Colombe D. (St. Laurent) Desjarlais
Oct 5, 2015
Springfield-- Colombe D. (St. Laurent) Desjarlais, 81, died peacefully at Baystate Medical Center on Monday October 5th with her family by her side. She was born in St-Guillaume, Quebec, to the late Dolorese (Girard) and Lucien St. Laurent. Colombe settled in this area in 1971. A talented seamstress, Colombe worked for the interior design firm of Bottaro-Skolnick in Springfield. Whether...
Earle C. Bradley
Oct 3, 2015
Agawam -Earle Carlos Bradley, 94, passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Springfield on July 18, 1921 to the late Raymond G. and Bertha (Pooley) Bradley. He was raised in Springfield, and spent most of his life there, before settling in Agawam 19 years ago. In 1938 he graduated from Technical...
Bonnie F. (Collins) Collins
Sep 29, 2015
West Springfield -Bonnie F. Collins, 55, died Tuesday in the comfort of her home. She leaves thirteen siblings and several nieces and nephews. All services are private and Toomey-O�Brien Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Rita D. (Castonguay) Manchino
Sep 24, 2015
Rita D. (Castonguay) Manchino, 94, died September 24, 2015 at the Governor�s Center in Westfield after a brief illness. Born in Springfield, she was the eighth of nine children, who all predeceased her; Blanche Tesny, Imelda Laramee, Rose Klepach, Raymond Castonguay, Raoul �Woodsie� Castonguay, Wilfred �Frenchy� Castonguay, Henry Castonguay and Joseph �Midi� Castonguay. She has resided in West Springfield since...
Norbert A. Neffinger
Sep 14, 2015
West Springfield- Norbert A. Neffinger, 91, passed away Monday in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in Boston to the late John and Ann (Flannery) Neffinger. He moved to the area in 1939 and worked as an aerospace engineer, specializing in propeller design for Hamilton Standard. He worked there for 40...
Janice E. (Coolbeth) Finn
Sep 10, 2015
Janice Elaine (Coolbeth) Finn, 77, of Chicopee passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on September 10, 2015. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Hardwick, VT Janice moved to Massachusetts in 1956. She was an accounting clerk at J. Polep Distribution for 37 years until she retired in June of this year. She was...
Helen A (Crean) Rainville
Aug 31, 2015
Helen Anna (Crean) Rainville, 98, passed away on August 31, 2015 at the Vibra Hospital in Springfield, MA. She was born on September 30, 1916, the 11th of 18 children born to James J. and Hanora A. (Carney) Crean. Helen was a lifelong resident of West Springfield, graduating from West Springfield High School in 1934. Following the early deaths of...
Raymond A. Piquette
Aug 28, 2015
West Springfield- Raymond A. Piquette, 88, passed away Friday at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke to the late Arnold and Eva (Girard) Piquette. He was raised in Holyoke and settled in West Springfield in 1956. Raymond was a 1945 graduate of Holyoke High School. He was a bricklayer for most of his life and was a member...
Donna E. (Rusin) Hart
Aug 17, 2015
West Springfield- Donna Elizabeth (Rusin) Hart, 50, passed away Monday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Chicopee to Barbara Shea and the late Donald Rusin. Donna lived most of her life in Chicopee moving to West Springfield in 1998. She worked as a home health aide and had the ability to make everyone feel comfortable. Donna leaves her...
James H. Bost, Jr.
Aug 16, 2015
Jim �Jimmy� Bost, 47, died at home on Saturday, August 16, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was born in Holyoke, MA on March 26, 1968. Jim grew up in West Springfield and graduated in 1986. He was a selfless man who lived his life to the fullest and loved to make others laugh. Kind and caring, Jim was always...
Bernard E. Bushior
Aug 14, 2015
Bernard �Bernie� Euclid Bushior, quietly departed this world on Friday, August 14th 2015. He�was the fourth child of Alfred Bourgea/Bushior�and Olive Bleau/Blow. Bernie was born on a farm�in Altona, New York on April 6th, 1935. Later he and his family moved to Western Mass in the early 1940s�and they eventually settled in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield. Bernie attended...
Roland A. Hamel
Aug 11, 2015
Chicopee- Roland Alexander Hamel, 76, of Chapel Street passed away Tuesday at the Willimansett Center in Chicopee. He was born on November 21st, 1938 in Lewiston, ME to the late Oscar and Clara (Collins) Hamel. He spent most of his life in this area. He worked at the Golden Gavel Auction Company for many years. He was the loving husband...
Donald J. Bennett
Aug 11, 2015
Donald J. Bennett, 90, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, February 26, 1925, he has been a resident of West Springfield since 1954. He was a graduate of Agawam High School and attended the University of Massachusetts. Donald was an Air Force Veteran during WWII, where he was a flight instructor. He...
Roland A. Miller
Jul 30, 2015
Roland Albert Miller passed away peacefully, on July 30, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Roland was born in Shelburne Vt. and moved to Hartford, CT at an early age. He graduated from St. Thomas Seminary and from the University of Hartford with a degree in accounting. He was a resident of West Springfield for the last 50...
Bruce F. Caney
Jul 27, 2015
Bruce Frederick Caney, 72, passed away Monday at Wingate of West Springfield surrounded by his wife and three sons. He was the 9th child of 12 born in Springfield to the late Lena L. (Gagnon) and Randolph E. Caney Sr. and lived most of his life in West Springfield. Bruce was a proud US Marine Corps veteran. He enlisted right...
Thaddeus S. Saj
Jul 25, 2015
West Springfield, Thaddeus �Ted� Saj, 89, passed away Saturday July 25, 2015 at a local nursing home. Born in Chicopee, May 4, 1926, son of the late John and Sophie (Kalisz) Saj. Ted worked for the Moore Dropforging Company in Chicopee and also the John Deere Company in West Springfield. He was a proud US Army veteran during WWII serving...
John R. Hegarty
Jul 24, 2015
John Richard Hegarty, 95 of Stafford Springs, Ct., passed away Friday morning, July 24, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT after a brief illness. John was born on Ground Hog�s Day, 1920 in Springfield, Massachusetts to John A. Hegarty and Anastasia Veideman Hegarty. He was raised in Springfield and West Springfield, living most of his...
Diane (Crowell) Crowell
Jul 23, 2015
West Springfield- Diane Crowell, 76, passed away Thursday, surrounded by her loving family in the comfort of her home. She was born in Springfield to the late Rebecca (Hubbard) and Ralph Crowell and was a lifelong resident of West Springfield. Diane was a graduate of West Springfield High School and Bates College in Lewiston, Maine where she earned her degree...
Gertrude C. (Woodden) Gil
Jul 21, 2015
Gertrude (Woodden) Gil, of Wolcott Avenue, West Springfield, Massachusetts, went to be with the Lord on July�21, 2015, at the age of 92. A daughter of the late George and Birtie Woodden, she was born in Fisherville, Kentucky, on January�14, 1923. After graduating from high school, she worked at Standard Oil in Kentucky. She met her late husband, Manuel Gil,...
Edward W. Garvulenski, Jr.
Jul 17, 2015
Edward W Garvulenski, Jr, 84, passed away peacefully Friday July 17, 2015, with his daughter by his side at the Holyoke Soldiers� Home. Born in Agawam, October 31, 1930 to the late Edward W. and Mary (Niznik) Garvulenski, Sr. Ed attended West Springfield High School and was a US Navy Veteran during the Korean War serving on aircraft carriers. He...
