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....
Kevin Patrick O'Donnell
Mar 6, 2018
Obituary After a fight with cancer, Kevin Patrick O’Donnell died peacefully in Orlando, Florida on March 6, 2018 at the age of 56. Kevin is survived by his wife Susan E. Olson O’Donnell of Saint Cloud, FL, his daughter Kayla M. O’Donnell of Swanzey, NH, his son Ryan T. O’Donnell of Saint Cloud, FL, his mother, Marie T. O’Donnell of...
Jeanne E (Chiasson) Synan
Mar 4, 2018
Obituary Jeanne Chiasson Synan died peacefully at home surrounded by her large family. Born in Waltham, Massachusetts on March 4, 1918, Jeanne achieved her goal of living to be 100 years old. Jeanne was the daughter of Gilbert and Eveline (Vienneau) Chiasson. She was one of five children. Jeanne was predeceased by her beloved husband George, her siblings, Arthur, Edward,...
Roy B. Wright
Mar 4, 2018
Obituary Roy Bernard Wright, 67, of Springfield Street passed away Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on November 10, 1950 to the late Raymond and Celestina (Galloni) Wright. He lived in this area all of his life. Roy worked most of his life in construction. He was a graduate of Agawam High School where he starred...
R. Ann (Mccaffrey) Daglio
Mar 3, 2018
Obituary R. Ann Daglio, 84, passed peacefully at home on March 3. She was the daughter of the late Joseph A. & Ruth E. (Sullivan) McCaffrey. Mrs. Daglio was born in Winthrop, MA and educated in Winthrop & Boston schools, graduating from St. Elizabeth’s School of Nursing in 1953. Ann worked as a nurse at the Chelsea Soldiers Home and...
Elsie (Carter) Quaglia
Mar 1, 2018
Obituary Elsie passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 1, 2018.  She was born on October 25, 1924 to the late Harry and Myrtle Carter.  After graduating West Springfield High School in 1942 Elsie assisted in the fight against fascism manufacturing parts for ships bringing supplies to the allies during World War II.  When she was widowed from her first husband...
Patricia M. (Bugbee) Marsters
Feb 24, 2018
Obituary Patricia (Bugbee) Marsters, 94, formerly of Houston Road, passed away Saturday at Bay State Medical Center. She was born in East Candia, NH on December 9th, 1923 to the late George and E. Marguerite (Page) Bugbee. She grew up there and settled in the West Springfield / Agawam area in 1950. She worked for years as a dental assistant...
Joanne (Paquette) Bovat
Feb 16, 2018
Obituary AGAWAM JoAnne Marie (Paquette) Bovat of Agawam (formally of Westfield) passed away February 16, 2018. She was born in Westfield, MA the daughter of the late Alfred and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Paquette. JoAnne was a lifetime member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Westfield. She is survived by her loving husband of 30 years Ron and her best friend, Bonnie...
Mildred "Millie" Stella (Taskey) Liebro
Feb 15, 2018
Obituary Mildred "Millie" Stella (Taskey) Liebro passed away Thursday, Feb. 15th, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 101 years old. She was born in Springfield on May 8th, 1916. She lived in West Springfield her entire life and was a graduate of West Springfield High School. Millie was an accomplished seamstress having worked for years at...
Mary C. (Cronin) Dowd
Feb 15, 2018
Obituary Mary Cronin Dowd 84 died at the Stanley R. Tippett Hospice Home in Needham, MA on Thursday February 15th after a brief but hard fought battle with metastatic kidney cancer. She was born in Springfield, MA on August 26, 1933, the daughter of Paul J. Cronin and Irene M. (Haggerty) Cronin. Mary grew up on Liberty Street in the...
Sergei Mostovoy
Feb 7, 2018
Obituary Sergei Mostovoy, 85, of Stafford Street passed away Monday at home. He was born in Russia on February 23rd, 1932 to the late Prokop and Varvara Mostovoy. He grew up and spent most of his life in Russia before immigrating to the United States in 1989 and later became a U.S. Citizen. He worked as a welder for many...
Frederick "Freddie" Phillip Laguercia
Feb 6, 2018
Obituary Frederick "Freddie" Phillip LaGuercia, 88, of Falmouth Road passed away Tuesday at home. He was born in West Springfield on May 1st, 1929 to the late Antonio and Mary (Pepperil) LaGuercia. He lived there all of his life and was a 1947 graduate of West Springfield High School. He owned and operated Carol’s Cars on Bay Street in Springfield...
Kathleen A (Antol) Aldrich
Feb 4, 2018
Obituary Kathleen (Antol) Aldrich, 88, passed away February 4, 2018 after a short illness. Born in Holyoke, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Katherine Antol. Her beloved husband, Albert G Aldrich Jr passed away in 1989. She leaves her sons, Albert G Aldrich III and his wife Barbara, and Peter A. Aldrich and his wife Donna, 5...
William J Whitney
Feb 4, 2018
Obituary William Joseph Whitney, 84, passed away Sunday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Watervliet, NY on February 7th, 1933 to the late Francis and Lucia (Brienze) Whitney. He grew up there and moved to Massachusetts in 1978. Bill was the City Editor of the Springfield Republican and after 25 yrs. of employment he retired in...
Kathleen A (Antol) Aldrich
Feb 4, 2018
Obituary Kathleen (Antol) Aldrich, 88, passed away February 4, 2018 after a short illness. Born in Holyoke, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Katherine Antol. Her beloved husband, Albert G Aldrich Jr passed away in 1989. She leaves her sons, Albert G Aldrich III and his wife Barbara, and Peter A. Aldrich and his wife Donna, 5...
Rosalina C. (Benigni) Urbinati
Feb 3, 2018
Obituary Rosalina "Roz" Celestina Urbinati, 92, formerly of Burke Avenue passed away Saturday Feb 3, 2018 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. She was born in Springfield on June 25th, 1925 to the late Nicola and Lena (Galloni) Benigni. She worked for 44 years as an executive secretary and office manager at various agencies within Mass Mutual in Springfield. She retired...
