Robert E. Genereux
Aug 24, 2020
Obituary Robert E. Genereux Sr. 79 passed away peacefully Monday August 24th at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Springfield, MA on November 24, 1940 to the late Emile and Helen (Gamble) Genereux. He is survived by his sister Elaine (Genereux) Lafond. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School and served in the...
Ruth Hurlbut Jarvis
Aug 20, 2020
Obituary Ruth Hurlbut Cosgrove Jarvis, 76, passed away Aug 20, 2020 surround by her loving family. She was born Nov. 5, 1943 to the late Kenneth and Janet (Benedict) Hurlbut. Ruth was a graduate of West Springfield High School, class of 1961. She worked as a type setter in the area for many years and also worked as a home...
Mary V. (Healy) Hourihan
Aug 15, 2020
Obituary Mary passed away peacefully and without pain on August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption, in the home that she loved. She was born in New York City in 1926, the youngest child (“wee Mary”) of the late Patrick and Teresa Healy, immigrants from Scotland. Mary graduated from Cathedral High School (NYC) in 1943 and Grace Institute the next...
Frances (Rizzo) Deaton
Aug 14, 2020
Obituary Frances passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on August 14, 2020. She was born in Springfield, MA on May 10, 1927. She was the daughter to the late Andrea and Santina (Mure) Rizzo. She grew up in Springfield and was educated in the Springfield Public Schools. She married the late David Donald Deaton Sr. on...
Dolores J. St. Martin
Aug 13, 2020
Obituary Dolores “Dody” St. Martin, 83 passed away Thursday, August 13 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, February 27, 1937 the daughter of the late Armand and Loretta (Shea) St. Martin. Dody worked for the Digital Corp. and the Stan Lift Company for many years. She was an avid reader, loved the beach, Cape Cod and Florida and...
Penny V. (Givens) Harnish
Aug 11, 2020
Obituary Penny Virginia (Givens) Harnish, 77, of Hampden Street passed away on 8/11/20 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Stamford, CT on February 15, 1943 to the late John and Margaret Givens. She worked as a Receiver for Big Y for over 30 years before she retired. After that Penny worked as a lunch monitor for...
Maureen E. (Kelley) Doyle
Aug 11, 2020
Obituary Maureen Elizabeth (Kelley) Doyle, 69, passed away Tuesday surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Charlottesville, VA, lived in Springfield for years and settled in West Springfield in 1985. She was a Registered Nurse and received her BS in Nursing from the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee. Maureen was predeceased by her loving...
Aldo L. Paier
Aug 7, 2020
Obituary Our dad, Aldo L. Paier of West Springfield passed away on August 9, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was born in West Springfield on January 12, 1927 to the late Giovanna & Giuseppe Paier. Aldo served in the United States Navy as a Seabee during WWII; where he received the WWII...
Betty Ann Disilva
Aug 7, 2020
Obituary Betty A. DiSilva, 80 passed away August 7th, 2020. She was born in Holyoke Massachusetts on February 17th 1940 to the late Mary and William Trombuski. Betty graduated from a Chicago School of EEG in her 30’s after working various jobs in Florida and Vegas. She came back to Western Mass and worked in Baystate Medical Center at 3300...
D. Joanne (Calabrese) Jensen
Aug 6, 2020
Obituary D. Joanne (Calabrese) Jensen, 82, passed away Thurs Aug. 6, 2020 in Baystate Medical Center. She was born May 17, 1938 to the late John and Adeline (Yamin) Calabrese. Joanne graduated from West Springfield High School in 1956. She worked in the accounting department at the Springfield Republican before retiring in 2002. She also was the secretary for her...
Patricia A. (O'Neill) Martin
Aug 6, 2020
Obituary Patricia (O’Neill) Martin passed away at home unexpectedly on August 6, 2020. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 25, 1946 to the late John O’Neill and Eleanor (Cooley) Malaguti. She grew up in Springfield and was a graduate of Commerce High School. She lived there most of her life before moving to West Springfield in 1977. She...
Ralph W. Suriano
Aug 5, 2020
Obituary On August 5th, 2020, dear friend and loving father and grandfather, Ralph William Suriano, passed away peacefully in his home in the company of his family. The youngest child of James Vincent Suriano and Mary Suriano, Ralph grew up in Northampton and played many important roles to the people in his life. At age 20, Ralph married the love...
Cynthia J. (Lariviere) Manzi
Aug 3, 2020
Obituary Cynthia "Cindy" J. Manzi, 70, passed away August 3, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born Nov. 23, 1949 to the late Roger and Phyllis LaRiviere. Cindy worked as a site manager for Carr Property Management at their two locations; Brown Stone Garden and Falcon Knoll. Previously she had worked at OK Baker Supply for over 15 years....
Dolores M. (Gilman) Lavin
Aug 3, 2020
Obituary Dolores M. (Gilman) Malek Lavin, 87, passed away Monday August 3, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Albany, NY., September 15, 1932 the daughter of the late Peter and Ellen (DaLisle) Gilman. Dolores was a hairdresser for many years. She was predeceased by her husbands, Richard Lavin and Frank Malek. She leaves her two children, Frank...
Margaret "Peg" M. (Mcgrath) Ashe
Aug 1, 2020
Obituary Margaret “Peg” M. (McGrath) Ashe, 82, of West Springfield, passed away peacefully on August 1 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Holyoke, June 27, 1938, to the late George and Grace (Bresnahan) McGrath, Peg was a graduate of Holyoke High School and was a communicant of the Sacred Heart Church in Springfield. She worked for AT&T for 25...
Carl E. Cousineau
Aug 1, 2020
Obituary Carl E. Cousineau, 88, passed away August 1, 2020. He was born April 29, 1932 to the late Theodore and Blanche Cousineau. Carl graduated from UMASS Amherst with BS in Engineering. He worked as a mechanical engineer at Atlas Copco, Worthington Corp, Hamilton Standard in the United Aircraft Division and Westinghouse Electric Corp. Carl was a member of the...
Eleanor A. (Carlson) Noret
Jul 27, 2020
Obituary Eleanor A. (Carlson) Noret, 85, of Westfield, peacefully passed on Monday, July 27th. Daughter of the late John and Elsie (Esner) Carlson. She leaves her sister June Carlson and sister in law Mary Carlson. She is predeceased by her brother John Carlson Jr. She married the "love of her life" William “Corky” Noret in 1951 raising 3 children together...
Allyson M. Lanoue
Jul 26, 2020
Obituary Allyson M. Lanoue, 32, passed away Sunday July 26, 2020. She was born Feb. 11, 1988 to Richard and Pamela (Morris) Lanoue. Allyson was a 2006 graduate of West Springfield High School. She was a CNA at local nursing homes in the area. She also enjoyed being outside, listening to live music and going to the beach. Allyson could...
Brian A. Gureckis
Jul 23, 2020
Obituary Brian Alexander Gureckis, 62, of Robinson Road passed away Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Springfield on June 9, 1958 and has lived in West Springfield all of his life. He graduated from Cathedral High School and later received a B.A. in Communications from University of Hartford. Brian worked as a Sales Representative for...
Charles P. Rice
Jul 14, 2020
Obituary Charles “Chuck” Paul Rice, 89, passed peacefully from this world on July 14, 2020 at home with his family by his side. Charles was born in West Springfield in 1930 and attended early schooling in Biddeford, Maine, where Rice family members worked in lumber and for the Diamond Match Company. The family later moved to Athol, MA where Charles...
