William A Bushey
May 20, 2025
William “Billy” Bushey, 72, passed away May 20, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, March 20, 1953, he was the son of the late Arnold and Mary (Vivenzio) Bushey. Billy owned and operated Arnolds Auto Body Shop in West Springfield for over 30 years. He was a very devoted family man who was extremely generous and had...
Loretta S. Toton
May 17, 2025
Loretta “Laurie” Sigrid (Christiansen) Toton, 86, died peacefully on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in New Britain, CT to the late Carl L. and Wanda (Kalinowski) Christiansen, she was a longtime West Springfield resident. Laurie was predeceased by her husband Henry E. Toton, Jr. in 2024. She will be dearly missed by her two devoted sons;...
Kathleen "Kathy" Mccarthy
May 14, 2025
West Springfield-Kathleen “Kathy” A. McCarthy passed away on May 14. She was 74 years old. Born in Springfield on August 31, 1950, she was the eldest of three children born to Raymond and Mildred (Dillenback) Wolcott. She was a graduate of Commerce High School and attended Westfield State. After getting married to her former husband James in 1973, she lived...
June I Piccin
May 4, 2025
The unforgettable June Piccin passed away May 4, 2025, just shy of her 99th birthday on 6/19/ 1926. She married Michael F Piccin and they had 3 children. Hope Bouchard, Mike Piccin and Pam Benson. She also has 9 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. She is survived by a plethora of nieces and nephews and family members. She will now...
Maureen A Sheridan
May 3, 2025
Maureen “Mo” Anne (Brady) Sheridan, age 72, of West Springfield and Heath, MA, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2025, just shy of her 73rd birthday, at Agawam South Rehab and Nursing. Maureen was born on May 8, 1952, in West Haven, CT to the late Edward and Anne (Smith) Brady. She graduated from Lauralton Hall in Milford, CT in...
Gino G Delbuono
May 2, 2025
Gino G DelBuono, 89, passed away May 2, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born in West Springfield, December 29, 1935, he was the son of the late Nicola and Concetta (Silvano) DelBuono. Gino was a proud 35 year firefighter for the city of West Springfield, retiring in 2000. He was also a longtime barber at Nick’s Barber Shop. Gino...
Elaine P Smith
Apr 30, 2025
Elaine P (Paro) Smith, 92, passed away April 30, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Agawam, October 30, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Avila and Lillian (Peruse) Paro. Her beloved husband of 67 years, Milton Smith died in 2017. She leaves her beloved children, Robert Smith and his wife Judy of Melbourne, FL, Diane...
Beverly A. Macdonald
Apr 26, 2025
Beverly A. (Barber) MacDonald, 86, died peacefully on Saturday, April 26, 2025, with family by her side. Born in Springfield to the late Charles and Helen (Austin) Barber, she was a longtime resident of West Springfield. She worked as a Quality Control Inspector for Lego Corp. for many years until her retirement in 2001. Beverly was a faithful communicant of...
Joan A. Lindblad
Apr 25, 2025
Joan A. (McGee) Lindblad, 80, died peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2025 at home. Born in Burlington, VT to the late Curtis and Barbara (Tebeau) McGee, Joan was a longtime West Springfield resident. She retired from Omni-Glo Corp. in 2003 after 43 years of service. Joan was a true animal lover, always taking someone else’s that could no longer care...
Thomas J. Craven Jr.
Apr 11, 2025
West Springfield-Thomas J Craven, age 86, passed peacefully on April 11th in Baystate Medical Center after a very long illness. Thomas was born in West Springfield, MA and resided there for most of his life. He worked for Milton Bradley where he met his wife of 54 years, Lorraine LaFleur. He also worked at Hampden Color and Chemical and Hubbard...
Paul G. Celello-Tierney Jr.
Apr 9, 2025
West Springfield, MA-After a courageous lifelong battle against Marfan syndrome, Paul G. Celello-Tierney passed away on April 9, 2025. Born in Hartford, CT on January 11, 1966, Paul was the only child of Paul and Josephine (Fabrycki) Celello. He graduated from Bulkeley High School in 1984 and went on to become a paraprofessional in the New Haven, CT public schools....
Jose Luis Mosquera
Apr 7, 2025
West Springfield-On April 7, 2025, Jose Luis Mosquera, 93 years old, passed away peacefully at his home of 29 years in West Springfield, surrounded by the love and comfort of his family. On May 20, 1931, he was born in Siberia Cauca, Colombia to Secundino Mosquera and Adelina Mosquera Vidal. He grew up on a coffee bean plantation, where as...
Marilyn E. Canedi
Apr 4, 2025
Marilyn E. Canedi, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 4, 2025. Marilyn was born on September 23, 1933, in Portsmouth, Ohio to Vaughn and Arline (Vogt) Lipker. Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, the love of her life, Robert “Bob” P. Canedi, and her brother Ronald Lipker. She is survived by her four devoted...
Carm W. Delnero
Apr 1, 2025
Carm W. Delnero, 73, of Middle Street passed away Tuesday (4/1) at Westfield Gardens. He was born in Northampton on May 23, 1951, to the late Janet (Hillenbrand) and August Delnero, Jr. He lived in West Springfield most of his life and graduated from West Springfield. In Carm’s early years he worked for the railroad and after that he was...
Philip A. Nelson
Apr 1, 2025
Philip Arthur Nelson, 82, of Forris Street passed away Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Boston on March 31, 1943, to the late Doris (Eckert) and George Nelson. He spent his youth in Boston and has lived in West Springfield since 1950. He graduated from West Springfield High in 1961. His profession was...
Marjorie Genevieve West Caba
Mar 28, 2025
Agawam-Marjorie Genevieve West Caba, passed away on her chosen date of March 28, 2025. Marjorie was born on March 15, 1928 to Albert and Emma (Rabtor) West. She married Edward A Caba Sr on July 25, 1946. As she approached the pearly gates we are certain she summoned her posse for an airing of grievances those in attendance were her...
Jo-Anne G. Walsh
Mar 27, 2025
West Springfield- Jo-Anne G. Walsh passed away on Thursday, March 27; she was 70 years old. Born in Holyoke on December 13, 1954, Jo-Anne’s early childhood was spent in West Springfield and her high school years in Feeding Hills, but she moved back to and considered herself a lifelong resident of West Springfield. She earned degrees in Education and Geography,...
Rudolf J. Rexer
Mar 23, 2025
West Springfield-Rudolf J. Rexer, 89, of West Springfield passed away after a brief illness. Rudolf was born in Mannheim, Germany to Karl and Lina (Hatzenbulher) Rexer and has a sister Marianna. He was predeceased by his brother Felix. Growing up he was so impressed with the way the American soldiers treated the children of Germany that he decided that when...
Vincent L Palange
Mar 20, 2025
Vincent L Palange, 88, passed away March 20, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, January 21, 1937, he was the son of the late Frank and Josephine (Gamelli) Palange. He survived his late wife Anna “Nina” Palange of 41 years and his only sibling Mary Allard. He was a US Air Force veteran during the Vietnam War....
Alexander A Biscoe
Mar 16, 2025
Alexander A Biscoe, 86, passed away March 16, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Westfield, April 18, 1938, he was the son of the late Andrew and Alma (Forbes) Biscoe. Al worked as a mechanic for the Turnpike Authority for many years. Al was an avid fisherman and a collector of many “Treasures”. He...
