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William Preye, Jr.
Sep 4, 2016
William Preye, Jr. passed away September 4th at the age of 96. Bill served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 as a field lineman for the Signal Corps in France and Germany and received the Bronze Star. Bill had a long career in the publishing industry working for Fawcett Publications and CBS as the director of the sales...
Lawrence J. Dowd
Sep 3, 2016
Holyoke- Lawrence �Larry� J. Dowd, 90, passed away Saturday surrounded by his loving family at the Holyoke Soldiers� Home. He was born in Springfield on July 21st, 1926 to the late John and Mary (Norris) Dowd. He grew up and spent most of his life there and was a graduate of Cathedral High School. Larry worked for the City of...
John W. Hittman
Aug 31, 2016
West Springfield -John �Jack� W. Hittman, 78, passed away Wednesday at Loomis House in Holyoke. He was born in Greenfield to the late Harriet (Cooksey) and Leland Hittman. Jack was operations manager for Horizon Beverage Company for 30 years. Jack enjoyed fishing and golfing as well as spoiling his dog (and best friend) Baxter. He was predeceased by his wife,...
Alice P. (Bertram) Frasco
Aug 28, 2016
Alice Pauline (Bertram) Frasco, 86, a lifelong resident of West Springfield, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016, surrounded by family. She was born in West Springfield on February 20, 1930 to the late Alice Homera (Newell) and Edward George Bertram. She was married for 25 years to the late Augustine Albert Frasco and leaves behind the second love-of-her-life of...
Jane T (Such) Zielinski
Aug 28, 2016
West Springfield -Jane T. (Such) Zielinski, 93, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Wingate of West Springfield. Born in Chicopee, October 3, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Jan and Jochanna (Koman) Such. Jane worked in the former Lyman Store in Chicopee for many years and was a former communicant of St Thomas Church. Her husband, John...
Mary H. (O'Donnell) Roberts
Aug 27, 2016
Mary Helene (O�Donnell) Roberts, 96, of Westwood Drive passed away Saturday at the Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke. She was born in Holyoke on March 27th, 1920 to the late Terrence and Mary O�Donnell. She grew up and spent most of her life in West Springfield. She was a graduate of West Springfield High School and later she...
Joyce M. (Morse) Welker
Aug 26, 2016
West Springfield- Joyce M. Welker,83, passed away suddenly on August 26, 2016. She was born in Westfield to the late Irma (Brown) and Roy C. Morse. Joyce graduated in 1950 from West Springfield High School and continued studies at Holyoke Community College and Westfield State College. She worked several years at the West Springfield Nursing Home and many years as...
Helen C. (Psholka) Deforge
Aug 25, 2016
Agawam -Helen C. (Psholka) DeForge, 90, passed away Thursday August 25, 2016 at Country Estates Nursing Home. Born in Springfield, October 1, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lena Psholka. Helen was a graduate of Agawam High School where she was voted best looking, best dressed, cutest and classy lady. Helen was a bookkeeper at the...
Mary A. (Baker) Begley
Aug 24, 2016
Westfield -Mary A (Baker) Begley, 84, passed away Wednesday at Westfield Gardens. She was born in Bellows Falls, VT to the late Twila (Chadbourne) and Ruthford Baker. Mary was a graduate of Springfield Trade High School. She was a hairdresser for years, and also worked at Stop and Shop. Mary enjoyed bingo and knitting. She was predeceased by her beloved...
Herbert R. Prella
Aug 20, 2016
West Springfield, Herbert R. Prella, 90, passed away Saturday August 20, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Dortmund, Germany, he was the son of the late Gustav and Frieda (Kube) Prella. Herbert grew up in Germany and came to West Springfield in 1952. Herbert attended AIC and received his degree in Business and American History. He received his...
John P. Kilpatrick
Aug 20, 2016
John Paul Kilpatrick of Agawam, MA born May 24, 1954 in Hartford, CT to the late Walter and Christine Kilpatrick, passed away Saturday August 20, 2016 in the evening surrounded by the family he adored. John was many things, a soldier, an artist, a story teller, a huge Red Sox and Patriots fan but above all�else�a husband, father and grandfather....
Debra (Lyons) Cattalinic
Aug 20, 2016
Feeding Hills- Debbie Cattalinic, age 62, passed away at home on August 20, 2016. She was born in March of 1954 to the late Lucille (Golden) Lyons. She leaves her loving husband, Carlo Cattalinic of Feeding Hills; one son Joseph Cattalinic and Traci Barthelette of Westfield, one daughter Maria Feuerstein and her husband Erick of Feeding Hills, three brothers Keith...
Alice Jeanne (Riendeau) Bua
Aug 20, 2016
Alice (Riendeau) Ouimet Bua passed away Saturday peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her husbands Henry Ouimet and Philip Bua, her granddaughter Dawn Ouimet, and her great granddaughter Julie Ann Ouimet. She leaves her sons; Francis Ouimet and his wife Karen, Donald Ouimet and his wife Linda, Robert Ouimet, and her daughter Diana...
Florence Jeanne (Thorman) D'Alise
Aug 19, 2016
West Springfield - Florence �Jeanne� (Thorman) D�Alise, 92, of Pine Street passed away peacefully Friday at home with her family by her side. She was born on April 26th, 1924 in Mt. Vernon, NY to the late Nelson and Marion (White) Thorman. She grew up and was educated in Mt. Vernon and settled in West Springfield in 1944. She worked...
O. Daniel Patten
Aug 17, 2016
West Springfield- Oliver Dan Patten,79, passed away Wednesday at Holyoke Health Care. He was born in Enid, OK on July 13th, 1937 to the late Oliver and Bernice (Owens) Patten, one of eleven children. He grew up in the Seattle area and lived in West Springfield most of his life. Dan was a proud US Air Force Veteran serving from...
Rita L. (Clarke) Labranche
Aug 17, 2016
West Springfield -Rita (Clarke) LaBranche of West Springfield passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. She was born in Springfield on August 16,1922, daughter of the late Patrick Clarke and Phyllisia Broas, one of eight children. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1939. Rita worked at the Springfield Armory during World War II, Production...
Charles Jason Thomas
Aug 16, 2016
Agawam -Charles J. (�CJ�) Thomas, 44, passed away suddenly Tuesday, August 16th, at Mercy Medical Center. He was the son of Carol (Goyette) and Gary Thomas of Little River, SC, formerly of Westfield. CJ was a graduate of Westfield High School and Westfield State University. After graduating with a degree in finance, he devoted his career to the investment side...
Francis A. Beaudry
Aug 16, 2016
West Springfield, Francis A Beaudry, 86, passed away Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Holyoke, he was the son of the late Arthur and Alicia (Koeber) Beaudry. Fran was a graduate of Holyoke High School and received his Undergraduate degree from American International College and Master�s Degrees from American International College and Westfield State University. He served in the...
Corrine Dassatti
Aug 7, 2016
West Springfield- Corrine (Zarolinski) Dassatti, 90, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016, at the South Portland Nursing Home in South Portland, ME. She was born in Chicopee to the late Delia (Roberge) and Peter Zarolinski and lived in West Springfield most of her life. Corrine was an Executive Assistant at Westmass Area Development Corp. and retired in 1989. She...
Lyrisa M. (Cadorette) Whitehurst
Aug 6, 2016
Springfield -Lyrisa M. (Cadorette) Whitehurst, 28, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Northampton, May 2, 1988, she was the daughter of Louis and Rhea (Rodrigue) Cadorette of Springfield. Besides her parents Lyrisa leaves her beloved daughter, Ember and her loving sister, Madeleine Cadorette of Springfield and many aunts, uncles and cousins. A Funeral Home...
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