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...
Yolanda E. (Guiel) Hamel
Oct 26, 2017
West Springfield, Yolanda E (Guiel) Hamel, 93, passed away Thursday October 26, 2017. Born in West Springfield, February 15, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Elizabeth (Camp) Guiel. Yolanda was a communicant of St Thomas Church and was a member of the West Springfield Senior Center where she loved Bingo and ceramics. Her beloved husband, Clifford...
Ethel M. (Depiper) Schortmann
Oct 23, 2017
West Springfield, Ethel M. (DePiper) Schortmann, 94, passed away October 23, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hoboken, NJ, November 30, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna (Slaven) DePiper. She grew up in Staten Island and married Walter E. Schortmann on October 9, 1943. Ethel worked at Noble Hospital for many years. She...
Robert G. Valentine
Oct 23, 2017
Fairfield, VT- Robert George Valentine, 34, beloved husband of Brittany A. (Belden) Valentine passed away unexpectedly at Mass General Hospital in Boston. He was born in Edison, NJ on June 25th, 1983. He grew up in Pittstown, NJ and was a graduate of Immaculata High School and later attended Cabrini College in Radner, PA. Rob was an avid golfer and...
Donald C. Toton
Oct 21, 2017
Donald C. Toton, 72, passed away October 21, 2017. Born in Springfield, April 4, 1945, he was the son of the late Henry E. and Sophie (Zaikowski) Toton. Donald was a graduate of West Springfield in 1963 and was a US Army vet during the Vietnam War. He worked for the West Springfield DPW for many years. He leaves his...
Marguerite F (Walsh) Matroni
Oct 18, 2017
West Springfield- Marguerite F. �Marge� (Walsh) Matroni, 73, passed away Wednesday at home. She was born in Springfield to the late Margaret (O'Brien) and Richard Walsh. Marge was a graduate of Agawam High School. She worked as an office administrator in the dental offices of Dr. Magiera and Dr. Curtis for 47 years. Marge loved spending time with her family...
Charles P. Gaudino, Jr.
Oct 18, 2017
Charles (Chuck) P. Gaudino, Jr., 62, of West Springfield passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. He was born in Springfield on November 17, 1954 to the late Charles Sr. and Jacqueline (Stabile) and grew up in Agawam. Chuck was well known locally through his auto repair and towing business that was most recently located in Agawam. Chuck was...
Stella F. (Augustyniak) Barbieri
Oct 14, 2017
Stella F. (Augustyniak) Baraiera, age 91, passed away on Oct. 14, 2017 at Wingate of West Springfield. She was born on June 21, 1926, in Springfield. She was a daughter of the late John and Gladys (Lemanski) Augustyniak. Stella worked for many years in the Agawam Public School System as a cafeteria worker before she retired. Stella was a volunteer...
Katherine R. (Monko) Monko
Oct 9, 2017
Katherine R. Monko, 91, passed away Thursday at Heritage Hall East Nursing Home. She was born in Northampton to the late Catherine (Molitoris) and John Monko. Katherine was a graduate of West Springfield High School. She was a resident of West Springfield for most of her life. She was a communicant of the former St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in...
Richard A. Montanari
Oct 8, 2017
Richard Anthony Montanari,�82 , of�West Springfield�passed away Sunday at home. He was born in Springfield on August 20th, 1935 to the late Antonio and Anna (Audi) Montanari. He worked as a truck driver for over 44 years at A-C Motor Express in West Springfield. He was formerly a communicant of Mt. Carmel Church in Springfield. Richard enjoyed going to the...
Peter J. Stewart
Oct 5, 2017
Peter Joseph Stewart, 67, of Rogers Avenue passed away Thursday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Holyoke on April 7th, 1950 to the late William and Eileen (Sullivan) Stewart. He was raised there and graduated from Holyoke High School and later received a B.A. in Business from American International College in Springfield. He was Supervisor working...
Edward A. Most
Oct 3, 2017
West Springfield -Edward Allyn Most (Buddy), angel, best friend, husband, and father passed away on October 3, 2017 as a result of a tragic accident. Edward was born in Springfield, MA on May 16, 1950. He attended Chicopee Schools and was a graduate of Holyoke Community College. He was a Roofing Contractor with Martin Roofing LTD. Prior to, he worked...
Martha A. (Bird) Mcnamara
Sep 16, 2017
West Springfield� Martha Alice (Bird) McNamara, 86, passed away September 16, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield to the late Alice (Wright) and Clifton Bird. Martha was raised in Chicopee and has lived in West Spfld. since 1954. She was a graduate of Holy Name High School in Chicopee and the Mercy Hospital...
George F Miles, Jr.
Sep 13, 2017
West Springfield, George F Miles Jr., 74, formerly of West Springfield passed away September 13, 2017 in Palm Desert, CA. Born in Springfield, November 13, 1942, George was a graduate of West Springfield High School and worked as a sales representative for various firms. He was a former member of St. Thomas Church and was an avid golfer who had...
Robert B. Prenosil
Sep 12, 2017
West Springfield- Robert B. Prenosil, 79, passed away Tuesday in the comfort of his home. He was born in Springfield to the late Mary (Bartlett) and John Prenosil, Jr. Robert was a graduate of Cathedral High School. Robert served in the Air National Guard. He was a printer at Westvaco in Springfield for 37 years. He loved fishing, was an...
Emil C. Masi
Sep 5, 2017
Emil C. Masi, formerly of West Springfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning at his home in Ogunquit, Maine surrounded by his family. Born April 1, 1942 in Springfield, he was the son of the late Edward P. Masi and Joya C. (Puricelli) Masi. Emil lived most of his life in West Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School...
