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...
Helen J. (Davis) Brooks
Jan 20, 2015
West Springfield- Helen J. (Davis) Brooks, 91, passed away Tuesday in Fairfax, VA. She was born in Springfield Massachusetts to the late Edna (Anton) and Salim Davis. Helen was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Springfield where she sang in the choir for many years. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 52 years, Donald...
Vincent R. Stefano
Jan 14, 2015
Tampa, FL, Vincent R. Stefano, 49, formerly of West Springfield passed away January 14, 2015 at Florida Hospital. Born in Springfield, August 20, 1965, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lorraine (Barnes) Stefano. Vincent spent most of his life in West Springfield before moving to Tampa in 1995. He was a 1983 graduate of West Springfield High...
Rodney J. Melbourne
Jan 14, 2015
West Springfield- Rodney John Melbourne, 81, passed away Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Springfield and lived there in his early years before settling in West Springfield in 1974. He worked as a custodian in the West Springfield Schools. He spent most of his 23 year employment at Fausey School and he retired in 1988....
Ralph F. Rachele
Jan 13, 2015
Springfield - Ralph Felix Rachele passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 surrounded by his loving children. He will be sadly missed by his four children: Maria Dion and her husband Lenny of Chicopee, MA; Julie Jennie and her husband Brian of Enfield, CT; Brian Rachele of Southwick, MA; Monica Houle and her husband Joseph of Westfield, MA. He...
Dennis D. O'Dell
Jan 11, 2015
Dennis D. O�Dell 1941-2015 Agawam, MA- Dennis Damian O�Dell, 73, of Riviera Drive died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Detroit, MI on June 29th, 1941 to the late Benjamin and Kathleen O�Dell. He grew up in the Detroit area and graduated from St. Cecilia High School. He settled in Agawam 6 years ago. He...
Virginia F. (Mccarthy) Kallock
Jan 11, 2015
West Springfield- Virginia F. (McCarthy) Kallock, 86, passed away Sunday at Heritage Hall East in Agawam. She was born in Boston to the late Ruth (Moberg) and Joseph McCarthy. Virginia was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph's Academy in Boston. She worked as a Claims Representative at former St. Paul Insurance Company for years. She moved down to Washington, DC...
Roy E. Miller, Jr.
Jan 10, 2015
West Springfield - Roy Elmer �Buddy� Miller, Jr., 74, of West Springfield, died suddenly Saturday, January 10, 2015. He leaves behind to miss him immensely, his devoted wife of 52 years, Margaret �Peggy� (Wright) Miller. His children, Kristine Sills and her husband Raymond of Feeding Hills, Stephen Miller and his girlfriend Charmaine Joy Ramirez, of West Springfield, Michelle Kelliher and...
Wenzheng Li
Jan 9, 2015
West Springfield- Wenzheng Li, 80, passed away Friday at Baystate Medical Centery. He was born in Kaifen, China to the late Zhang and Shuyuan Li. He came to the United States to join his children. In China Wenzheng worked for a Municipality as an Administrator. He was a very humble, honest man and loving father. His greatest joy was spending...
Geraldine E. (Girard) Goodwin
Jan 8, 2015
West Springfield � Geraldine �Betty� Goodwin, 90, passed away on Thursday in the comfort of her home. She was born in Springfield to the late, Stella (Deschenes) and Ralph Girard. Geraldine was a graduate of Commerce High School and and worked for the former New England Telephone Company. She and her late husband settled in W. Spfld. in 1968. Geraldine...
Frank A. Simmons
Jan 5, 2015
West Springfield - Frank Alex Simmons, 55, passed away Monday at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Springfield to the late Rosemarie Smith and Charles Simmons. He previously worked at Clarity Imaging, formerly of Springfield. Frank leaves his wife, Carol (Vigeant) Simmons, his daughter, Ashley Simmons of Chicopee, two grandchildren, Danieliz and Jayden and three brothers, James, Charles and...
Thomas F. Mahoney
Dec 31, 2014
East Longmeadow -Thomas Francis Mahoney, 79, of East Longmeadow, MA and formerly of West Springfield, passed away, surrounded by his children, on December 31, 2014. Tom loved to read his newspapers and was very active and helpful with family and friends. He enjoyed vacationing at Cape Cod, relaxing on a bench watching people, telling a good joke and was a...
Robert L. Stevenson
Dec 26, 2014
West Springfield, Robert L. Stevenson, 89, passed away Friday December 26, 2014 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Born in West Springfield, February 7, 1925, he was the son of the late Harold and Ethel (Cornine) Stevenson. A lifelong resident of West Springfield, he worked for Package Machinery Company for over 40 years retiring in 1987. Robert was a US Army...
Nicola R. Trolio
Dec 26, 2014
Agawam -Nicola �Nick� R. Trolio, 67, passed away on December 26, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 16, 1947 in Castelmauro, Italy, he was the son of the late Antonio and Emilia Trolio. He enjoyed a long successful career with Baystate Gas Company and retired in 2006. Nick was a kind and loving husband, father...
Eunice (Warner) Higgins
Dec 26, 2014
West Springfield -Eunice (Warner) Higgins, 90, passed away Friday at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Springfield and moved to West Springfield 28 years ago. Eunice worked as an elevator operator for Steiger�s in Springfield. She formerly was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Springfield. Eunice was active in her Oxford Place community, where she...
Barbara L. (Frye) Lapalme
Dec 26, 2014
West Springfield - Barbara L. (Frye) LaPalme, 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family Sunday December 28, 2014 at Mercy Hospital. She was born in Chicopee, September 15, 1928 and was the daughter of the late Erwin and Eva (Lilley) Frye. She was raised in Springfield and moved to West Springfield over 50 years ago. She was a bus...
