All Obituaries

William J. Wilkie, Jr., 63, passed away at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield March 24, 1955, he was the son of the late William J. and Nancy (Grant) Wilkie. He worked as a journeyman printer for various companies including Quick Print, Springfield Newspaper and Mass Mutual. He leaves his son William J. Wilkie, III of Springfield and his mother Tracy Syner, daughter Ginna Greggo and her husband Steve of Port Orange, FL and her mother Debbie Haas, sisters Susan Wilkie of...

Beverly (Stearns) Gore, 66, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Palmer to the late Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth (Fellion) Stearns, she was a longtime Wilbraham resident. Beverly was a licensed day care provider. She owned and operated Little Tykes Daycare and Preschool in Wilbraham for 48 years. She was predeceased by her husband Stanley “Shorty” Gore in 2001. She is survived by her loving children; Frederick Gore (Shelly), Raymond...

Julia Lee Richmond, 94, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 12, at Wingate of Hampden.  Julia was born August 30, 1923 in Anaheim, CA to the late James and Marie (Vernon) Murray.  Julia was an accomplished oil and water color artist.  She was a member of the former Glendale Methodist Church.  Julia served in the United States Navy in the WAVE as an Aerographer during WWII. Julia was predeceased by her beloved husband William Richmond Jr in 1964 and later by her long...

Robert E. “Zizzy” Knowlton, Sr., 83, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 6, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Springfield to the late Charles and Lillian (Darrah) Knowlton. An avid Yankees fan, he enjoyed fishing in area ponds and lakes. He was predeceased by his wife Margaret (Crowley) Knowlton. He is survived by four children; Kathy Calcasola and her husband Joseph of East Longmeadow, Kenneth Knowlton and his partner Barbara of East Longmeadow, Darlene...

William R. Cooke, Jr., 85, died peacefully on May 4, 2018. Born in Greenwich, NY, he was the only child of the late William R. and Margaret E. (Kelso) Cooke. He graduated from Greenwich Central High School in 1950, then joined the United States Marine Corps at age 17 and served as a Sergeant with the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. He was wounded in Korea and lost his sight in one eye. On June 6, 1953, Bill married Betsy, his high school...

Bernadette L. (Cloutier) Szanderowski, 87, died peacefully on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at home. Born in Springfield to the late Joseph and Eva (Degray) Cloutier, she worked for many years as a cook at Minnechaug Regional High School. She was predeceased by her husband Stanley Szanderowski in 1996 and their two sons Stanley and Kenneth. She is survived by her three daughters Linda Tucker of Morrisville, NC and Debra and Cheryl Szanderowski, both of Wilbraham, brothers Lawrence Cloutier of...

John L. Matthews, Jr., 94, died Monday, April 30 at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. He is survived his children; Ellen Parker, John and Diane Matthews. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, July 14th at 11:00am at St. Mary’s Church, Hampden. Full obituary to run on Sunday, July 8. Wilbraham Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Kathleen "Kathy" Marie (Toomey) Turgeon, 59, of Ludlow passed away Wednesday at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born and brought up in Springfield and settled in Ludlow in 1988. Kathy was a graduate of Cathedral High School and received a certificate in nursing and phlebotomy. She was a kind and thoughtful person who touched many people’s lives while working in the human service field. In her most recent position, she enjoyed her work as a paraprofessional at the Lower...

Springfield- Harold “Hal” Alfred Maynard, 60, of Oakdale Street passed away Wednesday at Highview of Northampton. He was born in Pittsfield on September 7th, 1957. He worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for Northeast Construction. He was a member of the Local #98 of Operating Engineers. Hal was an avid race car enthusiast. He was the loving son of Cherolyn (Bourdo) Najimy and the late David A. Maynard, beloved brother of David Maynard, Sally Jones, Maureen Maynard, Robert...

Lifelong East Longmeadow resident Timothy K. Leahy, 56, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Born in Springfield, he was son of the late Fire Chief Edward M. and Barbara A. (Bisienere) Leahy. Tim worked construction for area firms for many years and was a communicant of St. Michael’s Church in East Longmeadow. An avid reader of history books, he loved baseball and the Boston Red Sox. Tim is survived by four brothers; Terrence (Margaret), William (Susan), Thomas...