Janis Griffin-Thibault
May 17, 2018
Obituary West Springfield - Janis M Griffin-Thibault, 65, passed away Thursday at Mercy Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Schenectady, NY, May 26, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Lois (Carey) Griffin. Janis was a graduate of St Joseph High School in Pittsfield and received her Bachelor Degree in Education from American International College....
Nancy A. (Blais) Wrobel
May 17, 2018
Obituary Long-time resident of West Springfield, Nancy A (Blais) Wrobel, 48, wife of John Wrobel III, passed away suddenly Thursday, May 17, 2018. Born in Springfield, August 20th, 1969, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Nancy (Kiczek) Blais. Nancy was a graduate of West Springfield High School and worked for United Bank for over 18 years in...
Carl Ippolito, Jr.
May 4, 2018
Obituary Carl Ippolito, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, May 4, 2018 with his loving family by his side. He was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 23, 1931 to Carl and Mary (Inga) Ippolito. He was one of thirteen children whom he loved very much. He lived in West Springfield for a total of 50 years, 40 of which...
Frank "Bud" F. Orena, Jr.
May 2, 2018
Obituary Frank “Bud” Francisco Orena Jr., 87, of Elmwood Ave, passed away Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Hartford, grew up in Bridgeport, CT and spent most of his life in this area. Frank worked for 39 years as a firefighter at Pratt & Whitney Corporation in East Hartford. He retired in 1993. He was a US...
Alexander "Alec" F. Sutherland
Apr 29, 2018
Obituary Alexander “Alec” Ferguson Sutherland, 94, of Falmouth Road passed away Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Bernardston, MA on July 7th, 1923 to the late John and Hazel (Hale) Sutherland. He grew up in the Bernardston and later moved down to this area and graduated from Springfield Technical High School. Alec worked in sales for both...
Lillian M (Mccarthy) Smith
Apr 21, 2018
Obituary Lillian Marie Smith, 85, passed away peacefully Saturday at Wingate of East Longmeadow. Lillian was born February 11, 1933 in Springfield to the late Edward F. And Elizabeth F. (Shulda) McCarthy. She grew up in West Springfield, raised a family in East Longmeadow then returned to live a block from her childhood home. Lillian retired from Mercy Hospital after...
Marion F. (Lynch) Newell
Apr 19, 2018
Obituary West Springfield – Marion Francis Newell, 89, passed away peacefully, Thursday at the Julian Leavitt Family Nursing Home in Longmeadow. Marion was born in Springfield on July 15, 1928, to the late Patrick and Margaret (Sullivan) Lynch. Marion was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Springfield. She enjoyed many summers at Cape Cod with her...
Lisa M. Galetta
Apr 13, 2018
Obituary Lisa Marie Galetta, 39, of Union Street passed away Friday, April 13th at home. She was born in Holyoke and lived all of her life in Westfield. Her whole life was devoted to the care, love, and support of her son Brandon Galetta. Besides Brandon she leaves her beloved mother Marie Galetta of Chicopee and father Richard Galetta of...
Louis V. Gotta
Apr 12, 2018
Obituary Louis V. Gotta, 93, passed away Thursday at Mt. St. Vincent Nursing Home surrounded by his loving family. Louis was born in Springfield on February 15, 1925 to the late Joseph and Frances (Ferrero) Gotta. As a youth he attended Springfield Technical High School. For many years he helped operate the family business, Gotta Mobil Homes and in his...
Alfred L. Baugh
Apr 3, 2018
Obituary Alfred L. Baugh of Massasoit Ave. passed away at home on Tuesday, April 3rd. He was the widow of Erma Baugh (2017), father of Jeff and Sam Baugh and Deb Coalley. The calling hours are Monday, April 16th, from 4-7 PM at Toomey-O’Brien Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will be at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, April 17th, at the...
Constance M (Ouimet) Parent
Apr 3, 2018
Obituary West Springfield – Constance Mary Parent, 86, formerly of Paulson Drive, passed away Tuesday at the Jewish Nursing Home in Longmeadow. She was born in Springfield on June 16th 1931 to the late Harold and Mary (Potasky) Ouimet. She lived most of her life in West Springfield and was a graduate of Bay Path College in Longmeadow. Constance worked...
Norma A. (Aper) Kindig
Mar 24, 2018
Obituary Norma Anne (Draper) Kindig passed away into eternal rest on Saturday, March 24th. She was born on April 10th, 1936 to the late Russell and Alice (McGowen) Draper. She was predeceased by her sister Nancy Paier, Janet Draper, and Kathleen Draper. Norma spent her life with her husband Kenneth raising their three daughters. Besides her husband Kenneth she is...
Barbara F. (Veznia) Lopez
Mar 23, 2018
Obituary Barbara F. Lopez (“Mama”) passed peacefully in her sleep March 23, 2018 at Monastery Heights in West Springfield, MA. She was 83 years of age. Mama Lopez was born on December 30, 1934 in Massena, New York to the parents of Louis and Mabel Vezina. Her only brother, Louis Vezina the III, sadly predeceased her in February of 2014....
Gordon J. Macdonald
Mar 22, 2018
Obituary Gordon J. MacDonald, 50, passed away suddenly March 22, 2018. Born in Westfield, he was the son of Beverly (Barber) MacDonald of West Springfield and the late Kenneth MacDonald who died in 2009. Gordon was a graduate of Westfield Vocational High School and he owned and operated Gord’s Garage in Westfield for many years. Besides his mother he leaves...
Natalie Frances (Smith) Binda
Mar 20, 2018
Obituary Natalie Frances (Smith) Binda, 102, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. Natalie was born March 11, 1916 in Melrose, MA to the late Frank and Carolyn (Gould) Smith. For 54 years she was married to her late husband, Daniel F. Binda. Natalie and Daniel moved from Melrose to West Springfield in 1951. She was...
Mary Ellen (Munroe) Nihill
Mar 17, 2018
Obituary Mary Ellen (Monroe) Nihill, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Waterbury Hospital, surrounded and comforted by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Nihill who passed in 2002. Mary Ellen was born August 20, 1928, in Springfield, the daughter of the late Elmer and Agnes Monroe. Educated in the West Springfield school...
Yvette "Cookie" Rose (Gagnon) Robichaud
Mar 17, 2018
Obituary Yvette Rosa "Cookie" Robichaud, 88, passed away March 17, 2018, at the Suffield House in Suffield, CT. She was born January 30, 1930, in Onawa, ME, the daughter of the late Doriala and Alice (Trudel) Gagnon and is survived by two sisters, Lucille Duhaime and Marguerita Farrell and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by siblings, Rita Ferry,...
Dino Paul Yacovone
Mar 15, 2018
Obituary Dino Paul Yacovone, 86, of Lancaster Avenue passed away Thursday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Springfield on September 29th, 1931 to the late Liberatore and Marietta (DiCarlo) Yacovone. He grew up there and graduated from the High School of Commerce in 1949 and lived most of his life in West Springfield. He worked for...
Anthony Carmen Mancino
Mar 10, 2018
Obituary Anthony Carmen Mancino, 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday at Wingate in Springfield. Anthony was born April 1, 1923 in Springfield to the late Anthony and Angelina (Ordierna) Mancino. Anthony was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. He worked for American Bosh as a draftsman for over 38 years. Anthony enjoyed dancing at the Elks Lodge in Chicopee and...
Justin W Badi
Mar 7, 2018
Obituary Justin William Badi, 41, of East Mountain Road, passed away unexpectedly due to complications of Huntington’s Disease on Wednesday, March 7th, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. He was born in New Britain, CT. Justin was a graduate of Southwick High School in 1995. He went on to attend the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park NY....
