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...
Janice Sharpe
Mar 5, 2023
Janice Sharpe, 61, passed away on March 5, 2023. Born in Springfield, July 17, 1962 she was the loving daughter of the late Gordon and Rita Sharpe. Janice grew up in Ludlow and was a graduate of Ludlow High school. She worked many years for Covidien where she was a molder operator. Janice leaves behind her two sisters Jackie D’Andrea...
Rita L Templeman
Mar 1, 2023
Rita Lucile Templeman, 101, of Snow Hill Farm, Gibbs Road, Blandford Massachusetts, died Wednesday March 1, 2023, at Missionaries of Charity Gift of Love in Bronx, New York. She is the wife of the late James G. Templeman, a former 12-year teacher at Holyoke Vocational High School, a veteran of WWII, and who died April 15th, 1980. The daughter of...
Carolyn M Harrington
Mar 1, 2023
Carolyn M. Harrington, 85, of Holyoke, MA (formerly of West Springfield, East Longmeadow, and Westfield) passed away peacefully on March 1, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn was born in Westfield, MA on June 11, 1937 to Alexander and Anna (Condel) Yefko. She graduated from Westfield High School in 1955 and married Danny Syriac, the love of her life,...
William F Willette
Mar 1, 2023
William F. Willette, 87, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center on March 1, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 21, 1935, to the late Alfred J. Willette and Katherine J. Willette. Bill worked for the City of Springfield for 35 years in the Veterans Service Department, retiring...
Leon J. Pernice
Feb 28, 2023
Leon J. Pernice Jr. passed away at his home in Fort Pierce, Florida on February 28, 2023 with his loving family at his side. Lee grew up in West Springfield Massachusetts and graduated High School from Williston Northampton School in Easthampton MA., where he played Football and Hockey. He attended Stetson University in Deland, Florida, studied at the University of...
