Irene J. (Lawsure) Gutowski
Apr 26, 2015
West Springfield- Irene J. (Lawsure) Gutowski, 85, passed away Sunday in the comfort of her daughter's home surrounded by her family. She was born in Springfield to the late Yvonne (Phaneuf) and Walter Lawsure. Irene was a graduate of West Springfield High School. She started her career at the New England Telephone Company and after starting a family, Irene and...
Tyler C. Page
Apr 23, 2015
West Springfield - With great sadness we announce the passing of Tyler Corey Page, 26. He is predeceased by his father Dan Page, his grandmother, Sheila Barrett and grandfather, Joseph Corey. Tyler leaves his mom, Brenda Page, brother, Travis, sister, Shayna, his nephew, Luke Page and his grandmother Emily Corey. He also leaves his girlfriend Kelly Blanchard and many family...
Priscilla G. (Davis) Kolonoski
Apr 22, 2015
Enfield- Priscilla G. (Davis) Kolonoski, 93, passed away Wednesday at a local nursing home. She was born in West Springfield to the late Anita (Provost) and Carlisle Davis. Priscilla was predeceased by her beloved husband, Stanley Kolonoski in 2008. She leaves her loving children, Stanley J. Kolonoski, Jr. and his wife Maureen of Enfield, CT, Lois Lachtara of Southampton and...
Harold R. Bernard
Apr 19, 2015
WEST SPRINGFIELD Harold R. �Bud� Bernard, a gifted artist who loved life, died Sunday at home. His family was with him. Bud was born in Chicopee Falls on June 18, 1931, the youngest of five children of Joseph Calixtus Bernard and Helen (Casey) Bernard. His family called him �Buddy� and his childhood friends called him �Benny;� both names stuck for...
Deena M. (Allard) Laviolette
Apr 14, 2015
Deena (Allard) Laviolette, 51, passed away at Mercy Medical Center after a long battle with Leiomyosarcoma (a rare aggressive cancer) surrounded by the love of her family. She was the daughter of Armand �Bruce� Allard and the late Mary (Palange) Allard. Deena was born in Springfield and grew up in West Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School in...
Rose M. (Gianetti) Pacitti
Apr 13, 2015
West Springfield, Rose M. (Giannetti) Pacitti, 97, passed away Monday April 13, 2015. Born in Boston, September 16, 1917, she moved to West Springfield 60 years ago. She was a longtime member of the West Springfield Elks and was an avid Red Sox fan. Her husband James V. Pacitti died in 1987. She leaves her beloved children, James A. of...
Mary A. (Naberezny) Marcotte
Apr 13, 2015
West Springfield - Mary A. (Naberezny) Marcotte, 61, of Queen Avenue passed away Monday at home. She was born in Springfield on August 12th, 1953 to the late John and Catherine (Yatwa) Naberezny. She was brought up in the Forest Park neighborhood of Springfield and spent most of her life there. She settled in West Springfield nine yrs. ago. She...
Vanessa L. (Scott) Diaz
Apr 12, 2015
Vanessa (Scott) Diaz, 35, passed away Sunday at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke to Donna (Daszkiewicz) Kolodziej and Brian Scott. Vanessa was a 1997 graduate of Holyoke High School and was an Assistant Manager at T-Mobile for 12 years. Besides her parents, Vanessa leaves her beloved husband, Angel Diaz, Jr., her loving son, Kaleb Diaz, her stepfather,...
Patricia A. (Mcnamara) Stowe
Apr 11, 2015
West Springfield, Patricia Ann (McNamara) Stowe, 75, passed away April 11, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was predeceased by her husband Richard J. Stowe. She leaves her loving children, Ann Stone, Mary Stowe and Richard Stowe. Calling hours will be held Friday from 4-6PM at the Toomey-O�Brien Funeral Home, 1043 Westfield St., West Springfield.
Gloria L. (Chickerella) Daglio
Apr 6, 2015
Gloria L. (Chickerella) Daglio, 86, passed away, Monday at Heritage Hall South. She was born in Springfield to the late Genevieve (Prova) and Alfred Chickerella and was a 1946 graduate of Springfield Classical High School. In her early years Gloria worked at Mass Mutual. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Feeding Hills. Gloria loved her vacations on...
Carol E. (Bradley) Sullivan
Mar 30, 2015
Carol Eleanor (Bradley) Sullivan, 84, of West Springfield, Mass., formerly of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2015, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on May 4, 1930, daughter of the late Sheldon Bradley and Eleanor Bradley, of West Springfield, Mass. Carol was married in 1950 to her husband of 64 years, Richard Sullivan,...
Jacqueline B. (Breton) Pyzik
Mar 22, 2015
�Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.� Maya Angelo Jacqueline�s extraordinary life was an altruistic journey of compassion, love and, recently, a thwarted two and a half year battle with cancer. Born in Hartford, CT, to father Odilon Breton and mother Annette (Dutilly) Breton, A graduate of Ware High School, Jacqueline received her cosmetology license from Kay Harvey...
Aline L. (Levreault) Muto
Mar 12, 2015
Aline L. Muto, 96, of Whitehall, PA, formerly of West Springfield, MA, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Aline was born in Chicopee, MA on March 11, 1919, daughter of the late Maxim and Aurore E. Levreault. Aline graduated from Chicopee High School in 1937. She married Peter A. Muto of Chicopee on November 7, 1942. Aline and Peter...
Dennis R. Labrecque
Mar 10, 2015
West Springfield- Dennis R. LaBrecque, 64, passed away Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield to the late Elizabeth (Brown) and Eugene LaBrecque and lived most of his life there. Dennis was a graduate of Springfield Technical High School and was a Custodian in the Springfield School System for 20 years, retiring in 2012. He also worked...
Annemarie (Sonder) Brodt
Mar 4, 2015
West Springfield- Annemarie Margaret (Sonder) Brodt, 82, of Bonnie Brae Drive passed away Wednesday at Country Estates in Agawam. She was born in Bad Cannstatt, West Germany on December 27th, 1932 to the late Julius and Anna (Krusse) Sonder. She grew up there and moved to this area in 1958. She enjoyed boating and gardening and loved to cook for...
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...
