Mary S. (Fuda) Balding
Jan 4, 2021
Obituary Stella (Fuda) Balding, 93, passed away January 4, 2021. Born in Springfield, March 19, 1927, the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna (Rabbitor) Fuda. Stella worked in the cafeteria at Baystate Medical Center for over 20 years and was a member of the former Church of the Good Shepherd in West Springfield. She was predeceased in 2011 by...
Denise E. (Jones) Malone
Jan 4, 2021
Obituary Denise Ellen (Jones) Malone, 65, of Hearthstone Drive passed away Monday, January 4th, at home. She was born in Greenville, SC on June 8, 1955 to the late George and Arlene (Emhoff) Jones. She spent her early years in Norwich, New York and has lived most of her life in Agawam. She graduated from Western New England University. For...
Daniel J. Boucher
Jan 3, 2021
Obituary Daniel J. Boucher, 76, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 3, 2021. He was born July 24, 1944 to the late Joseph Boucher and Helen (Tyszka) Boucher Malinowski. Dan proudly served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was extremely dedicated to his career as Traffic Manager at A-C Motor Express...
Gertrude E. (Springsted) Deraleau
Jan 2, 2021
Obituary Gertrude E. DeRaleau, 98, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021. She was born on December 16, 1922 to the late Florence (Mesik) Glover and Stanley Springsted. Gertrude worked for many years at the former Bank of New England in a variety of customer service roles. She enjoyed residing at Glen Meadow Retirement Community for the past 25 years. Gertrude...
Cynthia A. (Gagner) Thompson
Jan 1, 2021
Obituary Cynthia A. (Gagner) Thompson, 66, passed away on this day 01/01/2021. She leaves her loving husband and companion of 22 years Miner Thompson Jr. She also leaves her daughter Caroline and husband Jared Chrudimsky and a wonderful grandson Owen. She is predeceased by her brothers Lee, David, Kenneth and Steven. She also leaves her sister Patricia Simone and husband...
Norma M. (Desrosiers) Bovat
Dec 31, 2020
Obituary Norma M. Bovat, 92, passed away Dec 31, 2020. She was born in Ludlow, MA on July 24, 1928 to the late Harry and Sylvia Desrosiers and lived most of her life in West Springfield. Norma graduated from West Springfield High School. She loved to cook and take care of her family. After raising her kids, she went to...
John M. Cauley
Dec 31, 2020
Obituary John M. Cauley, 78, passed away Dec 31, 2020. He was born June 9, 1942 to the late Patrick and Eileen Cauley. John left school in 1960 to join the Army National Guard and returned to East Longmeadow High School to graduate in 1962. He was a member of the 48th RTT Class for the Massachusetts State Police and...
Karen A. (Teasdale) Moore
Dec 30, 2020
Obituary Karen A. Moore, 65, passed away Dec. 30, 2020. She was born Jan. 30, 1955 to the late James and Jean (Chrapek) Teasdale. Karen worked as a CNA at Glenmeadow in Longmeadow for many years. She enjoyed the outdoors and was a dog lover. She leaves her loving partner Thomas G. Ramah, her sons Thomas J. Ramah of Agawam...
John "Jack" W. Kunasek, Sr.
Dec 29, 2020
Obituary John “Jack” William Kunasek, Sr., 88, of Sequoia Drive passed away Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in West Springfield on December 28, 1932 to the late William and Lillian (Bracken) Kunasek. He served for 25 years as the first Parks and Recreation Director for the Town of Agawam and retired in 1994. He was a Korean...
Robert A. Arnold
Dec 24, 2020
Obituary Robert A. Arnold, 78, passed away Dec 24, 2020. He was born on September 21, 1942 to the late Andrew and Pearl Arnold. Bob graduated from Western New England College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. He worked as an accounting/controller for several companies in the area. Later on he owned and operated the Card Collector’s Closet which was...
Lorraine (Willett) Mccormick
Dec 22, 2020
Obituary Lorraine (Willett) McCormick, 84, a longtime resident of W. Springfield and recent resident of Newmarket, NH, passed away of COVID-19 on Dec. 22, 2020 at Exeter Hospital in Exeter, NH. She was born in Torrington, CT on May 13, 1936 to the late Eugene and Alice (Morency) Willett. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School and was a...
Mary Ellen (Atkinson) Grant
Dec 21, 2020
Obituary Mary Ellen (Atkinson) Grant, 88, of Marshfield, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2020. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Eddie in 2012, after celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary. Mary Ellen graduated from West Springfield (MA) High School in 1950 and the College of New Rochelle in 1954. She went on to attain her Master of Education...
Mary E. (Neffinger) Mcguire
Dec 20, 2020
Obituary - Mary Elizabeth (Neffinger) McGuire, 72, passed away Sunday at Bear Mountain in West Springfield, Mass. She was born in Springfield, Mass. to the late Norbert and Avis (O’Donnell) Neffinger. She was a real estate broker for over 30 years and owned and operated Century 21 Pioneer Valley Associates, formerly of Northampton. Before that, she was in pharmaceutical sales...
William E. Gehring, Sr.
Dec 17, 2020
Obituary William E. Gehring, Sr., 86, of Lower Beverly Hills passed away Thursday at Heritage Hall West in Agawam. He was born in Springfield on February 10, 1934 to the late Frederick and Mary (Rame) Gehring. He lived all of his life in West Springfield and was a graduate of West Springfield High School. Bill retired in 1990 after working...
Estella B. (Steadman) Myers
Dec 16, 2020
Obituary Estella B. Myers (Steadman), age 90, of West Springfield, MA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, December 16, 2020. Estella was born January 4, 1930, in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, a daughter of the late Louise and Charles Steadman. Estella was a beautiful and sassy woman who loved butterflies and all things purple. She was long-time resident of West Springfield where...
William F. Emmons
Dec 13, 2020
Obituary William F. Emmons, 73, passed away Sunday in Baystate Medical Center. He was born June 9, 1947 to the late William and Jean Emmons. Bill graduated from Chicopee Comp. in 1965. He proudly served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Bill was the owner of the former Bill...
Denise C. (Dufresne) Nostin
Dec 11, 2020
Obituary On December 11, 2020, Denise Cecile Nostin passed away. She was predeceased by her father, Ernest Dufresne, her mother, Cecile Dufresne, her father-in-law, Thomas Nostin, and her mother-in-law, Margaret Nostin. She leaves behind her loving husband of 44 years and soulmate, Thomas J. Nostin “Tom”, a sister, Diane Boreham, two brothers, Robert Dufresne and Paul Dufresne, her sister-in-law, Jackie,...
Eugene M. Kenyon
Dec 7, 2020
Obituary Eugene M. Kenyon, 73, passed away Monday Dec 7, 2020. He was born Aug. 20, 1947 to the late Eugene L. and Beverley Kenyon. Gene proudly served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He worked for many years as an engineer for TurboCare in Chicopee. Gene enjoyed golfing, fishing and 50’s and 60’s rock-n-roll. He...
Annie Lois (Byrd) Giles
Dec 5, 2020
Obituary Annie Lois Giles, 74, passed away Sat December 5, 2020. She was born March 28, 1946 to the late Fred and Beatrice Byrd. Annie worked in the area as a CNA for many years. She enjoyed playing bingo, reading, gardening and crocheting but most of all, she enjoyed anything involving her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and family. She leaves...
Scott D. Starzic
Dec 3, 2020
Obituary Scott Starzic, 56 passed away Thursday December 3, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Holyoke, April 26, 1964 he is the son of Eugene J. and Virginia (Burt) Starzic of West Springfield. Scott worked at the Work Opportunity Center in Agawam and Baroco Industries in West Springfield and was active in the Special Olympics as an avid...
