Veronica E. (Peterson) Bruso
Mar 17, 2017
West Springfield - Veronica Ellen (Peterson) Bruso died peacefully at home on Friday. She was the daughter of the late Edward G. and Leona E. Peterson. Ronnie, as she was known by all who loved her, was born in Boston and moved to Springfield with her family as a child. She attended Springfield schools and graduated from the High School...
Elaine M. (Simonich) Wanat
Mar 15, 2017
West Springfield -Elaine M. (Simonich) Wanat, 66, passed away Wednesday March 15. Born in Springfield, July 10, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Frances (Krzynowek) Simonich. Elaine managed various hairdressing salons in the area including Frank and Titos, Image Makers II, Lorelie�s and Debron�s. She loved to travel with her late husband, Wayne who passed away...
Kathleen J. (Murray) Weaver
Mar 14, 2017
West Springfield � Kathleen J. (Murray) Weaver, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on March 14, 2017. She was born April 3, 1932 to the late John T. and Mary Ellen (Davin) Murray. Kathy was predeceased by her sister, Margaret Garvey and brothers, John, William and James Murray. Kathy graduated from Cathedral High School, entered Westfield...
Marie P. (Carey) Donovan
Mar 9, 2017
Marie Patricia (Carey) Donovan 93, passed away Thursday at Hope Hospice in Bonita Springs, FL with her children by her side. She was born in Springfield to the late Delia (Culligan) and Patrick Carey who were both born in Ireland. Marie worked for the former New England Telephone as a billing clerk. She was a communicant of St. Thomas the...
Alice L. (Dufresne) Marion
Mar 8, 2017
West Springfield- Alice L. Marion, 94, passed away Wednesday in the comfort of her home. She was born in Springfield to the late Helene (Gingras) and Joseph Dufresne. She was born and raised in Springfield and later lived in Agawam and Johnsonville, NY before settling in West Springfield 27 yrs. ago. Alice was a communicant of the St. Thomas Church...
Walter Miller
Mar 6, 2017
West Springfield - Walter Miller, 85, of Buckingham Avenue passed away Monday, March 6th, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Chicopee and lived most of his life in West Springfield. He worked for years as a machine operator and later as a supervisor at General Fibre Box formerly of West Springfield. He served on the...
Robert J. Hart
Mar 5, 2017
Agawam - Robert Joseph Hart, 88, Cooper Street passed away Sunday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Agawam on May 5th, 1928 to the late Michael and Elizabeth (Cavanaugh) Hart. He lived in Agawam all of his life and was a communicant of St. Thomas Church in West Springfield. He worked for 30 yrs. as a...
Alyce A. (Dondley) Sliwa
Feb 28, 2017
Alyce A. (Dondley) Sliwa, 86, passed away suddenly Tuesday February 28, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Norwich, NY, September 2, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Margaret (Lancour) Dondley. Alyce worked for New England Telephone and AT&T for over 25 years retiring in 1987. She was a communicant of St. Thomas Church and a...
Richard R. Fontaine
Feb 26, 2017
Richard Roland Fontaine, 69, of Notre Dame Street passed away Sunday at home. He was born in Holyoke on July 13th, 1947 to the late Jennie (Burchfiel) and Roland Fontaine. He was raised in Aldenville and lived in West Springfield for years before settling in Westfield in 1998. He worked as a machinist, and retired as a Supervisor from American...
Guerino "Rocky" J. Semprebon
Feb 22, 2017
West Springfield - Guerino J. �Rocky� Semprebon, 86, formerly of Westfield St., passed away Wednesday at the Jewish Nursing Home in Longmeadow. He was born in Springfield to the late Caterina (Piccin) and Amedeo Semprebon. Rocky was a graduate of West Springfield High School class of 1948. He owned and operated Rocky�s West Side Wheel and Frame for over 30...
Susan E. (Smith) Radcliffe
Feb 22, 2017
West Springfield - Susan Elaine (Smith) Radcliffe, 66, of Meadowbrook Avenue passed away Wednesday at the Elaine Center in Hadley. She was born in Piedmont, WV on March 8th, 1950 to the late Paul and Ruth Smith. She grew up there and later received an Associate�s Degree in Nursing at Baltimore City Hospital. She worked at Walmart as a Department...
William Velozo, Jr.
Feb 20, 2017
William �Bill� Velozo, Jr., 67, passed away Monday February 20, 2017, at Mercy Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Framingham, September 11, 1949, He was the son of the late William and Dona (Martin) Velozo. Bill worked for the Department of Public Works in Springfield retiring as a garage foreman in 2008. He was a Navy Veteran serving...
Patricia A. (Mattox) Phelps
Feb 18, 2017
Southwick -Patricia Anne (Mattox) Phelps, 69, of Feeding Hills Road passed away Saturday at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Oklahoma City, OK on July 17th, 1947 to the late Euclid and Minnie (Lewis) Mattox. She worked for years as a Customer Service Representative for several companies. She was the beloved wife of Charles Phelps, loving...
Joyce A. (Wood) Bannick
Feb 18, 2017
West Springfield- Joyce Ann (Wood) Bannick, 86 died Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Joyce was born on December 14, 1930 to the late Dr. Marshall Wood and Ann (Feeney) Wood in Pittsfield. She was the youngest of two children. She graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1948 and attended secretarial school while doing some modeling....
Mary A. (Dellaguistina) Dellaguistina
Feb 14, 2017
West Springfield- Mary A. DellaGuistina, 97, passed away Tuesday at Wingate of West Springfield. She was born in West Springfield to the late Giovanna (DeNardi) and Daniel Giustina and lived here her entire life. Mary was a graduate of West Springfield High School and Charles Goss School of Business formerly of Springfield. She worked as a Bookkeeper for Premoid Corp....
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...
