Eula V. (Gould) O'Brien
Oct 3, 2020
Obituary Eula V. (Gould) O’Brien, 93 passed away Saturday October 3, 2020 at the Mont Marie Health Care Center. Born in Montpelier, Vt. January 21, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Carrol W. and Hazel (Bushey) Gould. She worked at the former Habermans Insurance Company and New England Archives for many years. Eula was predeceased by her beloved...
Ellenjane Kiefer
Oct 3, 2020
Obituary Ellenjane Kiefer, 70, passed away Sat Oct. 3, 2020. She was born April 9, 1950 to John F. and Adeline Rose Ayers. Ellenjane graduated from Agawam High School and later from STCC Medical Asst. Cert. Program. Also, she worked for over 20 years dedicating herself to specialized foster care. Ellenjane's talents were extensive from sewing clothes for her children,...
Richard T. Grover
Oct 1, 2020
Obituary Richard T. Grover, 73, passed away Oct 1, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born Dec. 30, 1946 to the late Robert and Pearl Grover. Dick graduated from West Springfield High School, Class of 1965. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Dick worked for many years as a linemen for NYNEX...
Jean P. (Taddia) Savaria
Sep 26, 2020
Obituary Jean (Taddia) Savaria, 93, died Saturday, September 26, 2020. Jean was born on June 27, 1927, and spent most of her life in West Springfield, MA. Recently, she was a resident of Armbrook Village in Westfield, MA. After graduating from West Springfield High School in 1945, Jean entered the Springfield Hospital School of Nursing and the US Cadet Nurse...
Nikki M. Bisiniere
Sep 24, 2020
Obituary Nikki M. Bisiniere was taken too soon from everyone that loved her on September 24, 2020. Nikki was born June 8, 1989 and lived in West Springfield, MA. Nikki graduated from West Springfield High School as well as STCC & HCC (Deans List). Her personality was one that completely lit up a room and someone who always saw situations...
Richard E. Kulig
Sep 22, 2020
Obituary Richard (Richie) E. Kulig, 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 22 at Day Brook Village in Holyoke. He was born on December 24, 1934 to the late Albert and Anna (Borkowski) Kulig and lived all of his life on the family homestead on Piper Road. Richie graduated from West Springfield High School and served in the United States...
Anna A. (Swiderski) Tenzar
Sep 20, 2020
Obituary Anna A. (Swiderski) Tenzar 91, passed away September 20, 2020. She was born in Springfield, July 17, 1929 to the late Paul and Jennie (Piskor) Swiderski. Her beloved husband of 70 years Theodore passed away in 2017. She leaves her two loving sons, Michael (Cecile) of Manchester, NH and Henry of West Springfield, three grandsons and two great granddaughters...
Marc S. Katsoulis
Sep 16, 2020
Obituary Marc S. Katsoulis, 85, who devoted his life to his family, public service and young people, died peacefully on September 16. Born in West Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Stephen and Tula M. Katsoulis. Marc was a graduate of West Springfield High School where he played soccer, baseball and was All Western Mass in basketball. ...
Charles "Manne" Vardakis
Sep 16, 2020
Obituary Charles Manuel Vardakis, 87, passed away Sept 16th in Baystate Medical Center. Manne was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late George and Katherine Vardakis. He proudly served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Manne worked as a cook in the area for many years and also was a greater at Walmart in Westfield. He will be...
Susan J. (Burbee) Morin
Sep 13, 2020
Obituary Susan Joy (Burbee) Morin, 59, of Peterson Road passed away Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Westfield on December 31, 1960 to the late Leo and Grace (Beal) Burbee. She grew up in Southwick and graduated from Southwick High School. Susan worked at Specialty Nut and Bolt in Agawam for several years. Susan was very active...
Richard F. Turnbull
Sep 13, 2020
Obituary Richard “Dick” Francis Turnbull, 86, passed away at home on September 13, 2020, surround by his loving family. He was predeceased by his daughter Lynn Marie and his parents Francis and Cora. Dick leaves behind his beloved wife of 63 years Jane (Cleary), his children, Kathleen (Greany) of West Springfield, Kenneth and his wife Judy of Palatka, FL, and...
Janice D. (Dale) Hill
Sep 12, 2020
Obituary Janice (Dale) Hill died at home on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at age 76. She was a two-time survivor of breast cancer, but it was metastatic pancreatic cancer that ended her life. Jan was born in 1944 in Akron, Ohio to Thomas Adam Dale and Agnes Innes Dale, both now deceased. She graduated from Akron’s Buchtel High School in...
Catherine F. (Mcgrath) Goodman
Sep 9, 2020
Obituary Catherine (McGrath) Goodman passed away peacefully on September 9, 2020 at Mont Marie Healthcare Center in Holyoke. An Irish Catholic girl through and through, Catherine was born in Woodside, NY in 1930 to Mary & James McGrath, grew up in the Hungry Hill neighborhood of Springfield and graduated from the former Cathedral High School. She was married at the...
Elizabeth J. (Strycharz) Milewski
Sep 3, 2020
Obituary Elizabeth Jean (Strycharz) Milewski, 71 of Sprague Street passed away unexpectedly on Thursday. She was born in Ludlow on May 24, 1949 to the late Frederick and Sophie (Lewicki) Strycharz. She was brought up in Ludlow , graduated from Ludlow High School, and has lived in West Springfield for over 30 years. She was employed at Bella Napoli Restaurant...
Paul T. Skowera
Sep 1, 2020
Obituary Paul T. “Teddy” Skowera, 84, passed away Tuesday Sept 1, 2020 at Heritage Hall in Agawam. He was born in Springfield, MA on October 22, 1935 to the late Joseph and Anna (Beer) Skowera. He was a longtime resident of West Springfield. He attended West Springfield High School and graduated from Springfield Technical High School. Paul proudly served in...
Mark A. Wood
Sep 1, 2020
Obituary Mark Andrew Wood, 63, formerly of Amostown Road died Tuesday after a vehicle accident. He was born in Springfield on January 10, 1957 to the late Ralph and Doris (Letendre) Wood. He was raised in Agawam and settled in West Springfield in 1983. He worked as a machinist for over 35 years at Barnes Aerospace in Windsor, CT. Mark...
Sophie (Diamantis) Mistos
Aug 31, 2020
Obituary In West Springfield, Sophie (Diamantis) Mistos passed on August 31, 2020. Sophie was born July 18, 1926 in Albany, New York residing there until her family relocated to Springfield. She attended Springfield Public Schools graduating as a member of their National Honor Society in 1944 from Springfield Technical High School. She was fluent in the English and Greek languages. ...
Joanne Margaret (Faneuf) Nassif
Aug 31, 2020
Obituary Joanne M. Nassif, 89, of West Springfield passed away peacefully Monday, August 31, 2020. Born on March 21, 1931 to the late Joseph Faneuf and Helen (O’Neill) Faneuf, Joanne was raised in Springfield and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1949. Upon graduation, she immediately began working for New England Telephone and eventually retired from AT&T after 42 years...
Lorraine W. (Most) Antoine
Aug 30, 2020
Obituary Lorraine W. (Most) Antoine, 92, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2020. Born in West Springfield where she resided most of her life, as well as in Agawam. Daughter of Clarence and Winifred Most. Lorraine worked for many years at the former Third National Bank and Steiger’s Dept. Store in Westfield. She was a member of the West Side...
Michael D. Desrosiers
Aug 30, 2020
Obituary Michael D. Desrosiers, 68, passed away Sunday at Mercy Hospital. He was born August 13, 1952 to Marjorie (Manchester) and the late Louis Desrosiers. He graduated from Cathedral High School and attended Westfield State College. Mike worked for over 40 years at the former Longview Fibre Company. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local N3....
