Lucille A. Archambault
Jan 15, 2022
Obituary West Springfield- Lucille “Lucy” Archambault, 89, passed away Saturday at East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. She was born in Beaupre, Quebec, Canada to the late Mare (Goupil) and Arthur Asselin. She lived in Springfield before spending most of her life in West Springfield. She was formerly a communicant of St. Thomas Church. She loved spending time with her family...
Janice E. Mahoney
Jan 13, 2022
Obituary Janice Mahoney 88, passed away peacefully on January 13th surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield on October 29, 1933 to the late Alexander and Alice (Gilbert) Hood. She graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1953. She leaves behind her husband of 63 years Joseph and her children, Donald and his wife Sandi and son...
Jennifer Rosner
Jan 12, 2022
Obituary Jennifer J. Rosner, 64, of 31D Oxford Place, West Springfield passed away quietly in her sleep on January 12, 2022. Born in Springfield, February 14, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Eleanor (Garvey) Rosner. Jennifer was a graduate of Cathedral High School and Springfield Technical Community College. She worked as a legal secretary for various...
Nancy L. (Stack) Strouse
Jan 12, 2022
Obituary Nancy L. (Stack) Strouse, 78, passed away January 12, 2022. Born in Northampton, September 24, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Loretta (LaValle) Stack. She was a graduate of the former St. Michael’s High School in Northampton and the University of Mass. She later received Master Degrees in education from the University of Mass and...
Erline E. (Laroche) Koehler
Jan 11, 2022
Obituary Erline E. (LaRoche) Koehler, 91, passed away January 11, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Holyoke, August 8, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Della (Guinard) LaRoche. She was a graduate of South Hadley High School in 1948. She worked in the cafeteria at the Old Tatham School in West Springfield and also...
Myrna E. (Bennett) Stevens
Jan 9, 2022
Obituary Myrna E. (Bennett) Stevens, 106, the oldest resident of West Springfield passed away Sunday at Bear Mountain Nursing Home in West Springfield. She was born in Stevensville, PA and moved to West Springfield at 18 yrs. of age and lived here most of her life. She worked as a Secretary at Wesson Women’s Hospital for years in the Labor...
Mateo B. Rivera
Jan 8, 2022
Obituary Mateo Rivera, infant son of Steven Rivera and Christa Moores passed away January 8, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center. He leaves his siblings, Cameron, Yomaris, Madeline and Steven Jr., his grandparents, Coreen Moores and Eugene and Madeline Rivera, his great grandparents, Mary Moriarty and Emelia Rivera, his aunts and uncles, Payton, Mckenna, Jasmine, Angel, Eugene Jr. and Kiana. He...
Rita A. (Vanotti) Clark
Jan 1, 2022
Obituary Rita A (Vanotti) Clark, 82, passed away January 1, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, February 27, 1939, daughter of the late Leon and Angela (Alessi) Vanotti. Rita was a crossing guard in Agawam for over 30 years and worked at the Eastern States Expo. She was a communicant of St Thomas Church in West Springfield, was...
John A. Wilson
Jan 1, 2022
Obituary John A. Wilson, 85, passed away on January 1, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada on Jan. 13, 1936 to the late John F. and Irene (Whitty) Wilson. He was a communicant of St. Thomas Church in West Springfield. At the age of 17, John traveled with his brother Henry from...
Jonathan P. Strange
Dec 28, 2021
Obituary Jonathan Strange passed away at the age of 33 on December 28th, 2021. Jon was a graduate of Ludlow High School where he excelled at football and wrestling. He was a talented artist and wrote and performed song lyrics. His greatest love was being with family and friends. He enjoyed fishing, camping and anything outdoors. He was known for...
Elizabeth A. (Garde) Gotta
Dec 27, 2021
Obituary Elizabeth (Betty) A. Gotta of West Springfield, age 94, daughter of the late Joseph and Angelina (Cellilli) Garde passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family on December 27, 2021. Betty was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Louis V. Gotta, her son, Stephen J. Gotta and her sister, Patricia Walker. She is survived by her...
Nancy L. (Rolandini) Sprandel
Dec 25, 2021
Obituary Nancy Lee (Rolandini) Sprandel, 73, of High Street passed away unexpectedly on Christmas Day at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on August 16, 1948 to the late Elaine (Foisey) and James Rolandini, Sr. She grew up in West Springfield and was a graduate of West Springfield High School Class of 1966. Nancy was a homemaker for...
Velma T. (Rossi) Bernard
Dec 17, 2021
Obituary Velma T. Bernard, 88, passed away Fri Dec 17, 2021. She was born July 25, 1933 to the late Antonio and Rose Rossi. Velma lived most of her life in West Springfield and was the assistant treasurer and office manager for the Bay State Elevator Company. She loved to golf and was a member at Shaker Farms Country Club....
David J. Bruso
Dec 15, 2021
Obituary David J. Bruso, passed away on December 15th at Mercy Medical Center due to complications from pneumonia. David was born December 22, 1946 in Springfield, son of the late John W. Bruso and Shirley H. (Pendleton) Bruso. He graduated from West Springfield High School in 1964 and remained a lifelong resident of West Springfield. David’s expertise was in accounting...
Rita I. (Coulombe) Foley
Dec 13, 2021
Obituary Rita Irene Foley, 94, died on Monday, December 13, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 9, 1927, to Alberic and Maria (Briere) Coulombe in Lowell, MA. She was born and raised in Lowell, MA and graduated from Lowell High School. Rita and her husband, Edward Foley, Sr., moved to West Springfield in 1952 where...
Shirley Clapin
Dec 10, 2021
Obituary Shirley Clapin, 89, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at Palmer Health Care. She and her late brother Charles E. Clapin were the last survivors of their family. Shirley lived in Holyoke for years with her brother and spent several years making friends and enjoying retirement at Providence Place. Shirley was she daughter of the late Anna and Charles...
Richard F. Turcotte
Dec 7, 2021
Obituary Richard F Turcotte, 64, passed away Tuesday December 7, 2021 at the Governor’s Center in Westfield. Born in Springfield, May 28, 1957, the son of Bertha (Sanocki) Turcotte of West Springfield and the late Francis Turcotte. Richard was a graduate of West Springfield High School and the Porter and Chester Institute. He worked at Teta’s Automotive in Chicopee and...
James F. Messer
Dec 6, 2021
Obituary James F. Messer, 92, passed away December 6, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, July 30, 1929, the son of the late Gerald F. and Agnes (Leavy) Messer. Jim moved to West Springfield at a young age, attended local schools and was a graduate of West Springfield High School class of 1948. Upon graduation, he served in...
Frank R. Caravaggi
Dec 5, 2021
Obituary Frank R. Caravaggi, age 82, died on December 5, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Born in Springfield December 22, 1938, the son of the late Rico and Marjorie (Touseull) Caravaggi. He was educated in the West Springfield school system, Holyoke Jr. College and Otero College in La Junta, CO. He participated in football and wrestling and...
Tara "Swan" L. Blodgett
Dec 4, 2021
Obituary Tara “Swan” L. Blodgett, 38, passed away peacefully, at home, on Dec 4, 2021 surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous 2 year battle with brain cancer. She was born July 2, 1983 to William and Denise (Lavallee) Blodgett. She attended grammar school at St. Mary's in Ware, graduated from Ware High School, Class of 2001, and went...
