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...
Domenic Delbuono
Dec 21, 2017
West Springfield � Domenic DelBuono, 98, passed away December 21, 2017 at the Holyoke Soldiers� Home. He was born in Civitanova, Italy to the late Concetta (Silvano) and Nicola DelBuono. He passed through Ellis Island at the age of 11 with his mother, sister and brother to join his father in West Springfield. He graduated from West Springfield High School...
Michael J. D'Angelo
Dec 20, 2017
Waterford, CT, Michael J. D�Angelo, 94, passed away peacefully Wednesday December 20, 2017. Born in Hartford, February 11, 1923 the son of the late Michael A and Filomena (D�Orazio) D�Angelo. Michael worked for the US Government as an administrator in Springfield and assistant Postmaster General in Washington, DC and was head of Research and Development for the US Coast Guard....
Mary B. Powers
Dec 11, 2017
West Springfield- Mary �Tia Mary� Bernice Powers, 77, passed away Monday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born Guatemala on April 13th, 1940 to the late Patrick and Maria (Rossi) Powers. She lived most of her life in West Springfield. Mary received her BA in Education in 1962 from Our Lady of the Elms College in Chicopee. She was an...
Thomas C. Thivierge
Dec 6, 2017
West Springfield- Thomas C Thivierge, 59, of Hillside Avenue passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, April 14, 1958 and lived in West Springfield most of his life. Thomas was an avid NASCAR fan. He was the loving son of Sophie (Piligian) Thivierge of West Springfield and the late James R. Thivierge (1981),...
Alice M. Patterson
Dec 3, 2017
Westfield- Alice Mary (Bouchard) Patterson, 58, of St. Paul Street passed away Sunday at Governor�s Center in Westfield after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Springfield and lived most of her life in Agawam and West Springfield. She worked at the Cutting Edge Salon in Westfield for years. She was a longtime communicant of Sacred Heart...
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...
