Holly M. (Kuzmeskus) Bocon
Nov 1, 2021
Obituary Holly M. (Kuzmeskus) Bocon, 33, passed away Nov. 1, 2021. She was born Feb. 1, 1988. Holly grew up in Greenfield, MA and graduated from Ludlow High School. She leaves behind her daughter Caitlyn Bocon, foster mother Kathy Miller, friend Chris Thibodeau and friend Steve Joley. Holly enjoyed gardening, cooking and time spent with her daughter. All Services were...
Peter C. Robillard
Oct 28, 2021
Obituary Peter Charles Robillard, 75, passed away on October 28, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Peter was born on September 5, 1946 in Burlington, VT, the son of the late Paul and Anita Robillard. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School, Class of 1964 and received his master’s in business administration and bachelor’s degree in Business from Western New...
Ronald L. Crate
Oct 26, 2021
Obituary Ronald L. Crate, 77, passed away Tues Oct 26, 2021. He was born Feb 13, 1944 to the late Harold and Myrtle Crate. Ron was the owner of Centerline Industries in West Springfield for over 40 years. He was a hardworking man, but in his free time fell in love with the Cajun Lifestyle of Louisiana. He often traveled...
Ralph K. Wood, Jr
Oct 25, 2021
Obituary Ralph K. Wood Jr., 75, passed away at Care One in East Longmeadow on October 25, 2021. Born in Springfield, March 10, 1946, he was the son of the late Ralph K. and Jean (Healey) Wood. Predeceased by his brother Douglas, he leaves his loving daughters, Lisa and Deborah Wood both of West Springfield, His beloved siblings, Donald, Barbara...
Davina "David" E. Theriaque
Oct 23, 2021
Obituary Davina (aka David) Theriaque, DOB 8/30/1961, from West Springfield, died at home in Greenfield MA, on Saturday, October 23, 2021. She leaves her compassionate partner Chris Lewis along with family members to include: Vivian Moulton (mother), Harold J. Theriaque Jr. (brother), Melanie LeBorgne, Michele Beauregard and Paula Murphy (sisters). She is predeceased by Harold Theriaque (father), Raymond Theriaque and...
Kurt D. Ouimet
Oct 21, 2021
Obituary Kurt D. Ouimet, 60, passed away suddenly October 21, 2021. Born in Holyoke, April 17, 1961, the son of Elizabeth “Betsy” (Harrow) Blood of Springfield and the late Robert T. Ouimet. Kurt worked in the construction industry for many years for various companies. He loved camping, animals (especially his dog Snoopy), fishing, but most of all he loved his...
Peter M. Dudas
Oct 21, 2021
Obituary Peter M. Dudas, 63, passed away Oct. 21, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born Oct. 24, 1957 to the late Peter D. and Evelyn Dudas. Peter worked for many years as a crane operator for Sullivan’s Scrap Metal. More recently, he was the supervisor at Birchstone. Peter could be stubborn, was tough as nails, had a one-of-a-kind...
Richard F. Mooney
Oct 20, 2021
Obituary Richard F. Mooney, 83, passed away October 20, 2021. He was born January 5, 1938 in Holyoke to the late Francis and Alexandria (Zebrowski) Mooney. Richard proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was part of the Navy's operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. He worked as a mail handler for the US Postal Service...
James L. Macdonald, Jr.
Oct 18, 2021
Obituary James L. MacDonald, Jr., 74, passed away Oct. 18, 2021. He was born Jan. 8, 1947 to the late James and Marion MacDonald and was a 1966 graduate of West Springfield High School. Jim proudly served in Vietnam in the US Navy and also served in the US Army National Guard. He worked for many years as a mechanic...
Harriet M. (Robinson) Lawton
Oct 11, 2021
Obituary Harriet “Tudy” Lawton, 97, of Feeding Hills, died on Monday, October 11, 2021. She was born in Essex Junction, VT, January 25, 1924, the daughter of the late Leslie and Mary (Wickson) Robinson. She was predeceased by her son, David Parent, in 2000, her husband, Louis Parent, in 2001, and her husband Fred Lawton, in 2010. She is survived...
Brian M. Morrissette
Oct 6, 2021
Obituary Brian Michael Morrissette, 72, of Agawam, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 after a long battle with kidney disease. He was born April 15, 1949, the only child of the late Jacques and Lorraine (Rivard) Morrissette. Brian graduated from Agawam High School. He briefly worked for John H. Breck and then joined US Airways at Hartford, Bradley Field...
Keaton G. Rafferty
Sep 29, 2021
Obituary Keaton Garrett Rafferty, 29, formerly of West Springfield passed away unexpectedly on September 29, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born April 19, 1992, the son of Matthew Krach and Logan Rafferty of West Springfield. Keaton studied at Western New England University and worked at Westfield Bank and MassMutual before he pivoted to a career in Real Estate...
Paul L. Skiba
Sep 29, 2021
Obituary Paul L. Skiba, 80, of West Springfield, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center. Paul was born on April 7, 1941 in Holyoke to the late Carl and Emma (Huot) Skiba. Paul was a parishioner at the former Precious Blood and Sacred Heart Churches in Holyoke and the former Immaculate Conception/St. Francis Cabrini Church in...
Jill Nancy (Rivest) Rys
Sep 22, 2021
Obituary Jill Nancy (Rivest) Rys, 50, of Amherst Road passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully on Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke on February 10, 1971 to the late Richard R. Rivest and Patricia A. (Kosinski) Kaboray. She grew up in West Springfield and was a graduate of West Springfield High School. She lived in Texas for...
Diane M. Kulha
Sep 16, 2021
Obituary Diane M. Kulha, 69, passed away suddenly Thursday, September 16 in Santa Barbara, CA, from a brain aneurysm. She was born in Springfield on Sept. 27, 1951 to the late John and Emily (Pirog) Kulha. Diane was a graduate of West Springfield High, Framingham State College and Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. She worked as a Software Engineer...
Elaine G. (Valente) Bisson
Sep 15, 2021
Obituary Elaine Gloria Bisson (Valente), age 74, passed away on September 15, 2021, unexpectedly at Baystate Medical Center. Elaine was born on June 19, 1947, in Hartford, Connecticut to her parents, Frank and Shirley Valente. She graduated from Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut in 1965. Elaine worked primarily in the legal field as a paralegal, including MassMutual Insurance Company....
Frederick C. Colbert
Sep 14, 2021
Obituary Frederick Christopher Colbert, 73, of Oakland Street passed away Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Springfield on September 18, 1947 to the late Daniel and Frieda (Borak) Colbert. He was raised in Springfield and settled in West Springfield 40 years ago. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School and later studied Horticulture at...
Sophie (Bruecklmeier) Augsberger
Sep 7, 2021
Obituary Sophie (Bruecklmeier) Augsberger, 97, passed away at home Tuesday, September 7, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Munich, Germany, June 12, 1924, daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Brummer) Meier. Sophie grew up in New York City and lived most of her life in West Springfield. She was a former member of the Grace Lutheran Church...
Phyllis J. (Pitoniak) Casey
Sep 2, 2021
Obituary The daughter of Stephen J. and Sophie (Swotchak) Pitoniak, she was born in Westfield, MA in 1935. She was the wife of William A. Casey of West Springfield, who predeceased her in 1982. She is survived by her five children and their spouses, Kenneth and Eileen (Casey) Hall of Gainesville, VA; Col. Michael and Theresa (Napolitan) Casey of Woodbury,...
Brett D. Sapowsky
Aug 30, 2021
Obituary Brett D. Sapowsky, 27, passed away August 30, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke on March 29, 1994 to Lawrence “Larry” Sapowsky and Shirley Weibel. Brett grew up and attended West Springfield High School. He recently was working at Meredith-Springfield Associates in Ludlow. Brett had a love for animals. He enjoyed video games, fixing cars...
