All Obituaries

Sandra J. Sweeney, 73, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late Earl and Helen (Jarvis) Forkey, she was a faithful communicant of St. Elizabeth Parish. Sandy worked alongside her husband at Sweeney Transportation in Chicopee, as Manager, for 28 years until her retirement. She is survived by her beloved husband of 32 years Martin Sweeney, their three children; Todd Burke and his wife Deborah, Mark Sweeney and his wife Mary and...

Longtime Wilbraham resident, Andrew “Andy” F. Sears, 74, died on Sunday, September 12, 2021. Born in Boston on December 17, 1946, to the late Otto and Mary (Drag) Sears, he grew up near Newport, RI. He was a 1964 graduate of Portsmouth Abbey High School in RI and earned an Associate Degree from Villanova University in 1966. Andrew enjoyed spending time fishing in Southern Rhode Island as a longtime member of the Quonochontaug beach community and the lakes and rivers of the...

Joseph P. Mussi, 77, died peacefully on Friday, September 10, 2021 at home watching the New York Mets vs. Yankees game. Born in New York City to the late John and Rose (Zanellotti) Mussi, he worked as a sanitation engineer for the City of New York for over 40 years until his retirement. Joe was a faithful communicant of St. Cecilia’s Church. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Mary F. (Langone) Mussi in 2019. He is survived by his daughter Annemarie Mussi of St. Charles, IL, his...

Lois J. Motley, 85, passed away Sept 4, 2021 in Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Queens, NY to the late George and Madeline (Veith) Blair. Lois worked for many years at Valley Real Estate. She enjoyed trips to the casino and watching the game show network. But most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Lois was predeceased by her husband Robert Motley on June 28, 2020. She leaves her loving son and daughter; Robert Motley and his wife Kerry of Holyoke and Kim Hall...

Edward M. Smith, 98, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland to the late Edward and Margaret (MacGregor) Smith, he served proudly in the US Naval Air Corps during World War II. He worked as owner and salesman of the former A. R. Reid, Inc. of Springfield for most of his career, and was a longtime member of Foster Memorial Church. Ed is survived by his beloved wife Anne (Alexander) Smith, their children: Edward Smith and his wife...

On September 1, 2021, Kathleen (Kosh to those closest to her) found safety and peace in the arms of her grandparents. Kathleen was born in Springfield on July 23, 1962 and raised in East Longmeadow with her four siblings. She inherited her dad's keen sense of humor and her+ mom's talent as Kathleen was a gifted artist and florist. Growing up she loved spending summer trips at Cape Cod with her siblings. Hours were spent finding treasures and building the most ornate sandcastles...

Dorothy (Totten) Buzzelle, 100, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Care One at Redstone. Born in Springfield to the late Thomas and Mary (Stevenson) Totten, she worked as a secretary in the Alumni Office at Western New England University for many years. Dorothy was predeceased by her beloved husband Lloyd Buzzelle. She is survived by her children; Stephen Buzzelle and his wife Patricia, Nancy Grenier and her husband Al and Karen Peterson and her husband Jeffrey, six...

Janet T. (Davignon) Belli, 81, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on August 23, 2021, surrounded by her loved ones at home following a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She leaves behind her loving husband of 64 years, Robert; daughter Gina Whipple and her husband Jim of Longmeadow, MA; daughter Julie (Laptas) Nelson and her husband Jim of Pittsfield, MA; daughter Debbie Boschetti and her husband Michael of Boston, MA; and son Michael...

Richard John Binney, 88, died peacefully on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at home. Born in Hingham, MA to the late Joseph G. and Doris (Baker) Binney, he served proudly in the US Army. He attended Bridgewater Teachers College and graduated from Western New England University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting. He was an accountant for Agway for 24 years until his retirement in 1983. Formerly a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Springfield, in recent years he attended...

Never Robert, only Bob Jude Wrinkle, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021 with his family by his side. Born July 14, 1956, he was the fifth of six children. His late parents Lawrence and Catherine (Rehor) Wrinkle were held close to his heart throughout his life. Bob had many talents and facets: stay at home dad to his two daughters, Catherine and Samantha, home renovation partner to his beloved wife Katherine, brunch aficionado with his “Rehor twin” Jane, his sister. He loved to...