Alice C. (Martel) Holloway
Apr 3, 2016
West Springfield - Alice C. (Martel) Holloway, 82, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Berlin, NH, January 14, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice (Nadeau) Martel. Alice grew up in Vermont and moved to this area in 1968. She worked at the Southworth Paper Company for 15 years...
Michael F. Murray
Apr 1, 2016
Michael Francis Murray, at the age of 52,�of West Springfield,�was called to heaven Wednesday at home. He was born and raised in Springfield�but settled in West Springfield in 1993. He was a West Springfield Police Officer and recently retired over�20 years of service to the town. In 1984, Mike joined the�U.S. Army 2nd Ranger�Battalion�and honorably served his country during the...
Sheila A. (Cooke) Paul
Mar 31, 2016
West Springfield, Sheila A. (Cooke) Paul, 62, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016. Born in Springfield, May 7, 1953, she was the daughter of the late George and Florence (Brown) Cooke. She was a graduate of W. Spfld. High School and worked at the former R.E. Phelan Co. for many years. Sheila leaves her beloved daughter, Irene Paul-Rodriguez and her...
Russell F. Lover
Mar 28, 2016
West Springfield - Russell �Russ� Lover, 78, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, December 29, 1937, he was the son of the late Russell and Rae (Miller) Lover. He worked as a Conrail Police Officer for over 30 years and as a West Springfield Auxiliary Police Officer for many years....
Lucy B. (Benigni) Christopher
Mar 14, 2016
Feeding Hills � Lucy (Benigni) Christopher passed away Monday at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Springfield to the late Lena (Galloni) and Nicola Benigni. She grew up in Springfield and graduated from Commerce High School and lived the most of her life in Agawam. Lucy was a communicant of the former St. Anthony of Padua Church in Agawam....
Joyce M. (Wight) Constance
Mar 13, 2016
West Springfield, Joyce M (Wight) Constance, 75, passed away Sunday March 13, 2016 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, April 28, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Irene (Colson) Wight. Joyce was a graduate of West Springfield High School Class of 1958 and was a graduate of Bay Path Junior College in...
Lennart Holve
Mar 12, 2016
Agawam, Lennart �Len� Holve, 86, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Wingate of West Springfield. Born in New York City, November 24, 1929, he was the son of the late Nils and Lillie (Johanson) Holve. Len graduated from the Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, NY and then enlisted in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He...
Arnold R. Craven
Mar 7, 2016
West Springfield -Arnold Richard Craven, Sr. 95, passed away Monday at Holyoke Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke to the late Mary (Monty) and Walter Craven. Arnold was a graduate of Holyoke High School and has been a lifelong area resident, having moved to the Holyoke Soldiers Home recently from Landmark in West Springfield. He was a communicant of...
Paul W. Howe
Mar 7, 2016
West Springfield- Paul W. Howe, 94, passed away Monday in the comfort of his home. He was born in Mattapan, MA and has lived most of his life in West Springfield. Paul leaves his beloved wife of sixty-eight years, Dorothy M. (Conroy) Howe, his loving daughters, Karen M. Chmura and her husband Richard of Feeding Hills, Patti J. Tuzzio and...
Sherrie C. (Welker) Lavallee
Mar 2, 2016
Palm Beach Gardens, FL � Sherrie C. (Welker) Lavallee, passed away surrounded by the love of her family on March 2, 2016. She was born in Chelsea, MA to Joyce and Edward Welker. As a 1973 graduate of West Springfield High School and undergraduate at Framingham University, she did her BA curriculum at Minnesota State and Oklahoma State University. She...
Lorraine J. (Cabrini) St. Jean
Mar 2, 2016
West Springfield -Lorraine J. (Cabrini) St. Jean passed away Wednesday, after the long goodbye of Alzheimer�s, at Heritage Hall West in Agawam. She was born in Springfield to the late Marguerite (Breslin) and Eugene Cabrini and has lived most of her life in W. Spfld. Lorraine was a graduate of Bay Path College. She owned and operated Cabrini Moving Service....
Peter J. Milanese
Feb 29, 2016
Feeding Hills- Peter John Milanese, 85, passed away Monday at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in West Springfield to the late Pasqualina�(Bondi) and Quirico Milanese. Peter was a graduate of West Springfield High School and had lived most of his adult life in Agawam. He was a U.S. Marine Korean War Veteran. Peter was a Chef at Tinti's Restaurant...
Richard J. Deragon, Jr.
Feb 25, 2016
West Springfield -Richard J. Deragon, Jr., 55, passed away Thursday at Westfield Gardens. He was born in Springfield to the late Elaine (Carpenter) Leach and Richard Deragon. Richard was a graduate of the Springfield Commerce High School of and has worked as a machine operator at Agri-Mark, Inc. for the last 13 years. He was a lifeling Pink Floyd fan...
Evelyn M. (Birk) Kinney
Feb 22, 2016
West Springfield � Evelyn M. (Birk) Kinney, 91 passed away Monday, February 22nd at Wingate of West Springfield. She was born in Hazleton, PA in 1925 to the late John P. and Gladys (Ziegler) Birk. Evelyn raised five children in Valley Stream, NY. She worked at the Big Apple Supermarket before retiring to Port Richey, FL. Evelyn loved to read,...
Donald A. Rivers, Sr.
Feb 18, 2016
Donald A. Rivers, Sr., 79, passed away Thursday at home. He was born in Springfield to the late Adeline (Carey) and Frank Rivers. Worked in maintenance and retired from Smith and Wesson in Springfield. Previously he had worked for 18 years at Uniroyal in Chicopee, and prior to that at the former Cheney Bigelow Wireworks in Spfld. Donald proudly served...
Irene (Hanley) Asta-Ferrero
Feb 16, 2016
Agawam- Bernice �Irene� (Hanley) Asta-Ferrero, 101, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Born in Beverly, March 4, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Carrie (Savage) Hanley. Irene grew up in Maine and has lived in this area since 1943. She was a lifetime member of the Agawam Golden Agers and the...
Paula M. (Ditomaso) Ditomaso
Feb 16, 2016
Paula M. DiTomaso, 62, passed away Tuesday February 16, 2016, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, December 2, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Mary (Delbouno) DiTomaso. Paula was a 1974 graduate of Holyoke Hospital School of Nursing. She then went on to obtain her BSN with High Honors American International College School of Nursing...
Annmarie (Gilmour) Dondi
Feb 7, 2016
West Springfield- AnnMarie (Gilmour) Dondi, 67, passed away Sunday at home. She was born in Springfield to the late Constance (Millette) Stebbins and John Gilmour. AnnMarie was a graduate of Mercy Medical School. She was a manger for Showcase Cinemas in W. Spfld. for many years and also worked at Memo's Restaurant. AnnMarie was a communicant of St. Thomas the...
Clare A. (Moriarty) Kalagher
Feb 5, 2016
West Springfield - Clare A. (Moriarty) Kalagher, 86, of Druids Lane passed away peacefully Friday evening surrounded by her loving family. Born July 13, 1929 in Southbridge, MA, she was the beloved daughter of the late Timothy J. and Esther (Laplante) Moriarty. Clare moved to West Springfield with her husband Richard and their family in 1965. She was a faithful...
Kenneth A. Rzasa
Feb 3, 2016
West Springfield � Kenneth A. Rzasa, 66, passed away, February 3, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer, at Life Care Center of Wilbraham. He was born October 26, 1949 in Springfield, the son of the late Frederick and Lena (Mscisz) Rzasa. He was a lifelong resident of West Springfield, graduating from West Springfield High School in 1968, Springfield Technical...
