Donald F. X. Lynch
Oct 24, 2015
Donald F.X. Lynch, 69, died on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Born in Boston, he was the son of Francis X. Lynch of Lynn and the late Pauline A. (Sherlock) Lynch. Don was a graduate of Boston College and Boston College High School and served as the former Chief Financial Officer of United Bank in West Springfield. He was a charter...
Joseph Roger Dutilly
Oct 24, 2015
Joseph �Roger� Dutilly, 91, entered into eternal rest on October 24, 2015. Born in Chicopee, he was the son of the late Dosilva and Yvonne (Gagnon) Dutilly. Roger proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. and retired from Hamilton Standard. He was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots. He leaves five children; Denise...
Donald F.X. Lynch
Oct 24, 2015
Donald F.X. Lynch, 69, died on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Born in Boston, he was the son of Francis X. Lynch of Lynn and the late Pauline A. (Sherlock) Lynch. Don was a graduate of Boston College and Boston College High School and served as the former Chief Financial Officer of United Bank in West Springfield. He was a charter...
June C. (Cherry) Bruns
Oct 23, 2015
June (Cherry) Bruns, 93, a longtime Wilbraham resident, died peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Life Care Center. Born in Boston to the late Alan and Blanche (Macrae) Cherry, she graduated from Lasell Junior College in 1942. June was active in Grace Union Church, the Wilbraham Women�s Club, Choral Group, Young-at-Heart Group and the Senior Center. June loved to...
Elizabeth A. (Hennessey) Schube
Oct 23, 2015
Elizabeth A. (Hennessey) Schube, 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2015. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Irene (Corcoran) Hennessey. Raised in Ludlow, MA, she graduated from Ludlow High School in 1947 and Our Lady of the Elms College, class of 1951. She was a beloved teacher in both Holy Cross...
Colonel Gale Hartwell French
Oct 18, 2015
Colonel Gale Hartwell French, 76, died on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Manchester, NH, he earned a Business Degree from University of New Hampshire. Gale served his country proudly for many years as an Air Force Pilot during Desert Storm. He continued his service in the Air Force Reserves where he was known as the...
Anthony M. Ferris
Oct 18, 2015
Anthony Michael Ferris, 35, of North Brook Road passed away Sunday at home. He was born in Springfield on September 25th, 1980 and has lived in this area most of his life. He was a graduate of Chicopee High School. Tony was a renowned tattoo artist and was currently working at Lucky�s in Northampton. His work was in great demand...
Doris (Bacon) Yakum
Oct 17, 2015
Doris (Bacon) Yakum, 83, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Wingate of Wilbraham. Born in Ware on August 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Jeanette (Rouisse) Bacon. Doris worked for the Eastern Container Company and was a communicant of St Cecilia�s Church in Wilbraham. Her husband Thomas Yakum died earlier this year. She...
Carl "Rudy" Pastoreck
Oct 17, 2015
Carl "Rudy" Pastoreck of Hampden, MA passed away in the comfort of his own home on Saturday evening, October 17, 2015 at the age of 71. Rudy was born April 14, 1944 in Springfield, MA to the late Shirley F. and Rudolph C. Pastoreck of Indian Orchard. Rudy was a prominent and well-known figure in the classic car community across...
Doris A. (Rokosz) Rudolph
Oct 15, 2015
Lifelong Springfield resident, Doris Rudolph, 85, passed away peacefully on October 15th, 2015 at Wingate Nursing Home in Hampden. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Anna (Godek) Rokosz. She worked part time at both the former Colony Club and Longmeadow Country Club as a waitress. Doris enjoyed cooking and sewing and was a loving...
Mary C. (Michon) Schubach Buxton
Oct 12, 2015
Mary C. (Michon) Schubach Buxton, 92, died peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2015. Born in Chicopee to the late Joseph and Jozefa (Piekos) Michon, she worked as a secretary at Monsanto for many years. Mary was predeceased by her first husband William Schubach and her second husband Raymond Buxton. She will be sadly missed by her three sons; William Schubach...
Paul A. Bouchard, Jr.
Oct 11, 2015
Lifelong Wilbraham resident Paul A. Bouchard, Jr., 70, died peacefully on October 11, 2015 at the Holyoke Soldiers� Home. Born in Springfield to the late Paul A. and Julia (Irhig) Bouchard, he was an Air Force Veteran. He received an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from STCC and attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA. He served as Captain and...
Helen T. (Mccullough) Orciuch
Oct 4, 2015
Helen T. (McCullough) Orciuch, 81, died peacefully on Sunday, October 4, 2015. Born in Worcester to the late William and Helen (Lyons) McCullough, she was a longtime Wilbraham resident. She received an Associate�s Degree from Becker College and worked as office manager of the former Mary Lyons Nursing Home in Hampden, retiring after many years of service. Helen was a...
Joseph B. Merton
Oct 1, 2015
Joseph Bruce Merton, 93, died peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2015. Born in Springfield to the late Bentley and Margaret (Crowell) Merton, he graduated from Technical High School. He worked for New England Telephone, retiring after 37 years of service and was a life member of the William J. Denver Chapter Telephone Pioneers of America and a member of the...
Charles L. Phillips, Iii
Sep 29, 2015
Charles Lewis Phillips, III, 69, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Providence, RI to the late Charles and Joyce (Peters) Phillips. He was a 1967 graduate of Bates College, where he earned a Bachelor�s Degree in Biology. He served as a Commander in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era, retiring...
Robert D. Bateson
Sep 25, 2015
Robert Drury Bateson, the son of the late Paul and Lottie Bateson of Limerock, RI, passed away on September 25, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, MA. He was the devoted and beloved husband of Madeline Frances (Curley) Bateson for 64 years who predeceased him in 2008. Robert was born in Hopedale, MA on November 1, 1917. He was...
David E. Birkhaeuser
Sep 17, 2015
David Ellis Birkhaeuser, 90, a longtime Wilbraham resident, died peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Milwaukee, WI, he was the son of the late Joseph and Ella (Loeffler) Birkhaeuser. He attended Laurence College in Appleton, WI and graduated from Northwestern University with a BS in Business Administration. He was a Lieutenant in the United...
Elizabeth Luella (Neylon) Rudd
Sep 15, 2015
Elizabeth L. (Neylon) Rudd, 92, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late James and Blanche (Martin) Neylon. She resided in Wilbraham for 56 years, moving to East Longmeadow in 2009. Elizabeth was an Army Air Force Veteran of WWII, serving in the Army Air Corps in 1943-1944....
Nancy R. (Riley) Collins
Sep 13, 2015
Nancy Ellen (Riley) Collins, 85, died peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2015, at�Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hartford, CT to the late Francis and Ellen (Nagle) Riley, she was a lifelong Springfield resident. She�was a graduate of�St. Joseph�s University in West Hartford, CT.�A�21 year school teacher in Springfield, Nancy�worked�at�Balliet, Freeman and White Street Schools, until...
Helen E. (Mccalligett) Guarente
Sep 10, 2015
Helen Emma (McCalligett) Browsky Guarente, 96, died peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Wingate at East Longmeadow. Born in Springfield to the late James E. and Emma (Berthiaume) McCalligett, she has lived most her life in Sixteen Acres, moving to Ludlow in 1993. A communicant of St. Elizabeth�s Church in Ludlow, she was an active member of the Springfield...
