All Obituaries

Longtime Wilbraham resident Daniel F. Budlong, 71, died on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late Rowland and Susan (Grzebienowski) Budlong, he was a proud US Marine Corps.Veteran and a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal (with one star). He was an HVAC instructor at Porter and Chester Institute for 20 years. He is survived by his beloved wife Pamela (Condon) Budlong, daughters: Dionne Ryan and Colene...

Jadvyga A. Shapras wished to use her obituary, as her last chance, to thank God for many blessings received, especially her husband Peter, Roman Catholic Faith, intercession of the Saints and most specially Blessed Virgin Mary - Glorious Mother of God’s Son - Mother of Mercy! She protected and guided Jadvyga to a closer relationship with Her Son Jesus. She was Patroness of the Scriptural Rosary, since Oct. 6,1983, every Thursday in her home. Everybody was welcome because Jadvyga loved...

Francis A. Fitzgerald died at home after a long illness on Friday, September 6, 2019. Born on March 12,1935 to the late Anthony and Ruby Fitzgerald. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School. Frank was a wire weaver for Cheney Bigalow Wire Works, a mechanic, and at one time had his own pressure washing company. Frank was a Hospice volunteer for many years. A true car buff, Frank enjoyed going to car shows with his sons and brothers and lovingly restored his 1955 Lincoln. He was predeceased...

John F. Fitzgerald, 91, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield on June 2nd, 1928, he was the son of the late William and Lucienne (Chevalier) Fitzgerald.  He grew up in Springfield and was a 1946 graduate of Cathedral High School where he played football and basketball. Jack was a WW II, U.S. Navy Veteran; he enlisted directly out of high school and was discharged in 1948. In his youth, Jack attended...

Charles T. Wright, 88, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, died peacefully on August 13, 2019.  He was born January 14, 1931, in Sewickley, PA, son of the late Edna and Willard Nelson Wright.  He was the youngest of 4 siblings. He was a Private in the 10th Infantry, Pennsylvania State Guard during WWII from Sept 1945 until May 1946 when it was disbanded.  He then joined the U.S. Army Air Corp in January 1947 and was therefore a charter member of the U.S. Air Force in Sep 1947...

Stanley J. Trzeciak died peacefully on August 11, 2019 following a brief illness.  He was born on February 6, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York to first generation Polish immigrants John and Mary (Warzocha) Trzeciak.  Orphaned at 8 years old, he was placed in the care of the Felician Sisters at their orphanage in Lodi, NJ. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Constabulary Corps in post-war Germany.  His fluency in Polish and his aptitude for languages...

Louise C. (Rogers) Bushey, 92, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2019 at Wingate in Hampden. She was born in Springfield to the late Robert and Norma (Spaulding) Rogers and was a graduate of Springfield Technical Community College with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. She worked as an LPN at Mercy Medical Center for many years and was a longtime, faithful, charter member of Church in the Acres. Louise lived life to the fullest. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her...

Francis G. (Frank) Hale, IV, 59, passed away unexpectedly on August 5, 2019 after a brief illness. The son of Joan (Kelly) and Francis G. Hale III of Springfield, formerly of Wilbraham and Canton, MA, Frank was born on September 21, 1959 and spent his youth in Canton, where he earned his Eagle Scout ranking. A 1977 graduate of Boston College High School, Frank then went on to earn a degree in Chemistry from Brown University in 1982. Frank enjoyed a fulfilling career teaching religion,...