Maria Ann (Catalucci) Gallerani
Mar 25, 2022
Obituary Maria A. (Catalucci) Gallerani, 94, passed away March 25, 2022. Born in Springfield, November 29, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Anselmo and Mary (Vandini) Catalucci. She worked at the former Buxton Company for 27 years and was a communicant of St. Cecilia Church in Wilbraham and a member of the Melha Shriners Womens Auxillary. Her beloved...
George F. Allen
Mar 23, 2022
Obituary Longtime Wilbraham resident George F. Allen, 94, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Worcester to the late George and Helen (Dolan) Allen, he was a Cum Laude graduate of College of the Holy Cross in Worcester and earned a Master’s Degree from Western New England University. George was a proud Navy Veteran...
Arthur R. Gaudio
Mar 22, 2022
Obituary Arthur R. Gaudio,79, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Rochester, NY to the late Ralph and Anne (Tannascoli) Gaudio, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rochester and was a graduate of Syracuse University School of Law. Arthur had a long and distinguished career...
Mary B (Rush) Fitzpatrick
Mar 19, 2022
Obituary Mary Beatrice (Rush) Fitzpatrick, 89, died peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on November 12,1932, and was the daughter of the late Edward P. Rush and Dorothy C. (Doyle) Rush. Mary raised her family in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and was an employee of Travelers Insurance...
Ralph M. Hood
Mar 18, 2022
Obituary Lifelong East Longmeadow resident, Ralph M. Hood, 58, died peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2022, at home surrounded by his large, loving family. Born in Springfield, to the late Leo and Mary (Ruggiero) Hood, he was a graduate of East Longmeadow High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Western New England University. Ralph worked alongside his...
Denise M. Proulx
Mar 12, 2022
Obituary Denise Marie Proulx, of Chicopee MA, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2022 at the age of 62. She is pre-deceased by her father, Jean Proulx and survived by her mother, Charlotte Proulx of Enfield, CT; her daughter, Nicole Cruz and family of New Port Richie, FL; her sisters, Michelle Smith and family; Muriel Gilfoil and family, Renee Pierce...
Philip B. Stoddard
Mar 10, 2022
Obituary Dr. Philip B. Stoddard passed away peacefully at home on Thursday March 10, 2022 attended by Carol and his daughter Ashley. He leaves behind a large community of patients, singers, and glider pilots whose lives he touched. Born in Batavia NY to Beverly and Clarence Stoddard, Phil attended Dartmouth College where he cultivated a lifelong love of singing as...
Herbert L. Vieira
Mar 9, 2022
Obituary Herbert Longworth Vieira, 90, of 18 Pomeroy St., died on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at home. Born in Taunton, MA; he lived in Taunton and Reading, MA, before moving here with his family in 1966. He was educated in Taunton public schools and was a 1953 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Chemical Engineering. He received a...
Ellen F. Binney
Mar 7, 2022
Obituary Ellen F. (Sharpe) Binney, 89, died peacefully on Monday, March 7, 2022 at home. Born in Pittsfield to the late Albert and Anna (Creamer) Sharpe, she was raised in Boston and settled here in 1965. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree at Bridgewater Teachers College and achieved her Master’s Degree in Education from SUNY at Cortland. She taught Elementary School...
Betty R. (Riozzi) Wood
Feb 28, 2022
Obituary Betty (Riozzi) Wood, age 81, died peacefully on Monday, February 28, 2022 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. Born in New London, Connecticut, to the late Michael and Jane (Syracuse) Riozzi, she was a Registered Nurse. She graduated New London High School and Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing. Betty was active in the New London area American Cancer Society, organizing the annual...
John J. Monteiro
Feb 27, 2022
Obituary Longtime Wilbraham resident, John Joseph Monteiro, 96, died peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer. Born in New Bedford, MA to the late John and Beatrice (Oliveira) Monteiro, he was a proud Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II, where he served at Iwo Jima, involved in several fighter pilot rescue missions. After...
Dennis C. Burns
Feb 26, 2022
Obituary Dennis C. Burns (age 83) of Wilbraham, MA passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on February 26, 2022 after a short illness. Born in Worthington, MN to Thomas and Gertrude (Swanson) Burns, Dennis graduated from Worthington High School in 1956 where he was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame for football and track. Dennis attended Mankato Jr....
Eileen (Flynn) Worthing
Feb 25, 2022
Obituary Eileen (Flynn) Worthing, 95, died peacefully on Friday, February 25, 2022 in West Springfield. Eileen has united with the love of her life John, married for over 70 years, who predeceased her in January of 2021. She was born to the late Thomas and Catherine (Hadlock) Flynn in West Springfield on April 26, 1926. She graduated from Westfield State...
Patricia M. (Winters) Duquette
Feb 17, 2022
Obituary Patricia Mary (Winters) Duquette, 91, of Longmeadow passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Mercy Medical Center, spending her final days surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late John E. “Gus” and Margaret E. (O’Donnell) Winters and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1947 where she met her future...
Joseph W. Teh
Feb 17, 2022
Obituary Joseph Wasseh Teh, 58, passed away unexpectedly at Mt. Marie Health Care Center due to complications from diabetes. Joseph was born to tell a story in River Gee County of Liberia in West Africa on September 29, 1963. His story began with his parents, Jimmie and Mabel (Sinue) Teh raising a young boy as an explorer and detailer of...
Kenneth R. Gouthro
Feb 14, 2022
Obituary Kenneth Raymond Gouthro, 70, of Springfield, Mass., went to heaven on Valentine’s Day, a day of love — something he had no shortage of in his life. Ken was born in Bristol, Conn., on May 9, 1951, to Raymond Gouthro of Nova Scotia, Canada, and Blanche Gouthro (Gardener) of Waterville, Maine. He was the sixth of eight children. He...
Joseph J. Gubala
Feb 14, 2022
Obituary Joseph J. Gubala, 67, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 14, 2022 at Baystate Wing Hospital, Palmer. Born in Hartford, CT to the late Joseph J. and Mary E. (Mientus) Gubala, he had lived in Wilbraham since 1987. Joe was a computer programmer in the software industry for many years. Most recently, Joe worked for NOW Plastics in East...
Jerry A. Badger
Feb 8, 2022
Obituary Jerry Alan Badger, 82, passed away surrounded by family on February 8th at Baystate Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Birmingham, AL on August 22, 1939 to the late Emily (McCreanor) and Cecil Badger. He grew up in East Longmeadow, where he first developed a lifelong love of the outdoors through his involvement with the...
Ruth V. (Speight) Connor
Feb 5, 2022
Obituary Ruth V. (Speight) Connor, 88, died peacefully on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late Thomas W. and Emily (Deady) Speight, she was a lifelong East Longmeadow resident. She worked as a Registered Nurse for the Hampden County Sheriff’s Dept. until her retirement. There she established an addiction and recovery curriculum where...
William J. Veideman
Jan 28, 2022
Obituary William J. Veideman, 48, died peacefully on Friday, January 28, 2022, at home. Born in Springfield, he was a lifelong Wilbraham resident. He is survived by his daughter Emily Jones, his parents; Robert and Maureen (Burns) Veideman, siblings; Betty Ann Petterson, Bob Veideman, Jeff Veideman and his twin sister Mary Cormier, as well as many nieces and nephews. Visitation...
