WESTFIELD: Florence D. (Buynicki) Holmes , 99, formerly of Southwick died Saturday in a local nursing home. She was born in Southwick on February 12, 1916 the daughter of the late Victor and Stefania (Kuchinski) Buynicki and attended Southwick schools. Florence worked on her father’s potato farm as a child and later worked on a →
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WESTFIELD: Rose J. (Pais) Grimaldi, 95, of Westfield, MA died peacefully Sunday, in a local nursing home. She worked for over 25 years for Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church. She also enjoyed cooking, gardening and being with family and friends. She was a widow of Erminio Grimaldi who died in 1955 and was also →
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WESTFIELD: David M. Rabtor, 47, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Westfield to Richard and Patricia (Yelinek) Rabtor and was a graduate of Westfield Vocational High School and was also a graduate of ITT Tech in Connecticut. David was employed as a repair technician for Sears for over →
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WESTFIELD: Ruth was born on July 18, 1932 in Springfield MA. She lived in California for 42 years before returning to Massachusetts in early 1997. She was the wife of John “Jack” Hagerty who died in 1996 and the daughter of the late Otto M. and Bertha (Hart) Wagner. Mrs. Hagerty attended schools in Springfield, →
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SOUTHWICK: Shirley Louise (Wood) Desmond, 91, a longtime resident of Southwick, died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Country Estates in Agawam. She was born and educated in Pittsfield, and was employed for over 30 years as a CNA at Noble Hospital in Westfield from which she retired in 1970. Shirley was predeceased by her husbands,Erwin →
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Jacqueline A. “Jackie” (Moran) Walls, 83, of East Hartford, CT beloved wife of the late David A. Walls, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Riverside Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in East Hartford, CT surrounded by her loving family. Jackie was born in Akron, OH and was the oldest of four daughters →
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Southwick -Robert J. Davidson, Sr. 76, of Southwick, passed away late Wednesday evening, May 6, 2014 in the comfort of his home with his family at his side. He was born in Springfield, educated in Southwick, a son of the late Orion and Eva (Allen) Davidson. A proud retired teamster, Bob was respected by →
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WESTFIELD: Pauline V. Maloney died in the comfort of her loving family on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the age of 84. Born in West York, PA in 1931, she moved to Latvia with her parents Stanley and Veronika and brother Justin Pronckietis. At the age of 15 she moved to Westfield and was crowned →
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SOUTHWICK—Walter W. Morgan, 94, died May 7, 2015, at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. He was born May 22, 1920, in Springfield, to the late Walter Roberts Morgan and Mabel Lillian (Walters) Morgan. He attended West Springfield Schools and graduated from West Springfield High School in 1938, where he lettered in track and soccer. After →
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WESTFIELD: Lucille M. Lemire Byers Avery died on May 7, 2015. She was born on February 16, 1935 in Westfield, MA and was the daughter of the late Eva Marculier and Theadore Lemire, as well as her step-father, the late Ernest Perrin. She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Robert Avery, as well →
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FRAMINGHAM: Peter Alinskas, 98, (April 6, 1917 – May 6, 2015) died peacefully on May 6, 2015 at St. Patrick’s Manor, the skilled nursing facility in Framingham where he had been a resident for the past two years. Peter was born on April 6, 1917 in Westfield. He was the son of Simon Alinskas →
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.A graveside service for Doris J. McComb will be held on Saturday, May 16th at 11:00am at the New Cemetery, 454 College Highway, Southwick, MA →
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Olga E. (Wezowic) Sadowski, 96, formally of Westfield, the beloved wife of the late Henry Sadowski, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 9th at Brothers of Mercy Home in Clarence, New York. She was born April 29, 1919 in Windsor Locks, CT and was a daughter of the late Martin and Veronica (Wolnik) Wezowic. For over →
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WESTFIELD- Joseph P. Marchesi, 75, died, May 10, 2015 at Noble Hospital in Westfield, MA surrounded by family and friends. He was born February 16, 1940 to Domenico and Maria (Fumiatti) Marchesi. He was predeceased by his sister Josephine Marchesi. Joe graduated from Westfield High School class of 1958 and from Holyoke Community College with →
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WESTFIELD- Isabelle E. (Cundy) Mills, 96, of Westfield passed away on May 9, 2015. She was born in Melrose on November 21, 1918, the daughter of the late Baylus and Margaret (Buckley) Cundy and was educated at the Chandler School in Boston and at Stephen F. Austin College in Texas. Isabelle was a W.W. II →
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WESTFIELD: Nancy L. (Anderson) DeLance, 67, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Westfield on August 30, 1947 to the late Elwood and Joyce (Mitchell) Anderson. She grew up in Southwick attended local school and was a 1965 Graduate of Southwick High School. She →
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WESTFIELD-Jean A. (Ezold) Dionne, 74, of Westfield died Saturday at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Westfield on July 21, 1941, the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Robidoux) Ezold and was educated in Westfield schools. Jean was a communicant of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, and a →
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WESTFIELD: Margie was born in Durham, NC. Her mother passed away weeks after she was born, so she spent much of her childhood in boarding schools as an orphan, having to do chores in exchange for her room and board. In her teen years she moved around with her older sister, and that is how →
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WESTFIELD: Lucy A. Cogan 84, Cresson, died May 14, 2015 at UPMC Altoona Emergency Room. Born December 13, 1930 in Elizabeth, daughter of the late Alfred Colian and Flora Caratielli Colian DelGrande. Preceded in death by husband Paul “Bill” Cogan Sr. on September 19, 1984, sister, Josephine “Josie” and her husband Charles “Chuck” Harris, brother, →
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EAST LONGMEADOW-James J Wagner, 64, passed away suddenly Sunday morning, May 17, 2015. A native of Chicago, IL, Jim raised his family in East Longmeadow with his beloved wife, Patricia. Jim was assistant director of Westfield Vocational Technical High School from 1989-2009. He was pre-deceased by his brother Larry and his parents Charles and Louise →
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