Daniel Katulka
Jul 20, 2016
Daniel Katulka, 92, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Plains, PA to the late Theodore and Josephine (Lenio) Katulka, he was raised in PA and has been a resident of this area since 1953. He was a proud Veteran of World War II who served in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre as a Tank Commander....
Mary Louise (Brzostecki) Pickering
Jul 19, 2016
Mary Louise (Brzostecki) Pickering, 74, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Life Care Center of Wilbraham surrounded by her loving family following a five year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Former longtime Wilbraham resident, Mary was born in Central Falls, RI to the late Peter and Anita Brzostecki. A 1959 graduate of Central Falls High School, Mary graduated...
Kurt Edward Langille
Jul 10, 2016
Kurt Edward Langille, 55, passed away after a brief illness at Brigham and Women�s Hospital on Sunday, July 10, 2016. Born in Northampton, he was the son of the late Edward Leo and Priscilla (Leite) Langille. A graduate of Commerce High School, Kurt was a lifelong resident of the Springfield area. A gifted craftsman, he owned and operated Kurt�s Home...
Sherwin "Sherry" (Ballard) Smith
Jun 26, 2016
Sherwin "Sherry" (Ballard) Smith, 76, passed away Sunday June 26, 2016. Born in Cambridge, September 13, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Martha (Bond) Ballard. Sherry was a graduate of the Shephard Gill School of Nursing and was employed at the Shriners Hospital as a Licensed Practical Nurse for over 20 years. Her husband Willard D....
Luigi "Joe" Pietroniro
Jun 22, 2016
Luigi �Joe� Pietroniro, 62, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at home. Born in Campobasso, Italy, he worked as a machinist for many years. He is survived by his wife Margaret (Villamaino) Pietroniro of Springfield, daughter Lina Pietroniro and her partner Joseph Caporiccio of Vernon, CT, his mother Maria (Strippa) Malacria of Springfield, two brothers; Vincent and John Pietroniro,...
Margaret R. (Ackerman) Cooley
Jun 18, 2016
Margaret �Margie� (Ackerman) Cooley, 98, died peacefully on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at home. Born in Auburn, NY to the late Edgar and Ruth (Krom) Ackerman, she has lived most of her life in East Longmeadow. A graduate of Commerce High School, she graduated from Bay Path Institute in 1938 and worked as a secretary for Bemis and Call in...
Raymond Henry Trombley, Jr.
Jun 16, 2016
Raymond H. �Skip� Trombley, Jr., 76, passed away on Thursday, June 16th, 2016 at home. Born March 13, 1940 in Springfield, MA to Raymond and Helen (Deady) Trombley, he was a 1957 graduate of Chicopee High School and moved to Wilbraham in 1976. He began his career selling insurance and grew a financial services career that spanned over half a...
Mary L. Tracy
Jun 14, 2016
�YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE� Mary Louise (Brisley) Tracy, 83, passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Born on Christmas Day in North Amherst, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Emily (Brown) Brisley. Mary will be lovingly missed by her husband George R. Tracy and four daughters; Suellen Tracy-Cluett of Hampden, her children Bradley and...
Dorothy D. Bednarz
Jun 12, 2016
Wilbraham- Dorothy D. Bednarz, 77, passed away Sunday at Wingate at Wilbraham. She worked at the Wilbraham Town Hall for over 25 yrs. retiring in 1998 from the Collector�s Office. She leaves her son Thomas Bednarz of Springfield and brother Robert Bednarz of Wilbraham. All funeral arrangements are private and Wilbraham Funeral Home is handling all arrangements.
Ethel E. (Johnson) Doten
May 28, 2016
A resident of Springfield since 1955 and Wilbraham since 2012, Ethel Elizabeth (Johnson) Doten died May 28, 2016 at the age of 98. The daughter of John E. and Selma E. (Ostrand) Johnson, she was born in Waltham, MA on August 21, 1917. She was the widow of Harry W. Doten, Sr. A graduate of Waltham High School, Ethel worked...
Arthur Lang Mclaughlin
May 28, 2016
Arthur Lang McLaughlin, 85, died on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Torrington, CT, he was the son of the late Arthur McLaughlin and Bertha (Lang) McLaughlin Brothwell. A Veteran of the Korean War, he served proudly in the Army Air Force. Arthur �Art� received a Bachelor�s Degree from The University of Connecticut in 1958. He...
Kevin N. Johnston
May 25, 2016
Kevin Neil Johnston, born May 28, 1972 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada died May 25, 2016 in Easthampton, MA. Predeceased by his birth father, Peter Stanley Johnston of Ontario, Canada, he is survived by his Mother and Father, Michele and Carl Mesheau, his brothers Kyle Johnston (Denee' Black) and David Miller-Johnston (Tanya Boyle), his Step Mother Elizabeth Miller-Johnston, his Grandfather William...
Karnig Zeroogian
May 19, 2016
Karnig Zeroogian, 85, passed away on May 19, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Indian Orchard, MA, to the late Merigan and Noyemzar Zeroogian, he lived in Hampden for the past 50 Years. He was a master stone and brick mason who worked on many homes in Springfield and surrounding towns. Karnig was one of the original stewards...
Janice M. (Fortini) Burkins
May 12, 2016
On May 12, 2016, Janice Mae (Fortini) Burkins passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center. The daughter of the late Leon and Florette (Ledoux) Fortini, Jan was born on April 10, 1943 in Springfield, Massachusetts. A graduate of Springfield's High School of Commerce, Jan was a receptionist for HealthSouth in Ludlow when she retired in 2015. Jan was very active...
Leo L. Gonyea
May 10, 2016
Leo L. Gonyea, 88, longtime East Longmeadow resident, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Born in Ludlow to the late Leo and Lyla (Griswold) Gonyea, he was a proud Veteran serving in the US Army and Merchant Marines. He worked in management for Wyco Electrical Co. for many years and as a custodian for the Town of East Longmeadow....
Leslie (Macphaul) Eldridge
May 7, 2016
Leslie (MacPhaul) Eldridge, 62, died peacefully on May 7th at Oriol Health Care in Holden, MA after a long illness due to complications from myotonic muscular dystrophy. Born in Springfield to Laura (Hutchings) MacPhaul and the late Richard MacPhaul Sr, she was a graduate of Classical High School and University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She worked at Mass Mutual as a...
Dolores L. (Connaughton) Monteiro
May 6, 2016
Dolores L. Monteiro passed away on May 6, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born on June 2, 1940 in Springfield to the late Albert and Doris (Gormbley) Connaughton. She leaves her loving husband Tony Monteiro of Indian Orchard; three sons Ronald DeSellier of Ludlow, David DeSellier of Springfield and Tony Monteiro of Montgomery; four...
Roland "Lefty" Laferriere
Apr 26, 2016
Longtime Wilbraham resident, Roland P. �Lefty� Laferriere, 91, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at home, surrounded by his family. Born in Chicopee to the late Auguste and Yvonne (Hamel) Laferriere, he was a proud Army Air Force Veteran of World War II, where he earned the Air Medal with three clusters, the French Croix de Guerre, a Presidential...
Stephan R. Pannier
Apr 23, 2016
Stephan R. Pannier, 83, passed away Saturday April 23, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield on October 27, 1932, he was the son of the late Raymond and Ruth (Stephan) Pannier. Stephan was a graduate of the former Springfield Technical High School, served in the US Marine Corp. during the Korean War and lived in East Longmeadow for...
