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...
William C. Melbourne
Sep 24, 2016
Agawam - William Clarence Melbourne, 92, passed away Saturday at Baystate Medical Center. William was born June 30, 1924 in Springfield to the late Sidney and Ruth (Tredo) Melbourne. William worked as an oil burner technician for many years before he retired. William was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing, bowling, Red Sox and the Patriots. He was a member...
Richard R. Croteau
Sep 18, 2016
Richard �Dick� West Springfield � Richard �Dick� Raymond Croteau, 69, passed away Sunday at Mercy Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Dick was born in Ludlow on January 3, 1947, son to the late Raymond and Yvette (Pothier) Croteau. Dick grew up in Indian Orchard and moved to West Springfield, making it his home for over 47 years. Dick proudly...
Edward O. Ackley
Sep 10, 2016
Chicopee- Edward O. Ackley, 86, passed away September, 10, 2106 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Westfield to the late Virginia (Scruggs) and Marshall Ackley. Edward was raised in Blandford, and then lived in West Springfield most of his adult life, having moved to Chicopee 24 years ago. He was a groundskeeper at AIC for many years as...
Steven C. Bouchard
Sep 9, 2016
Agawam- Steven C. Bouchard, 64, passed away September 9, 2016 at Country Estates. He was born in Springfield to Alice (Doyle) and the late Wilfred Bouchard. Steven leaves his loving mother, Alice Bouchard of Agawam, his caring siblings, Judith Bouchard-Marsche, Lea Richards & her husband Steve, Alice Patterson and her husband David, Lori Pelletier-Morrow and her husband James and Wilfred...
Aaron Kim Jonah
Sep 7, 2016
West Springfield- AARON �KIM� JONAH, 65, of 913 Piper Road passed away Wednesday, September 7th after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Portsmouth, VA on June 1, 1951 to the late Francis and Laurel (Macdonald) Jonah. He resided most of his life in West Springfield. He graduated from West Springfield High School in 1969 and...
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...
