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John L. Matthews, Jr.
Apr 30, 2018
Obituary John (Jack) Matthews, 94, A Member of the Greatest Generation, died April 30, 2018 at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. Jack had lived in Hampden for many years prior to his going to the Soldiers’ Home. Jack was born in Springfield, MA on January 11, 1924 to the late John and Helen (Murphy) Matthews. He graduated from Classical High...
Kathleen M. (Toomey) Turgeon
Apr 19, 2018
Obituary Kathleen "Kathy" Marie (Toomey) Turgeon, 59, of Ludlow passed away Wednesday at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born and brought up in Springfield and settled in Ludlow in 1988. Kathy was a graduate of Cathedral High School and received a certificate in nursing and phlebotomy. She was a kind and thoughtful person who touched many people’s...
Harold A. Maynard
Apr 18, 2018
Obituary Springfield- Harold “Hal” Alfred Maynard, 60, of Oakdale Street passed away Wednesday at Highview of Northampton. He was born in Pittsfield on September 7th, 1957. He worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for Northeast Construction. He was a member of the Local #98 of Operating Engineers. Hal was an avid race car enthusiast. He was the loving son of...
Timothy K. Leahy
Apr 18, 2018
Obituary Lifelong East Longmeadow resident Timothy K. Leahy, 56, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Born in Springfield, he was son of the late Fire Chief Edward M. and Barbara A. (Bisienere) Leahy. Tim worked construction for area firms for many years and was a communicant of St. Michael’s Church in East Longmeadow. An avid reader of...
Willard E. Hick, Iii
Apr 17, 2018
Obituary Longtime Wilbraham resident Willard E. Hick, III, 70, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Born in Carbondale, PA, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree at Western New England College and served proudly in the National Guard. He was an auditor at Mass Mutual for 31 years until his retirement in 1999. Bill was on the executive board...
Martin J. Musselman
Apr 12, 2018
Martin J. Musselman, 57, died April 12, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. He was a longtime Wilbraham resident who is survived by his brother Ray Musselman of Ellenton, FL and his sister Dana Whittle of Hilton Head, Bluffton, SC. Wilbraham Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Union Church, 10 Chapel St.,...
Richard J. Forest
Apr 10, 2018
Obituary Richard Joseph Forest, 89, of Springfield passed away on April 10th at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lowell on September 22nd, 1928. He was raised in Concord, NH and settled in Springfield in 1963. He was a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester MA. Richard retired from Collins Electric in...
Caryl L. (Ennis) Macleod
Apr 8, 2018
Obituary Caryl Louise MacLeod died on April 8, 2018 at the age of 79. Caryl was the daughter of Harry and Rachel Ennis, and had a sister, Dottie. Carol was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Her father was a career Army officer and the family lived at many Army bases in the US and Japan. When Mr. Ennis left...
Gary L. Regnier
Apr 7, 2018
Obituary Gary L. Regnier, 72, died peacefully at home on Saturday, April 7, 2018, in the arms of his family. He was born in Springfield to the late Wilfred and Barbara (DeBarge) Regnier. Most recently he lived in Hinsdale, NH with his wife Gayle. Gary was a proud Navy veteran and worked as an electrician for Northeast Utilities. Gary found...
Mark A. Ouimet
Apr 2, 2018
Obituary Sergeant Mark A. Ouimet, 51, of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Dept. died on Monday, April 2, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield to the late Richard and Margaret (Suprena) Ouimet, he was a graduate of Cathedral High School, class of 1984, and served his country proudly as a U. S. Marine. Mark was appointed Head of...
Stanley S. Kukulka
Mar 30, 2018
Obituary Stanley Kukulka died on March 30, 2018. Born in Chicopee on November 22, 1935 to Stella (Brach) Kukulka, he lived in Springfield and attended Trade High School. After his marriage to Dorothy Cieplik, he lived in Palmer for 34 years before moving to Wilbraham in 1995. He was employed as a barber in Springfield, a gun fitter at Smith...
Mary Lou Babineau
Mar 23, 2018
Obituary Mary Lou Babineau, 76, passed away peacefully into God’s care and reunited with family on Friday, March 23rd in Wilbraham. Cherished daughter to the late Paul Victor and Rita Delia(LeGrand) Babineau of Wilbraham. Beloved sister to the late Paul Joseph Babineau and Karleen Otto. Mary Lou is survived by her loving older brother James Victor Babineau and his wife...
Madeline (Amirault) Craft
Mar 20, 2018
Obituary Madeline Amirault Craft, our beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, nana and friend, who gave so much more to all those around her than she ever asked in return, passed away in the embrace of her family on March 20, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer. The daughter of Lionel and Marie (Desbiens) Amirault, Madeline was born on December...
Marjorie G. (Greenaway) Nothacker
Mar 19, 2018
Obituary Marjorie G. Nothacker passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at the age of 95. She was born on July 2, 1922 in Springfield, the daughter of Robert John and Lila Mae (Miller) Greenaway. A graduate of Commerce High School, she worked at Forbes and Wallace department store and the Springfield City Clerk’s office prior to her marriage in...
Elizabeth M. (Dow) Rhodes
Mar 17, 2018
Obituary Elizabeth M. (Dow) Rhodes, 92, passed away March 17, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. She was predeceased by her husband Donald in 2003. Elizabeth leaves her children, David (Donna) of Springfield, Russell (Laurie) of Springfield and Scott (Marge) of Monson, 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. The calling hours at the Wilbraham Funeral Home, 2551 Boston Rd., Wilbraham will...
John Walker Stearns
Mar 14, 2018
Obituary John W. “Jack” Stearns, 87, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center with his wife and family by his side. Born in Springfield, he lived in Longmeadow for many years prior to moving to Wilbraham. He was the son of the late Leslie and Alma (Walker) Stearns and graduated from Nichols College and attended University...
John H. Baldwin
Mar 8, 2018
Obituary John Harrison Baldwin, known to many simply as “Beals”, of Provincetown, MA, died peacefully on March 8th, 2018 at JGS Lifecare in Longmeadow, MA, surrounded by loving family. The cause was an aggressive form of dementia. He was 76. John was born on October 29th, 1941 in Brockton, MA to Willard Homer and Harriet “Bev” Goodspeed (Chase) Baldwin. He...
Fay A. (Pelletier) Gaspari
Mar 7, 2018
Obituary Fay (Pelletier) Gaspari, 80, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Rumford, ME to the late Alphee and Delia (Bouchard) Pelletier, she was a longtime Chicopee resident. She earned her Associate’s Degree in Food Service from Holyoke Community College and worked as a Food Service Supervisor at a local nursing home. She is...
Gail E. (Silver) Meron
Mar 6, 2018
Obituary Gail E. (Silver) Meron, 81, died on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at home. Born in Springfield to the late Foster and Abia (Stoddard) Silver, she was a lifelong East Longmeadow resident. She received an Associate’s Degree from Green Mountain College in Vermont. She worked for many years as Assistant Manager at Steiger’s in the Longmeadow Shops and Cherry &...
Mary M. (Cuppett) Griffith
Mar 5, 2018
Obituary An obituary is not available at this time for Mary M. (Cuppett) Griffith. 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 Mary M. (Cuppett) Griffith, please visit our floral store.
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