William N. Wallace
Dec 17, 2015
William Newton Wallace, Jr, 96 1/2, passed on quietly December 17, 2015 at Life Care Center of Wilbraham where he had been a resident for 7 years, serving as President of the Residents' Council there for 6 years up until the day of his death. Born in Ludlow on June 11, 1919 to William and Carrie Wallace, he was a...
Ruth (Severy) Gardner
Dec 9, 2015
Ruth (Severy) Gardner, 91, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Wingate at Wilbraham Nursing Home. Born in Springfield, to the late William and Jane (Bacon) Severy, she graduated from Mills College in New York City. A Wilbraham resident since 1977, Ruth taught preschool at Trinity Nursery & Kindergarten for many years. She was predeceased by her husband Clarence...
Janis M. (Mclaughlin) Gilfoil
Dec 9, 2015
Longtime Springfield resident, Janis M. (McLaughlin) Gilfoil, 91, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, she was the daughter of Henry and Frances (Monet) McLaughlin. She worked as a sales clerk at the former Steiger�s Department Store for 20 years and was a communicant of St. Patrick�s Church. Janis was predeceased by her...
Dorothy Virginia (Mcgrath) Roche
Dec 8, 2015
Dorothy Virginia (McGrath) Roche, 93, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in Miami, Florida. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Martin J. McGrath and Josephine (Kondraka) McGrath. Dorothy was a licensed registered nurse for over 45 years, serving patients in public and private health care. She was a devout Roman Catholic, and member of...
Rene L. Paradis
Dec 5, 2015
Rene L. Paradis, 97, passed away Saturday December 5, 2015 at a local nursing home with his loving granddaughter by his side. Born in Biddeford, ME, September 20, 1918, he was the son of the late Eugene and Maria (Courtois) Paradis. Rene served in the US Navy and was a WWII veteran. He worked at the former American Bosch Company...
Margaret J. (Koziar) Bacon
Dec 3, 2015
Margaret Joan (Koziar) Bacon, 84, died peacefully on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Wampum, PA, she was a daughter of the late Elias and Anna (Gorzkowski) Koziar. She graduated from the former St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing, received a Bachelor of Science degree from American International College, and earned a Master�s Degree from Cambridge...
Margaret Patricia (Leahy) Shepard
Dec 3, 2015
Margaret Patricia (Leahy) Shepard, born August 31, 1929 in Springfield passed away Thursday morning in the comfort of her home. She was the daughter of the late Johanna (O�Connor) and Patrick J. Leahy and granddaughter of Johanna Murphy of North Wilbraham. She graduated from the High School of Commerce in 1948 and worked at Mass Mutual before marrying her husband...
Kevin M. Miller
Dec 3, 2015
Kevin Michael Miller, 43, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at home. Born in Springfield, he lived most of his life in Hampden. He was a graduate of Minnechaug Regional High School where he played Varsity basketball and attended Springfield Technical Community College. Known for taking great pride in his work, he was a landscaper for Bill�s Landscaping of...
Susan E. (Ellsworth) Jackson
Nov 28, 2015
Susan E. Jackson, 71, beloved wife, mother, grammie and friend passed away on November 28th, 2015. Susan, a Springfield native, was born in 1944. She was selfless, loving and caring. At any given moment you could find her doing something for someone else, whether it be hemming a pair of jeans for her daughter, baking brownies for her grandson, or...
Alice J. (Mcbride) Pafumi
Nov 21, 2015
Alice J. Pafumi, age 83, passed away surrounded be her family on Nov 21, 2015 at Wingate at Wilbraham. She was born on Feb 17, 1932 in Springfield to the late John and Bernice (Loretta) McBride. She worked for the Springfield Museums for 30 years. She enjoyed playing bingo and especially the treasured time spent with her grandchildren and great...
Mary (Marsella) Decarlo
Nov 20, 2015
Mary (Marsella) Stewart DeCarlo, 88, died peacefully on Friday, November 20, 2015, at home. She was born in Ludlow on February 5, 1927 to John and Ada (Diotalevi) Marsella, and lived most of her life in East Longmeadow. She was a graduate of Commerce High School and Bay Path Institute. She worked at the Springfield Armory during World War II...
Josephine S. (Szlosek) Tobias
Nov 20, 2015
Josephine �Jody� (Szlosek) Tobias, age 90, of Wilbraham, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday November 20, 2015. Born in Three Rivers on September 18, 1925, Jody was the daughter of the late Walter and Katherine (Stachowicz) Szlosek who had each traveled from Poland in the early 1900s. Jody graduated from Palmer High School in 1942 and was...
Carl B. Sundberg
Nov 11, 2015
Carl Bernie Sundberg, 86, a longtime Wilbraham resident, died on November 11th at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Torrington, CT, he was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He attended Bridgeport University for Industrial Design and was a Designer and Master Model Maker for International Silver Co. and the former Art Director at US Envelope. Carl owned and operated...
Brian A. Dollar
Nov 9, 2015
Lifelong Wilbraham resident, Brian A. Dollar, 67, died peacefully on Monday, November 9, 2015. Born in Springfield, he was the son of the late Robert and Lorraine (Cotter) Dollar. He owned and operated Blanchard Septic Systems of Wilbraham for many years. Brian also served as a Firefighter for the Wilbraham Fire Department and was a Navy Veteran. He is survived...
Mary Mcnulty (Mcnulty) Heap
Nov 7, 2015
Mary McNulty Heap, 96, a long-time resident of Hungry Hill, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 7, at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Facility, surrounded by her family. She was raised in Adams, MA before becoming a Hungry Hill resident following WWII. Mary was predeceased by her parents Thomas J. and Agnes (Raidy) McNulty and her cherished husband of 73...
Arthur A. Lariviere, Sr.
Nov 5, 2015
Arthur A. LaRiviere, Sr., 95, died peacefully on Thursday, November 5, 2015. Born in Springfield, to the late Albert and Rose (Plouffe) LaRiviere, he lived most of his life in Wilbraham. A proud Army Veteran of World War II, he worked as a millwright at Monsanto for 42 years until his retirement. He was a longtime member of the Monsanto...
Elizabeth A. (Byrnes) Lunt
Oct 30, 2015
Elizabeth �Bunny� (Byrnes) Lunt, 80, died peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2015. She was born in Springfield to the late Joseph and Evelyn May (Kirkpatrick) Byrnes. She worked at the former Diamond Match Company in Springfield for over 20 years and at Rice Packaging Company in CT. She was predeceased by her husband Francis Lunt in 1996. She is survived...
Karen Elizabeth King
Oct 30, 2015
Karen Elizabeth King, 57, died peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2015. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of Roy King and the late Phyllis (Squires) King. She leaves her daughter Liza LaRose of Palmer. Services are private and will be held at the convenience of the family. Wilbraham Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Frances Mary (Barton) Caron
Oct 28, 2015
Frances (Fran) (Barton) Caron, 77, passed away unexpectedly on October 28, 2015 at Mercy Hospital. Born in Palmer on September 12, 1938 to late Charles and Ruth (Moore) Barton, she was a graduate of the High School of Commerce and worked for many years as a switchboard operator for AT&T in Springfield. She fulfilled a lifelong dream when she attended...
Pearl B. (Maynard) Sotiropoulos
Oct 27, 2015
Pearl B. (Maynard) Sotiropoulos, 101, passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2015. She was predeceased by her husband �Jumbo� and son Andrew Sotiropoulos. She leaves her sons; Charles (Arlene), Paul (Diana) and her sister Irene Scufuri, eight grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 10 great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held on Monday, Nov. 2, from...
