Anthony Yanuchievch
Jan 10, 2023
Anthony “Uncle Tony” Yanuchievch, 87, died January 10, 2023, at the Jewish Nursing Home. Born in Springfield, May 6, 1935, he was the son of the late Anthony and Charlotte Niemitz Yanuchievch. Tony worked as an embosser for various printing companies including Old Colony Printing, retiring in 1997. He was a US Army veteran stationed in Germany. He was a...
George F. Moran
Jan 9, 2023
George F. Moran passed away on January 9, 2023. Born in Longmeadow, MA, he was the son of the late George A. Moran and Emily Moran of Longmeadow, MA. George attended the Longmeadow school system, graduating from Longmeadow High School, and going on to further his education at American International College, as well as earning his Master’s Degree from The...
John J Kasip
Jan 8, 2023
John J. Kasip, 71, passed away January 8, 2023, after a lengthy illness. Born in Holyoke, December 30, 1951, he was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. He was the son of the late William J. and Kathryn A. (Reidy) Kasip. John was a 1970 graduate of West Springfield High School. He was a US Navy veteran and worked at...
Henry J. Tessier, Jr., Dmd
Jan 7, 2023
Henry “Hank” J. Tessier, Jr., DMD died peacefully on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Born March 9, 1929, Henry was the son of the late Henry Tessier and Yvonne (Ally) Tessier. Born and educated in Chicopee, he attended Chicopee High School. He graduated from Tufts University, Magna Cum Laude, and was elected to The National Honor Society (Phi Beta Kappa). Hank...
Kathleen B. Melvin
Jan 4, 2023
Kathleen B. (Quinn) Melvin, 91, passed away on January 4, 2023 at home surrounded by family. She was born on the family farm in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland on May 15, 1931 to the late Thomas and Catherine (Begley) Quinn. Kathy moved to America in 1953 where she met the love of her life, James. They married in 1957 and...
John J. Rolandini
Jan 3, 2023
John J. Rolandini, Sr. 91, passed away on Jan 3, 2023 at the Veterans Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Born in 1931 he lived most of his life in West Springfield, spending the last 5 years in Sun City, Arizona. He was a first generation immigrant from Italy. John worked for a number of years at the Southworth Paper Company...
Frances Roberts
Jan 1, 2023
West Springfield – From the moment Frances entered this world she was remarkable. A surprise home birth resulted in triplets July 27, 1935. She grew up in a typical Italian household surrounded by her loving family. Frances was predeceased by her mother Angelina Mazzamurra and father Frank Mastromatteo. She is survived by her brothers Richard and his wife Mary Ellen...
Flora A. Creran
Dec 31, 2022
Flora A. Creran, 100, formely of West Springfield passed away Dec. 31, 2022. She was born August 22, 1922, a daughter to Albert and Alice Prophet. Flora lived in West Springfield for many years and worked at Burger King for 17 years before moving to Sun City Center, FL. She was predeceased by her husband Charles E. Creran in 1992...
Stephen P. Smrecek
Dec 31, 2022
Stephen P. Smrecek, 69, of West Springfield, MA died peacefully at home on December 31, 2022 after a courageous 10-year battle with melanoma and most recently mesothelioma. Born in Springfield, MA on September 11, 1953 to the late Peter T and Theresa A (Bailey) Smrecek, Steve was a 1971 graduate of Springfield Trade High School. He became a licensed plumber...
Robert D. Sullivan Sr,
Dec 30, 2022
West Springfield, Robert “Bart / Bob” Dwyer Sullivan, 78, passed away Friday December 30 at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bermuda. Born in Minneapolis, MN June 10, 1944, to the late George H. Sullivan and Helen (Bain) Platanitis. Bart attended Lyons Township High School (LaGrange, IL) and graduated with a BA (Hons.) from Syracuse University and obtained an MBA from...
Cheryl A. Rivers
Dec 26, 2022
Cheryl Ann (Sheldon) Rivers, 65, of Forris Street passed away Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Springfield on February 4, 1957 to the late Pauline (Tompkins) and Edward Sheldon. She lived her entire life in West Springfield and was a graduate of West Springfield High School. She worked in the customer service division of Omniglow/Cyalume...
Michael R Tetreault
Dec 21, 2022
Michael R. Tetreault, 54, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family December 21, 2022, at Mercy Hospital. Born in Springfield, May 2, 1968, the son of the late Donald and Joan (Harrington) Tetreault. Mike was a graduate of Avon Old Farms High School and Oswego State University where he excelled at hockey as a goalie. He worked in the...
Neely M. Murray
Dec 20, 2022
With overwhelming sadness, the family of Neely Marie Murray, 25, of West Springfield announce her unexpected passing on Tuesday, December 20th, 2022. Neely was born on February 17, 1997 in Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School and attended Holyoke Community College. Neely worked at Prosper Assisted Living in West Springfield, where she was loved by all her co-workers...
Brian C. Moran
Dec 17, 2022
Brian C. Moran, 33, of Westfield died unexpectedly on Saturday December 17, 2022, in his home in Westfield, MA. Brian was born December 11, 1989, in Feeding Hills, MA, beloved son of James and Pauline (Hoare) Moran. In 1999, Brian moved to Westfield, MA and was a 2008 graduate of Westfield High School where he was an accomplished athlete, excelling...
Sandra E. Sacharczyk
Dec 17, 2022
Sandra E. Sacharczyk, 87, passed away Sat Dec. 17, 2022 after a short illness. Sandra was born in Spfld., on Jan 19, 1935, the daughter of the late Claude and Dorothea Meyrick. She attended Trade School in Spfld for nursing. In addition to her parents she was also predeceased by her son Richard Sacharczyk. She is survived by her beloved...
Patricia S Lappie-Dudley
Dec 14, 2022
West Springfield, Patricia S. (Hoar) Lappie-Dudley 75, passed away December 14, 2022, at Mercy Hospital. Born in Springfield, November 7, 1947, the daughter of the late Edward and Beatrice (Rossi) Hoar. She was a graduate of West Springfield High School. Pat owned and operated Bissley Real Estate with her husband Richard for many years and also worked at the former...
Joseph L Rolak
Dec 10, 2022
Joseph L. Rolak 93, passed away peacefully December 10, 2022, at Mercy Hospital. He was born in New Bedford, MA on May 13, 1929, to the late Francis and Casmira Rolak and lived in Springfield for 68 years. Joseph was a graduate of Holy Family High School in New Bedford and the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT where he...
Richard A. Barnaby
Dec 9, 2022
Richard Barnaby, 80, of Placida, FL, passed away on Dec 9th surrounded by his loving family. Born in Holyoke to the late Spencer and Thelma (Beauchamp) Barnaby, he is predeceased by his first wife Janet (Burke) and his sister Judith Sherman. Rich was a 1962 graduate of HHS. Rich was a Master Mechanic, welder and crane operator for Morrison Knudsen...
Michael J Murphy
Dec 3, 2022
Michael J. Murphy, 73, passed away December 3 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Born in Springfield, September 28, 1949, the son of the late Robert and Margaret (Dunse) Murphy. Michael was a decorated Vietnam Veteran who served in the Navy. He was a West Springfield Auxiliary Police Officer for over 22years and worked for the H.P. Hood Company. He was...
Anne Burke-Adams
Dec 2, 2022
Anne Marie Burke-Adams (Briotta) passed away peacefully on Friday, December 2nd. Anne was born on March 5, 1956 in Springfield, MA. She grew up on Mayflower Rd with her parents and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1974. Although an only child growing up, she was inundated with love from both her Briotta and Izzo families. After high school, she...
