Edward P Welker
Apr 18, 2023
Edward Welker, 90, residing in West Springfield, passed away peacefully on April 18th surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born on June 17, 1932 to Anton and Caroline (Metzler) Welker of West Springfield, MA. He was a lifelong resident of West Springfield, graduating from West Springfield High School in 1950. In 1952, Ed married his high school sweetheart Joyce...
Luke A Kitner
Apr 17, 2023
Luke A. Kitner, infant son of Justin and Lauren (Begin) Kitner of West Springfield, passed away April 17, 2023 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Besides his parents he leaves his beloved brother, Joseph Enriquez, his maternal grandparents, Guy Begin Jr. of Titusville, FL, and Jeanne Risk of Southampton, his paternal grandmother, Pam Kitner of Middleboro, his maternal great...
William R. Ellis
Apr 15, 2023
William R. Ellis (Bill) 88, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2023 at his home, in West Springfield, MA surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Springfield, MA to the late William and Ada Ellis. Bill graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1952. He played semi-professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs and attended American International College for...
Robert A. Budri
Apr 15, 2023
Robert A. Budri,101, of West Springfield, MA died April 15, 2023, in his home in the company of his loving family. He was born October 20, 1921 in Springfield, MA to the late Angelo and Rose Budri. Robert was predeceased by his wife of 60 years Dorothy A. (O'Malley) Budri, his sister Eunice J. Martone and his brother Robert A....
Karen Ouimet
Apr 14, 2023
Karen Ouimet, 68, of Westfield passed away on April 14, 2023. She was born in Jacksonville, NC to the late Clarence and Constance Avery. Karen was a hair dresser for several years and loved having her hair and nails done. She had a heart of gold and was kind to every person she met. She enjoyed being out side in...
Frances Ann Mckinnon
Apr 13, 2023
West Springfield- Frances Ann (Still) McKinnon, 83, of Healy Street passed away Thursday, April 13th, at Heritage hall Nursing Home in Agawam. She was born in Springfield on Aug. 31, 1939 to the late Annie (Stedman) and Donald Still. She lived most of her life in West Springfield. Frances worked as the Head Cashier for the West Springfield Stop &...
Linda Brown
Apr 9, 2023
Linda J. Brown, 72, of West Springfield passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Mercy Hospital surrounded by her family. Linda was born in Springfield, MA on August 29, 1950 to the late Edward and Irene Charbonneau. She grew up in West Springfield where she graduated from West Springfield High School. Linda attended Springfield Technical Community College which became...
Lana Marie D'Benedetto
Apr 9, 2023
Lana Marie (Kolonoski) D’Benedetto, 73, of Holyoke passed away peacefully the morning of Easter Sunday with her daughter by her side at Holyoke Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on December 26, 1949 to the late Priscilla (Davis) and Stanley Kolonoski. She graduated high school in 1967 from Our Lady of the Angels in Enfield, and later in life...
Katherine L Lacas
Apr 3, 2023
Katherine “Kath” L. (Kuryn) Lacas, 78, passed away April 3, 2023, at Mercy Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Steubenville, OH, October 15, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Horshok) Kuryn. She moved to Springfield after graduating from high school where she met the love of her life, Bob Lacas. She worked several...
Elaine Moccio
Apr 3, 2023
Elaine (Mahalski) Moccio, 74, passed away April 3, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at home. Born in Springfield, July 4, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Eleanor (Crombie) Mahalski. Elaine was a 1966 graduate of Enfield High School. She loved trips to various casinos, Saratoga, the island of St. Martin and loved spending time with...
Susan M. Goodhind
Apr 2, 2023
West Springfield- Susan Maureen (Oliynik) Goodhind, 74, of Nelson Street passed away Sunday, April 2nd at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Glen Ridge, NJ on July 8, 1948 to the late Nina (Petrowski) and Milton Oliynik. She grew up there and lived most of her life in West Springfield. She retired in 2017 after working over...
Hugette M Boutin
Apr 2, 2023
Huguette M. (Roy) Boutin, 84, passed away April 2, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Saint-Nicephore, Quebec Province, November 7, 1938, the daughter of the late Thomas and Adrienne Bisson Roy. She attended local schools in Canada and moved to the US in 1956. She worked as a retail manager for various companies for many years. She was...
William Winnie
Mar 31, 2023
West Springfield - William “Bill” James Winnie, 85, of West Springfield, MA passed away Friday March 31, 2023. William leaves behind his beloved wife Nancy of 48 years. He was born in Northampton Massachusetts and graduated from Northampton High School. William was patriotic and was proud to serve his country. For 38 years he was the Chief Master Sargent for...
Joseph Laviolette
Mar 25, 2023
It is with a heavy heart that the family of Joseph (Joey) LaViolette Jr., 30, of West Springfield announce his passing on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Joseph was born on August 13, 1992, in Springfield, MA. From the beginning, Joey defied the odds being born at 1lb 5oz. Joey overcame many hurdles and was able to reside at home due...
Susan C Young
Mar 23, 2023
Susan C. (McNulty) Young, 77, passed away Thursday March 23, 2023. Born in Springfield, August 22, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Doris (Little) McNulty. Susan was a graduate of West Springfield High School and a former communicant of St. Thomas Church. She ran a Day Care for children for many years. Her husband, Thomas died...
Cheryl Coakley
Mar 17, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Cheryl on St. Patrick’s day, 3/17/23. Cheryl was born in Montpelier, VT, raised in West Springfield and also resided in Chicopee, and Springfield. Cheryl leaves behind her daughter, Shannon Coakley, 4 grandchildren, and a sister, Bonnie Hershowitz. She was predeceased by her husband, Shawn Coakley, sister, Roselyn Pagan and...
Thomas E. Martin
Mar 7, 2023
Thomas Edwin Martin passed away peacefully on March 7, 2023 at his home in Brandon Mississippi. Tom was born on December 23, 1963 to Ruth Martin and the late Clayton Martin. He grew up in West Springfield and proudly served the United States Army. He was a master electrician and owned Advanced Home Repair in Mississippi. Tom will always be...
Alyce T Zuchowicz
Mar 6, 2023
Alyce T. (Starzyk) Zuchowicz, 96, passed away on March 6, 2023. Born December 25, 1926, she lived her entire life in West Springfield. Her husband, Edward “Eddie” Zuchowicz passed in 1993. Alyce worked and retired from the former American Bosch Company. She loved gardening and working in her yard. She was a member of the West Springfield Bowling League where...
Ruth V. Newhouse
Mar 6, 2023
Ruth V. Newhouse, 91, formerly of West Springfield died at Day Brook Village Senior Living in Holyoke on Monday, March 6, 2023. Born in Springfield on March 8, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Walter Newhouse and Harriette (Tibbetts) Newhouse. Ms. Newhouse had a long term relationship with Stanley J. Skaza until his death in 1994. She also...
Dorothy Howe
Mar 5, 2023
Dorothy M. Howe, 98, of West Springfield passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family March 5, 2023. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Edward Conroy and his wife Sophie. Dorothy leaves behind her two daughters Karen Chmura and her husband Richard of Feeding Hills, and Patti Tuzzio and her husband Louis, of Westfield. Besides her...
