William A. Dearden
Jan 3, 2024
Longtime Palmer resident William Arthur Dearden, 85, died peacefully surrounded by loving family on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. He was born in Holyoke to the late William and Mary (Denning). He will be dearly missed by his beloved wife of 63 years Geraldine “Gerry” (Rooney) Dearden, their three devoted daughters; Denise Casamento and her husband Joseph of Ohio, Kathleen Salois...
Richard A. Jalbert
Dec 31, 2023
Richard A. “Red” Jalbert, 95, beloved husband and father, died peacefully on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at the Soldier’s Home in Holyoke. Born and raised in Springfield to the late William and Helen (McKiernan) Jalbert, Red and the love of his life Winifred “Winnie” (LaBelle) moved to Hampden in 1956 where they raised their family. Winnie predeceased Red in 2011....
Harold Martin Popp
Dec 31, 2023
Harold Martin Popp, born on July 10, 1945, in Clinton, Massachusetts, peacefully passed away on December 31, 2023, at the age of 78 in Ludlow, Massachusetts. He was the son of Florence and Carl Popp. Harold, a devoted husband, is survived by his beloved wife, Margaret Popp (Maitland) of 56 years, their daughter, Kristen Martin (Popp), her husband Blake and...
A. Robert Gentile
Dec 29, 2023
Arthur Robert “Bob” Gentile, age 93, passed away peacefully at home on December 29, 2023, with his family by his side. He is survived by his wife and best friend of over 67 years Maureen Gentile (McDonald) and their two children; John of Holyoke, and Cathy Robare (Michael) of East Longmeadow, along with his two grandsons Robert and Luke Robare,...
Donna T. Willson
Dec 29, 2023
Donna T. (Daly) Willson, 81, formerly of Westfield and Wilbraham, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 29, 2023 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Pittsfield, MA to the late Thomas and Mary (Menin) Daly, she was a graduate of Pittsfield High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the College of New Rochelle. Donna worked as the Director of Human Resources...
Patricia A. Tiberio
Dec 29, 2023
Patricia Ann Tiberio (formerly Scatolini) passed away on Friday December 29, 2023 at Lifecare of Wilbraham. She was born in New Milford, CT on March 29, 1932, to Peter and Gertrude (Wohler) Tiberio. Pat and her family moved to Springfield, MA when she was a child and she remained there until she moved to Wilbraham in 1967. Pat was a...
Ann Carolyn Clark
Dec 23, 2023
Ann C. Clark, known to her family and friends as Carolyn, passed away peacefully at her home in The Woodlands, Texas on December 23, 2023, with her loving family by her side. Carolyn was a long time resident of Wilbraham, MA, and had recently relocated to Texas to be near family. Born in Worcester, MA in 1933, she was the...
Valerie J. Albano
Dec 16, 2023
Valerie (Vendoloski) Albano, age 102, died peacefully on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at her home. Val (or Vera) was born in Northampton to the late Raymond and Rose Vendoloski and was the last surviving sibling of fifteen. She left school at an early age to work for the next five decades at the William Carter Company. She was a prominent...
Elizabeth A. Mccarthy
Dec 14, 2023
Elizabeth Ann McCarthy, 86, died peacefully on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late Daniel and Kathryn (Burke) McCarthy, she worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Baystate Medical Center for 47 years until her retirement. In addition to her parents, Elizabeth was also predeceased by her brother Charles E. McCarthy in 2022....
Diane M. Brouillard
Dec 11, 2023
Diane M. (Trybulski) Brouillard, 70, passed away Monday December 11 at Mercy Hospital. Born in Ludlow, December 18, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret (Chenier) Trybulski. Diane was a graduate of Our Lady of the Elms College and was a teacher in the Springfield School System for 40 years, retiring as a principal in 2014....
Marion L. Lasorsa
Dec 6, 2023
Marion L. (Franklin) Lasorsa, 89, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at home with her children by her side. She was born in Springfield to the late Earl and Marjorie (Farnsworth) Franklin. She was married to Domenick Lasorsa for 40 years until his untimely death at age 58. She was proud of her children and grandchildren and was especially...
Carol J. Labroad
Dec 6, 2023
Carol J. (Hall) LaBroad, 83, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at home. She was born in Waterbury, CT to the late Clifford and Jane (Stoddard) Hall. Carol worked as a hairdresser for many years. She then worked as a Bank Teller at Ludlow Savings Bank for 13 years, until her retirement. To sum up our mom, she was...
Laura A. Mawaka
Dec 5, 2023
Laura Ann Mawaka, 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 5th, 2023. She resided in Monson, Massachusetts for the majority of her adult life. She was a dedicated Registered Nurse for 26 years at Life Care Center of Wilbraham, after graduating from Holyoke Community College in 1996. Laura will be missed greatly by her coworkers at Life...
Sarah D. Howard
Dec 1, 2023
Sarah Donovan Howard, known to family and friends as “Salley”, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1 surrounded by her loving family. She was 87 years old. Salley was raised in Longmeadow, MA by her parents Dr. Francis and Mary Donovan. She was a 1954 graduate of Classical High School and a 1958 graduate of East Carolina University in Greenville,...
Gerald J. Ducharme
Nov 29, 2023
Gerald J. Ducharme, 78, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late Francis and Mary (Ceijka) Ducharme, he was raised, from the age of 4, by Casimir Zaborowski. Jerry served proudly in the US Marine Corps. during the Vietnam War. He worked as a truck driver for UPS for 25 years...
Carol A. Walker
Nov 28, 2023
Carol A. Walker June 4, 1940 – November 28, 2023 Wilbraham, MA Carol Ann (Doyle) Walker, 83, died peacefully, after a battle with Alzheimer’s, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at home. Born in Hartford, CT to the late Parker and Beulah Doyle, she was raised in Middletown, CT through a young age, until they moved to Waterford, CT. Carol’s father,...
Judith A. Kenney
Nov 27, 2023
Judith Ann (Tromblay) Kenney, 88, died peacefully on Monday, November 27, 2023, at Highview of Northampton. Born in Boston and adopted by the late Herman and Eleanor (Hart) Tromblay, she grew up in Springfield and graduated from Commerce High School in 1952. She then attended Bridgewater State Teachers College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education. She taught English...
James S. Dewolf
Nov 21, 2023
James S. DeWolf passed away on Tuesday, November 21 at his Bluebird Estates home. James was born in Montague, MA, the son of Harry S. and Bertha (Gilliland) DeWolf. James was a proud Korean War Army Veteran. He earned his Bachelor of Industrial Arts degree from Fitchburg State College and a Masters of Education degree from University of Connecticut. James...
Abdelhamid S. Morsi
Nov 13, 2023
Longtime Wilbraham resident Abdelhamid Sayed Morsi, age 79, died peacefully on November 13, 2023 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Belbeis, Egypt, he was a middle school teacher of math and computer science in the Springfield school system for 15 years until his retirement in 2016. Abdelhamid graduated from Tulsa Junior College with an Associate degree, University...
Justin P. Cassetta
Nov 11, 2023
Justin P. Cassetta, 61, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at home. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY to Barbara Cassetta and Pasquale H. Cassetta. He worked in Florida as a self-employed electrician for many years. Justin is survived by his mother Barbara Cassetta, his daughter Gianna L. Cassetta and his four siblings; Chris, Damian, Mary and Tricia. He also...
