Charles "Bubba" Jackson
Jun 13, 2018
Obituary Charles “Bubba” Earl Jackson, 89, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Raleigh, NC, he was the son of the late Robert and Clara (Person) Jackson. He was a piece worker at Aditus for many years and enjoyed his days of retirement at Seniority Social in Springfield. He enjoyed Bingo, shopping for knick...
Merle (Farr) Messer
Jun 5, 2018
Obituary Merle A. (Farr) Messer, age 93, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2018 at Wingate at Wilbraham. Merle was born on October 11, 1924 to the late Albert and Flora Belle (Vinton) Farr. She was the oldest living member of the former Glendale United Methodist Church in Wilbraham. She worked at Smith and Wesson as an assembler and for...
Edith C. (Newell) Buckley
May 26, 2018
Obituary Edith C. Buckley, 93, passed away Sat. May 26, 2018. She was born Dec. 19, 1924 to the late John and Mildred Newell. Edith received her B.S. from Springfield College and her R.N. from Hartford Hospital School of Nursing. She was a member of East Longmeadow United Methodist Church, a member of their choir, women’s club and was active...
Katherine Mary (Villamaino) Cronin
May 26, 2018
Obituary Katherine Mary (Villamaino) Cronin passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family on May 26, 2018 after a courageous 5 year battle with Metastatic Breast Cancer. She was 54. Born in Springfield on April 8, 1964 to the late Enrico Sr. and Carmella (Zuccala) Villamaino, Kathy was raised in East Longmeadow and attended...
Donald Loring Manning
May 24, 2018
Obituary Donald Loring Manning, 81, died peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at home. Born July 12, 1936 in Wilbraham to the late Emerson and Mildred (Wright) Manning, he served proudly in the US Marine Corps. He worked for State Line Potato Chips in Wilbraham for 30 years. A former Mason, he was also a 55 year member of the...
Stanley Papuga
May 24, 2018
Obituary Stanley Papuga, 79, passed away May 24, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 26, 1938 to the late Stanley and Stasia Papuga. Stanley proudly served in the US Air Force. He worked as the Director of Facilities for the Springfield Housing Authority. Stanley was a very talented and popular musician who played in numerous bands...
Beverly (Stearns) Gore
May 16, 2018
Obituary Beverly (Stearns) Gore, 66, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Palmer to the late Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth (Fellion) Stearns, she was a longtime Wilbraham resident. Beverly was a licensed day care provider. She owned and operated Little Tykes Daycare and Preschool in Wilbraham for 48 years. She was predeceased by her...
William J. Wilkie
May 16, 2018
Obituary William J. Wilkie, Jr., 63, passed away at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield March 24, 1955, he was the son of the late William J. and Nancy (Grant) Wilkie. He worked as a journeyman printer for various companies including Quick Print, Springfield Newspaper and Mass Mutual. He leaves his son William J. Wilkie, III of Springfield and his...
Julia L. (Murray) Richmond
May 12, 2018
Obituary Julia Lee Richmond, 94, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 12, at Wingate of Hampden. Julia was born August 30, 1923 in Anaheim, CA to the late James and Marie (Vernon) Murray. Julia was an accomplished oil and water color artist. She was a member of the former Glendale Methodist Church. Julia served in the United States Navy in the...
Robert E. Knowlton, Sr.
May 6, 2018
Obituary Robert E. “Zizzy” Knowlton, Sr., 83, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 6, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Springfield to the late Charles and Lillian (Darrah) Knowlton. An avid Yankees fan, he enjoyed fishing in area ponds and lakes. He was predeceased by his wife Margaret (Crowley) Knowlton. He is survived by four...
William R. Cooke, Jr.
May 4, 2018
Obituary William R. Cooke, Jr., 85, died peacefully on May 4, 2018. Born in Greenwich, NY, he was the only child of the late William R. and Margaret E. (Kelso) Cooke. He graduated from Greenwich Central High School in 1950, then joined the United States Marine Corps at age 17 and served as a Sergeant with the 5th Marines, 1st...
Bernadette L. (Cloutier) Szanderowski
May 3, 2018
Obituary Bernadette L. (Cloutier) Szanderowski, 87, died peacefully on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at home. Born in Springfield to the late Joseph and Eva (Degray) Cloutier, she worked for many years as a cook at Minnechaug Regional High School. She was predeceased by her husband Stanley Szanderowski in 1996 and their two sons Stanley and Kenneth. She is survived by...
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...
