Carolyn (Fogg) Calabrese
Jun 4, 2022
Obituary Longtime West Springfield resident, Carolyn (Fogg) Calabrese, 85, died peacefully on Saturday, June 4, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield to the late Walter and Barbara (Chapin) Fogg, she was a graduate of Agawam High School, Class of 1955 Valedictorian. Carolyn’s greatest joy was her family. She loved being at home baking pies for her boys...
Cheryl A. (Rosso) Nelson
Jun 4, 2022
Obituary Cheryl Nelson, 75 passed away unexpectedly on June 4. Cheryl was the daughter of Francis J. Rosso and Sally Rosso (Zeleinski) She graduated from Agawam High School in 1964. After high school, her first job was as a secretary for Mass Mutual Insurance. It was during that time that she met her future husband Philip. After the birth of...
Nancy M. (Bowman) Demateis
Jun 2, 2022
Obituary Nancy M. (Bowman) Demateis, 73, passed away June 2, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, February 11, 1949, she was the daughter of the late James and Barbara (Cosgrove) Bowman. Nancy worked for the Disney Company for over 20 years in various positions in human resources. She loved to help others in...
Arthur W. Leigner
May 31, 2022
Obituary Arthur W. Leigner, 77, passed away unexpectedly on May 31, 2022. He was born Feb. 1, 1945 to the late Arthur and Barbara Leigner. Arthur proudly served in the US Navy Seabees during the Vietnam War. He worked for many years as a crane operator for Lane Construction before going to work as a groundskeeper for the Town of...
Howard L. Silvis
May 30, 2022
Obituary Howard L. Silvis, 82, passed away May 30, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Kellettville, PA, January 30, 1940, he was the son of the late Archie and Ruth (Nelson) Silvis. Howard worked for various construction firms including Forish Constuction where he retired as a foreman. He was a US Navy veteran during the Vietnam War. He was...
John J. Lanczycki
May 29, 2022
Obituary John J. Lanczycki Jr., 80, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022. He was born in Lawrence, MA on January 30,1942 to the late John and Katherine (Olejasz) Lanczycki. He leaves us to join Lynn (Vickery) Lanczycki, his beloved wife of 57 years. John graduated from St. Anselm College and received a MBA from Rivier University. His professional career...
Jane M. (Fontaine) Coulombe
May 29, 2022
Obituary Jane M Coulombe (Fontaine), 65, of West Springfield, passed away on Sunday, May 29th peacefully at home with her husband, David (Dave) Coulombe, Sr. by her side. Jane and Dave celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary the week prior, and also celebrated her last round of chemo treatment on Friday. She fought through this latest life challenge admirably and was...
Fira (Depopolo) Depopolo
May 28, 2022
Obituary Fira Depopolo, 77, a longtime resident of Westfield, passed away May 28, 2022. Born in Westfield, October 19, 1944, she was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Roach) Depopolo. Fira worked at the Olympic Manufacturing Company in Westfield and was a member of the Springfield Hobby Club. She leaves two good friends, Shirley and Mary, and...
Joan L. (Tovet) Carlon
May 25, 2022
Obituary Joan L. (Tovet) Carlon, 87, passed away in Haverhill, MA on May 25, 2022, after a long illness. A long-time resident of Longmeadow, West Springfield, and Northampton, MA, she was born in Springfield, MA to Alma E. and Earl J. Tovet. She was predeceased by her husband of 26 years, Donald C. Carlon. Joan graduated from Springfield Technical High...
Shirley M. (Church) Crum
May 24, 2022
Obituary Shirley Marie (Church) Crum, 92, formerly of Circle Drive passed away May 24, 2022, at Heritage Hall. She was born in Springfield on May 5, 1930, to the late John and Theresa (Masi) Church. She grew up in Huntington, graduated from Huntington High School and has lived most of her life in West Springfield. Shirley was an office worker...
Matthew E. Erhardt
May 22, 2022
Obituary Matthew E. Erhardt, 30, passed away May 22, 2022. He was born on Sept 10, 1991 to Glenn Erhardt and Stephanie (Perreault) Ouellette. Matt was a 2010 graduate of West Springfield High School. He worked for several companies in the area as a forklift operator. Matt loved the outdoors, especially fishing, camping, hiking, canoeing, and axe throwing. He also...
Alexander A. Savini
May 20, 2022
Obituary Our beloved Uncle and patriarch Alexander Attilio Savini, 96, died on Friday May 20, 2022 with his loving nephew and niece by his side. Alex was called home by his sister Enez Savini Pertusi who passed away to the date three years ago. Alex was born on July 25, 1925 to Francesco and Ermina (Veneroni) Savini in his family’s...
Regina A. (Picarelli) Spigarelli
May 18, 2022
Obituary Regina A. (Picarelli) Spigarelli, 90, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Heritage Hall West in Agawam, MA. She was born in Exeter, PA on June 23, 1931, daughter of the late Susan (Agostini) and Philip Picarelli. Regina grew up in Wyoming, PA and graduated from Wyoming High School Class of 1949. She worked for a short time...
Patricia A. (Hill) Dolan
May 15, 2022
Obituary It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia Ann (Hill) Dolan announces that she died peacefully in her home on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Pat was a beautiful artist, loving mother, loyal friend, and wearer of silly hats. She was a graduate of West Springfield high school, earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Pratt Institute,...
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...
