Philip Gioranino
Feb 14, 2017
West Springfield -Philip Gioranino, 92, passed away Tuesday February 14, 2017, at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Born in New York, NY, October 18, 1924, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Josephine Gioranino. Philip owned and operated Allied Heating and Air Conditioning since 1953. He was a Navy veteran of WWII, serving on the sub SS Flasher. His...
Bruce D. Marcantonio
Feb 2, 2017
Chicopee - Bruce D. Marcantonio, 70, of Chicopee, MA, and Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away at Willimansett East Nursing Home on Thursday, February 2, 2017 after living with brain cancer for 15 months. Son of the late Lawrence and Barbara (Knightly) Marcantonio, Bruce was born in Springfield on September 22,1946. Raised in West Springfield, he graduated from West Springfield High...
Brainerd J. Buffum
Feb 1, 2017
West Springfield- Brainerd J. �Buff� Buffum, 95, passed away Wednesday at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Agawam to the late Valida (Roberts) and Harold Buffum. Brainerd proudly served in the US Navy during World War II. He worked for Mass Mutual for thirty-five years. Brainerd was a communicant of St. Thomas Church in W. Spfld. He was predeceased...
Marcia M. (Gillett) Lussier
Jan 31, 2017
Marcia G. (Gillett) Lussier, 96, passed away January 31, 2017 at Mt. St. Vincent Care Center in Holyoke, MA. She was a native of West Hartford, CT and was graduated from St. Joseph College in 1941. She lived with her parents, Omar and Helen Gillett, and worked as a teacher prior to marrying Ronald J. Lussier in 1951. They moved...
Albert R. Watson, Jr.
Jan 29, 2017
Albert R. Watson Jr. �Gramps,� 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by his photographs and memories Sunday at the home of his daughter, Cindy, in Longmeadow, MA. He was born in Bridgeport, CT on April 17, 1927 to the late Bessie (Wedge) and Albert R. Watson Sr. and settled in Nichols, CT. He enjoyed working for the family-owned Watson�s Department Store...
Anne L. (Dostie) Schmidt
Jan 29, 2017
West Springfield - Anne Leora (Dostie) Schmidt, 87, of Monastery Heights passed away Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Augusta, ME on June 11th, 1929 to the late Delia (Letendre) and George Dostie. She was raised in Maine and spent most of her life in Connecticut before settling in West Springfield 10 yrs. ago. She was formerly...
Irene (Domingos) Ferreira
Jan 27, 2017
West Springfield- Irene (Domingos) Ferreira, 91, passed away in the comfort of her home Friday, January 27, 2017. She was born in Chicopee to the late Arminda (Borges) and Antonio Domingos. Irene was a seamstress at Chicopee Undergarments for many years. She was a member of The Bethany Assembly of God in Agawam. Irene was predeceased by her husband, Louis...
Dawn F. (Lubarsky) Dion
Jan 27, 2017
Dawn Frances (Lubarsky) Dion, 71, passed away Friday after a long and courageous battle with Cancer. She was born in Springfield on December 26, 1945 to the late Judith (Dickinson) and Charles Lubarsky. She was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Springfield. She was a great cook and loved her crafts and hobbies, especially her crocheting. She was the...
Maria (Gurreri) Macdonald-Arnold
Jan 24, 2017
West Springfield � Maria (Gurreri) MacDonald-Arnold, 96, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2017. She was born in New York City and was the daughter to the late Charles and Frances Gurreri. Mrs. MacDonald-Arnold was predeceased by her husband, Perry Arnold. She leaves two sons, Bruce MacDonald and his wife Donna of Belmont, MA and Robert MacDonald and his wife...
Florence V. (Altobelli) Lozza
Jan 20, 2017
Florence �Flo� V. (Altobelli) Lozza of West Springfield, MA, 85, passed away unexpectedly on Friday January 20, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center. Flo was born June 2, 1931, in Ortona Italy, the beloved daughter of the late Carmen and Gioconda (Bartera) Altobelli. Flo graduated from West Springfield High School and worked for Zayre and Ames for many years before retiring...
John R. Kelliher, Sr.
Jan 20, 2017
West Springfield- John Robert Kelliher Sr., 89, of Dorwin Drive passed away Friday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Springfield on November 25th, 1927 to the late Margaret (Mullaney) and James Kelliher. He was raised in Springfield and was a graduate of High School of Commerce. John was the Marketing Manager at Hamilton Standard and retired...
Sean Michael Byrne
Jan 17, 2017
Sean Michael Byrne, 21, died unexpectedly from injuries sustained in a car accident on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Born in Springfield, he was the son of Stephen A. and Sheila M. (Dowd) Byrne of Longmeadow. A lifelong resident of Longmeadow, he was a graduate of Longmeadow High School and attended Holyoke Community College. Sean was a talented music producer and...
Thomas W. Bryant, Jr.
Jan 17, 2017
Thomas W. Bryant, Jr., 90, passed away Tuesday at Wingate of West Springfield. He was born in Springfield to the late Beatrice (Foley) and Thomas Bryant and lived there until moving to W. Spfld. in 1998. Thomas proudly served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West...
Carol Ann (Fortino) Morra
Jan 14, 2017
Belchertown � Carol Ann (Fortino)Morra, 71, passed away suddenly Saturday morning. Carol was born August 10, 1945 in Glen Falls, NY to the late Sandy and Mary (Procaccini) Fortino. Carol grew up in Ticonderoga, New York, where she made lifelong friends. She loved telling stories of the fun she had with her friend Mary. Later she moved with her Mother...
Joyce M. (Murphy) Kane
Jan 10, 2017
Westfield -Joyce Margret (Murphy) Kane, 72, died with support from her family on January 10, 2017. She continued life after the passing of her beloved husband, Daniel P. Kane, in June 2015. They had been married for 51 years. They met at their favorite place Hampton Beach, New Hampshire were they retired and had raised all four children throughout their...
John J. Molloy
Jan 10, 2017
West Springfield � John J. Molloy, 85, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and brother, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, January 10th, 2017. He was born in Dublin, Ireland on December 3, 1931. He was the second child of the late Alice (Brennan) and Joseph Molloy. He was predeceased by his two brothers, Joseph of Dublin and James of Milwaukee. He leaves...
Marion Ramah
Jan 7, 2017
West Springfield- Marion Ramah, 85, died peacefully on Jan. 7, surrounded by her family. Retired from a career as a journalist, Marion first worked as a writer at Woman magazine in her native London. She was later a writer and editor with the Westfield Evening News and was public relations director for Western Massachusetts Hospital for many years. A lover...
Eula E. (Levere) Shaw
Jan 6, 2017
Parrottsville, TN - Eula E. Shaw, 96, formerly of West Springfield, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017. She was born in Westfield to the late Sarah (Cardinal) and Napoleon Levere. Eula worked for the City of Westfield and then for the former Westfield State College until her retirement in 1979. She was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church...
Lillian M. (Brassard) Fanos
Jan 6, 2017
West Springfield- Lillian Margaret (Brassard) Fanos, 89, of Chilson Road passed away Friday at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke on August 12th, 1927 and she lived most of her life in West Springfield. She worked for years as a bookkeeper at McCullough and Associates Accounting formerly of West Springfield. She was a communicant of St. Thomas the...
Michael A. Nowill
Jan 3, 2017
Michael Albert Nowill, 63, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in Springfield. He leaves his wife of 35 years, LuAnn (Okolo); sons, Michael and Bryan; daughter-in-law Tanya; grandchild Brynn; brother Donald; sister Carlene; and many close friends and family. Born and raised in West Springfield, the son of Warren and Anita (Petrin). They met as neighbors and they were married...
