Peter J. Lingley, Sr.
Mar 2, 2015
West Springfield -Peter J. Lingley, Sr, 72, passed away Monday March 2, 2015 at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born in Chicopee, June 4, 1942, he was the son of the late Frank and Sophia (Palivas) Lingley. Peter owned and operated Westside Builders for over 40 years, where he had many loyal customers over the years. He...
Margaret A. (Callahan) Ducharme
Feb 25, 2015
West Springfield -Margaret Ann (Callahan) Ducharme, 82, died peacefully on Feb. 25 at Mercy Medical Center. She was the beloved daughter of Mary Catherine (Nally) and John J. Callahan of Dalton. Marge was predeceased by her husband, Robert in 2003. Her oldest daughter, Marykate Ducharme Sawyer, died of pancreatic cancer in 2007. She also was predeceased by her much-loved brothers,...
Anita I. (Varney) Christiansen
Feb 24, 2015
Anita Christiansen of Hudson, Florida died on February 24, 2015 after a long illness. Anita was born as Anita Irene Varney in Norton, Massachusetts in 1930. She was the daughter of Anita Melanson and Howard Varney. She was predeceased by her daughter JoAnn Johnson of Springfield, MA and her sisters Theresa Ferreira and Rita Parlier.�Anita lived a long and active...
Ernest J. Bovat
Feb 23, 2015
Agawam -Ernest J. Bovat, 85, passed away Monday February 23, 2015. Born in West Springfield, August 25, 1929, he lived most of his life in Agawam. He owned and operated the Fairview Fence Company for over 43 years. Ernest was a US Army vet during the Korean War and was a member of the Chicopee Elks Club and was an...
William J. Kasip
Feb 23, 2015
West Springfield -William John Kasip, 81, passed away Monday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke, to the late Kathryn A. (Reidy) and William J. Kasip. He was a graduate of Blessed Sacrament Elementary School, Sacred Heart High School and the University of Detroit, Michigan. Bill served in the United States Army and went on to a career...
Michael P. Mcguire
Feb 23, 2015
Northampton � Michael P. McGuire, 66, passed away, February 23 in Northampton, MA. Michael was born in Lewiston, ME to the late Florence (Dietrich) and Francis McGuire. He graduated from the Edward Little High School in Auburn, ME, received his Associates Degree from Wentworth Institute and his BA in Sociology from the former Boston State College. He went on to...
Marilou (Lafontaine) Moore
Feb 19, 2015
Springfield- Marilou (LaFontaine) Moore, 65, passed away Thursday in the comfort of her daughter's home. She was born in Holyoke to the late Mary (Shea) and Philip LaFontaine. Marilou loved traveling with family, going on cruises and taking care of her son John. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Ralph Moore in 2011. Marilou leaves her loving children, Martha...
Thaddeus P. Potorski
Feb 18, 2015
West Springfield - Thaddeus �Ted� Potorski, 64, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Born in Holyoke, April 26, 1950, he was the son of the late Theodore and Julia (Lubiak) Potorski. Ted was a graduate of Chicopee High School class of 1968 and was a graduate of STCC where he received his Associates Degree. He worked at the Tell...
Daniel T. Corbett
Feb 12, 2015
Holyoke - Daniel T. Corbett passed away on February 12, 2015 in Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield on December 29, 1951 he was the son of the late Norman and Rose (Ferriter) Corbett. Dan was a loving devoted son, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his children, Christa Cervone, Maria Corbett and Michael Corbett, his longtime girlfriend and...
Joseph W. Viecelli
Feb 11, 2015
Feeding Hills- Joseph W. Viecelli, 36, formerly of West Springfield, passed away peacefully Wednesday after a long courageous battle with Crohn�s Disease. Born in Springfield, May 20, 1978, he was the son of William and Joyce (Perron) Viecelli of West Springfield. Joe spent most of his life in West Springfield and was a loving husband, father and son who was...
Robert F. Crane
Feb 6, 2015
Feeding Hills - Robert �Bob� Francis Crane, passed away February 6th . He was born in Haverhill, MA, one of nine children born to the late Maude M. (Regan) and John J. Crane. Bob eventually moved to Springfield and then settled in Feeding Hills where he has resided since 1960. He proudly served in the US Army during World War...
James D. Rainville
Feb 5, 2015
West Springfield- James D. Rainville, 86, passed away Thursday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Toledo, Ohio to the late Catherine (Sherwin) and Edmond Rainville and has lived in West Springfield most of his life. Jim was a 1946 graduate of Commerce High School. He worked in the HVAC field, and worked for Hurley-David for many years. Jim...
Maria L. (Bombardi) Accorsi
Feb 2, 2015
Maria L. (Bombardi) Accorsi, 81, of West Springfield, passed away Monday, February 2nd surrounded by her loving family.Born in Cento, Italy on June 21,1933 to the late Ebe (Artioli) and Renzo Bombardi, Maria was known to her family and close friends as Marisa and was raised in the beautiful region of Emilia Romagna with her two younger sisters. She learned...
James J. Hanly
Jan 30, 2015
Born in Providence, RI. Son of the late John and Nora (Costello) Hanly of County Roscommon, Ireland. Brother of the late John Hanly and the late Ann Kane. Beloved husband of the late Mildred (Croke) Hanly who passed away in 2010 and loving father of daughters Kathleen Fitzgerald and her husband Paul of Cranston, RI and Ann Gagnon and her...
Thomas M. Whalen
Jan 29, 2015
Dr. Thomas Whalen, died peacefully on Thursday, January 29. The son of Thomas C. and Hazel Card Whalen of Millerton, NY, husband and father, Dr. Whalen was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and raised in a large, loving family of eight in the Forest Park neighborhood of Springfield MA. After graduating from Technical High School, he joined the U.S. Army Air...
Elizabeth A. Vitro
Jan 28, 2015
West Springfield- Elizabeth Ann Vitro, 93, passed away Wednesday at Mount St. Vincent in Holyoke. She was born in Greenfield to the late Angela (LoGiudice) and Domenico Vitro and has lived in West Springfield for the last 40 years. Elizabeth worked as a Secretary at Northeast Utilities until her retirement in 1986. After her retirement she served as secretary at...
William J. Jensen, Jr.
Jan 27, 2015
West Springfield- William Joseph Jensen, Jr., 77, of Westfield Street passed away Tuesday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. He was born on March 26th, 1937 in Springfield to the late Gladys (LaMountain) and William J. Jensen, Sr. He lived in West Springfield most of his life and was a 1955 graduate of West Springfield High School. William worked as...
Grace A. (Mahler) Lyne
Jan 23, 2015
Agawam- Grace Arline (Mahler) Lyne, 92, passed away Friday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Dallas, PA to the late Annie (Longerberger) and Rev. Andrew Mahler. Grace retired from Titeflex after many years of service. She was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church for years and the First Baptist Church in West Springfield. Her Christian faith was...
Earl F. Camp
Jan 22, 2015
West Springfield- Earl Francis Camp, 83, died Thursday at Wingate of West Springfield. He was born in Springfield on Feb. 6th, 1933 to the late Paskel and Carrie (Maynard) Camp. He lived in town his entire life. He was a West Springfield Police Officer for 28 yrs. and prior to that he was a West Springfield Firefighter for 7 yrs....
Arlene M. (Burnett) Balathunis
Jan 21, 2015
Arlene (Burnett) Balathunis, 84, formerly of Ely Ave, West Springfield passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at a local nursing home. Born in Jacksonville, VT May 4, 1930. She grew up in the Town of Charlemont MA, on Legate Hill Rd, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Lena (Kenny) Burnett. She was a longtime member of the...
