Marieann Dechristopher
Dec 28, 2015
Marieann DeChristopher, 79, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2015 after a long battle with brain cancer. She will join her parents, Francis and Amelia Abare, and her brother Frank. Marieann will be forever remembered for her beautiful smile, her kind words, and her loving and patient nature. She was the most amazing wife and mother, and will be missed...
Eleanor Kapinos
Dec 25, 2015
Eleanor Ruth (Bulecza) Kapinos, 83, of Chicopee passed into enteral rest on December 25 at Heritage Hall East with her family by her side. She was born to Stephen and Rosalie (Medrek) Bulecza on September 16, 1932 in Springfield, MA. Ellie as she was affectionately known, was a graduated of Chicopee High School with the class of 1950. Upon graduation...
Douglas A Gray
Dec 14, 2015
Douglas A. Gray1929-2015Douglas A. Gray went home to be with the Lord on December 14, 2015. He was born in Chicopee on May 14, 1929 to the late Alfred and Catherine Gray. Doug leaves behind his loving wife, Margaret Widlund Gray; four children, Peggy Gray and her husband John Betz of Columbia, MO, Douglas Gray and his wife Cheryl of...
Fred Lutservitz
Dec 10, 2015
Fred Lutservitz, Jr., 84, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2015 at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Born February 5, 1931, he was the son of Fred and Corinne Lutservitz. He is predeceased by his sister Merillyn Henry and brother Lawrence. He is survived by his wife Ann and children Fred Lutservitz III and his wife Jean, Lisa Lamarche and her...
Marguerite M. Roux
Nov 26, 2015
Marguerite Roux1931-2015Chicopee- Marguerite (Bell) Roux, 84, of Chicopee, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield on October 21, 1931 she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah (Braden) Bell. Marguerite was a communicant of the former St. Patrick's Church in Chicopee. She worked for the Holyoke Shirt Factory and in the jewelry...
Theresa M. Morin
Nov 21, 2015
Theresa Marie Morin 1929-2015 Chicopee- Our beloved Theresa M. (Sarrasin) Morin, 86, of Chicopee passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Baystate Medical Center. Theresa was called by many names by all who loved her. "Mom", "Ma", to her loving sons. "Terry", to her loving husband "Charlie" and to her many friends. And especially, her beloved grandchildren knew her as...
Susan Ann Croteau
Nov 11, 2015
Susan A. "Susie" Croteau, 67, passed away peacefully on November 11th, 2015. She was vacationing at her "home away from home", St. Maarten, N.A. Her husband George A., her son George M., and her friends Mary and Jackie were at her side. She was born to Roland & Geraldine Nadeau (Starr) on July 28, 1948 in Springfield, MA. She graduated...
Mary I. Kelley
Nov 8, 2015
Mary (Young) Kelley, 89, of Chicopee passed peacefully on Sunday, November 8th at the Life Care Center of Auburn, MA with her family by her side. Born on October 22, 1926 in Abington, MA to Irving Young and Helen Josephine Melaniff, she was the graduate of the Springfield High School of Commerce Class of 1944. She was employed by John...
Rhea M. Lamothe
Oct 25, 2015
Rhea M. (Marchand) Lamothe, 48, of Chicopee, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Holyoke on November 16, 1966 she was a daughter of the late Gene and Noreen (Jenkins) Marchand. Rhea worked as a teacher's aide for Chicopee schools. She leaves her loving husband, Kevin J. Lamothe; her step-daughter, Rose A. Lamothe; her five...
Patricia A. Hrobak
Oct 24, 2015
Patricia A. Hrobak1959-2015Westfield- Patricia A. Hrobak, 56, of Westfield, passed away on October 24, 2015. Born in Springfield on March 27, 1959 she was a daughter of the late Francis and Alice (Lemieux) Hrobak. Pat was a 1977 graduate of Cathedral High School and attended STCC where she obtained an Associate's Degree. After graduation from high school she was employed...
Eugene A. Picard
Oct 20, 2015
Eugene A. Picard1928-2015Chicopee-Eugene A. Picard, 87, of Chicopee Falls passed peacefully at Baystate Medical Center. Eugene was born and raised in Chicopee and attended school there before he joined the US Navy 1945. He worked at Westover Air Force Base as a chief engineer. Eugene was avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He had many passions in life but...
Linda J. Jefferson
Oct 17, 2015
Linda J. Jefferson1948-2015Holyoke- Linda Joan Jefferson, 67, went to be with her Lord and Savor on Saturday, October 17, 2015. She worked for Western New England College for 12 years as a housekeeper. Linda was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Paul L. Jefferson, in 2014. She leaves two sons, Tim Jefferson and Tom Jefferson; a daughter, Meagan Jefferson;...
Victor J. Gadoury
Oct 15, 2015
Victor J. Gadoury 1942-2015 Chicopee- Victor J. Gadoury, 73, of Chicopee, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Chicopee on August 28, 1942 he was the son of the late Victor J. and Anna M. (Freitag) Gadoury. Victor was a 1959 graduate of Chicopee Vocational High School and served in the United States Army National...
Carolyn Watson
Oct 15, 2015
Carolyn J. Watson1945-2015Chicopee- Carolyn "Lynn" J. Watson, 70, of Chicopee passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Wingate at South Hadley. Born in Springfield on February 4, 1945 she was a daughter of the late John J. and Anna M. (Rice) Watson. Lynn was a member of the former St. Patrick's Church in Chicopee. She loved bowling, fishing, and cats,...
Betty A. Barry
Oct 13, 2015
Betty A. Barry1939-2015Springfield- Betty A. Barry, 76, of Westfield, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Springfield on October 9, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Raymond J. and Eleanor (Kellerman) Roberts. Betty was a private daycare provider out of her own home for 23 years and helped many foster children for the...
Edward R. Mchugh
Oct 11, 2015
Edward R. McHugh1940-2015Chicopee- Edward R. McHugh, 75, of Chicopee, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield on September 29, 1940, he was the son of Edward J. and Lillian (Geoffrion) McHugh. Edward served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and worked as a sheet metal installer for...
Ethel J Burdick
Oct 9, 2015
Ethel J. Burdick, 90, passed peacefully on October 9, 2015 at Wingate at South Hadley, MA. Ethel was born in 1925 to Alfred Chickering and Myrtle Curtis. She grew up in Maine and Oxford, MA where she attended junior high school and later met her husband, Leonard Burdick. Ethel was a lifelong member of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary and...
Samuel Nutt
Oct 5, 2015
Samuel B. Nutt1928-2015Chicopee- Samuel B. Nutt, 86, of Chicopee passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at Wingate at South Hadley. Born in Oregon on November 10, 1928 to the late Truman Nutt and Martha Boyer. Samuel served in the United States Air Force for 21 years obtaining the rank of staff sergeant and was a member of the American Legion...