Andrew T. Murray
Jan 3, 2017
West Springfield -Andrew T. Murray Jr., 32 of Piper Road passed away Tuesday. He was born in Springfield and attended Central High School and Holyoke Community College. Andrew worked locally in the food industry as a server for many years. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved the beach, kayaking, running, and long hikes with his beloved dog "Chance." Friends and...
William F. Fitzmaurice
Dec 31, 2016
West Springfield � William F. (Billy) FitzMaurice, 91, passed away at home on December 31st. He was born in Springfield on October 6, 1925 to the late Nora (Mackey) and William E. FitzMaurice. He was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. Bill was a veteran of World War II, serving as a bombardier in the Army Air Corps. He was...
Grace B. (Brown) Gearing
Dec 29, 2016
West Springfield- Grace Betty (Brown) Gearing passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Thursday at Kindred Care in Agawam. She was born in Staten Island, NY on March 20th, 1938 to the late James and Mary (Haggerty) Brown. She has lived in West Springfield for most of her life. Grace was a member of the First Baptist Church in West...
Margaret M. (Murray) Garvey
Dec 28, 2016
Margaret Mary (Murray) Garvey of West Springfield died Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Peg was born to John T. and Mary E. (Davin) Murray in Springfield on May 22, 1921. She graduated from West Springfield High School in 1938 and Westfield State Teachers� College in 1942. She taught in West Hartford, CT and later...
Louise T. (Daly) Niedzielski
Dec 27, 2016
West Springfield- Louise (Daly) Niedzielski, 87 of Birnie Avenue passed away quietly and peacefully Tuesday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in West Springfield on March 17th, 1929 to the late William and Eleanor (Fraczek) Daly. She was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. Louise worked as an English teacher at all levels of the West Springfield...
Dennis F. Goodrow
Dec 26, 2016
West Springfield- Dennis Francis Goodrow, 72, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday. He was born in Westfield on February 17th, 1944 to the late Nelson and Delia (Valentine) Goodrow. He was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. Dennis proudly served in the United States Army for four years. He was stationed in South Korea and...
Martin J. Cain Jr.
Dec 26, 2016
Martin J. Cain Jr., 84, of Shady Brook passed away peacefully Monday at home. He was born in Winthrop, MA on July 3rd, 1932 to the late Helen (Howard) and Martin J. Cain Sr. He has lived in West Springfield for the last 17 yrs. Martin was a Division Manager for MeadWestvaco � Flexible Packaging Division. He graduated from the...
Corinne Natalie (Vetters) Rolak
Dec 24, 2016
Corinne Natalie (Vetters) Rolak, 87, passed away peacefully but unexpectedly at home on December 24, 2016. She was born in Burlington, Vermont on March 12, 1929 to the late J. Leroy and Elizabeth (Dobson) Vetters and settled in Springfield for 62 years. Corinne was a graduate from Cathedral High School (presently RICE High School) in Burlington and met her husband...
Carla E. (Greene) Vignato
Dec 23, 2016
Feeding Hills- Carla E. (Greene) Vignato, 77, passed away Friday in the comfort of her home. She was born in Springfield to the late Pearl (Felton) and Ralph Greene. She lived most of her early years in West Springfield and was a graduate of West Springfield High School. Carla worked as a bookkeeper for many years at Anchor Electric. She...
Rosemary S. (Skok) Sharrow
Dec 19, 2016
West Springfield -Rosemary �Rosie� (Skok) Sharrow, 55, passed away Monday December 19, 2016. Born in Holyoke, March 10, 1961, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Chiusano) Skok. Rosie grew up in West Springfield and was a graduate of West Springfield High School class of 1980. She worked for many years at the former Riverdale Gardens in...
Hazel Mae (Frattesi) Whalen
Dec 14, 2016
Montgomery -Hazel Mae (Frattesi) Whalen, aged 94, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday morning, December 14, with her loving daughter Christine by her side. Born in Springfield, MA to Aldo and Mary (Pettazoni) Frattesi, she was raised in the Hungry Hill section of Springfield. In 1940, she graduated from Commerce High School where she was the school correspondent to the...
Shirley Mae (Clarke) Hadden
Dec 10, 2016
Agawam - Shirley Mae Hadden, 87, passed away Saturday at Heritage Hall East. She was born in Hartford, CT to the late Beatrice (Porier) and Clifton Clarke and lived most of her life in Agawam. Shirley was a prep cook at EB�s Restaurant for many years. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Howard Hadden in 2012. She leaves her...
Allen E. Morisset
Dec 10, 2016
West Springfield - Allen E. Morisset, 81, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, June 21, 1935, he was the son of the late Harry and Dorothy (Fox) Morisset. Allen grew up in Springfield and moved to West Springfield in 1958. He worked as a toolmaker for various companies including Tell Tool of...
Donald J. Roberts
Dec 10, 2016
West Springfield - Donald J. Roberts, 85, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016. Born in Springfield, March 19, 1931, he was the son of the late Louis and Laura (Bain) Roberts. Don was a member of the YMCA, the Knights of Columbus and many golf leagues. He leaves his beloved wife of 55 years, Joan (Bouffard) Roberts, his children, Donald...
Wayne V. Perretta
Nov 29, 2016
Westfield- Wayne Vincent Perretta, 54, of Russell Road passed away Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Jamaica Queens, NY on May 15th, 1962 to the late Alfonso and Lila (Maniscalco) Perretta. He was raised there and has lived in this area for over 30 years. He was an avid N.Y. Mets and Jets fan. Wayne...
Louis R. Matte
Nov 28, 2016
West Springfield � Louis R. Matte, 86, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center after a long courageous battle with many medical conditions. Lou was born, December, 14, 1929 to the late Reginald and Nora (Polverari) Matte. He graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1948 and served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. Lou...
Daniel E. Willett
Nov 27, 2016
West Springfield - Daniel E. Willett, 75, a longtime resident of W. Spfld and recent resident of Palmetto, FL , passed away Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Winsted, CT to the late Alice Morency and Eugene Willett. Daniel was a graduate of Springfield Trade High School where he excelled in football and hockey as a three...
Maria C. (Sacheli) Spadoni
Nov 23, 2016
West Springfield � Maria C (Sacheli) Spadoni, 96, died on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in West Springfield, Massachusetts. She was born on January 24,1920 in the Thompsonville section of Enfield, Connecticut. Maria was the daughter of the late Diego and Anna (Rinaldi) Sacheli and the beloved wife of the late Nelio P Spadoni. Maria was a communicant of St. Thomas...
Claire C. (Provost) Lefebvre
Nov 23, 2016
Claire (Provost) Lefebvre, a longtime resident of West Springfield passed away at the Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation in Newburyport MA on November 23, 2016 after a long illness. She was 90 years old. Claire was born in Holyoke, MA in 1926 to Ulric and Flora Provost. She graduated from Holyoke High School and worked at Skinner and Sons...
Nancy Katherine (Hollister) Moe
Nov 19, 2016
West Springfield, Nancy K. (Hollister) Moe, 93, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Greenfield, August 29, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Evelina (Goodridge) Hollister. Nancy was a graduate of Greenfield High School class of 1941 and attended art school in New York. She worked as a draftsman and...
