Thomas Alfred Crawford
Sep 12, 2017
Thomas Alfred Crawford, 57, of Minot, ND, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017, in Wilbraham. Whoever wishes to attend a private burial service in October may notify tacrawford@hargray.com .
Norman J. Cote
Sep 11, 2017
Norman J. Cote, 84, died peacefully on Monday, September 11, 2017, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in St. Cyrille, Quebec, Canada to the late Louis and Rita (LeBlanc) Cote, he served proudly in the US Army during the Korean War. A faithful communicant of St. Cecilia�s Church, Norman was a successful general contractor for many years. An...
Gloria F. (Fusaro) Kane
Sep 8, 2017
Gloria (Fusaro) Kane, 86, passed away peacefully at home. Born in Springfield to the late Carlo and Alexandria (Pacitti) Fusaro, she was a longtime East Longmeadow resident. Gloria worked as a legal secretary for the Springfield Ordnance District and for the Hampden County Sheriff�s Dept. for many years. A simple person, Gloria loved the beach, opera, classical music and the...
Joann L. (Needles) Hopkins
Sep 7, 2017
JoAnn L. (Needles) Hopkins, 83, died peacefully on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, OH, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lillian (Sauerbeck) Needles. She graduated from the Springfield City Hospital of Nursing, Springfield, OH, as a Registered Nurse. JoAnn has lived in Wilbraham for 40 years and was a faithful member...
Doryce G. (Bower) Keyes
Sep 5, 2017
Doryce �Dee Dee� Geoffrion (Bower) Keyes, 95, of Ludlow, MA and Naples, FL died on September 5, 2017 in Ludlow, MA. Born November 29, 1921 in Ludlow, MA, daughter of Thomas Smith Bower and Emma (Geoffrion) Bower, she lived in Wilbraham, MA for 80 years before moving to Ludlow. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Ralph Ellsworth Keyes, in...
Yvette M. (Mondou) Jensen
Sep 3, 2017
Yvette M. Jensen, 94, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2017 at home. Born in Fitchburg, MA to the late Joseph and Medora (Lariviere) Mondou, she has resided in Wilbraham for the past 64 years, and was a communicant of St. Cecilia�s Church. She graduated from the High School of Commerce and worked at the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company...
Donna Lee (Harwood) Puzzo
Aug 22, 2017
Donna left this earth peacefully, at home, surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday August 22, 2017. Born to the late Robert H. and Beverly B. (Sayward) Harwood in Virginia. Donna graduated from East Longmeadow High School in 1973. She began her family soon after. Donna lived her life between MA and NH and always gave all she could to her...
Jean P. (Murphy) Goodwin
Aug 22, 2017
Jean P. (Murphy) Goodwin, 90, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. A former longtime resident of Wilbraham, Jean was born in Springfield to the late Harold and Mary Elizabeth (Tupper) Murphy. She worked for over 30 years as office manager for the former New England Life Insurance Company and was a faithful communicant of St. Cecilia�s Church in Wilbraham....
Richard P. Prairie
Aug 21, 2017
Richard Paul Prairie, 81, died peacefully on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Soldiers� Home in Holyoke. Born in Winooski, VT to the late Michael and Jane (Lecuyer) Prairie, he was a proud Air Force veteran. He worked in computer sales for many years for Western Union and Siemens and was a faithful communicant of St. Cecilia�s Church in Wilbraham....
Gerald J. Balboni
Aug 18, 2017
Gerald J. Balboni, 90, died peacefully on Friday, August 18, 2017 at Loomis Lakeside at Reed�s Landing, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield to the late James and Adele (Montanari) Balboni, he was educated in Springfield schools and moved to Wilbraham in 1966, where he resided for 47 years. He was in the coin operated machine business for...
Raymond P. Metzger
Aug 17, 2017
Raymond Metzger, 91, died peacefully on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at home. He was the son of Raymond B. and Dorothy (Marakle) Metzger. Raymond, known as �Babe� to his family and older friends, was born in Rochester, NY on October 26, 1925 but lived most of his life in the Springfield/Wilbraham area. He attended Holy Name Grammar School and graduated...
Theresa M. (Barasha) Visneau
Aug 13, 2017
Theresa M. (Barasha) Visneau, 88, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Michael P. and Anna (Walsh) Barasha, Theresa relocated to Springfield, MA in 1952, and later became a resident of Ludlow. She graduated from West Mahoney Township High School in Shenandoah, PA, McCann�s School of...
Vincent A. Trimboli
Aug 11, 2017
Longtime Wilbraham resident Vincent Trimboli, 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 11, 2017, at Ruth�s House in Longmeadow. He was born in Siderno, Reggio, Calabria, Italy to the late Michael and Josephine (Muia) Trimboli. He owned and operated Vinnie�s Mobil Station in the center of Wilbraham for more than 30 years. A faithful communicant of St. Cecilia�s Church, he...
Mary (Baltaian) Garibian
Jul 30, 2017
Mary Garibian, registered nurse, beloved wife of Sarkis K. Garibian, and mother of four children, passed away on Sunday, July 30. She was 86. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Mary was the daughter of Daniel Baltaian and Arevalous Berberian, survivors of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. At age 16, Mary traveled to Baghdad, Iraq to study nursing at the Dar Es...
Floyd J. Rossi
Jul 27, 2017
Floyd Joseph Rossi, 94, died peacefully on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. Born in Lee, Floyd served proudly in the US Army during World War II in the 10th Mountain Division and was a recipient of the Bronze Star. He owned and operated real estate appraisal business Dolan and Rossi in Springfield and Pittsfield. Floyd...
Paul Judson Brooks
Jul 21, 2017
Monson - Paul Judson Brooks, 70, passed away peacefully at home, Friday. He was born in Chattanooga, TN on Feb. 2nd, 1947 to the late Kenneth and Elizabeth (Lock) Brooks. He was brought up in Springfield and later lived in Suffield, Blandford, Monson and Long Island. Paul was a well-known Financial Advisor for 47 years and Proprietor of Brooks Associates...
Barbara L. (Mcleod) Murphy
Jul 18, 2017
Barbara Louise (McLeod) Murphy, 87, of Callender Avenue passed away Tuesday, 7/18/17 at home. She was born in Manchester, NH to the late Allen and Kathryn (Engle) McLeod. She grew up in Goffstown, NH and settled in Western Mass over 50 yrs. ago. She was a graduate of Concord Hospital School of Nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse at...
Loren W. Hill
Jul 13, 2017
Loren W. Hill, 78, died peacefully on Thursday, July 13, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Born in New Leipzig, ND he was son of the late Lyle and Anne (Sortland) Hill. Loren earned his PhD in Chemistry at Penn State University and was a Professor of Chemistry at North Dakota State University for 15 years. He was a Research...
Eileen (Moores) Moores
Jul 4, 2017
Eileen Moores, 77, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, July 4th at Baystate Medical Center. Eileen was born May 1, 1940 in Springfield to the late John and Mary (Shea) Moores. She grew up in Springfield and was a graduate from Cathedral High School in 1956. She is a communicant of St. Mary�s Church in Hampden. Eileen was very independent, loved to...
