Mary D. (Dowd) Booth
Nov 7, 2021
Obituary Our beautiful mom, Mary (Barbara) Dowd Booth, 86, passed away peacefully at Quabog Skilled Care, W. Brookfield, Ma, on November 7,2021 after a long period of declining health. “Mary Bob” was born in Springfield, Ma to Bartholomew and Gertrude (Walsh) Dowd. She attended Springfield parochial schools and graduated from Cathedral High School and was a life long member of...
Raymond M. Lavallee
Nov 6, 2021
Obituary Raymond M. LaVallee, 82, died peacefully on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Winthrop, MA to the late Melvin and Lenna (Peckham) LaVallee, he grew up in Stoneham, MA. Raymond served his country proudly in the Air Force, and while stationed in Germany, he met the love of his life, Anna Maria Krein. They were...
Richard T. Misiaszek
Nov 4, 2021
Obituary Richard T. Misiaszek, 74, passed away on November 4 at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, after a brief illness. Born in Ludlow to the late Thaddeus and Stephanie (Frydryk) Misiaszek, Richard grew up in Indian Orchard and was a long-time resident of Wilbraham. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School (now Pope Francis Prep) and the University of...
Sheila A. (Gentile) Grover
Oct 27, 2021
Obituary Sheila (Gentile) Grover, 53, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, in her childhood home in Wilbraham, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, Sheila attended Wilbraham schools and graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School in 1986. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Emerson College in Boston. Sheila had many talents. She became nationally ranked traveling across the...
Paula M. (Matos) Laware
Oct 26, 2021
Obituary Paula M. (Matos) Laware, 58, died peacefully on Tuesday, October, 26, 2021 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Moitalina, Porto de Mos, Portugal to Isabel (Santos) Matos and the late Antonio Matos, she was a longtime Wilbraham resident. Paula worked as a paralegal and legal secretary for Traveler’s Insurance Co. for 24 years and was a...
Caleb A. Hayward Iii
Oct 21, 2021
Obituary Caleb Anthony Hayward III, age 96, of East Longmeadow, MA passed away on October 21, 2021. Cal was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Caleb Anthony Hayward Jr and Beatrice Milliken (Burt) Hayward. He was the grandson of the late Henry Proctor Burt and Lucy Chase Milliken Burt, and Caleb A. Hayward Sr and Marion Smith Hayward....
Yolanda (Tesini) Esposito
Oct 20, 2021
Obituary Yolanda (Tesini) Esposito, 100, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late Umberto and Linda Tesini, she was a longtime Hampden resident. Yola was the supervisor of the hot lunch program for Hampden schools for many years. She was a faithful communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Hampden and was...
Robert Merrill
Oct 19, 2021
Obituary Longtime Wilbraham resident Robert L. Merrill, 91, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at home with his family. He was born in Springfield to the late Amos and Margaret (Gunther) Merrill. Bob was a member of Grace Union Church in Wilbraham since 1987. Bob grew up on a family farm on Allen Street in Springfield. The family grew...
Ethel (Brennan) Heneghan
Oct 16, 2021
Obituary Ethel (Brennan) Heneghan, 91, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2021 in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Born in Roscommon, Ireland and raised in the Salthill village of Galway City, Ireland, Ethel was also longtime resident of Springfield, Massachusetts, emigrating to this country after marrying Michael F. Heneghan in 1961. She would later reside in the Magnolia section of Gloucester, Massachusetts, before ...
Frank U. Kerstetter
Oct 16, 2021
Obituary Frank U. Kerstetter, Sr., 87, died peacefully on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Baystate Wing Hospital. Born in Oil City, PA to the late William and Winifred (Boyle) Kerstetter, he was a former, longtime resident of Hampden. Frank served his country proudly in the US Air Force for 20 years until his retirement. He worked in Sales for Eastern...
Barbara A. (Platanitis) Streisand
Oct 6, 2021
Obituary Barbara A. (Platanitis) Streisand passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 in the loving arms of her family, after a long illness. Barbara was born in Holyoke, MA on January 22, 1939 to Peter and Lydia (Sikorski) Platanitis. She was raised in West Springfield, MA where over the years her family owned and operated multiple local...
Carol (Sharon) Collins
Sep 30, 2021
Obituary Lifelong Springfield resident Carol (Sharon) Collins, 83, died peacefully on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at home. Born in Springfield to the late Alfred and Ulma (Hallett) Sharon, she worked as a sales clerk at the Kohl’s Department Store in Enfield, CT for many years until her retirement. Carol’s greatest joy were vacations with her husband and family. She was...
Walter F. Markett, Jr.
Sep 26, 2021
Obituary Walter F. Markett, Jr., 90, of 11 Ruth Drive, Wilbraham, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died Sunday, September 26, 2021. He was the beloved husband of over 50 years to Elaine M. Markett who passed away on October 9, 2005. He was born in Westfield, on March 16,1931 to the late Mildred Elizabeth Tudryn and Walter Frederick...
Beverly A. (Mee) Sullivan
Sep 26, 2021
Obituary Beverly A. (Mee) Sullivan, 86, died peacefully on Sunday, September 26, 2021. She was born in Springfield, the daughter of Theresa A. Mee , Walter Mee and step-father Joseph Nascembeni. Beverly grew up in the South End of Springfield, graduating from Commerce High School in 1953. She is the oldest of seven children. She married William Sullivan in 1957. ...
Michael A. Levesque
Sep 22, 2021
Obituary Michael A. Levesque, 24, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. He was born November 21, 1996, to Kenneth and Diane (Caron) Levesque. Michael grew up in Wilbraham and attended Wilbraham Schools. He enjoyed working as a Glass Blowing Artist. Michael loved the outdoors, fishing, kayaking and woodworking. Michael also had a love of animals, the Grateful Dead,...
Sandra J. (Forkey) Sweeney
Sep 21, 2021
Obituary 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...
Andrew F. Sears
Sep 12, 2021
Obituary 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...
Joseph P. Mussi
Sep 10, 2021
Obituary 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...
Lois J. (Blair) Motley
Sep 4, 2021
Obituary 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....
Edward M. Smith
Sep 1, 2021
Obituary 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...
