Gerald Robert Gauthier
Jan 31, 2018
Obituary Gerald R. Gauthier, 72, passed away on January 31, 2018 at his home in West Springfield in the presence of his family. Gerald, son of the late Francis Gauthier and Ida Gauthier (Charland), was born on November 14, 1945 in Chicopee, MA. Gerald married Suzanne C. Guertin on September 30, 1972 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Agawam....
Angeline C. (Urgo) Casey
Jan 29, 2018
Obituary Angeline C. (Urgo) Casey, 84, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Hartford, CT on August 17, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Joseph Urgo and Katherine Crossley. Angie was predeceased by her husband, Richard J. Casey Jr., her granddaughter Melina Montagna and her sister Dolores Ryker. Angie moved here in...
Robert M. Begley, Sr.
Jan 26, 2018
Obituary Robert “Pops” Martin Begley Sr., 74, of Morton Street passed away Friday at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. He was born in Westfield on May 6th, 1943 to the late Dennis and Margaret (Butts) Begley. He lived most of his life in West Springfield and was a graduate of West Springfield High School. He worked for many years...
Robert "Bob" L. Goodhind
Jan 25, 2018
Obituary Robert "Bob" Leslie Goodhind, 91, passed away in the Holyoke Soldiers' Home on Thursday, January 25 with his family by his side. Bob was born in Springfield on April 1, 1926 to the late Leslie & Beatrice (Barrus) Goodhind. He was a lifelong resident of West Springfield and a graduate of West Springfield High School where he was a...
Gabrielle "Gabby" A. Dufresne
Jan 22, 2018
Obituary Gabrielle "Gabby" Dufresne – 56, and a lifelong resident of West Springfield, passed away unexpectedly January 22, 2018. Born on December 31,1961, and predeceased by parents Walter and Judith, Gabby leaves 5 siblings, Maggie Dufresne-Amatori (Franco Amatori), Trey (Karen Balogh), Christopher (Clare), Lydia Lockwood (Jeff) and Jamie, nephews Justin Lockwood and Emanuele Amatori, nieces Stephanie and Alison Dufresne, her...
Donald E. Whitehouse
Jan 22, 2018
Obituary Donald E Whitehouse, 64, passed away January 22, 2018. Born in Springfield, he was the son of Donald E. Whitehouse of West Brookfield and the late Lucille (Chechile) Whitehouse. Donnie was passionate about health, fitness and body building. He was a brown belt in karate and went on to be an instructor. Donnie married Lisa Fitzgerald-Chase on April 24,...
Douglas C. Goodman
Jan 22, 2018
Obituary Douglas Charles Goodman, 90, of Dewey Street passed away Monday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Westfield on August 4th, 1927 to the late Carroll and Emily Goodman. Doug was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. He was a self-starter who, through hard work and perseverance, became a registered architect and eventually a co-owner of...
Robert Elwood Decker
Jan 21, 2018
Obituary Robert Elwood Decker, 78 years old of Westfield, MA passed away peacefully on January 21, 2018 in Agawam, MA. Bob worked for Byron Funeral Home in Springfield as a Funeral Assistant for 24 years. Prior to that he worked as an armored car driver for Wells Fargo. After his retirement he worked at Baystate Medical Center as a Respiratory...
Kenneth J. Shean, Sr.
Jan 21, 2018
Obituary Kenneth J. Shean Sr. 78, passed away Sunday surrounded by his loving family. Born in West Springfield, April 30, 1939, he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary (Baker) Shean. Ken worked for the Aetna Insurance Company in Hartford for over 27 years and was a member of the I.A.T.S.E. local 53, the Dante Club and the...
Gale Theresa (Demers) Sheridan
Jan 17, 2018
Gale Theresa (Demers) Sheridan, 82 of West Springfield passed away peacefully Wednesday morning at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Holyoke, MA on April 29th 1935 and was raised in Springfield. She has lived in West Springfield since 1961. Along with her husband Donald she was co-owner of Sheridan Trucking in West Springfield. She was a...
David P. Cronin
Jan 17, 2018
Obituary David Perritt Cronin 81 died in his sleep at Mercy Hospital on Wednesday January 17th after a brief illness. He was born in Springfield, MA on March 13, 1937, the son of Paul J. Cronin and Irene M. (Haggerty) Cronin. David grew up on Liberty Street in the Liberty Heights section of Springfield. Due to severe mental developmental disabilities...
Joan Ruth (Bombard) Garbin
Jan 13, 2018
Joan Ruth Garbin, 84, of Holy Family Road passed away Saturday at Holyoke Medical Center. She was born in Newport, NH on December 19th, 1933 to the late Roy and Mary (Ricci) Bombard. Joan worked for many years as a social worker for the Holyoke Welfare Department. She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in West Springfield. She...
Evelyn (Kennedy) Ashley
Jan 9, 2018
F. Evelyn (Kennedy) Ashley, 87, passed away Tuesday at Heritage Hall in Agawam. .Evelyn was born in Springfield to the late Anna (Boudreau) and Francis Kennedy. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School and worked in the business office of Baystate Medical Center for many years. Evelyn was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Springfield. She enjoyed traveling...
Geraldine "Gerri" Frances (Emery) Martin
Jan 6, 2018
Geraldine �Gerri� Frances (Emery) Martin, 70, passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at Wingate of Hampden. She was born in Springfield on February 18, 1947 to the late Ronald and Agnes (Sullivan) Emery. She lived in Springfield most of her life. Gerri worked in accounts payable at the corporate office of Big Y and also at several local companies in...
Birgitta E. (Naumann) Gray
Jan 3, 2018
Birgitta Emy Gray (77) passed away January 3, 2018 at the Redstone Rehab Facility in East Longmeadow, with her loving son John and her Paster Rev Philip Joseph Mayher by her side.�She was born April 16, 1940 in Lund, Sweden to the late Emy Jundquest and John Naumann. Birgitta moved to New York in her early 20s, where she met...
Ann C. (Gagnon) Menard
Jan 1, 2018
Ann �Claire� (Gagnon ) Menard, lifelong resident of Chicopee passed away Monday at Heritage Hall. She was born on July 26, 1926 at 830 Chicopee Street, Chicopee, MA. She attended school in Chicopee, MA and Brooklyn, NY. Claire as she preferred to be called, was an active member of St. Peter�s Lutheran Church in Holyoke. She taught first grade Sunday...
Brian M. Kennedy Jr.
Dec 30, 2017
Brian M. Kennedy, Jr., age 39, passed away at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family on December 30, 2017. He was born in Springfield on November 4, 1978. Brian grew up in West Springfield and attended St. Thomas the Apostle School, Holyoke Catholic High School and graduated from West Springfield High School. He received his Associates Degree in...
Beverly A. (Bejune) Goodwin
Dec 30, 2017
Beverly A. (Bejune) Goodwin, 65, passed away on December 30, 2017 surrounded by her loving family and friends at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was born in Worcester on May 12, 1952 to the late Richard H. and Louise (Thyden) Bejune. Beverly worked as a teacher before retiring for the Agawam School System. She loved to travel and did travel throughout...
William F. Bennett
Dec 29, 2017
William F. Bennett joined his beloved wife Sylvia in heaven on December 29, 2017. William was born in Stoughton, MA on March 9, 1929, to the late Beatrice (Frost) and Joseph Bennett. He was brought up in Stoughton and went to St. Mary�s School. He graduated from Cathedral High School in Boston in 1948. He was a Veteran of the...
Sandra Jane (Chenoweth) Haas
Dec 26, 2017
Sandra Jane (Chenoweth) Haas passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the age of 78.�Sandy was born on November 7, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Paul A. Chenoweth and Thalia Lavinia (Butler) Chenoweth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry W. Haas of Granville. She will be greatly missed by...
