John F. Mcdowell
Sep 20, 2019
Obituary John “Jack” McDowell, 86, died peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born on April 4, 1933 in Fitchburg to the late Joseph F. and Mary Ellen (Connelly) McDowell. He is predeceased by his loving wife Gail F. (Canegallo), his beloved son Michael, and his cherished sister Noreen Kittredge....
Daniel F. Budlong
Sep 10, 2019
Obituary Longtime Wilbraham resident Daniel F. Budlong, 71, died on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late Rowland and Susan (Grzebienowski) Budlong, he was a proud US Marine Corps.Veteran and a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal (with one star). He was an HVAC instructor at Porter...
Jadvyga (Sirtautas) Shapras
Sep 7, 2019
Obituary Jadvyga A. Shapras wished to use her obituary, as her last chance, to thank God for many blessings received, especially her husband Peter, Roman Catholic Faith, intercession of the Saints and most specially Blessed Virgin Mary - Glorious Mother of God’s Son - Mother of Mercy! She protected and guided Jadvyga to a closer relationship with Her Son Jesus....
Francis A. Fitzgerald
Sep 6, 2019
Obituary Francis A. Fitzgerald died at home after a long illness on Friday, September 6, 2019. Born on March 12,1935 to the late Anthony and Ruby Fitzgerald. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School. Frank was a wire weaver for Cheney Bigalow Wire Works, a mechanic, and at one time had his own pressure washing company. Frank was a...
John F. Fitzgerald
Aug 20, 2019
Obituary John F. Fitzgerald, 91, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield on June 2nd, 1928, he was the son of the late William and Lucienne (Chevalier) Fitzgerald. He grew up in Springfield and was a 1946 graduate of Cathedral High School where he played football and basketball....
Leverett C. Barr
Aug 14, 2019
Leverett Clive “Lev” Barr passed away at home on August 14, 2019 of a heart attack. “Lev” was so full of enthusiasm, charisma, music, and charity. When asked how he was, he always replied with a smile: “not bad for a young fellow.” Born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, he served in the Navy as a guided missile technician, and...
Charles T. Wright
Aug 13, 2019
Obituary Charles T. Wright, 88, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, died peacefully on August 13, 2019. He was born January 14, 1931, in Sewickley, PA, son of the late Edna and Willard Nelson Wright. He was the youngest of 4 siblings. He was a Private in the 10th Infantry, Pennsylvania State Guard during WWII from Sept 1945 until May 1946 when it...
Stanley J. Trzeciak
Aug 11, 2019
Obituary Stanley J. Trzeciak died peacefully on August 11, 2019 following a brief illness. He was born on February 6, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York to first generation Polish immigrants John and Mary (Warzocha) Trzeciak. Orphaned at 8 years old, he was placed in the care of the Felician Sisters at their orphanage in Lodi, NJ. At the age of...
Louise C. (Rogers) Bushey
Aug 6, 2019
Obituary Louise C. (Rogers) Bushey, 92, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2019 at Wingate in Hampden. She was born in Springfield to the late Robert and Norma (Spaulding) Rogers and was a graduate of Springfield Technical Community College with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. She worked as an LPN at Mercy Medical Center for many years and was a...
Francis G. Hale, Iv
Aug 5, 2019
Obituary Francis G. (Frank) Hale, IV, 59, passed away unexpectedly on August 5, 2019 after a brief illness. The son of Joan (Kelly) and Francis G. Hale III of Springfield, formerly of Wilbraham and Canton, MA, Frank was born on September 21, 1959 and spent his youth in Canton, where he earned his Eagle Scout ranking. A 1977 graduate of...
Maureen (Barry) Kuneyl
Aug 4, 2019
Obituary An obituary is not available at this time for Maureen (Barry) Kuneyl. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Maureen (Barry) Kuneyl, please visit our floral store.
Margaret A. (Clarke) Kallaugher
Jul 25, 2019
Obituary Margaret A. (Peggy) Kallaugher, 84, passed away Thursday July 25, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Springfield, November 12, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Raymond P. Clarke and Margaret V. (Buchanan) Clarke. She was a 1953 graduate of Springfield Technical High School and a communicant of St. Michael's Church in East Longmeadow. Peggy was employed...
Dorothy J. (Sweeney) Leblanc
Jul 25, 2019
Obituary Dorothy J. LeBlanc (Sweeney) 92, passed away on July 25, 2019 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion, Mass. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29th, 1927, the daughter of Andrew and Carrie Sweeney, the youngest of 12 children. She married the love of her life, the late John R. LeBlanc, in 1948, and together they raised 7...
Elizabeth "Betty" (Green) Howe
Jul 20, 2019
Obituary Elizabeth “Betty” (Green) Howe, 93, died peacefully on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Life Care Center of Wilbraham. She was born in Springfield to the late Frank and Alice (Thackeray) Green and lived her whole life in East Longmeadow. She worked at Package Machinery Company in East Longmeadow and sold Avon products for many years. A devout Christian, Betty...
Elaine (Grant) Forrest
Jul 16, 2019
Obituary Edith “Elaine” (Grant) Forrest, age 86, died peacefully on July 16. Born in Bernardston, MA she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lillian (Widdison) Grant. Elaine was an accomplished pianist and organist who accompanied her father for many years on his regular WHAI gospel music radio program in Greenfield as well as at church services in Bernardston....
Dorothy (Cady) Potter
Jul 16, 2019
Obituary Dorothy (Dot, Dottie) Cady Potter traveled the final leg of her lifelong journey on July 16th, 2019 at home with her loving daughter and granddaughter at her side. Dottie was born in Foxboro, Mass, on July 14th, 1916. She was the daughter of Lucius and Sigrid (Hiller) Cady. She was a graduate of Foxboro High School in the class...
Theresa M. (Piazzo) Foley
Jul 13, 2019
Obituary Theresa Mary Josephine (Piazzo) Foley, 96, of Longmeadow passed from this life on July 13, 2019. Theresa, born on February 23, 1923, was the daughter of Casimiro and Mary Piazzo of Turin, Italy and the sister of Reno (Mona) Piazzo and the late Robert (Connie) Piazzo. Theresa had an accomplished career as an Assistant to the founder of the...
Mary (Regell) Ariola
Jul 7, 2019
Obituary Mary Ariola died peacefully July 7, 2019 at Baystate Hospital. She was born February 18, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY. She married Emil Ariola in October 1960 and he predeceased her in 2014. Mary especially enjoyed doing embroidery and rug hooking. She is survived by a sister Ann Weickert of Springfield and a niece Laura Weickert of Morrisville, VT. Services...
Florence L (Hoey) Lavelle
Jul 6, 2019
Obituary Florence (Hoey) Lavelle, 89, a long-time resident of Wilbraham, passed away with dignity and grace at Baystate Medical Center on July 6. Her family maintained a bedside vigil during the past week to ensure she was not alone. She was born to the late Richard and Catherine Hoey on March 13, 1930 in Springfield. At the age of 16,...
Judy Ann (Hiller) Del Negro
Jul 4, 2019
Obituary Judy Ann (Hiller) Del Negro, 65, loving mother and devoted wife, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on July 4, 2019. Born on June 21, 1954 in Springfield to Dave and Lois (Keane) Hiller, she was a lifetime East Longmeadow resident. She graduated from East Longmeadow High School in 1972. She married Andrew Del Negro on May...
