Angela (Rizzi) Donovan
Jul 27, 2018
Obituary Angela "Angie" (Rizzi) Donovan, 85, passed away peacefully in her home with grace and dignity on Friday, July 27, 2018 surrounded by her loved ones. Born on November 4, 1932 in Conversano, Italy, in the province of Bari, she was the daughter of the late Tommaso "Thomas" and Antonia "Antoinette" (D’Ambruoso) Rizzi. "Lena" came to America in 1935 aboard...
Paul A. Radebaugh
Jul 23, 2018
Obituary Paul A Radebaugh, 59, passed away Monday July 23, 2018. Born in Springfield, November 7, 1958, he was the son of Barbara (Metcalf) Cawley of E.Longmeadow and the late David P Radebaugh. Paul was a graduate of E. Longmeadow High School and worked for many years at Tech Roofing Service as a Lead Service Technician. Besides his mother he...
Margaret L Quimby
Jul 23, 2018
Obituary E.Longmeadow, Margaret (Cedrone) Quimby, 90, passed away at home Monday surrounded by her loving family. Born in Brighton, June 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Molly (Daly) Cedrone. She was a communicant of St Patrick’s Church in Springfield and worked for New England Telephone and the Lerners Company for many years and was an...
Robert J. Duquette
Jul 20, 2018
Obituary Robert James Duquette, 89, of Longmeadow, passed away on July 20, 2018. Born and raised in Springfield, he was the son of the late Archie and Helen (Doyle) Duquette and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1947 where he met his future wife, Pat. While at Cathedral, he was also honored to be selected by the Springfield Sunday Republican...
Judith A. (Tierney) Zepke
Jul 17, 2018
Obituary Judith Ann (Tierney) Zepke, 73, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Born in Norfolk, CT to the late Francis and Marjorie (Larkin) Tierney, she grew up in Avon, CT and was a graduate of Becker Jr. College and Mt. Holyoke College. She was a teacher in the West Hartford, CT school system and substituted in FL, Hampden and...
Vivian (Geywitz) Chapin
Jul 12, 2018
Obituary Vivian (Geywitz) Chapin died at home July 12. Born and raised in New Jersey, she briefly attended Pennsylvania State University. There she met and married a graduate student, Earl Chapin. They remained together until his death more than fifty years later. An active weaver and past president of the Springfield Weavers Guild, in 1984 she completed her BS degree...
Vladimir Bakum
Jul 10, 2018
Obituary An obituary is not available at this time for Vladimir Bakum. 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 Vladimir Bakum, please visit our floral store.
Claire J. (Biron) Vaneeghen
Jul 8, 2018
Obituary An obituary is not available at this time for Claire J. (Biron) vanEeghen. 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 Claire J. (Biron) vanEeghen, please visit our floral store.
James D. Mendenhall
Jul 6, 2018
Obituary James D. Mendenhall, 80, passed away Friday July 6, 2018 at Mercy Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Washington, NC, October 19, 1937, he was the son of the late Spencer and Daisy (Cowan) Mendenhall. Jim was a truck driver for over 30 years for Spector Freight and Consolidated Freight. He was a member of the Chicopee...
Daniel V. Fitzgibbon
Jul 3, 2018
Obituary Daniel V. Fitzgibbon, 82, passed away Tuesday at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Holyoke, January 19, 1936, he was the son of the late John and Edna (Terrian) FitzGibbon, Sr. He worked as a truck driver for various companies for many years including Railway Express and Sweeney Transportation, retiring in 1998. His favorite activities were walking the beach, working...
Michael James Bacon
Jul 2, 2018
Obituary Michael J. Bacon, 51, passed away peacefully at his home on July 2, 2018. Mike was born in Springfield and spent most of his life in Wilbraham. He worked as a truck driver for many years and in shipping and receiving. Mike was predeceased by his parents, John and Margaret Bacon. He is survived by 2 sisters, Beth Cebula...
Jeffrey M. Denbin
Jun 29, 2018
Obituary Jeffrey M. Denbin, 43, was called to the eternal Shangri La on June 29, 2018. Jeff, also known as “Crazy Jeff” or “Tiles” to many, was born in Holyoke on January 11, 1975 to Richard Comstock and Elaine Deroche. He grew up in East Longmeadow and Florida. Jeff was a “Jack of all trades” but specialized in home remodeling....
Alfred F. Brazee
Jun 25, 2018
Obituary Alfred F Brazee, 89, passed away Monday at Wingate of Hampden. Born in Westfield, August 13, 1928, Alfred worked as a buyer for the former Breck Company and later Cytec for many years. His beloved wife, Viola P (Saccamando) Brazee died in 2005. He leaves his beloved daughter, Rose Spada of Westfield, his loving grandchildren, Randy Kraftchick of Hampden,...
Maryann Huse
Jun 25, 2018
Obituary An obituary is not available at this time for MaryAnn Huse. 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 MaryAnn Huse, please visit our floral store.
Darin Louis Yjowicz
Jun 25, 2018
Obituary Darin L. Dryjowicz, 49, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2018. Born in Springfield, he was a graduate of Ludlow High School and Porter & Chester Institute in CT with a degree in low voltage electronics. He worked as a union Electrician for various local companies over the years. In his spare time Darin enjoyed fishing, golf and watching...
Virginia (Brenton) Mahaney
Jun 22, 2018
Obituary Virginia “Jiggs” Mahaney of Wilbraham and Tequesta FL passed away on June 22, 2018 after a short illness. Jiggs was the loving partner of James Connors, the caring mother of Matt Mahaney and his wife Pam of Springfield and Kerri Mahaney of Gaithersburg MD, the adoring grandmother of Quinn Rudolph also of Gaithersburg MD and the kind great-grandmother of...
Bruce R. Jobson
Jun 16, 2018
Obituary Bruce R. Jobson, 86, died peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, June 16, 2018. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Andrew and Mavis (Groskopf) Jobson. He graduated from Mepham High School in Bellmore, Long Island and the College of Aeronautics in LaGuardia, NY. He was the Superintendent of Maintenance for American Airlines at...
Marilyn J. (Wilhelmi) Powers
Jun 14, 2018
Obituary Marilyn J. (Wilhelmi) Powers, 88, died peacefully on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Born in Holyoke, to the late Erwin and Anna (Hoessler) Wilhelmi, she was a longtime Wilbraham resident. A graduate of Technical High School, she was a Manager at Sears at the Eastfield Mall for 27 years. A talented seamstress,...
Joseph J. Kagan
Jun 14, 2018
Obituary Joseph J. Kagan, Jr., 84, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, June 14, 2018. Born in Holyoke to the late Joseph Sr. and Stasia (Rojsza) Kagan, he was a Mechanical Engineer at United Technologies and retired from Hamilton Standard. Joe was an active communicant of St. Michael’s Church in East Longmeadow and a member...
Gertrude M. (Wynne) Kane
Jun 13, 2018
Obituary Gertrude M. (Wynne) Kane, 92, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 13th. Born in Springfield, she worked in the business office of Mercy Hospital for 22 years. A communicant of St. Cecilia’s Church, she was a member of the former Our Lady of Hope Bowling League and their Women’s Guild and she enjoyed volunteering for Meals on Wheels and local...
