Deborah A. Blanchard
Jan 14, 2019
Obituary Deborah A. Blanchard, 55, passed away Jan 14, 2019. She was born Sept. 21, 1963 to Katherine and the late Richard Blanchard. Debbie loved to go for rides and listen to music. She will be missed by all who knew her. Besides her mother, she leaves her brother’s Richard Blanchard of Springfield, Robert Blanchard of Warren, and her sister...
Howard W. Courtney, Jr.
Jan 12, 2019
Obituary Howard W. Courtney Jr., 46, passed away Jan 12, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born May 10, 1972 to Howard W. Sr., and Diane (Taylor) Courtney. Howard graduated from Westfield Vocational High School and worked as a carpenter in the area for many years. He enjoyed fishing, going to concerts, and playing the guitar. He was an...
Alda L. (Tessinari) Boido
Jan 10, 2019
Obituary Alda L. Boido, 96, passed away Thurs. Jan. 10, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 22, 1922 to the late Aldo and Argia Tessinari. Alda worked as an operator for the New England Telephone Co., also at the former WICO in West Springfield and Digital Equipment Corporation. She was a member of the former St....
Jacqueline L. (Mann) Emmens
Jan 6, 2019
Obituary Jacqueline Louise (Mann) Emmens, 89, passed away January 6, 2019. Born in Springfield, MA, May 2, 1929, daughter of the late Lawrence and Maude (Prince) Mann. Jackie fulfilled her dream of becoming a nurse and earned her nursing degree late in life. She was employed at Wesson hospital for many years. She loved spending time with her family, grandchildren,...
John P. Butler
Jan 5, 2019
Obituary John “Jack” Patrick Butler, 86, passed away Saturday at home. He was born on July 26th, 1932 in Pittsfield to the late John and Kathleen (Hagerty) Butler. He grew up in the Hungry Hill section of Springfield and attended Our Lady of Hope Grammar School. He later graduated from Cathedral High School in 1950 and after graduation, Jack worked...
Marion K. (Kiluk) Lachut
Dec 30, 2018
Obituary Known fondly as Cioci or Aunti M. to the legions of nieces and nephews who shared her life, Marion was the much adored 6th child of Victor and Feliksa Kiluk. She believed in the strength of family, a committed work ethic and God. Working her way up from an entry level account position through the ranks at Mass Mutual,...
Claire M. (Mcguinness) Sterling
Dec 29, 2018
Obituary Claire M. Sterling, 83, of Westfield, passed away on December 29th. Until recently she was a life-long resident of West Springfield. She is the daughter of the late James and Helen McGuinness of West Springfield. She is predeceased by her husband John Sterling, her sister Ruthanne McGuinness, her brothers John and Robert McGuinness but leaves her loving brother Matthew...
Diane M. Walsh
Dec 27, 2018
Obituary Diane M. Walsh, 62, passed away Thursday December 27, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, July 22, 1956, she was the daughter of Margaret C. (Farrell) Walsh and the late Bartholomew Walsh. Diane was a graduate of West Springfield High School and worked at Springfield College for many years as a research and access specialist in the...
Robert C. Bowler
Dec 25, 2018
Obituary Robert C. Bowler, 77, passed away December 25, 2018 at Mercy Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Holyoke, July 14, 1941, he was the son of the late Patrick and Lucy (Equi) Bowler. Robert was the manager at Armata’s Grocery Store in Longmeadow for many years. He was a communicant of St. Thomas Church and a member...
Louis R. Pisano
Dec 22, 2018
Obituary Louis Robert Pisano, 48 years old, of Agawam, MA died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Louis was born in Springfield, MA, the third son of Richard E. Pisano Sr. and Patricia (Scarnici) Goulet. His early childhood years were spent in Agawam and Springfield before moving to Westfield where he resided before returning to Agawam. Louis was a graduate...
Daniel C. Buckland
Dec 22, 2018
Obituary Daniel “Bucky” C. Buckland, 65, passed away Dec. 22, 2018. He was born Dec. 8, 1953 to the late Harry and the late Joan Buckland. Bucky worked as a welder at the TiteFlex in Springfield. He enjoyed hunting, NASCAR, collecting model cars and going to his camp in New York with Peachy and his nephew Billy. But most of...
Linda J. (Spafford) Hadley
Dec 22, 2018
Obituary Linda “Red” J. Hadley, 73, became an angel after passing unexpectedly on Dec. 22, 2018. She was born Sept. 7, 1945 to the late Lester and Thelma Spafford. Linda loved gardening but hated the weeds. She enjoyed collecting, especially coco-cola memorabilia, coffee mugs. She was very generous, always giving to others even if it meant going without for herself....
Albert "Bert" E. Bragga
Dec 9, 2018
Obituary Albert E. “Bert” Bragga, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018 after a long struggle with cancer. Bert was born in Ludlow on October 6, 1937, the son of the late Albert and Stella(Boulerice) Bragga, but spent the most of his life in West Springfield, where he became a police officer for almost 30 years. Before getting that job...
Thomas W. Quinn
Dec 6, 2018
Obituary Dr. Thomas W. Quinn, 86, formerly of West Springfield, passed away Dec. 6, 2018 in Spring Hill, FL. He was born Sept. 19, 1932 to the late Thomas A. and Margaret (Reilly) Quinn. Tom was a 1950 graduate of Cathedral High School. He proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. Tom would later attend St. Michael’s...
Scott M. Cummings, Sr.
Dec 5, 2018
Obituary Scott Michael Cummings Sr., 57, of Hillcrest Avenue passed away Wednesday at home. He was born in Springfield on Oct. 14th, 1961 to the late Norman and Lottie (Percoski) Cummings, then predeceased by his adoptive parents Albert and Rachel Proper. He attended local schools and lived in West Springfield his entire life. Scott was the Service Manager at Goodyear...
Roseann T. (Maloni) Basile
Dec 3, 2018
Obituary Roseann T. (Maloni) Basile, 75, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, April 16, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John and Statia (Schofsky) Maloni. She owned and operated Roseann’s Concessions with her husband Jim for many years traveling New England to various fairs...
Pauline H. (Bedard) Simpson
Dec 1, 2018
Obituary Pauline H. Simpson, 92, passed away Sat. Dec. 1, 2018. She was born Sept. 10, 1926 to the late Edmond and Yvonne (LaCroix) Bedard. Pauline worked for many years for Massachusetts Peer Review. She loved to travel with her family and they traveled the world, including Europe, Russia and Egypt. For many years the family would go to Hawaii...
Bruce A. Craig
Nov 26, 2018
Obituary Bruce A Craig, 63, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at Mercy Hospital. Born in Springfield, August 2, 1955 he was the son of the late William and Phyllis (Franklin) Craig. Bruce worked for over 34 years at Russo Opticians in West Springfield. He was an avid Patriots fan, an expert BBQ chef who loved to cook and had...
Anita P. (Bigos) Bouchard
Nov 25, 2018
Obituary Long time West Springfield resident, Anita Bouchard, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018, at the of age 89, following a brief illness. For the past two years, Anita had been a resident at Care One Redstone in East Longmeadow, MA. A cremation was performed and all services are being taken care of by Toomey-O’Brien Funeral Home of West...
Walter S. Yezewski
Nov 22, 2018
Obituary Walter Yezewski, 93, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 at the Jewish Nursing Home. Born in Brocton, January 8, 1925, the son of the late John and Gladys (Komos) Yezewski. Walter was a graduate of Boston University receiving his degree in accounting. He worked at the Westvaco Company in West Springfield for many years as an accountant. Walter was...
