Judith L. (Aronson) Dufresne
Jan 31, 2016
West Springfield � Judith Lydia (Aronson) Dufresne, 82, formerly of Woodmont Street, died Sunday surrounded by family. Judy leaves her husband of 61 years, Walter J. Dufresne, Jr., her six children, Maggie (Franco Amatori) of Milan, Italy, Walter, III �Trey� (Karen Balogh) of Brooklyn, NY, Christopher (Clare) of Kinvara, Ireland, Gabrielle �Gabby� of West Springfield, Lydia (Jefferson Lockwood) of Agawam,...
Mary F. (Collins) Buffum
Jan 31, 2016
Mary F. (Collins) Buffum, 91, passed away Sunday January 31, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, October 6, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Florence (Shay) Collins. Mary lived her entire life in West Springfield and worked as an executive secretary and chief bookkeeper for the Steiger�s Company for 10 years. She was...
Bruce A. Howe
Jan 30, 2016
West Springfield- Bruce A. Howe, 63, passed away Saturday January 30, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield on July 1, 1952, he was the son of Robert and Clarice Howe. Bruce was a graduate of Holyoke Community College and owned and operated the former Peabody Auto Auction with his father for many years. He has worked for Southern...
John J. Manning, Jr.
Jan 30, 2016
John Joseph Manning, Jr. of Feeding Hills, died at his home on January 30, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield on August 16, 1942, he was the son of John and Martha (Thelen) Manning. In 2009, John retired from the Western Massachusetts Electric Co. after 44 years of dedicated service. John loved Sunday dinners with family and...
Laura (Smola) Pettazzoni
Jan 28, 2016
West Springfield, Laura M (Smola) Petazzoni, 95, passed away Thursday January 28, 2016, at Country Estates in Agawam surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, March 27, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Helen (Prokova) Smola. Laura lived most of her life in West Springfield and was a communicant of St Thomas Church. She was...
C. Estelle (Wilkes) Prescott
Jan 22, 2016
C. Estelle (Wilkes) Prescott, 91, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Elaine Center in Hadley. Born in Albany, NY, November 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Florence (Forrester) Wilkes. She attended the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn. Estelle worked in the advertising department for the former Forbes and Wallace Store in Springfield. She also...
Theresa R. (Grimaldi) Circosta
Jan 21, 2016
West Springfield - Theresa R. Circosta, 93, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia. She was born in Westfield, MA to the late Immaculata (Scanelli) and Alfonso Grimaldi and lived most of her life in W. Spfld. Theresa worked as a manager for Zayre�s for years and later in life at a machine shop...
Gerald M. Keavany
Jan 21, 2016
West Springfield- Gerald �Doc� Michael Keavany, 85, of Rogers Avenue passed away Thursday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on February 28th, 1930 to the late Michael and Elizabeth (Phelan) Keavany. He was raised in the Hungry Hill section of Springfield and settled in West Springfield in 1968. For the last 20 yrs. he was a resident...
Geraldine (Fiala) Ferioli
Jan 21, 2016
Agawam - Geraldine R. (Fiala) Ferioli, 94, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Born in West Springfield, January 15, 1922, she was the daughter of the late August and Margaret (King) Fiala. Geraldine spent most of her life in West Springfield and Agawam and was a communicant of the former St. Anthony of Padua Church...
Lawrence G. Lemire
Jan 20, 2016
Westfield - Lawrence G. �Larry� Lemire, 92, passed away quietly at his son�s home, surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Born in Lowell, August 15, 1923, Larry owned and operated several restaurants in the Western Mass area including the Cloud 9 Lounge and Terrace Dining Room at Bradley Airport, the Wayside Inn in West Springfield and...
Marguerite L. (Anctil) Willett
Jan 18, 2016
West Springfield -Marguerite Lucienne (Anctil) Willett, 88, of Wolcott Avenue passed away Monday at Heritage Hall in Agawam. She was born in Quebec City, Canada on February 8th, 1927 to the late Antoine and Lucienne (Perrault) Anctil. She was brought up in Canada and settled here in 1950. She was employed as an inspector for Smith and Wesson for 12...
Prima R. (Fiorini) Fiorini
Jan 18, 2016
West Springfield- Prima R. Fiorini, 94, passed away Monday at Mount St. Vincent Care Center in Holyoke. She was born in Springfield to the late Theresa (Paganelli) and Ernest Fiorini. Prima was a graduate of American International College. She was a Teacher in the West Springfield School System for many years. Prima was a communicant of the former Immaculate Conception...
Ethel M. (Bates) Cone
Jan 16, 2016
North Pomfret, VT - Ethel May Cone, 86, of Old Kings Highway passed away peacefully Saturday at the Loomis House in Holyoke, MA surrounded by her loving family. Ethel was born in Trenton, NJ on April 22, 1929 to the late James and Jean Bates. Ethel was a travel agent for Bond Street Travel in Great Neck, NY the town...
Cathy C. (Danielson) Anderson
Jan 16, 2016
West Springfield, Cathy C. (Danielson) Anderson, 65, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 after a brief illness. Born in Litchfield, MN July 7, 1950, she attended Atwater Schools and moved to West Springfield in 1978. Cathy worked at the EBTEC Corporation in Agawam for 29 years. She enjoyed watching NASCAR, was an avid Patriots fan and loved gardening. She leaves...
David A. Chaput
Jan 11, 2016
West Springfield- David Allyn Chaput, 67, passed away Monday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Pawtucket, RI to the late William and Gladys (Zwicker) Chaput. He grew up there and settled in this area in 1985. He was employed on the grounds crew at St. Stanislaus Cemetery for over 20 years. Prior to that David worked at Olympic...
Rose M. (Mastromatteo) Alessandri
Jan 10, 2016
Feeding Hills- Rose (Mastromatteo) Alessandri, 88, formerly of North Street Extension passed away Sunday at her daughter�s home in Texas. She was born in Springfield on March 17th, 1927 to the late Frank and Mary (Ceci) Mastromatteo. She lived in Agawam and West Springfield for most of her life. She was extremely devoted to her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and...
Shirley R. (Pfisterer) Bradley
Jan 9, 2016
Shirley R. (Pfisterer) Bradley, 87, passed away Jan. 9, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 65 years, Earle C. Bradley, who died Oct. 3, 2015. She was born in Springfield Feb. 19, 1928, the daughter of the late Henry and Helen...
Richard Waite
Jan 8, 2016
West Springfield- Richard Royce Waite, 85, of Canterbury Lane passed away Friday at home. He was born Troy, NY on October 3rd, 1930. He grew up in West Springfield and moved to Middlefield, MA and later Denver, CO. He settled back in this area 15 yrs. ago. He was a Clinical Psychologist and had his own practice for many years....
Norman A. Faricelli
Jan 1, 2016
West Springfield- Norman Albert Faricelli, 81, of Homestead Avenue passed away Friday at the VA Medical Center in Brockton, MA. He was born in West Springfield on May 6th, 1934 to the late Albert and Malvina (Guazzaloca) Faricelli. He lived in West Springfield all of his life and was a graduate of West Spfld. High School. He worked as a...
Wilma R. (Ruddock) Simpson
Dec 26, 2015
Wilma R. Simpson, 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday at Mercy Medical Center. Wilma was born in Springfield on June 27, 1921 to the late Frank and Lyda (Bradway) Ruddock. She was raised and lived most of her life in the Hungry Hill section of Springfield. She was a member of the Lady of Hope Church. She moved to Agawam...
