Marcia J. (Miner) Roode
Mar 4, 2017
Longtime Springfield resident Marcia J. (Miner) Roode, 98, died peacefully on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Born in Springfield to the late George and Lena (Martin) Miner, she worked as a Supervisor at New England Telephone Co. for 30 years, until her retirement in 1980. She is survived by her daughter Bonnie Sechrist and her husband Jim, her brother Frederick Miner,...
Alan Ralph Burch
Mar 4, 2017
Alan R Burch, 72, formerly of Wilbraham, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Mercy Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsfield on August 19, 1944, he was the son of the late Harold and Anne (Kane) Burch. Alan, a graduate of the former Classical High School, taught business law at Rutland High School in Vermont. He later...
Paul Gagnon
Mar 2, 2017
Joseph Paul Gagnon, 87, of West Springfield, died on March 2, 2017. Paul was born on April 26, 1929, in Fall River, MA, the fourth child of Roland and Cecile (Lemieux) Gagnon. He grew up in Worcester and Rutland, MA. He served in the Air Force for twenty years, and was stationed in the continental United States as well as...
William A. Borden
Feb 23, 2017
William A. Borden, 51, died peacefully at home after a brief illness on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Born in Pittsfield, he was the son of the late Wayne D. Borden and Gertrude (Mullen) Borden DeCosmo of Hampden. Bill grew up in East Longmeadow and attended schools in town prior to moving to Hampden and later to Springfield. He worked as...
Adina Virginia (Ackerman) Johnson
Feb 22, 2017
Adina V. (Ackerman) Johnson, 96, died peacefully on February 22, 2017 at Wingate at Hampden. Born in Springfield on Nov. 11, 1920, she lived most of her life in Hampden. She was a member of the Hampden Federated Community Church for many years as well as their Youth Guild and President of the Ladies Aid Society. A Charter Member of...
Judith M. (Buckley) Speight
Feb 18, 2017
Judith M. Speight 1944 - 2017 East Longmeadow Judith May (Buckley) Speight, age 72, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Springfield to the late Edward and Edith (Pera) Buckley, she was a longtime East Longmeadow resident. Judy earned her Bachelor�s Degree from American International College and was a favorite third...
Lillian F. (Desautels) Corriveau
Feb 17, 2017
Lillian F. Corriveau 1929-2017 Wilbraham: Lillian F. (Desautels) Corriveau, 87, died on Friday at Life Care Center. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Napolean and Odena (Flebotte) Desautels. Lillian worked for many years as a cosmetician for Steiger�s and Forbes and Wallace and was a longtime communicant of St. Elizabeth�s Church (formerly St. John the Baptist...
Elizabeth (Dougherty) Mesick
Feb 12, 2017
Elizabeth (Dougherty) Mesick, longtime Springfield resident, died Feb 12�at Soldiers� Home in Holyoke. Betty was born July 23, 1922 to the late William and Anna (Rose) Dougherty. Graduating from Providence Hospital in Holyoke in 1943 with a nursing degree, she served in the Navy Nurse Corps during World War II. After the war, she ran a health clinic for children...
Norman Francis Rauscher
Feb 8, 2017
Norman F. Rauscher, 88, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Born in Ilion, NY to the late Raymond and Anita (Kapfer) Rauscher, he graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Chemical Engineering Degree, class of 1949. He worked as Plant Manager for Diamond International in Thorndike, MA for many years. A longtime member of Church of the Epiphany in...
Anne (Helme) Mcnamara
Feb 5, 2017
Anne (Helme) McNamara, 80, crossed over to Heaven on February 5th, 2017 after fighting lung cancer and Alzheimer�s with the same grace, dignity and resolve with which she lived her life. She didn�t receive a grand award, invent anything of note, run for public office or star in any films. But for those that knew here, her simple life was...
Eugene E. Sando
Jan 29, 2017
Eugene E. Sando, 87, died peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. Born in New Albany, PA to the late Edward L. and Marie M. (Finan) Sando, he was an office manager at Suburban Propane Gas Co. until his retirement in 1993. Gene was an active volunteer for St. Michael�s Parish for many years, serving...
Gordon E. Meron
Jan 26, 2017
Gordon E. Meron, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, cousin and friend passed away on January 26, 2017. Born September 23, 1930 in West Springfield, he was the son of Hubert E. and Mildred (MacFarlane) Meron. He lived in West Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1950-1954 as a Hospital Corpsman....
David William Benoit
Jan 21, 2017
Family Man, Veteran, Athlete, Dancer, Teacher, Traveler, Artist How do I put my father into words that represent all that he meant to those whom he touched for 91 years? I offered to write his obituary because I love him deeply and want to remember and honor him well, but I am finding this to be a most challenging piece...
Joanne G. (Gareau) Metzler
Jan 20, 2017
On Friday, January 20, 2017, Joanne (Gareau) Metzler passed quietly into the hands of the Lord. She was born on August 7, 1932 to the late George and Anna Gareau. She lived many years in Huntington, MA, attending school in Woronoco, MA and later graduated from the old Westfield High School. She worked for the former Strathmore Paper Company until...
Cosbi J. (Carpenter) Hinman
Jan 16, 2017
Cosbi J. (Carpenter) Hinman, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Birch Gardens in Chicopee. Born in St. Johnsbury, VT, she was daughter of the late Burleigh and Beryl (Stevens) Carpenter. She attended McIndoes Academy in McIndoe Falls, VT before moving to this area at the age of 18. She worked for many years for Chapman Valve...
Jeffrey Beele O'Connor
Jan 16, 2017
On the morning of January 16, 2017, Jeffrey passed away at Sugarbush Ski Resort in Fayston, VT as a result of injuries sustained in a ski accident that day. Jeffrey was 39 years old. Jeffery was born May 20, 1977 in Springfield, MA. He was the youngest of three boys born to late Terrence D. O�Connor and Patricia A. O�Connor...
Ralph E. Cooley
Jan 6, 2017
Ralph E. �Mike� Cooley, 98, died on Friday, January 6, 2017 at home. Born in Staffordville, CT to the late Omer and Maude (Smith) Cooley, he has lived most of his life in East Longmeadow. He was employed as a weaver at Stafford and Monson Textile Mills. He retired as a foreman for the former Falls Machine Screw Co. of...
Jeannette L. (Berthiaume) Rivers
Dec 29, 2016
Jeannette L. Rivers, 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Wingate of Wilbraham. Daughter of the late Sylvester and Therese Berthiaume of Springfield, she was pre-deceased by her devoted husband of fifty-five years, Kenneth E. Rivers, an infant daughter, her brothers, Armand, Joseph, Leo, and Roland Berthiaume and her sisters, Doris Gallaher and Marguerite McGuigan of Springfield....
John F. Dion, Jr.
Dec 27, 2016
John Francis Dion, Jr., 69, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Brigham and Women�s Hospital in Boston. Born in Springfield, he was the son of Agnes (Dufault) Dion of East Longmeadow and the late John Dion. John grew up in East Longmeadow and was a proud Marine Veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked for many years as...
Jeannette R. (Laro) Christenson
Dec 27, 2016
Jeannette R. (Laro) Christenson, 95, beloved mother, grandmother and sister passed away Tuesday December 27, 2016 at Wingate of East Longmeadow. She was born in Salem, January 27, 1921, to the late Frank and Alice (Denault) Laro. Jeannette loved to travel, bowl, play bingo and spend time with family. She was predeceased by her beloved daughter, Helen Balsewicz, grandson, Timothy...
