William R. O'Brien
Dec 3, 2017
William Robert O�Brien, 93, passed away Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on October 14th, 1924 to the late John and Margaret (Meissner) O�Brien. He grew up in Springfield and he later lived in West Springfield. Bill worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Springfield for over 30 years. He was a...
Lawrence Patrick Murren Sr.
Dec 1, 2017
Lawrence Patrick Murren Sr., 89, of West Springfield, passed away on Friday December 1, 2017. He was born in Boston on March 14, 1928 to Irish immigrant parents, the late Patrick J. Murren and Catherine G. (Walsh) Murren. Larry graduated from St. Mary's High School in Brookline in 1945. He served with the 88th Division of the US Army from...
Marguerite M. Barry
Nov 29, 2017
Agawam- Marguerite Mary (Letellier) Barry, 94, of Bridge Street passed away Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on October 19, 1923 to the late Alexander and Mary (Moran) Letellier. Marguerite lived her entire life in the family home on Bridge Street in Agawam, and worked for Aetna Life and Casualty in Springfield for 42 years as...
Theodore W. Tenzar
Nov 27, 2017
West Springfield, Theodore W Tenzar, 92, passed away Monday November 27, 2017. Born July 17, 1925, he was the son of the late Frank and Bertha Tenzar. In 1942 he joined the US Navy and served in the Pacific during WWII. In 1946 upon his return home he worked for Bakers Commodities and Chicopee Provision until retirement. He was recently...
Sylvia M. (Martin) Zimmerman
Nov 21, 2017
East Longmeadow, MA � Sylvia (Martin) Zimmerman, 94, of Benton Drive passed away at home on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Sylvia married Raymond Zimmerman in 1949 and lived happily with him until his passing in December 2007. Together they raised 6 children; Carl (Donna), Jane, Karen, Paul (Alicia), Kelly Handorf (Bob) and Michael (Seanna). Sylvia was a devoted grandmother of...
Genevieve "Jean" Polumbo
Nov 20, 2017
West Springfield, Genevieve �Jean� Polumbo passed away Monday, November 20, 2017 after a short illness. Jean was born March 16, 1920 in Southbridge, MA. She was the daughter of Franck and Rose (Parzych) Sydlik. Jean married Joseph Polumbo in 1942 and traveled with him to Florida for his army training during WWII. They enjoyed many family vacations to New Jersey...
Marvin G. Brown
Nov 19, 2017
Chicopee: Marvin Glenn Brown, 67. On Sunday November 19th, Marvin passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Marvin was born on March 12, 1950 in Boston, MA. He graduated from English High School in Boston, MA, and was also a graduate of UMASS Amherst with a Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice. He worked as a Behavioral Health...
Phyllis Mackay
Nov 10, 2017
West Springfield, Phyllis MacKay, 102 passed away Friday November 10, 2017 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Born in Reed Plantation, ME, January 9, 1915, the daughter of the late Ernest and Amy (Moores) MacKay. Phyllis began her teaching career in Presque Isle Maine and continued teaching in Springfield for over 40 years retiring in 1982. She was an avid reader...
Lucille (Danforth) Polley
Nov 9, 2017
West Springfield, Lucille (Danforth) Polley, 102, passed away Thursday November 9, 2017. Born in Agawam to the late Rhea (Provost) and Eldred Danforth, she was a 1933 graduate of Agawam High School and a 38 year office retiree of the Strathmore Paper Company. She was the widow of Raymond Sheldon Polley who passed away in 2005. They enjoyed 60 years...
Mary E. (Vlasak) Fitzmaurice
Nov 7, 2017
West Springfield � Mary E. (Vlasak) FitzMaurice, 93, of Hillcrest Avenue passed away Tuesday, November 7th at home. She was born in Springfield on August 2nd 1924 to the late James and E. Lillian Vlasak who were long residents of West Springfield. Her grandfather Frederick Otto owned and ran Otto BoatWorks located in West Springfield. Mary also lived in West...
Deborah A. Gagnon
Nov 5, 2017
West Springfield, Deborah Ann Gagnon, 62, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. Debbie was born March 6, 1955 in Springfield and to the late Thaddeus and Gladys (Kapinos) Saj. She lived in West Springfield her entire life and was a graduate from West Springfield High School. Debbie worked for Bertera Auto Sales in Accounts Receivable for over...
Orville F. Gordon Jr.
Nov 4, 2017
West Springfield - Orville Frances Gordon Jr., 85, passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center on Saturday. Orville was born June 6, 1932 in West Springfield. Orville spent many years working as an inspector for various manufacturing companies. He served his country during the Korean Conflict in the United States Navy, serving on the USS Tidewater. Orville is survived by...
Richard E. Johnson
Nov 3, 2017
Richard E. Johnson, 84, passed away November 3, 2017. He was born in New Haven, CT to the late Aina (Losnes) and Eric Johnson. He grew up in Springfield, graduating from Classical High School in 1951 and lived in West Springfield most of his life. Dick proudly served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. After discharge from...
Gloria E. (Savioli) Dipietro
Nov 3, 2017
Gloria E. ( Savioli ) DiPietro, 93, of Agawam, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, November 3, 2017. Gloria was the valedictorian of her class at Agawam High School, graduated from Boston University and became an executive secretary at the Federal Land Bank in Springfield. For many years she was the secretary to the Principals at Danahy and Phelps...
Waneta (Butler) Asta-Ferrero
Oct 31, 2017
West Springfield, Waneta (Butler) Asta-Ferrero, 79, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at Heritage Hall West in Agawam after a courageous, 5 year battle with cancer. Born in Thomaston, ME to the late Walter and Leone (Cummings) Butler, she was a longtime West Springfield resident. She worked at the A & P in West Springfield for 14 years. An...
Elsie Cascella
Oct 30, 2017
Longtime West Springfield resident Elsie B. Cascella, RN, 99, died peacefully on Monday, October 30, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in North Plymouth, MA to the late Antonio and Prima (Scagliarini) Masi, she was a Registered Nurse and worked for several hospitals in Springfield and Florida. She attended Girls High School in Brooklyn, NY and Brooklyn School of Nursing....
William B. Hamby
Oct 29, 2017
Westfield, William B. Hamby, 88, died peacefully on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Soldiers� Home in Holyoke. He was a proud Army Veteran of the Korean War and worked as an inspector for many area insurance companies. William was predeceased by his loving wife Dorothy (Webb) Hamby in February of this year. He is survived by his son Dr....
George N. Blanchard
Oct 29, 2017
George �Newt� Blanchard, 83, of Druids Lane passed away Sunday in West Springfield after a long battle with kidney disease. He was born in Springfield on March 19th, 1934 to the late Frederick and Florence (Newton) Blanchard. George was a graduate of West Springfield High School in 1953 and Post Graduate�of Monson Academy in 1954 where he excelled in basketball...
John F. Coutu
Oct 28, 2017
Wilbraham, John F. Coutu, passed away on Saturday, October 28 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. John was a jeweler and worked for many years at Block Jewelers in Agawam and prior to that at the former Davignon Jewelers in Holyoke. Before becoming a jeweler, he attended STCC and later worked as a mechanic in his family�s business, the former...
Alfred W. Brodt
Oct 26, 2017
West Springfield- Alfred Wilhelm Brodt of Bonnie Brae Drive passed away on Thursday at home. He was born in Stuttgart (Germany) on May 6, 1929. The son of the late Alfred Wilhelm and Margarite (Kern) Brodt. He came to the United States in 1957 and he became the General manager for Ken-Mar Tool Co., Inc. formerly of Agawam. Later he...
