William H. O'Neill
May 10, 2017
West Springfield - William H. �Billy� O�Neill, 71, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Born in Springfield, August 19, 1945, he was the son of the late James and Blanche (Ouellette) O�Neill. Billy worked for the former American Bosch for many years. He leaves his son, William Grimaldi of Agawam, his siblings, George O�Neill of Mississippi and Carol Tirrell and...
Sandra L. (Pederzani) Hussey
May 5, 2017
Chicopee- Sandra L. (Pederzani) Hussey, 81, passed away Friday at Redstone in East Longmeadow to rejoin her recently departed husband Donald. She was born in Springfield to the late Ina (Heath) and August Pederzani. Sandra worked at the former Stearns World of Fabric and later at Zayres Department Store. She lived most of her life in W. Spfld., and later...
Christine E. (St. Onge) Yelle
May 5, 2017
Hampstead, MD � Christine E. (St. Onge) Yelle, 66, passed away Friday, May 5th. She was born in Springfield, to the late Rose (Garone) and Joseph St. Onge. She lived most of her life in West Springfield, settling in Maryland 8 years ago. Christine was an avid card player and enjoyed sewing, quilting and making sweaters. She leaves her loving...
James R. Matroni
May 1, 2017
West Springfield- James Raymond Matroni, 71, of Robinson Road passed away Monday at home. He was born in Springfield on August 27th, 1945 to the late James and Eleanor (Tegan) Matroni. He has lived in West Springfield his entire life and was a graduate of Putnam High School in Springfield. He began his career as a printer and later worked...
Thomas E. Mogavero
Apr 30, 2017
West Springfield- Thomas E. Mogavero, 26, passed away Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfield to Ellen (Sullivan) and Thomas Mogavero and has lived in West Springfield for the last 10 years. Thomas attended Sunshine Village Day Program and was a graduate of the River Street School in Windsor, CT. Thomas leaves his loving parents, Ellen and...
James Shaw
Apr 29, 2017
Agawam- James Allen Shaw, 64, passed away peacefully Saturday at home. He was born in Greenfield, MA on February 28th, 1953 to the late Walter and Anna (Slaght) Shaw. He worked as the General Manager of the Red Roof Inn in West Springfield since 1993. He was an avid traveler and he loved nature and hiking outdoors. He will be...
Donald J. Hussey
Apr 25, 2017
Chicopee - Donald James Hussey, 91, passed away Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield to the late John and Alexina (Boulerice) Hussey. He lived most of his life in West Springfield and later moved to New Port Richey, FL and finally settled in Chicopee. He worked in the accounting division of the Springfield Armory for years...
William P. Wands
Apr 25, 2017
William Paul Wands passed away peacefully on April 25, 2017, at home in after a long illness. He was the son of Lloyd Edward Wands and Riola (Minardi) Wands. William graduated from the former Springfield Technical High School in 1969 and received an Associate�s Degree in Industrial Arts from Springfield Technical Community College in 1971. Bill served in the 104th...
Fern M. (Walton) Balding
Apr 24, 2017
West Springfield -Fern M. Balding, 88, passed away Monday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Springfield to the late Mabel (Hooker) and Harold Walton. Fern was a graduate of W. Spfld. High School and Floral Designing School of Boston. She worked for many years as a nanny caring for Adam and David Luftman who held a special place...
Gary W. Yefko
Apr 19, 2017
West Springfield � Gary Wayne Yefko, 72, passed away peacefully April 19, 2017, at home surrounded by his loving family. Gary was born in Westfield to the late Stanley B. and Nellie V. (Tkaczuk) Yefko. He grew up in Westfield and was a graduate from Westfield High School upon graduation he attended the International Institute of Interior Designs in Washington...
Milton L. Smith
Apr 18, 2017
Agawam - Milton Lee Smith, 84, passed away Tuesday at Heritage Hall in Agawam. He was born in Gainesville, GA to the late Tommie (Hix) and Ernest Smith. Milton worked at Perkins Machine Gear and later at Jet Tool in Agawam. He was a communicant of the former St. Theresa�s Church. Milton was an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing, hunting...
W. Troy Hennessey
Apr 18, 2017
West Springfield- William �Troy� Hennessey, 55, passed away Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield to the late Ethel (Fournier) and Joseph Hennessey. Troy was a graduate of Springfield Technical High School and a Veteran of the United States Navy. He was a diesel mechanic for Cummins Corp. and later for Fleet Pride. Troy had a great...
James F. Sullivan
Apr 11, 2017
West Springfield- James F. Sullivan, 87, passed away Tuesday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in New York, NY to the late Ruth (Roda) and James Sullivan. Jim graduated from the University of Hartford and retired from Aetna Insurance Company where he worked for 35 years. He was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean...
Walter J. Dufresne, Jr.
Apr 10, 2017
On a sunny April 10th and just a few days shy of his 85th�birthday, Walter Joseph Dufresne, Jr. passed away. A lifelong resident of West Springfield, Walt spent his last years at Providence Place in Holyoke. Predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Judith, he was a wonderful father to six children: Maggie Dufresne-Amatori, Walter III, Christopher, Gabrielle, Lydia Lockwood,...
Albert J. Bruso
Apr 3, 2017
Albert Joseph Bruso passed from this earth peacefully after his sixteen year battle with Lymphatic Leukemia. He was surrounded by his loving and caring family.�Albert was born on November 2, 1938 in Springfield. He was the son of the late George A. and Helen M. (Paolino) Bruso. Albert graduated from Cathedral High School and Westfield State University with a Degree...
Pearl R. (Barre) Zucco
Apr 1, 2017
West Springfield- Pearl Rose (Barre) Zucco, 82, of High Street passed away Saturday at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Chicopee on August 1, 1934 to the late Henry W. and Antoinette (Demers) Barre. She grew up in Easthampton and Holyoke. She was a graduate of Holyoke Catholic High School. Pearl was a communicant of St. Thomas...
Helene J. (Bisinere) Dombkowski
Apr 1, 2017
West Springfield- Helene J. (Bisinere) Dombkowski, 90, formerly of Cold Spring Avenue passed away Saturday at Country Estates in Agawam. She was born in Springfield on January 30th, 1927 to the late Joseph and Eleanor (Potter) Bisinere. She was a 1945 graduate of West Springfield High School and she lived in town all her life. Helene worked as a waitress...
Rose (Rodriguez) Remavich
Mar 31, 2017
West Springfield- Rose (Rodriguez) Remavich, 82, longtime resident of Kerry Lane passed away peacefully on Friday surrounded by her family. Rose was born on October 25, 1934 in New York City to the late Jesus and Adele (Arizmendi) Rodriguez. Rose was the first in her family to go to college and earned a degree from SUNY Oswego and a Master�s...
Charlotte I. (Ranney) Martinelli
Mar 30, 2017
West Springfield - Charlotte Irene (Ranney) Martinelli, 84, previously of Westfield passed away March 30, 2017. She was born in Springfield to the late Priscilla (Fisler) and Allan Ranney where she was raised and attended Trade school. She married and moved to Agawam in 1954. Charlotte was a homemaker to three children. Known as "Charlie'' to her friends and family,...
Mary L. (Marotte) Pollard
Mar 30, 2017
West Springfield � Mary Laetitia Pollard, 95, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Wingate in Springfield. Mary was born March 31, 1921 in Holyoke to the late Fred and Mary (McMahon) Marotte. Mary lived all of her life in West Springfield and was a graduate of Cathedral High School. She was a communicant of St. Thomas Church and was...
