Edward A. Ramage
Jul 4, 2021
Obituary Edward Anthony Ramage, 60, died peacefully on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Born in Springfield to the late Bert and Jean (Jarvis) Ramage, he was a longtime Ludlow resident. Ed graduated from Ludlow High School and worked for numerous local printing companies. He will be sadly missed by his two brothers; Joseph Ramage of Avon, MA and James Ramage of...
John J. Devine
Jul 4, 2021
Obituary John Devine passed away on Sunday July 4, 2021 at his home while resting comfortably with family. Diagnosed with ALS in 2019, John faced the disease head on, relying on his Catholic faith, which he shared to the end. A native of New York City, John attended Archbishop Malloy High School in Queens and graduated from Lehigh University with...
Leland P. Miner
Jun 28, 2021
Obituary Leland Phillips Miner, 84, a longtime resident of Wilbraham, died June 28, 2021. The son of Leland and Helen Miner, he graduated from Belchertown High School and UMass, Amherst. In college he met Jo Ann Bell of Amherst, whom he married. After graduation, he worked for Shawinigan Resins before serving the U.S. Air Force. Upon his return to the...
Eleanor (Diehl) Dietrich
Jun 25, 2021
Obituary Eleanor (Diehl) Dietrich, 92, died peacefully on Friday, June 25, 2021. Born in Springfield to the late Rudolph and Marion (Todd) Diehl, she worked as a private duty home health aide for a local VNA for many years. Eleanor was a faithful member of Bethany Assembly of God in Agawam, and a dedicated server. She enjoyed baking and spending...
Margaret (Fey) Daniele
Jun 25, 2021
Obituary Margaret (Fey) Daniele “Tia,” age 79 , a lifelong resident of Wilbraham, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday June 25th, 2021. She was born August 1, 1941 in Springfield, MA to George and Elizabeth Fey of Wilbraham, MA. She was a 1959 graduate of Classical HS in Springfield MA and graduated from Lake Erie College in Painesville, OH in...
Jacquelyn (Monaco) Bonavita
Jun 22, 2021
Obituary Jacquelyn I. Bonavita, 100, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Chestnut Hill of East Longmeadow. She was born in Southbridge, MA to the late Felix and Cecilia (Gelia) Monaco. She is survived by her daughter Andrea L. Noonan of Hampden and her grandchildren; Ryan Noonan and his wife Karyn and their children Sydney and Vivienne of RI...
Anita G. (Ghiandoni) Black
Jun 19, 2021
Obituary Anita (Ghiandoni) Black, 100, died peacefully on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Getulio and Eugenia (Ugolini) Ghiandoni. Anita moved to East Longmeadow in 1984 and moved to Wellington of Springfield in 2017. She retired from Mass Mutual after 13 years in Employee Benefits/Personnel. Previously she worked...
Archie H. Plante
Jun 12, 2021
Obituary Longtime East Longmeadow resident Archie H. Plante died peacefully on June 12, 2021 at Life Care Center of Wilbraham. Born July 2, 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Antoinette (LaChance) Plante. After the death of his father, Archie was brought to the U.S. by his aunt and uncle and was raised...
Philomena J. (Dorso) Romano
Jun 5, 2021
Obituary Former longtime Seymour, CT resident Philomena J. (Dorso) Romano, 100, passed away June 5, 2021 at Care One Redstone in East Longmeadow. Born in Derby, CT., October 7, 1920, the daughter of the late Joseph and Emelia (Tomasella) Dorso. Her beloved husband, Peter Romano died in 1994. She leaves her loving daughter, Geraldine Morgan and her husband Mark of...
Lydia (Nicoletti) Luzi
Jun 3, 2021
Obituary Lydia Luzi, 98, of Rochford Drive died Thursday, June 3, 2021 at JGS Lifecare in Longmeadow. Born and raised in Union City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Nazareno and Linda (Casavecchia) Nicoletti. She worked as a Bookkeeper for Hampden Engineering for many years and she was a faithful communicant of St. Cecilia Church. Lydia was predeceased...
Richard D. Boynton
Jun 2, 2021
Obituary After a 27-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Richard “Pappy” Dean Boynton I passed away on June 2. Richard was born on June 5, 1942, in Palmer to Sylvia (Kowalczyk) Boynton and Herbert Boynton. After graduating from Minnechaug Regional High School, Richard served for 42 years in the Army, National Guard and the Air Force. Among his many occupations, he...
Joanne R. (Anello) Anellomaher
May 21, 2021
Obituary Joanne R. AnelloMaher, 69, passed away on May 21, 2021. Born and raised in Montclair, NJ to the late Charles and Jean Anello, she lived in the states of Maryland, Illinois, and New Jersey before settling in Wilbraham, MA 22 years ago. After graduating from Montclair State University, she attended URI, where she obtained her Masters Degree in Early...
Alan E. Thyberg
May 19, 2021
Obituary Alan E. Thyberg, 74, of Ludlow, Ma., passed away on May 18, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center after a short illness. Alan was born in Springfield, the son of Helena (Maloney) Thyberg and Ephraim S. Thyberg, a local real estate developer who was instrumental in the 1950's and 1960's in developing much of the Sixteen Acres section of Springfield...
Daniel Joseph Joubert
May 17, 2021
Obituary Lifelong Springfield resident Daniel Joseph Joubert, 61, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 17, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, he was the son of Richard Henry Joubert and the late Barbara (Hickey) Smith-Chaffee. Daniel was a lifelong entrepreneur and enjoyed reading, writing and was an art enthusiast. Dan loved fishing, hiking, working on and collecting cars....
Shirley May (Lavelle) Dashnaw
May 17, 2021
Obituary Shirley May Dashnaw, 92, a longtime resident of Longmeadow MA, passed away May 17, 2021. During her final years she resided at the Life Care Center of Wilbraham. She was born in Brattleboro VT on Sept. 4, 1928 to the late Edward J. Lavelle, Sr., and Faith Heald Lavelle. Shirley worked for many years at New England Telephone and...
Theresa A. (Flanagan) Oswald
May 12, 2021
Obituary Longtime East Longmeadow resident Theresa “Terry” Oswald, 95, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. Born in New York City, she and her sister grew up in the care of her beloved mother, an aunt and an uncle, all of whom predeceased her. Terry, who worked as a banker prior to having children,...
Charles Aram Magarian
May 5, 2021
Obituary Longtime Wilbraham resident Charles A. Magarian, 93, died peacefully on Wednesday May 5, 2021 at Orchard Valley of Wilbraham supported by his loving family. He was born in Boston to Armenian immigrants Aram and Armine (Shamlian) Magarian. Charles was predeceased by his beloved wife of 63 years Mary E. “Betty” (Hartford) Magarian in 2013. He was also predeceased by...
Agnes E. (Lukmin) Kenyon
May 4, 2021
Obituary Agnes E. (Lukmin) Kenyon, 101, died on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. She worked as an executive secretary for Westinghouse for many years and she was a faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Springfield. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Kenyon. She is survived by her son Michael Kenyon of West Springfield, two nieces, one nephew, granddaughter...
Violet A. (Kissel) Benoit
May 3, 2021
Obituary Violet Alice (Kissel) Benoit lived a full life in her 96 years. Born in Staten Island to immigrants from Slovakia, she grew up during the Depression and learned to live simply and with gratitude for what she had, like drinking coffee and eating rye bread with her father in the early morning hours and sledding and skating with all...
Gene A. Parker
Apr 30, 2021
Obituary Gene Alan Parker, 84, died peacefully on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late George and Marion (Skinner) Parker, he served proudly in the US Marine Corps and the US Navy Reserves. Gene worked as a Warehouse Manager at Halmar Distributors for over 30 years until his retirement. Gene loved going on...
