Lynne Theodorou
Jun 26, 2023
Lynne Theodorou, 61, passed away June 26, 2023. Born in Hinsdale, NH, October 13, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Geraldine (Sullivan) Dion Theodorou. She lived most of her life in West Springfield. She leaves her beloved sister, Lesley Carr of Orange and Laurie Theodorou of AZ. She was predeceased by her sister, Kathleen O'Sullivan. The...
Albert Boucher
Jun 26, 2023
Albert “Dee Dee” Boucher, age 98, of East Otis, MA, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2023. Dee Dee, the son of the late Albert and Mary Boucher, spent much of his childhood in Barre, VT, before moving to West Springfield, MA. He was a veteran of the US Navy who served in World War II and the Korean War....
Virginia I. Rice
Jun 24, 2023
Virginia Irene (Gardner) Rice, 91, passed peacefully from this world on Saturday, June 24, 2023, with family at her side. Virginia was born in Warwick, RI in 1931, to father Robert F. Gardner and mother Nellie (Newcomb) Gardner. Her family moved to Springfield, MA when she was a baby. She attended Park Street and Immaculate Conception elementary schools in West...
Joan Bonnello
Jun 24, 2023
Feeding Hills- Joan (DeMars) Bonnello, 86, of Pleasant Drive passed away on Saturday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on August 16, 1936 to the late Rose (Loncrini) and Augustus DeMars. She spent most of her life in Agawam and graduated from Agawam High School Class of 1954. Joan started her career working for the former Union...
Peter J. Asta-Ferrero
Jun 23, 2023
Peter J. Asta-Ferrero, 87, died peacefully on Friday, June 23, 2023, surrounded by his family. Born in Rockland, ME to the late Pasquale and Merle (Winslow) Asta-Ferrero, he was a lifelong West Springfield resident. He served his country proudly in the National Guard as a field medic. He graduated from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1959 and worked as a...
Rose Marie Clark
Jun 20, 2023
Rose Marie (Basilone) Clark, 84, passed away June 20, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, June 8, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Lillian (Warner) Basilone. Rose Marie worked as a nursing assistant for many years at Heritage Hall and the former West Springfield Nursing Home. She was a communicant of the former...
Joan M. Messer
Jun 17, 2023
West Springfield, Joan M. (Delaney) Messer, 92, passed away after the long goodbye of Alzheimers on Sat., June 17, 2023. Born August 29, 1930, to the late Leon J. and Elise B. (Desmarais) Delaney. She was a lifetime resident of West Springfield and graduated from the Immaculate Conception School in 1944 and West Springfield High School in 1948. She graduated...
Diane M. Dobranski
Jun 12, 2023
Diane M. Dobranski, 68, of Bolton, CT passed away peacefully at Manchester Memorial Hospital in Manchester, CT on June 12, 2023. Diane was born in West Springfield, MA on November 7, 1954 to the late Paul and Mary Fairley. She grew up in West Springfield and lived there for several years before moving to Connecticut where she settled down with...
Antonio "Pat" Argiro
Jun 10, 2023
Antonio “Pat” Argiro, 92, passed away June 10, 2023, at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, June 3, 1931, the son of the late Pietro and Guisipina (Marra) Argiro. Pat owned and operated AP Argiro Trucking for many years, followed by Argiro Service Center on Memorial Ave in West Springfield. He was a hard working...
Rose Marie Nathan
Jun 8, 2023
Rose Marie Nathan (nee LaMountain), 95, longtime resident of West Springfield, MA, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2023, at Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield, MA on December 4, 1927, daughter of the late Noah Z. and Katherine (Mullin) LaMountain (of Springfield). A graduate of Sacred Heart High School (’45)...
Frieda K Siller
Jun 6, 2023
Frieda K. (Werner) Siller, 101, passed away June 6, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Zella-Mehlis, Germany, July 16, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Hermann and Marie (Aunschutz) Werner. Frieda was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in West Springfield and a member of the Springfield Turnverine. Her beloved husband, Hugo died in 1991....
Thomas L Korzeniowski
Jun 4, 2023
Dr. Thomas L. Korzeniowski, 68, died Sunday June 4, 2023, at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, December 29, 1954, he was the son of the late John and Anna (Murdzia) Korzeniowski. Tom was a graduate of West Springfield High School and the Mass Institute of Technology. He then received his Masters Degree and his...
Karen Estep
Jun 1, 2023
Karen Estep, 78, of Westfield passed into eternal life surrounded by friends on June 1, 2023 at Noble Hospital in Westfield. Karen was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on July 12, 1944 to the late Earl and Evelyn Estep. Karen was a ray of sunshine and spread happiness in the lives of everyone she met. She enjoyed social events and...
Tara Jean Terenzi
May 29, 2023
Tara Jean Terenzi, 44, of Herrman Street passed away Monday at home. She was born in Springfield on September 26, 1978 and lived here all of her life. She worked as a Registered Nurse and began her career at the former Parkview Hospital in Springfield. After that she worked as a traveling nurse at various local hospitals and nursing homes....
Maryann Lane
May 16, 2023
Maryann E. Lane, 63, entered into eternal life on May 16, 2023 at the Inova Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. Maryann was born in Holyoke, MA and was raised in West Springfield. After graduating from high school she worked a number of different jobs, one of her favorites was being a waitress at Friendly’s. Maryann is survived by her life partner...
James W. Smith
May 11, 2023
James Smith, 78, passed away Thursday, May 11 2023. He was born August 11th, 1944, to the late William and Stella (Prusaczyk) Smith. James worked most of his life as a caretaker and landscaper for residential estates in the Berkshires. He loved the outdoors, sports and telling all the crazy stories of his youth. He was an active member of...
John A. Sylvester
May 9, 2023
John Andrew Sylvester passed away on May 9, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital. John was a history teacher. He was born on December 20, 1935 in Springfield, MA. He was the son of the late Andrew A. Sylvester and Stella Davies Sylvester. John attended West Springfield Schools and graduated with the class of 1953. He graduated with honors and a...
Edith M. Walker
May 5, 2023
Edith M. Walker, 97, of West Springfield, MA passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 5, 2023 at Noble Hospital. Edith was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada to the late Ronald and Sarah MacInnis. She lived in Canada throughout her childhood, eventually settling in Western Massachusetts with her late husband, Joseph G. Walker. Edith was a...
Maureen H. Dion
May 5, 2023
After a brief illness Maureen H. Dion (Signet) entered into eternal rest on May 5, 2023. She survived unbeatable odds after battling metastatic colon cancer in 2002. We were blessed to have her for an additional twenty-one years. She was a graduate from Cathedral High School in 1961. Maureen was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. She was a Eucharistic...
Jane M Turnbull
May 5, 2023
Jane Turnbull, 86, passed away peacefully at home on May 5, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Ludlow, MA to the late John Marvin Cleary and Isabel Abbie (Young). She is predeceased by her beloved husband of 63 years Richard “Dick”, daughter Lynn Marie and daughter Kathleen (Greany). Jane leaves behind her sons Kenneth and his...
