Michael S. Snopek
Nov 18, 2016
West Springfield, Michael S Snopek, 56, quickly passed away Friday November 18, 2016 in his home surrounded by loved ones after a short battle with brain cancer. Born in Holyoke, November 30, 1959, he was the son of the late Stanley and Jacqueline (Bibeau) Snopek. Michael was a graduate of South Hadley High School and worked for the Mass Turnpike...
Josephine H. (Babula) Dutkiewicz
Nov 12, 2016
West Springfield - Josephine Hermine (Babula) Dutkiewicz, 94, passed away Sunday at Heritage Hall East Nursing Home in Agawam surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Vienna, Austria on September 10, 1922 to the late Heinrich and Rosina (Kopecky) Babula. She lived in West Springfield most of her life. She was a lab worker for Standard Photo and...
Leonard Lotito
Nov 7, 2016
Longmeadow - Leonard Lotito, 102, entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 7, 2016. Born in Italy on February 23,1914, he arrived in the United States in 1927 on his 13th birthday. He was the son of Francesco and Francesca (Lundi) Lotito. Leonard lived in Springfield for many years prior to moving to Longmeadow in 1969. Leonard graduated from the...
Robert M. Evans
Nov 3, 2016
West Springfield- Robert Max Evans, owner of the IHOP Restaurant on Riverdale Road passed away Thursday night. He was 78. Bob proudly served in the US Navy. He was very active in the community and served in many charitable and civic organizations. Bob is survived by his 100 yr. old father Thomas Evans. He also leaves his wife Ruth (Frey)...
Mark A. Torre
Nov 2, 2016
Feeding Hills - Mark Angelo Torre, 62, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016. He was born in Springfield to Zoe (Morris) Torre and the late Carlo Torre. Mark owned and operated Elite Home Improvement. He was a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Springfield. Mark was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying fishing, biking and hiking. He was an accomplished...
Mabel Elizabeth (Klescich) Sanborn
Oct 30, 2016
West Springfield, Mabel E. (Klescich) Sanborn, 76, passed away Sunday October 30, 2016 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Born in McKeesport, PA, August 29, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Lyle and Emma (Montgomery) Klescich. Mabel was a member of the First Congregational Church in West Springfield. Her husband, Paul F Sanborn died in 2011. She leaves her...
Ronald Rusty Hakenson
Oct 30, 2016
West Springfield-Ronald "Rusty" Hakenson, 64, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016. Born in Berlin Germany, May 26, 1952, he was the son of Renate (Roitzsch) Hakenson and the late Charles Hakenson. Rusty graduated from Chicopee Comp. High School and Yuba City College in California. He worked as an accountant for the New England Farm Workers Council for many years....
Sue M. (Merli) Peterson
Oct 30, 2016
West Springfield � Cecelia �Sue� M. Peterson, 95, passed away peacefully Sunday at home. Sue was born January 10, 1921 in Simsbury, CT to the late Anacleto and Angelina (Guitoni) Merli. Sue grew up in Windsor, CT and has lived in West Springfield for over 75 years. She worked for the Teamsters Union, Local 404, for over 25 years before...
Carol A. (Sibley) Grady
Oct 22, 2016
West Springfield- Carol Ann (Sibley) Grady, 69, beloved wife of 48 years to Daniel Grady and devoted mother of Timothy and Eric Grady, passed away on October 22nd, 2016 after a valiant and lengthy battle with Alzheimers. Carol was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary (Simpson) Sibley. A 1964 graduate of West Springfield High school, Carol also received...
Margaret A. (Coen) Kane
Oct 19, 2016
West Springfield - Margaret A. (Coen) Kane, 92, passed away Wednesday October 19, 2016 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Born in Springfield, May 18, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Fahey) Coen. Margaret worked for the New England Telephone Company for over 30 years and was a communicant of Saint Thomas Church. Her beloved husband,...
Michael J. Atkin
Oct 19, 2016
West Springfield- Michael John Atkin, 72, of Sean Louis Circle passed away Wednesday in Brooksville, FL. He was born in Albany, NY on May 18th, 1944 to the late Alfred and Mary (Aufsesser) Atkin. He was raised in Albany and has lived in West Springfield for the last 36 yrs. Mike served as an Army Medic in a MASH unit...
Cynthia R. (Robinson) Clark
Oct 17, 2016
West Springfield - Cynthia R. Clark, joined the Lord surrounded by her loving family on October 17, 2016. A War time baby, Cindy was born to Olivia S & Capt. Harold L. Robinson, Jr on Nov. 1st 1945. Cindy grew up and spent most of her life in West Springfield. She attended St Thomas School, Cathedral High School, design school...
Justin M. Messier
Oct 15, 2016
West Springfield � Justin Michael Messier, 24, passed away tragically in a car accident Saturday. Justin was born October 8, 1992 in Northampton. He was a lifelong resident of West Springfield and was graduating member of the Class of 2010 of West Springfield High School, and later graduated from Porter and Chester Institute in 2014. He worked at Color Storm...
Paul E. Bishopric
Oct 14, 2016
West Springfield - Paul E. Bishopric, passed away on October 9, 2016, his 94th birthday, at Mercy Hospital. He was born in Westfield to the late Frances (Parmenter) and William Bishopric. Paul proudly served the US Navy during WWII. He was in the Normandy Invasion. He was a Third Class Engineer at the former Western Mass Electric Company, now known...
Thomas H. O'Connor
Oct 12, 2016
West Springfield- Thomas H. O�Connor, 69, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 12th at Heritage Hall in Agawam. He was born in Springfield on February 2nd, 1947 to the late Henry T. and Delma (Couture) O�Connor. He was raised in Springfield, graduated from Springfield Technical High School, and later lived most of his life in West Springfield. He was a second generation...
Vincent D. Ciancotti
Oct 11, 2016
West Springfield- Vincent Dominic Ciancotti, 85, of Westfield Street passed away Tuesday at home. He was born and raised in Westfield. He moved to West Springfield in the early �60s where he lived in the same home for 53 years. He was an entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word. Vinnie worked for Mansfield Paper Company for 59 years...
James W. Moran
Oct 10, 2016
James �Jim� W. Moran, 84, of 50 Cardinal Lane passed away Monday at Heritage Hall in Agawam. He was born in Springfield on March 4th, 1932 to the late Donald and Helen (Bushway) Moran. He was raised in Springfield and was a graduate of Springfield Tech. He lived most of his life in Feeding Hills. He worked for 30 years...
Carole A. (Kingsley) Begley
Oct 9, 2016
West Springfield - Carole A. Begley, 68, passed away suddenly in the early hours of October 5th. She was born and raised in Holyoke and has lived in West Springfield for many years. She was an accountant for many years and retired in 2015 from Samuel D. Plotkin & Assoc.�Carole leaves behind her beloved husband of 35 years, Robert. M....
John J. Murphy, Jr.
Oct 9, 2016
West Springfield - John J. �Murph� Murphy, Jr, 68, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Mercy Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Ludlow, May 29, 1948, the son of the late John J. and Jennie (Mastroianni) Murphy. Murph worked at Costco in West Springfield for over 22 years, retiring as a manager. He was a communicant of...
Pauline J. (Donaghue) Grandpré
Sep 29, 2016
West Springfield - Pauline �Polly� J. (Donaghue) Grandpr�, 85, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 29th, 2016, at Mass General Hospital in Boston, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Milton, MA on April 18th, 1931 to the late Teresa (Walsh) and Harold Donaghue. Polly graduated from Simmons College with a BA Degree in Library Science. She was a...
