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...
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...
