Duwayne A. Barker
Oct 3, 2012
DuWayne A. Barker1958-2012CHICOPEE - DuWayne A. Barker, 54, died Tuesday, October 3rd at home. He was born in Holyoke on July 23, 1958, son of Angelina (Montemagni) and the late Kelley C. Barker. DuWayne was raised in South Hadley and attended South Hadley High School. He moved to Chicopee in ¬¬¬¬¬1979 and worked as a route salesman for Freihofer and...
James Mcgregor
Sep 26, 2012
James McGregor 1943 - 2012 Chicopee -James McGregor, 69, died Wednesday, September 26th at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on June 2, 1943 he was the son of the late James and Davidina (McEwan) McGregor. He lived in Scotland for 13 years before moving to Springfield where he graduated from the Springfield Trade School. He later moved to...
Alice G. Billips
Sep 25, 2012
Alice G. (McDonald) Billips1925 - 2012CHICOPEE- Alice G. Billips, 87, of 36 Parenteau Court, died Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at home surrounded by her family. Born in Holyoke on June 9, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Alice (Hickson) McDonald. She was a 1943 graduate of Commerce High School and worked as an office clerk for...
Ernest A. Serra
Sep 22, 2012
Ernest A. Serra 1921-2012 AGAWAM-Ernest "Ernie" A. Serra, 90, a lifelong Agawam resident, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, September 22, 2012. He was born on November 23, 1921, a son of the late Ernest O. and Mary J. (Speco) Serra. Ernie retired as a purchasing agent from Merriam Graves after 24 years of service and had worked prior as...
John F. Brennan
Sep 18, 2012
John F. Brennan 1932-2012 Chicopee - John F. Brennan, 80, of 651 Burnett Road, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at Willimansett East Nursing Home. He was born in Springfield on July 26, 1932 to the late Lawrence and Elizabeth (Boyle) Brennan. A lifelong resident of Chicopee, John graduated from Chicopee High School in 1950. He was employed as a truck...
Marilyn L. Stewart
Sep 7, 2012
Marilyn L. Stewart1926-2012CHICOPEE- Marilyn L. (Moody) Stewart, 85, a lifelong Chicopee resident, entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 7, 2012. She was born in Holyoke on September 22, 1926, a daughter of the late Leonard H. and Lillian (Zahn) Moody. Marilyn graduated from Chicopee High School in 1944 and retired as an Executive Secretary from Whittaker-Haynes Chemical Labs. She...
Michael William Kononitz
Sep 7, 2012
Michael "Bill" W. Kononitz 1919-2012Springfield- Michael W. Kononitz, 92, died Friday, September 7, 2012 in the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke. Born on December 1, 1919 he was a lifelong resident of Springfield. He was a 1937 graduate of Springfield Trade High School and was an Allstar center in football. Bill was a Tech Sgt. in the Army during WWII having...
Theresa R. Lemoine
Sep 4, 2012
Theresa R. Lemoine1928-2012Chicopee- Theresa R. (Tougas) Lemoine, 84, formerly of 132 East Main St. Chicopee, was called safely home on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Wingate at West Springfield. She was born in Holyoke on April 10, 1928, daughter of the late Alphonse and Eva (Senecal) Tougas. Theresa lived in Chicopee most of her life before moving into Wingate in...
Lois Mary Richards
Aug 20, 2012
Chicopee - Lois M. Richards, 79, of 79 Casey Drive died Monday, August 20, 2012 at her daughter's home in Holyoke. Born in Hazelton, PA on February 22, 1933 she was the daughter of the late David C. and Bertha E. (Dietrich) Schalles. She lived in Pennsylvania for ten years before moving to Binghamton, NY where she graduated from Binghamton...
Florence Lafleur
Aug 16, 2012
Florence LaFleur1924-2012SPRINGFIELD- Florence "Flo" (Motherway) LaFleur, a lifelong Springfield resident, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 16, 2012. She was born in Springfield on February 18, 1924, a daughter of the late Richard J. and Margaret M. (Costigan) Motherway. Florence graduated from the High School of Commerce. She was a communicant of Mary, Mother of Hope Church and the...
Phyllis Shirley Mcswain
Aug 5, 2012
Phyllis S. McSwain 1931-2012 Agawam - Phyllis S. (Gilpatrick) McSwain, 80, of Chicopee, passed on to a better place peacefully Sunday, August 5. Mom died with her grandson Darrell Jr. at her side. Phyllis was born on August 20, 1931 to the late Lerman and Mary (McCray) Gilpatrick. She was predeceased by her husband of 34 years, Bobbie Lee McSwain,...
William J. Beaudry
Jul 24, 2012
William J. Beaudry1925-2012CHICOPEE- William "Bill" J. Beaudry, 86, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at home. He was born in Springfield on August 22, 1925, a son of the late Edward J. and Anna V. (Tate) Beaudry. Bill was a communicant of St. Anne Church, Chicopee. He was a boiler technician and retired from Westover Air Reserve...
Raymond J. Blais
Jul 20, 2012
Raymond J. Blais1934-2012CHICOPEE- Raymond J. Blais, a longtime Chicopee resident, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012. He was born in Ludlow on February 18, 1934, a son of the late Ernest and Flavia (Raymond) Blais. Raymond was a communicant of the former St. Patrick's Church, Chicopee, and a member of the American Legion Post 438, Fairview. He was a...
Maureen M. Lavallee
Jul 9, 2012
Maureen M. Lavallee 1951-2012 SPRINGFIELD- Maureen "Moe" M. (Brin) Lavallee, 61, of Springfield and formerly of Chicopee, entered into eternal rest on Monday, July 9, 2012 at home. She was born in Holyoke on April 22, 1951, the daughter of the late Victor J. and Honey H. (Harlow) Brin. Moe graduated from Chicopee High School, and was employed for 27...
Shirley A. Desclos
Jul 1, 2012
Shirley A. Desclos1948-2012CHICOPEE- Shirley A. (Trimboli) Desclos, 63, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at home. Born in Westfield on September 25, 1948, she was a daughter of Sybil (Webb) Tracy of Agawam and the late Frank Trimboli. Shirley was a member of New Birth Christian Church, Thorndike. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur Desclos on...
Vivian A. Powers
Jul 1, 2012
Vivian A. (Denette) Powers 1924-2012 Chicopee- Vivian A. (Denette) Powers, 87, passed away on July 1, 2012 at Wingate at West Springfield. Born in Holyoke on July 20, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Madora (Gareau) Denette. Vivian was a customer services representative for Lego Systems retiring in 1987. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas...
Olive N. Rollo
Jun 27, 2012
Olive N. Rollo1921-2012AGAWAM- Olive N. (McVeigh) Rollo, 90, formerly of Chicopee, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in Heritage Hall Nursing Home. She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada on December 9, 1921, a daughter of the late Wilbert and Mary E (Harvey) McVeigh. Olive retired from Dielectrics in Chicopee and had worked prior at the former...
Ronald Alton Forbes
Jun 13, 2012
Ronald A. Forbes1934 - 2012Chicopee - Ronald A. Forbes, 78, of Chicopee died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield. Born in Holyoke on April 16, 1934, he was the son of the late George L. and Hazel R. (McLane) Forbes. Ron was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts and received the National...