Stephen E. Conner
May 9, 2022
Obituary Stephen E. Conner, 66, passed away May 9, 2022. He was born May 30, 1955 to the late William and Elaine Conner. Stephen proudly served in the US Navy. He worked for several restaurants in the area for many years. Stephen was an avid sports fan who also enjoyed going for walks. He leaves his brothers; Doug Conner, Jim...
Dianna G. Reale
May 8, 2022
Obituary Dianna Gaylor Reale passed away unexpectedly on May 8th, 2022, in her home in Palmer, MA. Dianna was born in Newport, VT and raised in Springfield, MA. She was the daughter of the late Patricia and Frederick Gaylor. She was predeceased by the love of her life, David B. Reale. She is survived by her daughter Kristina Reale of...
Craig A. Gauthier, Jr.
May 3, 2022
Obituary Craig A. Gauthier Jr., 36, passed away suddenly May 3, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, November 12, 1985, he is the son of Craig A. Gauthier Sr. of Chester, MA; his mom, Lynn (Phelps) Liquore and his step-dad Kyle Vincent, with whom he lived. He also leaves his maternal grandparents, Donna and Larry Davis, his siblings,...
Joanne E. Begley
May 3, 2022
Obituary Joanne E. Begley, 81, of Janet Street, passed away Tuesday at home. She was born in Springfield to the late Estelle (McKay) and Francis Begley. She spent all of her life in West Springfield and was a graduate of West Springfield High School. She was the former owner of the Crest Room in West Springfield. Prior to that she...
Elizabeth (Buckley) Miller
Apr 29, 2022
Obituary Elizabeth Ann “Betty” (Buckley) Miller, 94, passed away peacefully, on April 29, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born in Manchester, CT and lived there until moving to West Springfield, MA in 1965. She graduated from Manchester High School and St Agnes School of Nursing. She always loved children, and in the late 1940s worked...
Agnes M. (Askawich) Gureckis
Apr 25, 2022
Obituary Agnes Mary (Draskawich) Gureckis, 94, passed away Monday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Nashua, NH on July 4, 1927 to the late Anne (Hurbonevich) and Alexander Draskawich. She grew up in Nashua and lived most of her life in West Springfield. She was a graduate of the Andover Institute of Business. She worked at the former...
Sandra J. (Girodano) Tower
Apr 24, 2022
Obituary Sandra J. Tower, 61, passed away Sunday surrounded by her loving husband and family. She was born Mar 1, 1961 to the late Patsy and Maryann (Mera) Girodano. Sandy graduated from West Springfield, Class of 1979, and received her BA in Social Work from Salem State University. She was the Director of Social Work at Daybrook Village in Holyoke....
Marco Raphael Basa
Apr 23, 2022
Obituary Marco Raphael Basa 24, passed away Sat April 23, 2022. He was born in Manila, Philippines to Rowan and Annabelle (Viola) Basa. They moved to West Springfield where Marco was member of the 2015 graduating class. He worked as a truck driver for Corja Auto Hauling in Agawam. Marco loved the outdoors, everything from skateboarding, snowboarding, riding his motorcycle...
Dominik Edward Henriques Neto
Apr 23, 2022
Obituary Dominik Edward Henriques Neto, 15, passed away April 23, 2022 with his family by his side. He was born Sept 23, 2006 to Dawn Mattoon and the late Eduardo Neto. Dominik was a happy kid, polite, who never complained and loved his video games and Dallas Cowboys. Besides his loving mother, he leaves his sister Breana Mattoon and brother...
Dolores M. (Larese) Gatti
Apr 22, 2022
Obituary Dolores M. Gatti, 93, born in West Springfield, November 7, 1928, to the late Giovanni Larese of Auronzo di Cadore, Italy and Elisa DaRin Larese of Vigo di Cadore, Italy, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022 surrounded by her loving and devoted family. She lived in West Springfield until 1955 when she moved to Agawam where she resided. Dolores...
Carole I. (Landry) Eagan
Apr 18, 2022
Obituary Carole I. Eagan, resident of West Springfield, passed away in the early hours of Monday, April 18, 2022, at the age of 84.Carole was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada on April 3, 1938 to Isabell and Frederick Landry. As a young girl she moved to Allston, MA with her family. She graduated from Brighton High School in 1956....
Kathleen E. (Lafleur) Lupien
Apr 15, 2022
Obituary On the morning of April 15, 2022, Kathleen Elizabeth (LaFleur) Lupien, was ushered into her Lord and Savior’s loving arms by a Heavenly Host of Angels. Kathy was receiving Chemo-therapy for her second diagnosis of cancer (Lymphoma), the first being AML, which she was in remission for nearly 20+ years. Kathy was born and raised in Springfield, MA, and...
Patricia A. Mergerian
Apr 12, 2022
Obituary Patricia A. Mergerian 90, passed away unexpectedly on April 12, 2022. She was born November 4, 1931. She was raised in West Springfield by Walter and Mary King and graduated from West Springfield High School. Pat was an avid reader and also enjoyed cooking, gardening, shopping and her trips to Maine with her family. She especially enjoyed getting together...
John R. Ashmore
Apr 9, 2022
Obituary John Ryan Ashmore, age 10, died peacefully with his family by his side on April 9, 2022 at Umass Memorial University in Worcester, MA. John was born on June 6, 2011 in Fort Richardson, Alaska to his parents Amanda Shea and Matthew Ashmore, Jr. John is survived by his mother, Amanda Shea of Ware, MA; his father, Matthew Ashmore,...
Norman B. Fiedler
Apr 8, 2022
Obituary It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Norman Bruce Fiedler, 77, of Westfield, MA. He died surrounded by his loving family in one of his favorite spots by the ocean, in Longboat Key, FL. Born in Lowell, MA to the late Paul R. and Virginia Lee (Morrison) Fiedler, he was raised in Barrington, RI and...
Anita H. (Coffey) Kennedy
Apr 2, 2022
Obituary Anita Helene (Coffey) Kennedy, 95, passed away Sat. April 2, 2022. Anita was born May 31, 1926 to William and Mary (Graham) Coffey. She graduated from Westfield State University with a B.A. and M.A. in Education. Anita taught in the elementary schools in West Springfield and Westfield School Systems. After retiring, Anita spent most summers with family vacationing on...
Erik C. Abel
Mar 31, 2022
Obituary Erik Abel died on Thursday, March 31 at his home in Northampton. He was 40 years old. Erik grew up in West Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School. In his youth, he participated in a number of sports, and developed a wonderful appreciation of the outdoors. He was SCUBA certified, enjoyed kayaking and rock climbing, activities through...
J. Anthony "Tony" F. Di Giore
Mar 31, 2022
Obituary Joseph Anthony “Tony” Di Giore, 92, passed away March 31, 2022. He was born March 19, 1930 to the late Carmeno and Rose Di Giore. Tony graduated from Springfield Technical High School, Class of 1947 and went on to graduate from Boston University with a Master’s Degree in Music Education. He proudly served in the US Army during the...
Jane E. (Burke) Wagner
Mar 25, 2022
Obituary Jane Elizabeth Wagner, 79, passed away March 25, 2022, at Mercy Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hartford, CT, November 27, 1942, she was a graduate of Enfield High School and worked at Sullivan Paper Company and the West Springfield School System. Jane was a communicant of St. Thomas Church. Jane enjoyed reading, spending time with family...
Toni T. (Orszulak) Bodzioch
Mar 18, 2022
Obituary Antoinette “Toni” (Orszulak) Bodzioch, 73, of Robinson Road, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 18, 2022 under the watch and care of her loving family. She was born May 13, 1948 to the late Stanley and Lena Orszulak (Nubile), and raised in the Glenwood Circle section of Springfield. She married her one and only love “Freddie” in...
