Jason John Flak
Nov 29, 2019
Obituary With deepest sorrow, we announce that Jason John Flak age 43, our son, brother, uncle, father passed away suddenly on November 29, 2019. He graduated from West Springfield High School and Baron Institute of Technology. The greatest joy in his life were his daughters, Destiny and Jaylyn Flak. He enjoyed time spent fishing at the Cape, and playing hockey. ...
Karen M. (Fitzgerald) Morrissey
Nov 27, 2019
Obituary Karen (Fitzgerald) Morrissey, 72, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center. Karen was born in Springfield on June 15, 1947, daughter to the late Patrick F. and Irene A. (Chagnon) Fitzgerald. She was a life long resident of West Springfield, attended St. Thomas School and was a graduate from Cathedral High School. Karen was...
Leah F. (Mccarthy) Cavanaugh
Nov 22, 2019
Obituary Leah F. (McCarthy) Cavanaugh, 91, passed away on November 22, 2019. She was born February 16, 1928 to the late Edward and Elizabeth (Shulda) McCarthy. A lifelong resident of West Springfield, she was a graduate of Cathedral High School Class of 1945 and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1948. Leah started her nursing career as a medical...
Philip B. Jensen
Nov 22, 2019
Obituary Philip B. Jensen Sr., 80, passed away Nov. 22, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 14, 1939 to the late William and Gladys Jensen. Phil was a graduate of West Springfield High School, Class of 1958, where he was a member of the 1956 Championship Football Team and made All Western Mass in 1956 and...
Dewitt J. Tash
Nov 6, 2019
Obituary DeWitt James Tash, 78, of Springfield, passed away on November 6, 2019. He was born on July 6, 1941 in Philadelphia to James and Elizabeth (Roney) Tash. He moved to Springfield and graduated from Commerce High School. He served in the Army National Guard reaching the rank of Sergeant from 1961 – 1967. In 1974, DeWitt married MaryJeanne Talarico. ...
John H. Gerke, Jr.
Nov 4, 2019
Obituary John Henry Gerke, Jr., 72, of Amherst Road passed away Monday after a short illness at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on December 9, 1946 to the late Elizabeth (Spinks) and John H. Gerke, Sr. He grew up in Springfield and spent most of his life in Granby and graduated from Technical High School. John worked...
Sandra L. (Antaya) Macero
Nov 3, 2019
Obituary Sandra Lee (Antaya) Macero, 76, of West Springfield, MA died on November 3, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Springfield, MA on April 17, 1943, Sandra was predeceased by her parents, Lionel and Rita Antaya and her sister, Beverly (Antaya) Caracciolo who affectionately referred to her as “Sanj”. Sandra is survived by her loving husband...
Geraldine J. (Sullivan) Dion
Oct 26, 2019
Obituary Geraldine J. (Sullivan) Dion, 84, passed away October 26, 2019 at Heritage Hall East in Agawam. Born in Springfield, February 3, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Cecelia (Sweeney) Sullivan. Geraldine worked as a bookkeeper for the Krohne and Sons Auto Parts for over 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Ted Theodorou and...
Barbara H. (Dunham) Griffin
Oct 20, 2019
Obituary Barbara Holly Griffin of 22 Shepard Street was called home on October 20th 2019. She was born in Springfield Massachusetts on December 25th, 1950. She was a beloved daughter to the late Warren and Edith Dunham. She left us to join her two daughters and grandson Kimberly A. Mann, Andrea L. Griffin and Andrew J. Mann. She is survived...
Paul T. Cummings, Sr
Oct 20, 2019
Obituary - Paul Thomas Cummings, Sr., 85, of Rogers Avenue passed away Sunday at home. He was born in Wellesley, MA on June 22, 1934 to the late Peter and Helen (Courtney) Cummings. He grew up in Wellesley, but lived most of his life in West Springfield. Paul was the owner and president of Paul T. Cummings Associates of West...
Patricia E. (Phillips) Larkin
Oct 19, 2019
Obituary Patricia P. Larkin of West Springfield, Massachusetts died Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center. She was the daughter of John Phillips and Ruth Bryson Phillips of Wilmington, Delaware and sister to Jane Schlirf and Margaret Christfield, all deceased. She was the beloved wife of James Larkin. She leaves behind her four children; Julianne Leissner of Galveston, Texas,...
Eleanor A. (Fortini) Di Giore
Oct 13, 2019
Obituary Eleanor A. (Fortini) Di Giore, 87, passed away Sun Oct. 13, 2019. She was born June 4, 1932 to the late Joseph and Theresa Fortini. A lifelong resident of West Springfield, she was a graduate of West Springfield High School in 1950. She worked for over 27 years at Westfield Bank and 22 years at Hallmark. She was a...
Donna M. (Masotti) Manning
Oct 13, 2019
Obituary Donna M. (Masotti) Manning, 67, passed away Sunday October 13, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, September 25, 1952, the daughter of the late Thomas and Lorraine (Delphy) Masotti. Donna lived her entire life in West Springfield and was a communicant of the former St. Louis de France Church. She worked for many years at her...
Charles R. Lafleche
Oct 13, 2019
Obituary Charles Ralph LaFleche, 85, formerly of Gaskill Avenue passed away Sunday at Mount St. Vincent Nursing Home in Holyoke. He was born in Tewksbury on October 17, 1933 to the late Herve and Anne LaFleche. He lived in West Springfield for most of his life and worked for the town’s Park and Recreation Department for over 35 years retiring...
John A. Larese
Oct 12, 2019
Obituary John A. Larese, 85, of Feeding Hills, died peacefully October 12th, after a long illness. He was born in West Springfield to the late Giovanni and Elisa (DaRin) Larese. He attended West Springfield schools then worked as a machinist. After retirement he worked as a groundskeeper at Crest View Country Club. John served in the US Army during the...
Robert R. Deforge
Oct 10, 2019
Obituary Robert “Bob” Raymond DeForge, 95, of Clematis Road passed away Thursday at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home. He was born in Agawam on August 8, 1924 to the late Jasper and Catherine (Connor) DeForge. He was a graduate of Agawam High School and lived there his entire life. Bob worked at the Agawam Post Office for 42 years and retired...
Lois A. (Kolonoski) Lachtara
Oct 7, 2019
Obituary Lois Ann Lachtara, 72, passed away Oct. 7, 2019. She was born Aug. 26, 1947 to the late Stanley and Priscilla Kolonoski. Lois worked as LPN in the area for many years. She was extremely proud to be a nurse, and felt it was a true privilege to care for the sick and suffering. A selfless person, she was...
Thomas William Kolb
Sep 26, 2019
Obituary Thomas William Kolb, 83, passed away Thursday Sept.26, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born and raised in Buffalo, NY and was the son of the late Mary A. (McKenna) and William P. Kolb. Tom graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo. He resided in West Springfield since 1978. He was the Head Buyer for A & P and...
Daniel M. Mester
Sep 24, 2019
Obituary Daniel Martin Mester, 62, of West Springfield, MA and formerly of Shelton, CT, passed away on Tuesday, September 24th at his group home in Westfield, MA, surrounded by his caring staff. Daniel was born with Down Syndrome, on June 5, 1957 in Bridgeport, CT to the late John M and Evelyn (Tolster) Mester. He attended special education classes within...
Stephen M. Pessimato
Sep 23, 2019
Obituary Stephen” Pikey” Michael Pessimato, 74, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at home. Born in Springfield, July 28th, 1945, he was the son of the late Helen Polykarpous and Louis Pessimato. Upon earning his high school diploma from Springfield Trade High, he immediately enlisted in the United States Army. He was stationed in Mannheim, Germany and proudly served his...
