Smith of West Springfield, MA, her...
Janet J. Trombley
Nov 18, 2023
Janet J. (Mongeau) Trombley, 75, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late Charles Mongeau, II and June (Fisher) Mongeau, she was a longtime West Springfield resident. Though she was born here, she spent much of her childhood living in Alaska. She returned to West Springfield and finished out her...
Charles F. Nolan
Nov 15, 2023
Charles F. Nolan, 87, of West Springfield passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. He was born in Springfield, MA on June 18, 1936 to the late Christine (Lemmah) and Charles P. Nolan. He attended Trade High School briefly, but left to support his family. He worked for various grocery stores in the area and was Dairy...
Ruth I Brennan
Nov 8, 2023
Ruth Isabel (Matteson) Brennan (97), a long-time West Springfield, MA, resident, was safely called home on November 8, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born March 14, 1926, in Springfield, MA, as the second daughter to John and Mable Matteson, her fun-loving and lively disposition never wavered, regardless of life’s surprises. Until her recent illness, she lived independently in her...
Janet Sheil
Nov 5, 2023
Janet (Voghel) Sheil 96, of West Springfield passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 5,2023. She was born in New Bedford, MA on May 18,1927 to the late Maria (Cote) and Hilaire Voghel. She was a graduate of Waterbury Catholic High. Mom was a devout Catholic and had a special devotion to the Blessed Mother. She was a Eucharistic minister and...
Scott D Zatyrka
Nov 1, 2023
Scott Donald Zatyrka, 45, of Thompsonville Road passed away Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in the same hospital on January 4, 1978 and lived in Easthampton until the age of 7, later moving to West Springfield where he lived most of his life before settling in Suffield in 2017. He was a 1996 graduate of...
Nino A Boccasile
Nov 1, 2023
Nino A Boccasile, 96, passed away November 1, 2023. Born in Springfield, March 13, 1927, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Columbia (Bracci) Boccasile. He was predeceased by his first wife, Norma Boccasile, sister Leanora Monast, and his son Barry Boccasile. He leaves behind his wife, Janet Boccasile, step-daughter, Elisa Kirkpatrick and her husband Ryan, his grandchildren,...
Jeffrey P Ellis
Oct 31, 2023
Jeffrey P. Ellis, 63, of Agawam, MA, passed away suddenly on October 31, 2023. He was the son of the late William and Patricia (Dennis) Ellis. He leaves behind his beloved brother William and wife Donna (Grondski), his niece Erika Ellis, his nephew Derek and wife Chelsea Ellis (Catala), his great niece Riley Ellis, and several aunts and uncles. He...
