All Obituaries

Elaine Mae (Morrison) Pluta, 95, of Berkshire Avenue passed away Saturday at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Springfield on April 1, 1927, to the late Eleanor (Gosselin) and Edward Morrison. She was a lifelong Springfield resident and graduated from the High School of Commerce. She worked for over 20 years as a paraprofessional helping the deaf in the Springfield School System. She was a communicant of St. Cecilia Church in Wilbraham. Elaine loved all the Corgi dogs she...

Dorothy (McClure) Faber, 87, died peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2022. Born in Springfield, she was a graduate of Chicopee High School and was a longtime East Longmeadow resident. Dorothy was a faithful communicant of St. Michael's Church in East Longmeadow, where she taught 2nd grade CCD, was a lector and a Minister of Communion. She is survived by her beloved husband of 68 years, Edward H. Faber, their devoted sons; Alan P. Faber and his wife Bonnie and Gary Faber, two cherished...

Alice (Dorosko) Belsky, 97, died peacefully on Monday, May 9, 2022. Born in New Haven, CT, she was the daughter of the late Kirill and Elizabeth Dorosko. She was raised in West Haven, CT and was a 1941 graduate of West Haven High School. Alice worked at Friendly Ice Cream Corp. for 14 years. A faithful member of Wilbraham United Church, she also volunteered her time in the Wilbraham Women’s Club. Alice was predeceased by her beloved husband Nicholas Belsky. She will be sadly missed by...

Jerald C. Stoeber, 86, died peacefully on May 7, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Adams, MA to the late Lester and Mae (O’Halloran) Stoeber, he was a graduate of American International College. After graduation, Jerry entered the US Marine Corps and was released from active duty after three years as a First Lieutenant. He remained in the Active Reserves for 22 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Jerry worked at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co. for 35 years until...

Dimitry “Mitch” Bernazki, 66, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at home. Born in Springfield, he was the son of the late Michael Mosbach and Maria Poplarski. He worked as a Meat Manager at Village Food Mart in Hampden and Costco for many years. He leaves his son Michael Bernazki, wife Sandra (Garwacki) Bernazki, sister Tanya Vancini, brother Leonard Bernazki, step daughter Susan Blais and cherished grandchildren; Joseph, James, Anthony and Mikey. Visitation will be...

John “Jack” W. Welch, 71, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on April 29, 2022 in Leesburg, Florida. He was born in Springfield, MA on May 16, 1950 to the late Edward and Mary (Hanigan) Welch. After graduating from the University of Houston, Jack proudly served in the US Army. He then received his Juris Doctor Degree from Western New England College School of Law in 1976. Jack practiced law in the Greater Springfield Area for over 40 years, including at Welch Barba....

On Friday, January 7th, Emily Gilman Hayden of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, passed comfortably to meet her many friends and loved ones in God’s kingdom and take her place in the alto section of the Heavenly choir, wearing Groucho Marx glasses and a fake mustache. She was surrounded by loving friends and family, and, after a mostly successful seven-year battle with lung cancer, she was ready to meet Jesus at last.   Emily was predeceased by her parents, Doris (Ekstrom) and Donald...

Christine (Vincent) Doyle, 77, died peacefully on April 20, 2022 at JGS Lifecare with family and friends by her side.  Born and raised in Arlington, MA to the late George and Celeste (Hunter) Vincent, she was a longtime resident of East Longmeadow.  She earned her Associate’s Degree from the former MA Bay Community College and spent most of her professional career as a bookkeeper for The Reminder Publications, where she worked for over 25 years until retirement. ...

Thomas Gernux, 93, died peacefully on April 14th surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, he was the son of the late Thomas and Margaret (Passig) Gernux. Married 61 years, Tom was predeceased by his wife, Eleanor (King) in 2012, his son John, in 1974, and his sister Elizabeth (Gernux) Brunk, in 2018. A World War II Army veteran, Tom served in Germany during the U.S. Occupation. This European tour of duty gave him the opportunity to visit many of his German relatives and laid the...

Rolland G. Daigneault, 92, died peacefully on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at home. Born in Holyoke to the late Lucien and Jeanne (Debien) Daigneault, he served proudly in the US Air Force during the Korean War. A graduate of Northeastern University, he worked as a Mechanical Engineer for Hamilton Standard for 33 years until his retirement. Rolland enjoyed life to its fullest. Growing up in Chicopee, he and his brother Ernie, were inseparable.  They were in the same class at Chicopee...